https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/175/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-add-arias-horn-and-hodge-to-40-man-roster-r445/Getting added to the 40-man roster is a big deal for minor-league players. Not only is there a financial bump, but more important, it allows them to be called up to the big leagues at any time.  At Monday afternoon's deadline, the Cubs announced that they have added RHPs Michael Arias and P...445Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:08:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-conniving-genius-of-jed-hoyer-r440/The Cubs’ President of Baseball Operations followed in the footsteps of his predecessor last week, firing his incumbent manager in favor of one renowned around the league. The move doesn’t just make the Cubs a better team; it bought Jed Hoyer a lot of time. “Loyalty is but a whim those who s...440Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/highlights-from-cubs-manager-craig-counsells-introductory-press-conference-r441/Craig Counsell spoke to a packed pressroom at Clark and Addison Monday morning. Here are a few things that caught my attention.  At 10 AM on Monday, November 13th 2023, Craig Counsell was introduced as the 56th manager in Cubs history, a week after the shocking news of his hiring changed exp...441Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:10:36 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/top-50-fits-for-the-cubs-in-mlb-free-agency-nos-40-31-r443/As the offseason takes full effect, we'll soon see significant player movement begin. It's a good time to continue our countdown of the 50 best fits for the Cubs in free agency. I'm attempting a unique (but, I think, a valuable) balancing act with this exercise. Ranking free agents from a gl...443Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/top-50-fits-for-the-cubs-in-mlb-free-agency-nos-50-41-r437/While MLB free agency has been over for a solid week, little player movement has happened yet. There will be moves this week, but as we await the big ones, let's count down the 50 best fits for the Cubs among the many free agents available. Firstly, I had better clarify what this list will b...437Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/thank-you-david-ross-r435/David Ross brought his fierce competitive nature to the endeavor of restoring a winning culture, after the organization had reached a competitive plateau. For that, I thank him.  It has been a few days, so I can safely say I have finally been able to pick my jaw up off of the floor. The Crai...435Sat, 11 Nov 2023 15:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/why-the-cubs-had-to-fire-david-ross-for-craig-counsell-r428/Like Rick Renteria before him, David Ross has been backstabbed by a publicly supportive front office, which spurned him for a small-market wunderkind. Though cruel, the team will reap the benefits for years to come. When I wrote my piece advocating for the Cubs to fire David Ross, I did it w...428Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/wow-managerial-shenanigans-r432/“The Bears hire a coach/GM combo that isn’t an outright embarrassment, the Palestinians and Israelis agree on a two-state solution, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson gets tough on crime, the French start bathing regularly, and the Cubs fire manager David Ross in favor of the rival Brewers Craig Coun...432Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:14:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/how-much-craig-counsell-is-worth-might-depend-on-the-bullpen-hes-given-r431/The arrival of the Cubs' new manager has us all trying to read tea leaves about their plans for the winter. One way in which the change in leadership materially matters, though, is that it might increase the importance of the relief corps to a new high. In the wake of the news that the Chica...431Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:49:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/craig-counsells-arrival-announces-the-chicago-cubs-own-r427/In a reprise of the same moment in 2014, the Chicago Cubs have hired a small-market guru in favor of the incumbent manager they’d previously publicly supported. Will the Craig Counsell move yield similar dividends to the Joe Maddon hire, or will the baseball gods deliver the Cubs their karmic co...427Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:45:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/podcast-this-is-not-a-rebuild-nov-6-2023-the-2023-chicago-cubs-offseason-begins-in-earnest-r426/In the latest episode of This is Not a Rebuild. we dug into the early storylines around what looks to be a momentous offseason ahead for the Cubs. We recorded this episode of This is Not a Rebuild on Sunday night, well before the world (including the four of us) knew that Craig Counsell woul...426Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/so-what-exactly-makes-craig-counsell-so-much-better-than-david-ross-r425/Stealing the long-time, highly successful manager of a division rival is unavoidably exciting, but the news shockwave the Cubs created Monday had another layer to it, too. This deal was wholly proactive. The team already had a skipper, and they pushed him aside. Here's why they did it. I don...425Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:06:18 +0000