https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/caretakers/page/2/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/caretakers/trying-and-failing-to-make-sense-of-dansby-swansons-second-half-resurgence-r1124/The BABIP gods frowned upon Dansby Swanson earlier this year. What, exactly, has he been doing differently of late? I’ll be honest with you. At a certain point, I stopped checking in on Dansby Swanson. The first half of the season was just so disheartening. Some of that was Swanson’s fault,...1124Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/caretakers/nate-pearson-and-the-not-high-enough-fastball-pose-a-cubs-bullpen-conundrum-r1069/It's the curious case of a tight end-sized human who can't reach the top shelf. I love watching Nate Pearson pitch. He’s a big, strong guy who stands 6-foot-5, weighs 255 pounds, and yet he throws his fastball like a tiny, strong guy. Pearson releases his fastball 5.42 feet above the ground....1069Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:56:21 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/caretakers/does-tyson-miller-have-the-sweepiest-sweeper-in-baseball-r955/Tyson Miller throws his sweeper a lot, and that’s a good thing. He’s thrown it 43% of the time this season, but over his last five appearances, he’s led with the pitch, throwing it right around 60% of the time. It’s not hard to see why. The pitch has a .181 batting average, and according to Stat...955Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/caretakers/how-the-2024-cubs-offense-let-pitchers-turn-their-greatest-strength-into-a-weakness-r946/Running back much of the 2023 offense has not proved a winning strategy for the Cubs, despite the one major addition they made being a rousing success. What's gone wrong? In part: last year's team knew how to punish mistakes better. In 2023, the Cubs lineup made up for its lack of a high-end...946Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:00:16 +0000