https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/170/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cody-bellinger-free-agency-negotiations-opt-outs-200-million-scott-boras-jed-hoyer/Say you're Jed Hoyer. For the next few minutes, make yourself Jed Hoyer, and pretend you're negotiating with Scott Boras. It's time to make a deal (or not) to bring back the best player on the 2023 Cubs. "Hi, Jed, it's Scott," Scott says, because apparently it's 1997 and you don't have his n...529Sun, 31 Dec 2023 12:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/trade-candidate-anthony-santander-javier-assad-hayden-wesneski-cubs-2024-lineup/Right now, all eyes are on the Cubs' starting rotation. As the New Year draws near, they have yet to address a glaring need there. They have another glaring need, though, and there's one player who seems a perfect fit for it. Every winter, a handful of trades happen without having ever been...527Sat, 30 Dec 2023 15:29:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/nss-most-viewed-part-4-mark-leiter-david-ross-cody-bellinger/Happy Penultimate Day of 2023! That's such a fun word. Speaking of fun, check out which North Side Baseball articles were sixth to 10th in page clicks this year, and the discuss the topics in the Comments.  Welcome to the penultimate day of 2023, and to the penultimate list in our series of...526Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:44:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/top-25-articles-2023-alexander-canario-pete-crow-armstrong-cody-bellinger/We're back for Part 3 of our Most-Viewed articles of 2023 series. It could potentially be called the "If you're going to call up prospects, play them."  In late July, there were a lot of rumors surrounding who the Cubs might acquire at the trade deadline. Would they be busy? Then in August,...522Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:28:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/do-the-cubs-have-a-chicago-problem-r518/Following Ken Rosenthal’s report that the San Francisco Giants are having issues luring players to their franchise because of a contentious reputation surrounding the city, some have wondered if other franchises are facing the same fate. With a lack of activity defining the Cubs’ offseason so fa...518Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/free-agency-mitch-garver-yuki-matsui-remaining-options-jed-hoyer/The MLB offseason has gotten moving over the last fortnight, including a couple of substantial moves over the holiday. At last, we're seeing the market for free agents and trade candidates gain the clarity that can only come from a seemingly endless sea of options turning into an ever-narrowing...524Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:48:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/top-20-articles-2023-david-ross-craig-counsell-lucas-giolito/Today we continue to review our most-viewed articles of 2023. These articles ranked 16th through 20th.  In today's set of five oft-viewed articles from 2023, there are several interesting topics. Comparing David Ross and Craig Counsell. A majority of Matt's Top 10 Free Agents are still avail...521Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:29:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/nsbb-top-25-2023-cody-bellinger-nico-hoerner-dansby-swanson/Our first year of North Side Baseball in this format has been a lot of fun, and a huge learning experience. Hopefully you have enjoyed the journey of the season and offseason as much as we have. On fun way to look back at the year-that-was is to review our 25 most-viewed articles.  Before we...519Wed, 27 Dec 2023 12:27:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-free-agency-rumors-tyler-glssnow-yoshinobu-yamamoto-jed-hoyer-approach/Jed Hoyer has a reputation for being patient. It often serves the Cubs well. This offseason, however, Jed’s greatest virtue might be betraying him and the team. This is a companion piece to another I wrote regarding the Cubs’ modus operandi of sticking close to their internal player valuatio...520Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/panic-cubs-free-agency-mlb-dylan-cease-tyler-glasnow-shane-bieber/The 2023 offseason has been trudging along in earnest for some time now, and the Cubs have been patiently sitting on their hands. Though it left fans antsy for any news, Jed Hoyer and company have long prided themselves on being calculated rather than reactionary.  The good news is that the...517Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-rumor-roundup-free-agent-teoscar-hernandez-twins-trade-candidates-r516/Things figure to be quiet over the next several days, both for the Cubs themselves and here on the site. Let's talk a little baseball before we go. I do want to invite you to swing back in and explore our forums in the coming days. There's always good conversation happening there. We'll also...516Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:39:24 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/yoshinobu-yamamoto-cubs-free-agency-shota-imanaga-jordan-montgomery-trade-candidates-pete-alonso-shane-bieber/Fairly late on Thursday night, the Dodgers agreed to a monstrous 12-year, $325-million deal with right-handed Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The big three dominos of this offseason have fallen. What now? Those scrappy Dodgers are really starting to put something together. It was tough to f...513Fri, 22 Dec 2023 07:26:53 +0000