https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/120/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-week-in-review-righty-brooks-kriske-joins-phil-bickford-as-one-of-cubs-flip-projects-r1272/Taking a stroll through Chicago's beloved Christkindlmarket floods the hearts of locals and visitors from across the world with the warmth of the holiday spirit. I don't know if there's a tracker for the number of times a sentence like that has been written about the Cubs' front office, but if t...1272Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:36:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/youre-the-cubs-gm-plotting-my-offseason-apparently-i-shouldnt-trade-seiya-suzuki-r1241/In a world where armchair GMs can actually run the team, what moves should the Cubs make this offseason to establish themselves as a true contender? This series of articles is a primer for the release of our new "You're The Cubs GM!" tool, where you play the role of Jed Hoyer and build your...1241Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/have-some-fun-watching-this-old-cubs-dodgers-game-with-us-part-3-the-real-live-game-r1271/Deep into the holiday weekend, now, you should be sick to death of football. Watch an old baseball game with us. Today, at long last, I want to talk about Mike Harkey. In the first two installments of this semi-unintentional trilogy, I focused on the quirks and quiddities of the Cubs' broadc...1271Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:38:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/have-some-fun-watching-this-old-cubs-dodgers-game-with-us-part-2-the-eye-in-the-sky-r1270/Yesterday, we began a festival feast of old baseball by talking about the unique aspects (good and bad) of a 1990 Cubs broadcast. Today, let's tackle the game that was played that day, itself. The funny thing about baseball is that every time a team tries something novel and interesting, the...1270Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:30:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/have-some-fun-watching-this-old-cubs-dodgers-game-with-us-part-1-the-broadcast-r1269/It's a holiday weekend. With the long desert of the offseason still stretched out before us, allow yourself an oasis and flip on a game from May 1990. The internet is, in some ways, a marvelous and joyous thing. I refuse to be starved for baseball. It's healthy, sometimes, to deny oneself co...1269Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:38:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/free-agent-pitcher-emmanuel-ramirez-fastball-shape/We know the Cubs will try to add proven, high-quality pitchers this winter, even if it be at a high price. That does not need to come at the expense of adding interesting arms on minor-league deals, though, and one journeyman should garner special attention from them. By all rights, Emmanuel...1267Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:10:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-pitching-market-is-moving-will-it-compel-the-cubs-to-move-too-r1266/We know the Cubs are in the market for a starting pitcher, to upgrade a rotation of uncertain quality and depth. After a monster deal Tuesday night, the Dodgers have swept one top target off the market, narrowing Chicago's options. It's not quite December, when the hot stove tends to get up...1266Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:53:31 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/narrative-sifting-with-the-2024-cubs-an-offensive-roller-coaster-r1265/This intro is going to be a little more personal. I know, it's not great writing to use the word "I." I apologize to Mr. Stanky (his real name), my English 2 teacher back in 1995. But this writer grew up a Cubs fan, has been a Cubs fan, and yet has been a terrible fan lately. I have fallen into...1265Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/daniel-palencia-figured-something-out-late-in-2024-and-could-emerge-as-a-relief-ace-in-2025-r1264/The fire hydrant-shaped flamethrower was unpardonably inconsistent early last season, perhaps because he wasn't fully healthy. Late in the summer, though, something clicked. It doesn't require a bunch of squinting and fancy explanation to identify Daniel Palencia as a potentially elite relie...1264Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:10:44 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/whenever-roki-sasaki-gets-posted-he-should-become-jed-hoyers-full-time-job-for-a-month-r1263/Let Jed cook... the Sasaki family dinner. If he's a good cook. Do we know whether he is? When it comes to running an MLB franchise, there are big moves, and there are small moves. The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes do not fall along the spectrum between one and the other. They are, instead, a degre...1263Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/after-another-signing-suggests-angels-are-serious-offseason-players-cody-bellinger-trade-seems-like-a-fit-r1261/After entering the winter claiming to be serious about winning in 2025, the Angels have backed that up with a series of moves pointing vaguely in that direction. Could the piece that brings it all together be the Cubs' high-priced slugger? Monday morning began with surprising news from Orang...1261Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-free-agent-target-tracker-blake-snell-r1257/The 2018 AL and 2023 NL Cy Young award winner is a hot commodity this winter. Is he the right pitcher to front the Chicago rotation? We’ve taken a look at most of the top pitchers in free agency already this offseason. Each of them present some combination of an elite track record, a very hi...1257Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:10:02 +0000