<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://images.cubshq.com/stories/18/baseball/harper_swing_russell_lansford.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Latest-news-and-rumors-Machado-Harper-update-Darvish-throwing-and-more-14920 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Latest news and rumors: Machado-Harper update, Darvish throwing and more</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>The Cubs’ had expected Darvish to be ready for spring training, following an arthroscopic debridement surgery, but say the fact that he’s already throwing in mid-December is an encouraging sign.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Latest-news-and-rumors-Machado-Harper-update-Darvish-throwing-and-more-14920><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>