https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/72/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/sources-threat-of-2027-mlb-lockout-eventual-salary-cap-loomed-in-cubs-trade-deadline-decisions-r2065/In the days leading up to the 2025 MLB trade deadline, Cubs fans talked almost constantly about the chances that the team would acquire a frontline starting pitcher controllable beyond 2025. In a summer trade market that featured only mid-tier rental starters, the jewels of a potential deadline...2065Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:03:32 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/whats-broken-in-pete-crow-armstrongs-swing-and-how-to-fix-it-r2063/When Pete Crow-Armstrong struggles, it's tempting to assume that swinging too much is to blame. Swinging too much is the fundamental vulnerability in his game—his biggest weakness. It's why he runs lowish on-base percentages even when relatively hot and why he's been a scar in the middle of the...2063Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/amid-a-stormy-present-matt-shaw-showing-his-ryne-sandberg-potential-brightens-cubs-future-r2061/Suddenly, you can't make a mistake to Matt Shaw. He's not just coming along slowly, anymore; he's breaking out. Shaw is batting .328/.349/.770 in 63 plate appearances since the All-Star break, and he looks to be turning a corner with seven weeks left in his rookie campaign. In fact, importantly,...2061Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:14:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/dansby-swanson-has-lost-all-semblance-of-plate-discipline-r2060/As we come upon the completion of Dansby Swanson's third full season as a member of the Chicago Cubs, we know enough about certain areas of his offensive game to draw firm conclusions.  The most sweeping observation about Swanson as a hitter is that there is a month-to-month variance in his...2060Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:57:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-week-in-review-untimely-power-outage-multi-phase-lapses-haunt-team-r2059/There comes a time in all sports (but perhaps especially in baseball) when there's no more space for analogies. For the Chicago Cubs and their steadily loosening grip on a postseason spot, that time is now. Another week of missed opportunities only increased the urgency: the North Siders need to...2059Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:09:06 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/from-now-on-its-just-the-cubs-their-talent-and-what-they-can-manage-to-do-with-it-r2058/I hadn't taken a true, all-tools-down vacation since baseball writing became my full-time job in November 2023. After the trade deadline, though, my family and I had a long-scheduled week away in the northernmost reaches of our home state—and, since our home state is Minnesota, the northernmost...2058Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:39:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/kyle-tuckers-slump-can-be-fixed-but-his-timing-needs-work-r2054/Opinions will be mixed on Jed Hoyer’s trade deadline activity, or rather, lack thereof. To be clear, I wasn’t a fan of it. Not to mention, it looks even worse now after Michael Soroka got placed in the injured list after just two innings in a Cubs uniform, and after Andrew Kittredge took the los...2054Sat, 09 Aug 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/roman-anthonys-extension-could-serve-as-cubs-baseline-for-pete-crow-armstrong-r2053/The Red Sox are clearly confident in this wave of prospects. Back in April, they handed an eight-year extension to rookie infielder Kristian Campbell. They, did it again this week when they gave Roman Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, his own massive extension. It’s another eight-year pac...2053Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:54:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-brewers-have-passed-the-cubs-in-more-than-just-the-standings-r2050/The Chicago Cubs have had one of the best offenses all season, leading MLB in run differential for most of the season. Their +115 run differential is heavily swayed by their +44 in April and +46 in May, but although they've still had a positive number in June, July, and August, it's only a combi...2050Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/is-the-cubs-defense-as-good-as-advertised-r2047/In baseball, as in the general state of human existence, reputations can be hard to shake. Whether good or bad, what other people think of you sticks, well beyond the period where it may apply. The Cubs' defense is no exception. Around the league, they have a tremendous rep with the glove. Does...2047Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:53:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/first-impressions-of-the-cubs-4-trade-deadline-acquisitions-r2046/The Cubs’ first two post-deadline series have concluded, with the North Siders taking two of three from a stripped-down Baltimore team before unceremoniously losing the series to the Reds. Really, though, they were a Caleb Thielbar curveball shy of a sweep in that first series. At least they add...2046Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-offensive-efficiency-has-dissolved-taking-their-run-production-with-it-r2048/There's something fairly... agonizing about watching a team endure a stretch like the one in which the Chicago Cubs find themselves currently mired in. They've spent the 2025 campaign as one of the league's best offensive teams, yes. But. the days since the All-Star break have shown another, mor...2048Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:58:01 +0000