https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/100/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-position-analysis-left-field-r1544/This will shock nobody who has followed the Cubs at all since 2020. Left Field is not a position battle. We all know Ian Happ will patrol the position for over 150 games per year as he has done the past three seasons. There it is, no need to read the rest! Left field is in capable hands with...1544Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-sleep-advantage-r1565/The Cubs' travel schedule and mileage suggest that they will enjoy an advantage over most of the competition, as the players may be able to maintain their internal clocks and maximize recovery even on their longest road trips. I was looking around FanGraphs to check out what the league as a...1565Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:39:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-multi-layered-process-of-reclaiming-dansby-swansons-power-r1564/The Cubs need more power production from their star shortstop in 2025. That's easier said than done, though, because there's no one adjustment he can make to tap back into the pop he's shown in the past. There was a time in my life when I thought Dansby Swanson was a mystery—something to be...1564Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/on-the-very-real-possibility-that-caleb-kilian-is-just-a-casing-into-which-new-pitches-are-poured-every-year-r1559/The Cubs righty has been very impressive this spring, not least because his arsenal seems to have been overhauled. You know, again. (Again.) Countless times, it seems, Caleb Kilian has had enough success in the upper minors to get the Cubs organization or its fans intrigued. Then, he comes u...1559Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-position-analysis-second-base-r1542/The entire offseason for the Chicago Cubs felt like it revolved around whether Nico Hoerner or Matt Shaw would be the starting second baseman on Opening Day. The trade rumors were swirling surrounding Hoerner, and we were all but certain that he would be moved. Now, it appears the status quo has...1542Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/are-the-cubs-better-prepared-to-withstand-slow-starts-from-key-hitters-in-2025-r1558/A couple of the hitters whose early struggles made life hard last spring are habitual slow starters. Does the team have ways to better survive early travails and put runs on the board from Day One this time? The calendar has just barely flipped over to March, but we’ve long known the shape o...1558Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:05:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-position-analysis-right-field-r1546/Chicago Cubs fans have been awaiting a superstar-caliber player to insert into the lineup and potentially help put them over the top. The offseason gave them just that as they acquired right fielder Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros. Tucker will now be the everyday right fielder and headline o...1546Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/colin-reas-success-in-cubs-starting-rotation-will-depend-on-the-defense-living-up-to-its-potential-r1557/With one candidate for the fifth spot in the Chicago Cubs' starting rotation injured, the other will get the shot the team envisioned when they signed him. He can only thrive, though, if the team's defense performs the way the front office imagined as they constructed the team. For the last...1557Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:15:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-long-can-you-last-without-caring-about-kyle-tuckers-spring-struggles-r1556/The Cubs' superstar right fielder will be fine. He'll be fine. It's just spring training, and he'll be just fine. Right? In his first 15 plate appearances in the Cactus League, Kyle Tucker is 0-for-12, with three walks and five strikeouts. It's just a fistful of looks to start the seaso...1556Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:08:05 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/gage-workman-is-looking-too-good-to-let-go-for-cubs-r1555/Monday offered the latest evidence, but there's plenty of it. The Cubs need to find a way to keep their Rule 5 Draft selection. Twice in three trips to the plate Monday, Gage Workman took one of the hardest swings anyone managed all day against a good big-league pitcher—and connected fairly...1555Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:35 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/brace-yourselves-this-cubs-team-could-be-special-r1550/Through the first couple weeks of spring training, the Chicago Cubs have been loads of fun to watch. Though we are truly only getting started, and accepting the fact that the outcomes of spring games bear relatively little relationship to the way things go once the bell rings, I'm starting to se...1550Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/after-adding-strength-this-winter-michael-busch-might-become-an-all-star-in-2025-r1554/The Cubs' starting first baseman enters his second full season in the big leagues, not merely trying to avoid a sophomore slump, but poised to take his game to the next level. It's just spring training. The competition is extremely uneven, and everyone is tinkering with things. Michael Busch...1554Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:53:00 +0000