https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/103/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-rookie-of-the-year-2024-r1148/The Cubs haven’t had a player win the National League Rookie of the Year since Kris Bryant in 2015. Nonetheless, a few players stood out in their rookie campaigns with Chicago. There are three players that are in the running, each of them impressive in their own way.  Honorable Mention: Por...1148Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:11:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/griffin-jax-christian-vazquez-kevin-alcantara-brody-mccullough-trade-rumors/The first thing you need to know about this potential trade is that it's just a sketch, meant to bring light to a couple of more important issues affecting each team. While I would find this specific trade proposal compelling, it's unlikely that either side would actually pull the trigger on it,...1153Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:18:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-most-improved-player-2024-r1152/As the MLB playoffs continue without the Chicago Cubs, it’s important to remember that this season wasn’t a complete loss. Plenty of guys made significant strides in the major leagues that might make us all more bullish on their outlook for next season, when hope will spring anew. Let’s take a l...1152Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:46:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/his-offensive-breakout-was-very-real-but-does-that-mean-miguel-amaya-is-viable-r1151/After his brief benching for a reset and a mechanical adjustment in early July, Miguel Amaya got a whole lot better, in a way that figures to be sticky going into 2025--at least to some extent. Whereas Pete Crow-Armstrong's torrid August gave way to a September that reminded everyone how much he...1151Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-have-to-close-their-fastball-gap-this-winter-six-free-agent-starters-could-help-r1150/From Aug. 1 through the end of the season, the Cubs' average fastball--as a team--hummed in at 92.1 miles per hour. A decade ago, that would have been acceptable, and two decades ago, it might have made them one of the more formidable staffs in the big leagues. This season, though, and specifica...1150Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:46:23 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-personnel-shake-ups-hoyer-presser-mark-start-of-pivotal-cubs-offseason-r1149/With the MLB playoffs bringing October heat in other major markets like New York, the North Side of Chicago begins its long offseason slumber. If this last week was any indication, maybe, just maybe, the organization, through numerous and significant changes, knows it's time to wake up. As we st...1149Sun, 06 Oct 2024 21:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/2024-mlb-playoffs-the-best-teams-for-cubs-fans-to-root-for-r1147/As a Chicago Cubs fan of a certain age, you can admit the runs from 2015 are more strange than usual. What do I mean by that? In my fandom, the Cubs had made the playoffs just five times before 2015. Depending on when you were born in the 80s, you can add two more playoff tallies to that. ...1147Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jed-hoyer-vs-mother-nature-the-winds-of-wrigley-r1146/If you’ve been around the Chicago sports scene for any period of time, you’ve obviously heard of Bear Weather. But Cubs president Jed Hoyer wants to make sure you’ve also heard of Cub Weather. At his year-end press conference on Tuesday, Hoyer said a lot of words. Many of those words we’d h...1146Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-jed-hoyers-long-end-of-season-press-conference-offered-little-cause-for-optimism-r1141/Jed Hoyer spoke on a wide variety of topics Tuesday. What did he really say, though? Here are the key pull-quotes, followed by some thoughts on their implications. A warning, though: the indications he gave don't point toward a huge outlay around the corner. "I'm excited about next year. I...1141Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:35:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jed-hoyers-press-conference-sends-mixed-signals-about-teams-understanding-of-its-star-search-r1142/1142Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:07:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-a-postseason-bye-the-advantage-it-was-meant-to-be-r1139/With the Cubs on the outside looking in at another postseason, we “lovable loser” fans will just have to watch from the sidelines, hoping our enemies lose and our second-favorite teams win. One of the most interesting things to watch for in October are the inevitable upsets: Wild Card teams who...1139Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-fire-mike-napoli-darren-holmes-jim-adduci/On the day after the end of the season, the Cubs dismissed coaches Mike Napoli, Jim Adduci, and Darren Holmes--among others. Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported that the firings also included strength coaches, on the heels of a season in which injuries were a significant hurdle to success....1138Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:35:34 +0000