https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/160/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/2024-chicago-cubs-positional-preview-designated-hitter-r676/We've gone around the diamond. Now, let's preview the 2024 Chicago Cubs' designated hitter situation. Looking at this 2024 Cubs lineup, we see a good, healthy mix of certainty and doubt. The middle infield is basically written in stone. Corner outfield? Same. The catcher combo is locked in a...676Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:19:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/2024-nl-west-preview-the-dodgers-arent-the-cubs-problem-yet-r667/As we preview the coming season from a Cubs-colored lens, let's dig into the NL West. It's the home of the sport's top juggernaut, but there are also some legitimate secondary contenders who will be thorns in the Cubs' side this summer. The 2024 iteration of the National League West figures...667Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/monday-morning-north-sider-bote-madrigal-ohtani-more-r675/Opening Day is around the corner. The Cubs look ready for what’s to come, in their most important season in years. Also, Samford was robbed, so was Shohei Ohtani, and Invincible is still a good show. We’ll just jump right into the baseball side of things this week, since Spring Training is a...675Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/crafting-the-perfect-lineup-optimizing-the-chicago-cubs-batting-order-against-lhp-r671/671Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:14:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/infield-defense-shift-ban-left-side-stats-dansby-swanson-christopher-morel/As everyone expected, the new rules confining infielders to the dirt and to their traditional sides of second base had an impact on the batting average on ground balls in MLB last year. It wasn't an across-the-board effect, though. One of my predictions about the new rules that took effect l...674Sun, 24 Mar 2024 11:19:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-26-man-roster-starting-to-take-shape-as-dominic-smith-and-carl-edwards-jr-opt-out-r673/With Opening Day a mere five days away, the Cubs are starting to make the final touches to reduce the roster to 26 players. Yesterday, we learned that Dominic Smith chose to opt out of his minor league contract, making him a free agent. Today, it is Carl Edwards Jr. who is choosing free agency r...673Sat, 23 Mar 2024 18:21:22 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/alzolay-neris-merryweather-leiter-bullpen-depth-chart-save-chances/Much will be asked of the 2024 Chicago Cubs bullpen, especially the firemen at the end of the game. This group has never before met the challenge of locking down leads for a contender all the way through to October. Can they do it? Like the starting rotation, the relief corps for the Chicago...672Sat, 23 Mar 2024 15:21:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/crafting-the-perfect-lineup-optimizing-the-chicago-cubs-batting-order-against-rhp-r670/New Cubs manager Craig Counsell is known for getting the most out of his 26-man roster. Let's look at how the Cubs might deploy their hitters against right-handed pitching in 2024. The Chicago Cubs' regular lineup is firmly established, leaving Craig Counsell to determine the optimal batting...670Sat, 23 Mar 2024 13:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/assad-jordan-montgomery-free-agency-2024-projections/We now know the starting rotation for the first week or two of the 2024 Chicago Cubs' season. Manager Craig Counsell made the right choices among his existing options, but the team needs a much better one. Every team hopes to develop and retain a pitcher like Javier Assad. In his first 147 b...669Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:05:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/behind-enemy-lines-previewing-the-2024-cincinnati-reds-r668/668Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:28:59 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/destination-the-show-episode-29-r666/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 29 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and JD review the inaugural spring breakout games for the Twins and Brewers. The...666Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/free-agency-grades-cody-bellinger-shota-imanaga-michael-busch/Jed Hoyer hibernated for most of the winter, becoming the basis for memes and an object of ridicule. When he finally woke up from his slumbers, Cubs fans rejoiced. Hoyer's reputation is that he always gets good value. Was this the case in 2024? With the offseason most likely over for the Cubs, l...665Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:10:02 +0000