https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/189/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/trade-cubs-acquire-jeimer-candelario-from-washington-nationals-r224/The Cubs front office has thrown down the gauntlet. They're not only holding onto Cody Bellinger, but acquiring the best impending free-agent hitter on the trade market, instead.  Six years after being traded to the Tigers, Jeimer Candelario returns to the Cubs organization, where he'll beco...224Mon, 31 Jul 2023 22:32:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/crossing-the-line-can-the-cubs-and-cardinals-match-on-a-trade-r223/Outside of Boston and New York, the Cubs and Cardinals rivalry is one of the most heated and storied in baseball. One franchise may or may not have a much stronger track record of reaching the ultimate goal, but fans of both franchises have always been relentless when the two teams play each oth...223Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:37:34 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-trade-deadline-should-force-a-choice-between-two-young-hitters-for-cubs-r219/After going 11-5 in the decisive space between the All-Star break and July 31, the Cubs no longer have a tough decision in whether to buy or sell. Now, they face a more daunting, complicated one, with the same deadline on it. A year and a half ago, it felt very much as though the Cubs might...219Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:39:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/would-jeimer-candelario-and-david-bednar-be-a-satisfactory-cubs-trade-deadline-haul-r220/On Sunday, the Cubs finally lost a game, but they'd already spent the previous week securing their position as buyers at this trade deadline. Two players were the subjects of Cubs-specific rumors that day. Are they the right fits? In a pair of tweets Sunday, Mike Rodriguez of The DR Baseball...220Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/3-up-3-down-buy-buy-buy-cubs-are-in-sync-r221/It was a wild week for the Cubs. Let's dig into the three "up" and three "down" narratives of the week. First of all, I don’t think there is a more obvious way to say that I am a dad than in my article titles. Shout out to the early 2000s for providing a beautiful Justin Timberlake-tied pun....221Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:21:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/horsefeathers-two-cubs-targets-off-board-as-cj-cron-and-randal-grichuk-go-to-angels-r218/They were never the sexiest or most natural targets for the Cubs, but two players who could have slotted into this still-flawed contender are now off the trade block. Where do Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins turn? To maximize the utility of Randal Grichuk, you really want to have an outfield co...218Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:01:52 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-are-buyers-and-had-better-get-buying-r217/This has gotten simple in a big hurry. The Cubs aren't overly optimistic fence-sitters or a buyer/seller hybrid. They're playoff contenders, and they need to spend the next two days getting better. The front office of the 2023 Chicago Cubs isn't in a tough spot. The front office of the 1997...217Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:22:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/a-look-back-at-the-1998-chicago-cubs-part-one-r214/On the 25th anniversary of the 1998 Cubs, we look back at a memorable season in part one of this multiple part series. If the 1997 Cubs are remembered for anything, it’s that they began the season with a historic 14-game losing streak. Changes needed to be made to improve on their 1997 68-94...214Sat, 29 Jul 2023 15:16:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/mike-tauchman-and-the-cubs-best-walkoff-moments-of-this-century-r216/They weren't at home and had to do it in the field, but Friday night's Cubs win was, spiritually, a walkoff. It had walkoff energy. Was it the best of their last quarter-century? In late July, the trade deadline can take over the minds and hearts of baseball fans so much that games themselve...216Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:24:45 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/3-right-handed-relievers-who-could-save-this-weary-cubs-bullpen-r215/The Cubs' thrilling seven-game winning streak should make them unequivocal buyers over the next three and a half days. To make the gamble of chasing a playoff spot pay off, though, they need to bolster their bullpen--significantly. There's no way to give Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson, and Mik...215Sat, 29 Jul 2023 12:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-value-of-buying-even-when-youre-probably-not-going-to-win-the-world-series-r211/As Cubs fans, it’s easy to fall back into the “Lovable Losers” mantra. It’s a moniker that followed the franchise and its dedicated fanbase for over a century. And since the departure of the curse-buster himself, Theo Epstein, following the pandemic-shortened season in 2020, the Cubs have resume...211Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:26:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/rumor-could-aaron-civale-be-a-cubs-trade-deadline-target-r212/An interesting report popped up on Twitter early Thursday. It wasn't from one of the big, national reporters, but sometimes, that's the surest sign that there's real meat on the bone. Tom Loxas, the former prominent Cubs blogger and current host of the podcast "Beers and Beat Guys," tweeted...212Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:28:02 +0000