https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/171/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/destination-the-show-episode-17-with-special-guest-matt-trueblood-r512/Draft tandem JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard team up for a new podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues. In this week we break down the Cubs MiLB system with North Side Baseball Managing Editor, Matt Trueblood. After reviewing the Twins system last week, the boys are back t...512Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/justin-steele-mississippi-fastball-slider-projections-2024/The Cubs' ace southpaw had a fascinating, two-act 2023 season. Comparing and contrasting his first- and second-half selves can help us understand the whole and feel out the right expectations for 2024. Despite an impressive close to his 2022 season, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who s...510Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:40:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/coaching-staff-darren-holmes-mark-strittmatter-craig-counsell-ryan-flaherty/In important news for the maximization of the value of new manager Craig Counsell, the Cubs completed their coaching staff Tuesday. They'll enter 2024 with, in some sense, three pitching coaches in uniform each day. Without a doubt, Craig Counsell has value all his own as a manager. He's mas...511Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:23:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cleveland-guardians-trade-candidates-shane-bieber-josh-naylor-emmanuel-clase-alexander-canario-christopher-morel/At this point, it's not the waiting game of Yoshinobu Yamamoto's free agency that is holding up the Cubs' winter. Rather, it's the long dance they're doing with the Cleveland Guardians, about multiple potential trades that could set the direction of their offseason. There's no question that...509Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:38:07 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/bonus-more-than-triples-justin-steeles-2023-earnings-r508/On Monday, Major League Baseball announced the recipients of their pre-arbitration bonuses. Cubs lefty Justin Steele received one of the largest bonuses handed out. Two other Cubs also got some bonus money to spend before the holidays. In the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the two...508Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:51:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/3-cubs-40-man-roster-cuts-brennen-davis-caleb-kilian-michael-rucker/Giving up on players willy-nilly is no way to do business, but a healthy pace of turnover and trade is vital to the sustainability of a competitive organization. The Cubs have three open spots on their 40-man roster right now, but they also have three players they need to jettison by February....507Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:33:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/projecting-the-cubs-2024-opening-day-roster-v-10-r506/With their offseason starting so slowly, the Cubs are far from a finished product for 2024. If the season were to begin today, though, how would they line up along the chalk lines? Let's take a look, to pinpoint what still needs to change. For the purposes of this exercise, we'll focus solel...506Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:01:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/this-is-not-a-rebuild-dec-15-2023-bemoaning-late-stage-capitalism-r504/In the latest episode of the unofficial Cubs podcast of North Side Baseball, one of the co-hosts is in a very dark place. The rest of us make it much worse. The Chicago Cubs are testing their fans' patience and threatening some of their sanity. In the latest episode of This is Not a Rebuild,...504Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-tyler-glasnow-dodgers-jordan-montgomery-shota-imanaga/The Cubs' hopes of adding a top-of-the-rotation starting pitcher this winter have been dealt a few heavy blows this week. The next few days will be critical: Does Jed Hoyer have good options left to address his starting staff? The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a deal Thurs...503Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cody-bellinger-long-term-star-contract-free-agency/With two brand-name targets for external acquisitions by the boards and another two seemingly on the verge of the same, the Cubs are circling toward a reunion with their breakout star of 2023. Don't be tempted into thinking of that as a consolation prize. I've said this in a couple of places...502Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-jed-hoyer-cubs-will-never-sign-a-superstar-will-the-tom-ricketts-cubs-ever-do-so-r501/It made sense that the Cubs couldn't (or wouldn't) keep pace with the Dodgers, Giants, and Blue Jays in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes. That's in keeping with the way Jed Hoyer has done business ever since taking over. The question is: Even in some future in which the Cubs have a more aggressive...501Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:19:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/finding-a-fit-for-alexander-canario-r500/We recently ranked Alexander Canario as North Side Baseball's 10th-best Cubs prospect, but does the right-handed masher have a future with the Cubs? If not, what do we think he commands in a trade? The case of Alexander Canario in 2024 is a curious one, The outfielder has had a roller coaste...500Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:27:01 +0000