https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/101/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nico-hoerner-arm-injury-flexor-tendon-surgery-trade-rumors/We don't know for sure, but it seems very possible this is related to when Nico Hoerner was hit by a pitch on the right hand on Jun. 7. A quick search shows that a forceful blow to the hand can result in a flexor tendon injury, and a direct hit on the hand by a pitched baseball by Hunter Greene...1173Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-dylan-cease-michael-king-javier-assad/Most Cubs fans are acutely aware of the twists and turns of Dylan Cease's career. The former Cubs farmhand went to the White Sox organization in the José Quintana trade in 2017, and his successes and failures have been newsworthy on both sides of town ever since. In March, the White Sox dealt Ce...1179Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:07:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-aggressively-should-cubs-pursue-npb-starter-tomoyuki-sugano-r1178/In an offseason that looks to be relatively rich with starting pitchers available in free agency, there will be less attention on aging Japanese righthander Tomoyuki Sugano than there might have been if he had come over two or three years ago. However, Sugano, 35, is likely to sign with an MLB t...1178Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:17:12 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-to-build-a-200-game-bullpen-starring-the-2025-chicago-cubs-r1177/There are 162 games in a regular MLB season. As the playoffs expand, it has become possible for a team to play as many as 22 gmaes in the postseason. Add in the bloated but certainly necessary spring training schedule, and teams have to play more than 200 games to get from one end of a champions...1177Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:17:23 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/isaac-paredes-needs-to-get-back-to-what-made-him-successful-with-the-rays-r1175/The thought process behind the move was clear when the Chicago Cubs acquired Isaac Paredes from the Tampa Bay Rays on July 28. Viewing from afar, the Cubs were swapping out an underperforming third baseman with a very high ceiling in Christopher Morel for an overperforming one who has probably a...1175Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:58:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/free-agent-relievers-ryne-stanek-matt-moore-kirby-yates-tommy-kahnle-jose-leclerc/As happens almost every year, the Cubs found their way to an effective mix of relief arms in the second half in 2024. By then, though, that unit had cost the team several games, and they were unable to make up the gap down the stretch. Next season, they'll try to carry a deeper, more stable bull...1176Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/free-agency-non-tenders-willy-adames-max-kepler-ramon-laureano/While the Cubs' offense might already be better than it looks based on raw numbers from 2024, everyone acknowledges the need for the team to get better and deeper for 2025. In a perfect world, the team would seriously and persistently vie for the services of Juan Soto, the generational, definiti...1172Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:05:34 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-brandon-lowe-yandy-diaz-jeffrey-springs/I've said it several times already, and will continue to say it, even as we transition from the postseason to the offseason over the coming fortnight: The Cubs have a wide range of needs and problems, but an equally varied array of potentially strong solutions this winter. There is no dearth of...1171Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:32:34 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/gold-glove-finalists-snub-nico-hoerner-ian-happ-dansby-swanson-jerry-weinstein-cubs-hired/Though it's difficult to measure either player's true worth amid the Cubs' dismal results this season, Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ were vital pieces in at least keeping their club in ball games. Boasting 18 outs above average, Swanson provided the Cubs with near-lockdown defense at the shortstop...1170Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:42:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/building-a-cubs-bullpen-that-doesnt-struggle-the-first-half-of-the-season-r1169/While the Chicago Cubs otherwise got off to a fantastic start to the 2024 season, it’s easy to remember just how much better that start could have been. There was the blown save in the season's first game against the Rangers. There was the lost 8-0 lead in San Diego. The backbreaker against the...1169Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:58:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/tom-rickettss-2025-letter-to-chicago-cubs-fans-revealed-r1165/[Note: Some specific names are mentioned, like Kyle Tucker, but it's not meant to be a PREDICTION that Tucker is coming in a trade, but more of a reflection of a surprise trade as a general possibility. Obviously, this is an outrageously hopeful bit of dreaming, but it's the weekend. Let us drea...1165Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-free-agent-target-tracker-corbin-burnes-r1168/Though Corbin Burnes was traded to the Baltimoe Orioles back in late January, the ace righthander is well known around these parts as one of the figureheads of the most recent iterations of the always-solid Milwaukee Brewers. He responded well in his new digs, accumulating 3.4 WAR and a 2.92 ERA...1168Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:24:01 +0000