https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/100/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-position-analysis-first-base-r1572/With Michael Busch entrenched at the cold corner, just how rosy are the first base projections for the Chicago Cubs in 2025? What a difference a year makes. The first base position on the North Side was extremely uncertain ahead of the 2024 season. The Chicago Cubs had gone plug-and-play in...1572Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:57:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-blueprint-for-a-90-win-cubs-team-in-2025-r1561/There is a narrow path to the Cubs building the elusive, Craig Counsell-endorsed 90-win team. There are certain numbers and benchmarks to be watched for as the season goes forward if the Cubs wish to reach that threshold. 30 and 6: This is the number of starts Justin Steele needs to make for...1561Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:07:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/lets-road-trip-cubs-2025-trip-12-from-the-ocean-to-the-rockies-r1551/The Cubs get a reprieve from the dog days of summer with a nine-game road trip to more temperate climates. On this 4733 mile journey to face the Angels, Giants, and Rockies, Chicago will have to pack their bags and their endurance so that these winnable games don’t get left behind. Los Angel...1551Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:23:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-doesnt-have-to-lead-off-to-maximize-his-value-on-the-bases-r1570/He did it again Thursday, scoring from second base on an errant pitch that skipped away from the catcher at Sloan Park in Mesa. The young Cubs center fielder is a baserunning dynamo. What he will never be, is a leadoff hitter. By now, we're all well-trained students of the school of Sabermet...1570Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:45:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-position-analysis-designated-hitter-r1566/The Cubs enter the season with more answers than questions at designated hitter for the first time since its permanent introduction to the National League in 2022.  I am offering a virtual high five to anyone who can name the Cubs’ Opening Day starter at designated hitter in the first three...1566Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:17:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-position-analysis-left-field-r1544/This will shock nobody who has followed the Cubs at all since 2020. Left Field is not a position battle. We all know Ian Happ will patrol the position for over 150 games per year as he has done the past three seasons. There it is, no need to read the rest! Left field is in capable hands with...1544Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-sleep-advantage-r1565/The Cubs' travel schedule and mileage suggest that they will enjoy an advantage over most of the competition, as the players may be able to maintain their internal clocks and maximize recovery even on their longest road trips. I was looking around FanGraphs to check out what the league as a...1565Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:39:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-multi-layered-process-of-reclaiming-dansby-swansons-power-r1564/The Cubs need more power production from their star shortstop in 2025. That's easier said than done, though, because there's no one adjustment he can make to tap back into the pop he's shown in the past. There was a time in my life when I thought Dansby Swanson was a mystery—something to be...1564Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/on-the-very-real-possibility-that-caleb-kilian-is-just-a-casing-into-which-new-pitches-are-poured-every-year-r1559/The Cubs righty has been very impressive this spring, not least because his arsenal seems to have been overhauled. You know, again. (Again.) Countless times, it seems, Caleb Kilian has had enough success in the upper minors to get the Cubs organization or its fans intrigued. Then, he comes u...1559Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-position-analysis-second-base-r1542/The entire offseason for the Chicago Cubs felt like it revolved around whether Nico Hoerner or Matt Shaw would be the starting second baseman on Opening Day. The trade rumors were swirling surrounding Hoerner, and we were all but certain that he would be moved. Now, it appears the status quo has...1542Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/are-the-cubs-better-prepared-to-withstand-slow-starts-from-key-hitters-in-2025-r1558/A couple of the hitters whose early struggles made life hard last spring are habitual slow starters. Does the team have ways to better survive early travails and put runs on the board from Day One this time? The calendar has just barely flipped over to March, but we’ve long known the shape o...1558Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:05:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-position-analysis-right-field-r1546/Chicago Cubs fans have been awaiting a superstar-caliber player to insert into the lineup and potentially help put them over the top. The offseason gave them just that as they acquired right fielder Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros. Tucker will now be the everyday right fielder and headline o...1546Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:05:02 +0000