https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/4/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/matthew-nominal-cubs-ace-boyds-2026-season-was-a-tale-of-two-halves-r3415/It was a year filled with injuries for the Chicago Cubs' pitching staff, and that included left-hander Matthew Boyd. The veteran starter had two separate stints on the injured list, first with a bicep strain in April and later with a torn meniscus that occurred while trying to sit down and play...3415Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/shota-imanagas-2026-in-review-a-successful-final-season-in-chicago-r3416/Shota Imanaga's three years in Chicago were punctuated with some of the highest highs and lowest lows a pitcher can have. Imanaga won over fans quickly on the North Side. His infectious personality shone through in his initial interview, and his first start at Wrigley Field saw him strike out ni...3416Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:55:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/dansby-swanson-is-still-a-streaky-hitter-but-those-streaks-are-cold-more-often-than-not-r3411/To love Dansby Swanson as the starting shortstop for the Chicago Cubs is to accept him for what he is. Unfortunately for Swanson, the 2026 season actually made what he is a touch murkier while having the subsequent effect of sapping the love he might've generated from the team's fanbase nearly o...3411Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-need-to-find-the-next-carson-kelly-but-this-winter-that-player-doesnt-exist-r3413/  Catcher is a position fraught with uncertainty for the Cubs this offseason. Carson Kelly's contract contains a mutual option for 2027, but Kelly is in position to earn more than the $6 million in new money that triggering that option would give him, so he'll turn down his side thereof and...3413Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:41:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/did-miguel-amaya-do-enough-in-2026-to-be-cubs-main-catcher-in-2027-r3412/At any given time, only a handful of big-league catchers are on solid ground as unquestioned starters. The rest exist in a peculiar purgatory, wherein they're either a quasi-backup (whom a team might trust to play two of every three games for a few weeks, but only if forced to) or a true one who...3412Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:55:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/5-impending-free-agents-cubs-fans-should-watch-closely-during-championship-series-r3405/After a disappointing end to a roller-coaster season, the Cubs head into the offseason with lots of money to spend. Arguably, they have needs even deeper than their pockets, but there's no question that they'll have deep pockets. In veterans Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Jameson Taillon, Shota Imanaga...3405Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:51:37 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-have-most-of-the-pieces-of-a-good-2027-bullpen-on-hand-r3404/Because the Cubs were so bad at pitching in general this season, their bullpen came in for disproportionate criticism. Their starters often provided little margin for error, and their relief corps wasn't deep or healthy enough to come through when they were needed most. The pen really did lose t...3404Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/matt-shaw-pedro-ramirez-bat-path-profile-free-agency/Most of the Cubs' offseason spending this winter will have to go toward remaking their pitching staff. They need to sign multiple starting pitchers and fix their mess of a bullpen. They can't afford, in other words, to splurge on their outfield, even as they reckon with the likely departures of...3403Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:10:37 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/a-cubs-fans-guide-to-rooting-for-the-white-sox-in-october-r3402/As the league prepares for the LCS in both the American League and National League, the Chicago Cubs are where they were since late Wednesday night of last week (and where they will be for the foreseeable future): not playing baseball. Of course, this is incredibly disappointing for a team that...3402Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/pedro-ram%C3%ADrezs-rollercoaster-rookie-season-with-cubs-was-an-overarching-success-r3401/The Chicago Cubs experienced plenty of roster movement throughout the 2026 season, whether it was through trades, injuries, or major-league promotions. One of those call-ups was infielder Pedro Ramirez, who quickly went from a promising prospect to a regular contributor at the big-league level....3401Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/forum-friday-cubs-pre-offseason-mega-thread-non-cub-playoff-chit-chat-r3399/With no games this week, the Cubs fan forums remained active as members discussed the team's future. This week's Forum Friday highlights four threads: the Cubs' post-season performance and offseason plans, non-Cub playoff chatter, the 2026 Cubs' offensive struggles, and the 2026 AFL season's sta...3399Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:34:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/next-year-expect-fewer-calls-to-go-pete-crow-armstrongs-way%E2%80%94or-at-least-more-to-be-overturned-r3397/You can't have a season as good as Pete Crow-Armstrong's 2026 without getting a bit lucky. In Crow-Armstrong's case, that wasn't primarily about finding grass and running an unduly high BABIP. It was about getting some unexpected relief via the uncertainty of opponents. Only two batters in...3397Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:08:02 +0000