https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/158/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-3-key-changes-jordan-wicks-has-made-for-2024-r711/Though his final lines have looked underwhelming in each start, the Cubs have an impressive, homegrown mid-rotation rookie at the heart of their rotation. This is the story of how he got there. It was an awfully tall order, asking Jordan Wicks to go after the lineups of the Texas Rangers and...711Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/exactly-how-bad-is-christopher-morel-at-third-base-r709/Christopher Morel led off the bottom of the second inning for the Chicago Cubs in their game last Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies with an infield single. This was the spark plug in a big inning for the Cubs. Morel came around to score on a Michael Busch sacrifice fly, and the Cubs would s...709Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:31:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/by-seizing-the-corner-miguel-amaya-has-turned-one-r708/In the frigid cold of this week's series between the Colorado Rockies and the Chicago Cubs, the North Siders' young catcher got back-to-back starts. It protected their aged backstop from the cold, but it might also be the first glow of a star on the rise.   Miguel Amaya hasn't put all t...708Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:57:56 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/destination-the-show-episode-31-r706/Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson. In episode 31 of Destination: The Show, baseball is back! Jeremy and JD talk through the opening few games of the new MLB seaso...706Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/say-your-goodbyes-to-the-comparisons-between-chrostopher-morel-and-javier-baez-r705/The Chicago Cubs just might have an infielder with 40-homer upside, but without the hulking physique of the game's other great sluggers. Sound familiar? Not so fast. Javier Báez is one of my favorite players to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. I know I am not unique in that regard. With that in...705Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/javier-assad-fastball-movement-pitch-mix-slider/The Chicago Cubs have nosed back over .500, thanks to a three-game winning streak on the heels of dropping the first two contests of their season. Their fifth starter gave them an encouraging first outing Tuesday night. One year ago Wednesday, I wrote about Javier Assad's pitch mix, as he tr...703Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:14:14 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/in-appreciation-of-shota-imanagas-sterling-chicago-cubs-debut-r702/Was that good for you? That was really good for me. Like, really good. During the Chicago Cubs’ home opener against Colorado on Monday, I came to a realization: There's a shortage of players who get me “razzed” about watching baseball on this team’s roster. The Cubs have a handful of solid b...702Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:58:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/craig-counsell-got-to-shape-this-roster-and-hes-using-it-fearlessly-r700/When the Chicago Cubs ponied up an unprecedented sum (somewhere on the other side of $40 million) for the best managerial free agent in recent memory, they conferred significant power upon him. He's using it.   Whereas the Cubs were persistently cautious about investing playing time in...700Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:18:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/michael-busch-plate-approach-swing-rate-power-patience-rangers-game/The Chicago Cubs' lineup is only going to produce adequately if they get big hits from their rookie first baseman. Sunday provided some interesting insight into his upside, and into what he still needs to learn. If you just looked at the exit velocity and launch angle, Michael Busch appears...698Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:11:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-opening-series-happ-morel-steele-injury-update-weekend-mlb-roundup/With Opening Week in the books, the Cubs season is officially underway. Let’s take a look at all that happened this week in the world of baseball. Happy Monday, everyone! Admittedly, it’s a lot easier to say that now that the weather is getting nicer and baseball is being played again. I hop...696Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/introducing-the-2024-consensus-mlb-draft-board-r687/For the third consecutive draft cycle, I'm releasing the Consensus MLB Draft Board, combining rankings from as many public boards as we can find to help you navigate the 2024 draft. Welcome to the 2024 MLB Consensus Draft Board! What is the Consensus MLB Draft Board? This is the third...687Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/this-week-in-cubs-baseball-it-could-be-worse-r697/Cubs baseball is back! If you missed any of last week's action, here's a quick recap of how the North Siders fared against the Rangers in their opening series of 2024. Record Last Week: 1-2 (1-2 Overall) Runs Scored: 14 Runs Surrendered: 20 Standing:  4th in NL Central (2.5 GB) **...697Mon, 01 Apr 2024 02:51:00 +0000