https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/107/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-can-and-will-have-a-breakout-2025-campaign-r1459/Over a notoriously long 162-game season, everyone involved with Major League Baseball gets to know and develop favorites. With furiously fast wheels, and spark plug/catalyst energy, the Cubs' young center fielder is about to become one such player in 2025. A native of Southern California, Pe...1459Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/are-you-ready-for-this-the-chicago-cubs-rank-3rd-in-mlb-in-projected-wins-according-to-pecota-r1460/And no, it's not because they have Alex Bregman baked in. Baseball Prospectus just rolled out their full PECOTA projections for 2025, and it's going to surprise you—in a good way. According to PECOTA, the Cubs are not just favorites in the NL Central, but clear, even prohibitive ones. The sy...1460Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:42:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-week-in-review-cubs-ink-a-duo-of-arms-to-minor-league-deals-r1458/For all of my numerous criticisms of Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, one thing about him is unimpeachable: he does what he says he's going to do. He expressed the great need to beef up his team's pitching depth, and through a plethora of acquisitions both big and small, the club...1458Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/how-ryan-brasier-could-be-the-key-to-cubs-pursuit-of-alex-bregman-yes-really-r1457/Here's hoping they didn't tamper with him... During 670 The Score's weekly baseball show Inside the Clubhouse, host and baseball insider Bruce Levine made an interesting comment that we should all hope was slightly off base. "From what I understand, they're talking to Brasier already, h...1457Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/what-the-chicago-cubs-definitely-wont-give-up-for-dylan-cease-r1456/"No rumors here, baby," Bruce Levine said Saturday morning, "Go everywhere else for the rumors; we talk about what's going on." Then he talked about some stuff that certainly is not going on. There might not be a better-connected baseball reporter in the Chicago media sphere than Levine, of...1456Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:02:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/lets-road-trip-cubs-2025-trip-5-taking-a-bite-out-of-the-big-apple-r1421/In mid-May the Chicago Cubs head east to take on Juan Soto and the New York Mets. Will it be an Amazin' trip? Or will the big pockets Mets show the Cubs what spending can do? New York Mets – May 9-11 Citi Field: Capacity 41,922 2024 Attendance: 2,329,299 (Averaged 29,484, 10th in the NL...1421Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:25:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/as-the-options-narrow-stay-cognizant-of-breadth-of-cubs-options-r1454/It's good to have concrete information, even if it's merely news of interest or discussions, rather than actual moves. With names continuing to come off the board as the offseason winds toward a conclusion, though, the danger is that each bit of concrete news blinds us to the sea of other possib...1454Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/projecting-what-a-dylan-cease-trade-package-could-look-like-r1453/Amid the recent rumors of the Cubs being interested in San Diego right-hander Dylan Cease, there are many different trade packages being thrown together by media outlets and media members. Let's take our own stab at what a Cease trade could look like for Chicago. One very important thing to...1453Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:53:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/after-an-inexplicable-crater-of-a-season-is-brandon-drury-a-rebound-candidate-on-a-dirt-cheap-deal-r1451/In 2022 and 2023, the versatile, powerful infielder batted .262/.313/.495 and swatted 54 home runs. He won a Silver Slugger Award. Then, in 2024, he was the worst hitter in baseball. Ok, technically, 86 big-league batters came to the plate at least once and ended up with a worse OPS than the...1451Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:35:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-future-of-baseball-probably-doesnt-include-a-salary-cap-and-floor-r1449/As the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to gobble up the attention of the national media by bullying the rest of the league with their wealth, it’s time to examine what the future of parity in baseball could look like. This isn’t a space meant for belaboring what the Dodgers have been up to in r...1449Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-fans-adore-ben-browns-upside-are-they-overlooking-his-downsides-r1448/The huge right-handed hurler made some big noise in his rookie season, only to have it end with a neck issue that the team struggled to diagnose or treat. Now a fan favorite (but also a potential trade chip), he enters 2025 in a weird predicament. If they keep him, the 2025 Chicago Cubs face...1448Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/chicago-cubs-not-done-yet-lets-hope-not-r1447/The Cubs have technically been active this offseason. In this case, though, 'technically' is not the best kind of 'active'. The Chicago Cubs have addressed multiple areas of need this winter. They acquired a catalyst for their lineup in Kyle Tucker. They acquired a true closer in Ryan Pressl...1447Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:49:00 +0000