https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/36/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/how-worried-should-we-be-about-michael-buschs-swing-speed-r2718/Through 10 games, the Cubs aren't just a disappointing 4-6, but an anemic 4-6. Their lineup has been lousy, and their best hitter from 2025 is one reason for the shortfall. Michael Busch batted .261/.343/.523 last year; he's off to a .176/.310/.235 start this spring. It's early, and Busch is bei...2718Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:02:55 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/is-this-javier-assads-big-break-r2717/For the past four years, one of the Cubs' treasured rites of spring has been sending starting pitcher Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa. Despite his strong performances when actually on the mound (he has a 3.43 career ERA, despite often being used so flexibly that it makes his job harder), Assad fin...2717Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:55:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-are-likely-to-be-without-matthew-boyd-for-6-weeks-or-more-as-trouble-mounts-r2715/Cubs fans everywhere are spending their Mondays with a weekend-long case of the Sunday scaries that won't go away. Cade Horton walked off the mound Friday in the second inning, with what has been dubbed a forearm strain—but until the team reveals the results of the imaging Horton underwent Monda...2715Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:54:44 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/alex-bregmans-numbers-paint-a-hot-start-in-a-poor-light-r2714/From a run production standpoint, there hasn't been much to be impressed with as far as the 2026 Chicago Cubs are concerned. Prior to the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, they rank 18th in runs (37), 21st in isolated power (.129), and 19th in collective wRC+ (89). In short, it's a below...2714Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:53:57 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-week-in-review-not-enough-wins-and-too-much-worry-r2712/The first full week of the season started on such a hopeful note. Cubs fans got their first look at Edward Cabrera in blue pinstripes, and he did not disappoint. Using a nasty mix of stuff, Cabrera danced through six innings of one-hit ball and struck out five. The offense produced when it was n...2712Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/nico-hoerners-swinging-less-and-walking-more-in-2026-r2713/I love early-season baseball, because it allows for some crazy, small sample statistics. These numbers almost certainly don't mean anything, of course, but you can convince yourself that they do. After all, who's going to tell you what's really going on? All we have to go on are these few number...2713Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:54:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/oh-no-cade-horton-leaves-in-2nd-inning-of-cubs-game-against-guardians-r2710/The Cubs amassed pretty good starting rotation depth this winter, all things considered. They entered the season with a fully healthy group of five: Matthew Boyd, Cade Horton, Shota Imanaga, Edward Cabreras and Jameson Taillon. Behind them, as depth, the team has Colin Rea and Ben Brown in the b...2710Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:56:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/kevin-alc%C3%A1ntara-should-spend-his-season-in-chicago-starting-right-now-r2709/It's not that Kevin Alcántara is guaranteed to succeed in the big leagues. That's a mile from being true. Alcántara came to the Cubs in the Anthony Rizzo trade with the Yankees in 2021, and in the years since, he's climbed the minor-league ladder impressively enough to get his hands on the final...2709Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:30:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/is-there-any-way-mois%C3%A9s-ballesteros-goes-back-to-iowa-when-seiya-suzuki-returns-r2707/It wasn't a dazzling first week for Cubs designated hitter Moisés Ballesteros. The rookie only batted .167 during the team's season-opening homestand, with two walks but no extra-base hits. He looked great in limited playing time last year, so it would make no sense to jump to conclusions based...2707Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/matthew-boyds-second-start-was-less-predictable-making-his-results-predictably-good-r2705/For the second time this young season, Matthew Boyd stepped onto the bump against an inferior opponent. Unlike his first one, however, the Chicago Cubs were able to put said opponent to bed. Rather than needing to overcome Boyd in doing so, they did so on the strength of this year's Opening Day...2705Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:43:06 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/matt-shaw-wont-make-any-catches-any-other-right-fielder-wouldnt-any-time-soon-r2706/It takes a lot of reps to become a good big-league outfielder. A good, instinctive athlete can go to those positions and avoid embarrassing themselves, using speed, leaping ability and/or that great eye for ballistic movement that every baseball player must have to get this far, but those only a...2706Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:27:12 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/ben-browns-strong-appearance-tuesday-might-have-been-just-the-beginning-r2702/Last night, the Cubs lost 2-0. It was a bit of a frustrating game: he weather was frigid, the bats were as cold as the temperatures, and the team was seemingly just an inch or two short on a few spectacular defensive plays that could have kept the score knotted up. Despite all of that, there was...2702Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:07:02 +0000