https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/101/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/colin-reas-success-in-cubs-starting-rotation-will-depend-on-the-defense-living-up-to-its-potential-r1557/With one candidate for the fifth spot in the Chicago Cubs' starting rotation injured, the other will get the shot the team envisioned when they signed him. He can only thrive, though, if the team's defense performs the way the front office imagined as they constructed the team. For the last...1557Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:15:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/how-long-can-you-last-without-caring-about-kyle-tuckers-spring-struggles-r1556/The Cubs' superstar right fielder will be fine. He'll be fine. It's just spring training, and he'll be just fine. Right? In his first 15 plate appearances in the Cactus League, Kyle Tucker is 0-for-12, with three walks and five strikeouts. It's just a fistful of looks to start the seaso...1556Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:08:05 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/gage-workman-is-looking-too-good-to-let-go-for-cubs-r1555/Monday offered the latest evidence, but there's plenty of it. The Cubs need to find a way to keep their Rule 5 Draft selection. Twice in three trips to the plate Monday, Gage Workman took one of the hardest swings anyone managed all day against a good big-league pitcher—and connected fairly...1555Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:35 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/brace-yourselves-this-cubs-team-could-be-special-r1550/Through the first couple weeks of spring training, the Chicago Cubs have been loads of fun to watch. Though we are truly only getting started, and accepting the fact that the outcomes of spring games bear relatively little relationship to the way things go once the bell rings, I'm starting to se...1550Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/after-adding-strength-this-winter-michael-busch-might-become-an-all-star-in-2025-r1554/The Cubs' starting first baseman enters his second full season in the big leagues, not merely trying to avoid a sophomore slump, but poised to take his game to the next level. It's just spring training. The competition is extremely uneven, and everyone is tinkering with things. Michael Busch...1554Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:53:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-week-in-review-the-winning-continues-while-starters-get-more-work-r1549/While spring training baseball can give squads misleading premonitions of summer success, part of the benefit of these tune-ups is the team knowing when to gradually increase the workload. With the Cub's special regular season tilt with the Dodgers just over two weeks away, Craig Counsell's grad...1549Sun, 02 Mar 2025 19:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/if-a-new-set-of-angles-makes-seiya-suzuki-a-viable-outfielder-everything-changes-for-cubs-r1548/Do the Cubs have a new backup option in center field? Saturday's box score would say yes! But your memories of the last two years are surely screaming no. But some of the player's fundamentals say yes! But... The 2025 Cubs have a whole lot of talent. At the moment, the big question about the...1548Sun, 02 Mar 2025 12:12:42 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/did-we-see-cubs-opening-day-lineup-thursday-in-mesa-r1543/Though it was already evident to most people, the Cubs announced Thursday that they wouldn't have their starting second baseman when they fly to Tokyo for the season opener. That leaves the door open for Craig Counsell to use the same lineup he wrote Thursday, come Opening Day. When the Cubs...1543Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-can-benefit-from-sammy-sosas-energy-cockiness-r1541/Slammin' Sammy was the epitome of swagger and self-assuredness on the diamond. Now, he has a chance to encourage the same attitude from a new generation of Cubs. Expectations are high in Chicago this year. After acquiring Kyle Tucker via trade and adding around the edges to shore up their de...1541Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-are-overwhelmingly-white%E2%80%94but-sadly-not-all-that-unusually-so-r1540/It's something we should all want to see the team change. Alas, the Cubs are far from alone in this regard, in a game with a rich history of cultural exchange but an uncertain future. When the Cubs signed Justin Turner earlier this month, they designated outfielder Alexander Canario for assi...1540Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/playing-ball-with-mlb-on-international-play-nets-cubs-ownership-nice-benefits-theyre-not-sharing-r1538/Show me a billionaire who doesn't like a tax loophole, and I'll show you a liar. Show me one who uses their windfall to spread wealth or joy, and I'll show you a con man. Remember back in mid-September, when the Cubs announced an increase in season-ticket prices for 2025? It got plenty of at...1538Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:58:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-2025-chicago-cubs-bench-dudes-power-rankings-r1537/The Cubs are filled with sunshine and good vibes as spring training chugs along. With the starting lineup pretty well set, the bench has come into focus as the games begin. It's actually a pretty exciting group. So here it is: introducing the Cubs Bench Power Rankings.   Before we dig i...1537Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:02:01 +0000