https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/like-cubs-season-michael-confortos-cinderella-run-is-reaching-midnight-r2942/When the Chicago Cubs signed Michael Conforto to a minor-league deal late in the offseason, it was not a move met with much enthusiasm. Even as a needed left-handed bat off the bench that wasn't expected to fill a key role for the team, the fact that Conforto was coming off his worst season at t...2942Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:01:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/can-this-cubs-pitching-staff-survive-a-return-of-the-lively-ball-r2941/The Cubs are in some trouble. You already knew that. They escaped the ignominy of dropping below .500 when they salvaged one game on their trip to Colorado, but they're 35-34, with a +4 run differential. Just five weeks ago, they peaked at 27-12. Even if they get back to business now, that 7-22...2941Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:22:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-seiya-suzuki-slid-back-into-the-right-rhythm-to-blast-thursdays-key-grand-slam-r2939/Seiya Suzuki hardly ever gets a clear runway to start the season. He's dealt with oblique strains (in March 2023 and April 2024), and this spring, he suffered a knee sprain on a slide at second base during the World Baseball Classic. That delayed his 2026 debut until April 10, but it didn't slow...2939Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/two-bats-cant-carry-an-offense-how-the-cubs-are-wasting-their-best-weapon-r2937/There's a scene that has repeated itself often enough at Wrigley Field this season to stop being a coincidence. Michael Busch lines a double to left with a runner on third, or Pete Crow-Armstrong launches a two-run homer that seems to shift the game's momentum, and for a moment Chicago's offense...2937Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:29:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nico-hoerner-has-to-get-earlier-again-r2936/It's not fair, really. In baseball, they usually just ask you to hit the ball hard, and Nico Hoerner is doing that—doing it, anyway, as much as can be expected from a player whose game really isn't centered on power. He's the best hitter in baseball at hitting the ball in the middle of his bat,...2936Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:00:25 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-ben-brown-got-hitters-off-the-barrel-r2934/Hitting is hard, unless a pitcher makes it easy for you. That's a fundamental truth of baseball; it's why batters who hit .300 make All-Star teams. The pitcher has all kinds of advantages in their showdown with the batter, up to and including the literal high ground. They also have a defense wor...2934Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:28:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-way-too-early-trade-deadline-primer-all-the-targets-you-should-familiarize-yourself-with-r2930/It may seem like wishful thinking for the Chicago Cubs to be buyers at this point, but a lot can change between now and the trade deadline on August 3. Pete Crow-Armstrong's bat is starting to heat up since he’s been moved to the leadoff spot. Ian Happ is barreling toward his first 30 home run c...2930Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/charting-pete-crow-armstrongs-evolution-with-the-cubs-r2926/Pete Crow-Armstrong is one of the most talented center fielders in Major League Baseball, but there’s no doubt that he has his fair share of components to improve on. Whether it’s making the routine plays in the field or having a more mature approach at the plate, the 2025 All-Star is polishing...2926Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:04:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-constant-bullpen-problem-endless-churn-endless-trouble-r2928/One constant in the Jed Hoyer era, as middling as it has been, is the constant churn of bullpen arms. The Cubs have not been able to consistently develop arms internally, despite the much-ballyhooed Pitch Lab; Tyler Zombro being hired from Tread Athletics; and copious amounts of money poured int...2928Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:52:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-recent-struggles-have-done-real-damage-to-playoff-hopes-r2932/It wasn't so long ago that the vibes around the Chicago Cubs felt immaculate. Fresh off an offseason that had them signing a notable bat in Alex Bregman, acquiring a closer-to-frontline-than-the-rest-of-their-rotation arm in Edward Cabrera, and leaning more heavily on established arms for the bu...2932Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-north-side-southbound-r2927/  Lately, the Cubs can't seem to get out of their own way. Poor execution at the plate and on the mound doomed this club, in a week that saw the schedule lighten up with sub-.500 clubs visiting Wrigley Field. With the squad slipping further away from its goals, the frustrations bubbled over...2927Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/alex-bregman-patient-approaches-and-when-things-have-to-change-r2925/Whether it was at the point of his signing with the Chicago Cubs or the games that have been played since, no shortage of internet ink has been spilled about the skill set and performance of Alex Bregman. A hitter with only moderate power, the plate discipline component recognized as a pillar of...2925Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:50:01 +0000