How are Cubs liking trade-deadline acquisitions Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes? ‘They’re going to help us a lot’
<p>If you had to choose one word to sum up Clay Holmes’ 2026, what would it be?</p><p>“He’s been disgusting all season, man,” outfielder Tyrone Taylor said.</p><p>That’s a compliment, by the way.</p><p>Holmes has indeed been “disgusting” throughout his career, a former All-Star closer turned effective starter who was one of the big trade-deadline additions for a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> team seeking postseason glory.</p><p>Taylor played with Holmes on the Mets the last two seasons, seeing the right-hander’s great 2025 and even better start to 2026 before a leg injury wiped out three months of his campaign.</p><p>But Holmes is healthy again and has pitched well in his second and third turns as a Cub, following up 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Cardinals last weekend with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball against the White Sox on Wednesday.</p><p>It’s been grounders aplenty from the sinkerballer, who’s looked worthy of <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/08/03/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-jed-hoyer-top-prospects-trades-kevin-gausman-clay-holmes-ryan-zeferjahn-braxton-garrett-tyrone-taylor" >Jed Hoyer’s win-now statement</a>, the surrender of the Cubs’ No. 2 prospect, infielder Jefferson Rojas, to rent Holmes for a planned October run.</p><p>Certainly, the players around Holmes help; the Cubs own baseball’s best defense and the second highest scoring offense in the sport.</p><p>“More times than not, if you can keep this team in the game, then something special can happen,” Holmes said.
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<p>If you had to choose one word to sum up Clay Holmes’ 2026, what would it be?</p><p>“He’s been disgusting all season, man,” outfielder Tyrone Taylor said.</p><p>That’s a compliment, by the way.</p><p>Holmes has indeed been “disgusting” throughout his career, a former All-Star closer turned effective starter who was one of the big trade-deadline additions for a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> team seeking postseason glory.</p><p>Taylor played with Holmes on the Mets the last two seasons, seeing the right-hander’s great 2025 and even better start to 2026 before a leg injury wiped out three months of his campaign.</p><p>But Holmes is healthy again and has pitched well in his second and third turns as a Cub, following up 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Cardinals last weekend with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball against the White Sox on Wednesday.</p><p>It’s been grounders aplenty from the sinkerballer, who’s looked worthy of <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/08/03/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-jed-hoyer-top-prospects-trades-kevin-gausman-clay-holmes-ryan-zeferjahn-braxton-garrett-tyrone-taylor" >Jed Hoyer’s win-now statement</a>, the surrender of the Cubs’ No. 2 prospect, infielder Jefferson Rojas, to rent Holmes for a planned October run.</p><p>Certainly, the players around Holmes help; the Cubs own baseball’s best defense and the second highest scoring offense in the sport.</p><p>“More times than not, if you can keep this team in the game, then something special can happen,” Holmes said. “I have zero ounce or fear of getting the ball on the ground. I know that if I do that time and time again, a lot of good things are going to happen behind me, even with guys on.</p><p>“Sometimes it’s easy to feel like you have to shy away from it with runners on, … but even with runners on, there’s a lot of confidence.
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- <p>If you had to choose one word to sum up Clay Holmes’ 2026, what would it be?</p><p>“He’s been disgusting all season, man,” outfielder Tyrone Taylor said.</p><p>That’s a compliment, by the way.</p><p>Holmes has indeed been “disgusting” throughout his career, a former All-Star closer turned effective starter who was one of the big trade-deadline additions for a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> team seeking postseason glory.</p><p>Taylor played with Holmes on the Mets the last two seasons, seeing the right-hander’s great 2025 and even better start to 2026 before a leg injury wiped out three months of his campaign.</p><p>But Holmes is healthy again and has pitched well in his second and third turns as a Cub, following up 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Cardinals last weekend with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball against the White Sox on Wednesday.</p><p>It’s been grounders aplenty from the sinkerballer, who’s looked worthy of <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/08/03/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-jed-hoyer-top-prospects-trades-kevin-gausman-clay-holmes-ryan-zeferjahn-braxton-garrett-tyrone-taylor" >Jed Hoyer’s win-now statement</a>, the surrender of the Cubs’ No. 2 prospect, infielder Jefferson Rojas, to rent Holmes for a planned October run.</p><p>Certainly, the players around Holmes help; the Cubs own baseball’s best defense and the second highest scoring offense in the sport.</p><p>“More times than not, if you can keep this team in the game, then something special can happen,” Holmes said.
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