https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/101/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/craig-counsell-has-found-the-relief-ace-he-needed-to-vault-the-cubs-forward-r1082/The worry, if you were a Cubs fan long about mid-June, was that Craig Counsell's magic doesn't work without an elite bullpen--that the team's failure to build a great relief corps would doom them in their first season under their new $40-million skipper. They still might be doomed for 2024, but...1082Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:20:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jordan-wicks-returns-to-the-cubs-roster-r1080/Jordan Wicks had not impressed overall in Iowa during his rehab in August. He currently sports a 7.30 ERA and 1.46 WHIP while shaking off the rust of his grade two oblique strain. He gave up ten runs in his first two starts, followed by two scoreless abbreviated ones to prove his health and ramp...1080Sun, 01 Sep 2024 15:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-claim-relief-pitcher-shawn-armstrong-from-division-rival-r1079/The Cubs, now at 68-66, are still fighting for life ahead of the final month of the 2024 season. As @Matthew Trueblood pointed out earlier today, the Cubs still need some reinforcements in the bullpen as they look to make some noise in September. Though they didn’t elect to claim Taylor Rogers o...1079Sat, 31 Aug 2024 13:58:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-becoming-the-player-cubs-fans-dreamed-on-r1076/The story of August is that the Cubs are in a bit of a hot stretch. Entering the day off on Thursday, August 29, the Cubs have won nine of their previous twelve games, beating up on the Pirates, Marlins, and Tigers. For the month, the team is 17-8. Take away a three-game sweep by the playoff-lea...1076Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/taylor-rogers-cubs-bullpen-waivers-cbt-luxury-tax-playoff-race/The San Francisco Giants have placed left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers on outright waivers, making him available to teams to claim, if they're willing to take on the balance of his contract. Rogers, 33, is a somewhat complicated case, that way, because his contract is hefty. After signing a thr...1077Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:48:44 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/hitters-swing-more-against-shota-imanaga-than-any-other-pitcher-in-mlb-why-r1075/It's easy to miss just how roughly big-league batters have treated Shota Imanaga lately. Because he put up such gaudy numbers prior to his first rough start at the end of May, his full-season stats still look good. Since May 29, Imanaga has made 15 starts, and while he's struck out 82 batters an...1075Thu, 29 Aug 2024 23:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-dark-side-of-miguel-amayas-phenomenal-second-half-for-cubs-r1074/…is a thing I would say, if I were a more optimistic person in matters of this particular franchise. There’s no doubt that Miguel Amaya’s second half has been superb. It’s inarguable. After a first half in which he hit only .201 and ran a paltry 58 wRC+, Amaya has been a massive boon to a Cubs o...1074Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:40:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-odds-are-terrible-the-stakes-are-high-and-yet-cubs-have-at-least-commanded-attention-r1073/Winning series wasn't good enough. The Cubs needed a genuine hot streak, and a genuine hot streak means sweeping some people. With a scintillating comeback Wednesday afternoon, the team asserted itself, finishing off a three-game sweep in Pittsburgh that launches them into an off day on a surge...1073Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:49:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/with-his-changing-profile-how-does-cody-bellinger-fit-the-cubs-needs-for-2025-r1072/I loved so much about what Cody Bellinger brought to the table for the 2023 Chicago Cubs. Turning in his first 20/20 season while also producing his best overall offensive numbers since 2019 made the Cubs bringing him back an absolute necessity. A team short on bats needed Bellinger to return fo...1072Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:45:50 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-place-julian-merryweather-on-injured-list-call-up-keegan-thompson-and-daniel-palencia-r1071/The first move that trickled out Tuesday afternoon placed Julian Merryweather on the injured list with right knee tendinitis. Merryweather is coming off a rough outing in Miami, in which he allowed four runs in one inning of work. His fastball velocity was down a little, but it’s hard to know if...1071Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:38:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-arent-running-enough-yes-still-r1070/You can do lots of math around the breakeven success rate on stolen base attempts. In some situations, the odds are in a team's favor even if they're only 68% to succeed when sending a runner. In other situations, the number creeps past 75%. Much depends on the game state, but the identities of...1070Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:45:56 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/checking-in-on-isaac-paredes-and-christopher-morel-r1065/Last month, ahead of the MLB trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs completed a rare major-leaguer for major-leaguer swap with the Tampa Bay Rays, sending Christopher Morel (and prospects Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson) to Florida in exchange for third baseman and former Cubs prospect Isaac Paredes. The...1065Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:19:02 +0000