https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/87/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/matt-shaw-to-join-chicago-cubs-again-this-week-nicky-lopez-departs-r1791/Yes, Matt Shaw hit four home runs in two games over the weekend. No, that is not why Shaw is coming back to the Cubs. Yes, he made some subtle but important mechanical adjustments during a one-month stint with Triple-A Iowa, during which he hit .286/.409/.560. No, that's not why Shaw is coming b...1791Mon, 19 May 2025 15:14:14 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/ben-brown-is-improving-in-one-key-area-but-must-maintain-it-to-be-an-effective-starter-r1790/Ben Brown will take the ball for the Chicago Cubs on Monday night in Miami for his ninth start of the year. He's up to 16 starts, 24 total apppearances, and 97 innings in the majors, going back to last year, but it doesn't feel like we're all that close to feeling certain about a long-term role...1790Mon, 19 May 2025 14:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-too-good-of-a-hitter-to-keep-bunting-so-much-r1788/Last Wednesday, with two on, two out, and the Cubs trailing by two in the bottom of the sixth, Pete Crow-Armstrong stepped to the plate. This was a fantastic opportunity for the North Siders, who were going for the sweep against the Miami Marlins, to scratch a few runs across the board and get b...1788Mon, 19 May 2025 11:54:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-week-in-review-winning-series-as-summers-arrival-imminent-r1789/I don't necessarily agree with the old sports adage that "winning solves everything," but when you're already pretty good, like the Cubs are, it solves a lot. All season long, the Chicago Cubs have proven, to great measure, that they belong in the same echelon as the game's best teams. Through s...1789Sun, 18 May 2025 23:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/julian-merryweathers-tumbling-velocity-could-spell-long-term-trouble-r1786/It was just two seasons ago when Julian Merryweather was arguably the most valuable relief pitcher on the Cubs. After an injury marred 2024 season, his performance in 2025 has been subpar, to say the least.  His more recent struggles came to a head this past week, when he posted back-to-back two...1786Sun, 18 May 2025 11:50:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/how-concerning-is-jameson-taillons-home-run-problem-r1781/The initial stat line from Wednesday's start looked find for Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon. The righty logged six innings and allowed just four hits while racking up seven strikeouts. The outlier was three of the four hits allowed went for solo home runs, which continued a patter...1781Sat, 17 May 2025 14:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-regression-monster-has-come-for-carson-kelly-r1783/On the last day of April, there was one hitter in Major League Baseball that featured a better wRC+ than Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly. That hitter was Aaron Judge. Yes, as the calendar prepared to flip over to May, the only hitter demonstrating a more impressive offensive performance is the...1783Sat, 17 May 2025 11:54:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/bloody-knuckles-and-roster-cuts-r1778/When you enter a middle school, one thing you instantly notice is the aggression—especially when you talk about the boys. Look one direction, you see guys playing bloody knuckles. Another direction, there's juveniles slapping the top of doorways like they're dunking. Turn around again, you might...1778Fri, 16 May 2025 13:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/another-big-day-cade-horton-set-to-take-the-mound-at-wrigley-field-for-first-time-r1782/Now that he's matriculated to the majors, Cade Horton can be studied a bit more completely than he was at Triple-A Iowa. With cleaner spin data and his arm angle to study, it's clear that Horton's primary pitch—what has been called a four-seam fastball, until now—is really a hard cutter. It's ve...1782Fri, 16 May 2025 11:40:10 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/is-kyle-tucker-working-through-bad-luck-or-something-deeper-r1776/If it looks like the Chicago Cubs are struggling to score runs, your eyes are not deceiving you.  After hanging 5.9 runs per game in March and April, they're down to 4.9 in May. After reaching base at the league's second-highest clip (.341) during the season's first month-plus, they're sitt...1776Thu, 15 May 2025 11:53:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/chicago-cubs-stock-watch-buy-or-sell-r1779/As we speed into summer at Wrigley Field, there’s a definite buzz around the 2025 Chicago Cubs. Despite the perennial bullpen woes and the loss of Justin Steele, the Cubs still sit atop the NL Central. The Cubs had a similar record after April in 2024, but something feels different about this te...1779Wed, 14 May 2025 23:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/is-drew-pomeranz-a-successful-reclamation-or-a-ticking-time-bomb-r1774/For about two full seasons, Drew Pomeranz was a steady-as-they-come major-league starter. Then came the struggles that resulted in a bullpen transition, where he spent another two years as one of the more dominant relief arms the game had to offer. Then came the injuries; then more injuries. Fou...1774Wed, 14 May 2025 15:06:01 +0000