https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/20/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/nico-hoerner-is-the-type-of-player-built-for-october-r3094/As we all know, Nico Hoerner hasn't been quite as indispensable for the 2026 Cubs as it looked like he might be. On the year, he’s slashing just .247/.314/.340. He doesn’t hit the ball particularly hard; he doesn’t produce many extra-base hits; and his two-month slump took him from a budding lea...3094Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:38:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/justin-dean-understands-the-assignment-r3095/It was hot in Chicago on Sunday, It had been hotter on Saturday, and more oppressive on Friday, when the air was filled with down-drifting smoke, but Sunday was hot. Watch carefully on Sunday mornings at the ballpark, and you can see players allowing themselves tiny breaks. The season is gruelin...3095Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/matthew-boyd-is-defeating-father-time-by-simply-being-himself-r3085/Matthew Boyd has been the steady hand on the wheel the Chicago Cubs have needed in a year where each injury has tried to sink the boat a little bit more. With four starting pitchers (Ben Brown, Cade Horton, Justin Steele and Edward Cabrera) on the team’s injured list, Boyd has had to assume more...3085Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:38:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/ranking-chicago-cubs-priorities-at-2026-mlb-trade-deadline-r3089/The official second half of the season is underway, and the Chicago Cubs have come out ready to play. They took two of three at home from the surprisingly competitive Minnesota Twins. After their panic-inducing June, the team has played more like the one we saw early this season, firmly cementin...3089Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/have-we-already-seen-the-best-of-michael-busch-r3090/Michael Busch has quietly become a clearly first-division—and maybe a fringe All-Star—first baseman. Since the Cubs acquired him from the Dodgers ahead of the 2024 season, he's become a fixture, culminating in a breakout 2025 campaign that looked like the arrival of a true middle-of-the-order st...3090Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/3-cubs-who-will-make-or-break-team-at-mlb-trade-deadline-and-beyond-r3088/All things considered, the Chicago Cubs find themselves in an enviable position within a couple of weeks of the 2026 MLB trade deadline. They're atop the standings in the National League Wild Card race, with FanGraphs projecting them to remain in playoff position (albeit one slot lower given Phi...3088Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:41:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/analyzing-cubs-position-within-loaded-national-league-playoff-picture-weeks-before-trade-deadline-r3086/What a roller coaster of a season it has been for the Chicago Cubs. Two ten-game winning streaks and a ten-game losing streak within the first two months of the season, a 23-3 win directly followed by a 17-1 loss, and so many more ebbs and flows to go along with it. When you wrap all that up int...3086Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/pedro-ramirez-real-deal-cubs-trade-candidates/It’s hard to not be pleased with Pedro Ramírez’s first cup of coffee in the majors. The 22-year-old has made a very strong impression since he made his debut with the Cubs back in late May, quickly showing why the organization has been so high on his bat throughout his development. Through his f...3084Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/dont-call-it-a-comeback-nico-hoerner-has-busted-a-slump-he-and-cubs-coaches-barely-acknowledge-r3082/As far as hitting coach John Mallee's concerned, Nico Hoerner was never even slumping, really. He just got unlucky for a while. "Look, some years, you hit .300, and other years, you hit .250 or .260, just because of whether it’s finding gloves," Mallee said Sunday. He watched Hoerner square...3082Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:36:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-week-in-review-in-festive-second-half-kickoff-cubs-claim-much-needed-series-win-r3083/If you remember exactly what you were seeing, feeling, and smelling during life's grandest milestones, you were probably transported in time this weekend when you tuned in or showed up for Cubs baseball. Though the visiting Minnesota Twins gave the team a rude welcome home after the All-Star bre...3083Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:12:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-trade-for-beleagured-starter-aaron-civale-r3081/Jesse Rogers of ESPN is reporting the Cubs have completed a trade with the Athletics for starting pitcher Aaron Civale. The Athletics had recently designated Civale for assignment, making this a low-wattage trade to shore up the Cubs' injury-decimated staff. Civale, 31, was designated for a...3081Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:51:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/on-cubs-day-of-revelry-history-and-the-present-began-to-rhyme-r3080/History doesn't repeat itself, but sometimes, it rhymes. When it does, start listening, because that might be when something momentous is about to happen. You needn't be superstitious or a sucker to have heard the rhymes Saturday, as the Cubs dedicated the new commemorative archway on Gallagher...3080Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:14:00 +0000