https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/107/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/top-25-most-viewed-north-side-baseball-articles-of-2024-part-2-16-20-r1352/The Cubs have a ton of top prospects. Then at the draft, they made third baseman Cam Smith their first-round pick. Weeks later, they traded Christopher Morel for Isaac Paredes. This offseason, the Cubs traded Paredes and Smith to the Astros (with Hayden Wesneski) in exchange for Kyle Tucker. So...1352Sat, 28 Dec 2024 22:48:22 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/top-25-most-viewed-north-side-baseball-articles-of-2024-part-1-21-25-r1351/2024 began with a lot of hopes and expectations. Along with the return of Cody Bellinger, rookies like Michael Busch and eventually Pete Crow-Armstrong stepped up and contributed to the big league roster. Shota Imanaga's rookie season really couldn't have gone much better. The lefty started out...1351Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:26:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-starlin-castro-comparing-two-yankees-cubs-trades-a-decade-apart-r1350/The Cubs’ outfield has received a makeover this offseason, notably highlighted by the Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger trades. While they paid a fair price for the former, it’s very easy to question the return they got for the latter — reliever Cody Poteet and salary relief — given that Bellinger...1350Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:57:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/finally-acknowledging-joy-the-restoration-of-sammy-sosa-to-cubdom-is-a-good-thing-r1349/In case you missed it, Sammy Sosa issued a public apology for his steroid use last week. In response, team Chairman Tom Ricketts released a statement stating that he planned on inviting Sosa to this offseason’s Cubs Convention. As someone who was born in the 1990s, I sincerely hope that this is...1349Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:52:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/remember-some-cubs-jason-heyward-the-current-record-holder-of-the-biggest-contract-in-cubs-history-r1327/Before we dive into the nitty-gritty of Jason Heyward’s time with the Cubs, I want to note that this article (and others like it) is done in conjunction with North Side Baseball’s Chicago Cubs Players Project. It’s a wiki-style project that anyone—including you, dear reader—can contribute to. Th...1327Wed, 25 Dec 2024 23:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ghosts-of-trade-deadlines-past-what-if-ryan-dempster-hadnt-blocked-his-trade-to-atlanta-r1348/Exploring different "what-if" scenarios is not a unique idea, but this was somewhat inspired by the Disney+ series that explores the ripple effects of small decisions or actions within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Of course, in this series, we’ll be looking at small decisions or actions in Chi...1348Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:33:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/as-dominoes-fall-throughout-mlb-this-under-the-radar-trade-target-should-be-cubs-priority-r1347/When I ran down a list of possible players the Cubs could target to bolster their starting rotation in the wake of a Jesús Luzardo trade falling apart last week, the name of Rockies righthander Ryan Feltner drew raised eyebrows. He's much, much less of a brand name than hurlers like Luis Castill...1347Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:43:36 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/updating-the-cubs-outfield-logjam-after-cody-bellinger-kyle-tucker-trades-r1344/To recap: since the Winter Meetings, the Cubs have brought in right fielder Kyle Tucker and traded away outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger. Also, Seiya Suzuki (via his agent) has informed the team that he has no interest in being a full-time designated hitter. On top of that, top prospects...1344Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:28:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-extra-dimensions-and-earlier-successes-of-sammy-sosa-r1346/As we approach the end of December, there’s still work to be done for the 2025 Chicago Cubs roster. But it’s hard to label what’s unfolded thus far this winter as anything less than a success. In terms of the current team, you’ve got the addition of the legitimate star the team has lacked for a...1346Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-bellinger-to-bronx-bombers-rotation-sights-set-higher-sosa-back-in-fold-r1345/Through playing the long game, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has the Cubs positioned for immediate postseason success. The latest evidence of this was in this week's inevitable trade of outfielder Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees. In two seasons with the Cubs, Bellinger c...1345Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:23:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/previewing-the-2025-nl-central-are-cubs-favorites-with-kyle-tucker-r1342/Since 2017, when the Cubs won the National League Central with a 92-70 record, there have been seven seasons, four of which ended with the Brewers atop the division. Only once since then have the Cubs finished the year in the top spot, and that was in the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign (which doe...1342Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-group-the-2025-chicago-cubs-will-go-to-war-with-r1335/In a recent podcast, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic made a comment about Isaac Paredes that was quite interesting. "He's more good at accumulating WAR than actually playing baseball," Mooney said. Is this a problem with the Cubs as a whole? Does their WAR reflect their true value on the fi...1335Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:07:02 +0000