https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/109/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/whoever-suits-up-for-the-2025-chicago-cubs-the-coaches-have-to-make-them-better-r1425/The Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach Monday afternoon. It's a good reminder to Cubs fans that they also have a much-prized leader in their dugout, and that the team's ceiling might be set in part by a reshaped coaching staff, in addition to their raw talent. It's not a...1425Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:24:43 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-add-more-potential-bullpen-depth-sign-righty-trevor-richards-to-minor-league-deal-r1424/We've talked about the Cubs being near their limit for sheer depth options at the fringes of their bullpen, but apparently, they're not quite there yet. On Monday afternoon, they agreed to bring aboard a high-slot changeup specialist who could fit into a situational role near the bottom of their...1424Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:33:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ranking-10-ways-chicago-cubs-can-spend-their-available-money-after-not-landing-tanner-scott-r1423/Sunday's news was a double whammy for the Cubs, who wanted Tanner Scott as the anchor of their bullpen and had built a portion of their spending plan for the balance of the winter around him. Do they still have good ways to use financial flexibility to get better? It's always important to re...1423Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:43:35 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-road-map-to-improvement-at-bat-for-chicago-cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-r1408/We've seen (more or less) the full force and value of the Cubs' young center fielder's speed and defense already. What has to happen, though, for his bat to round out the profile? Pete Crow-Armstrong is aggressive. He's incredibly aggressive chasing fly balls. The dirt on many infields is ch...1408Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:25:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-cubs-convention-shifts-tone-brings-flurry-of-front-office-sound-bites-r1418/One of the best things about being a Cubs fan is that even if the team stinks (which it often has), we still have each other. Hundreds or thousands of Cubs fans wearing blue and red jerseys with names like Sandberg, Dawson, Wood, and Sosa on the back descended upon downtown Chicago this past wee...1418Mon, 20 Jan 2025 01:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ranking-chicago-cubs-bullpen-ace-options-after-missing-out-on-tanner-scott-r1422/There's no avoiding the bitter disappointment of the latest free-agent news. The Cubs had a clear-cut top target on whom they were ready to extend themselves. Now that they've lost out on him, which is the best of their alternatives? All winter, I've exhorted readers not to get anxious or an...1422Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:52:23 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-road-trip-cubs-2025-trip-2-warm-and-winning-r1404/The Cubs return to Arizona from their season-opening road trip to Tokyo and never really leave. Four games in Phoenix and three in Sacramento (that's not a typo) open the 2025 season for "reals." How will the Cubs fare as they kick off the season in earnest? The Cubs don't get to return to W...1404Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-should-start-the-season-with-a-six-man-rotation-its-all-the-rage-r1415/The focus for the remainder of the offseason is on bullpen and bench pieces, so it seems that the Cubs' rotation is set. Given the surplus of starting pitching arms, Chicago would benefit from starting the season with a six-man rotation. There are several reasons why a six-man rotation would...1415Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sources-cubs-have-made-multi-year-offer-to-free-agent-closer-tanner-scott-r1417/According to two sources familiar with the negotiations, the Chicago Cubs have made a multi-year offer to the top free-agent reliever left on the board. However, they're not alone in the bidding. As we told you they would be last month, the Cubs are heavily involved on Tanner Scott, to the e...1417Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:02:12 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/should-the-milwaukee-brewers-or-the-chicago-cubs-be-the-2025-nl-central-favorite-r1414/The Brewers blew the Cubs out of the water in 2024, but perhaps the final tally didn’t signify the true gap between the rival sides. With most of the off-season complete, who's in pole position for the 2025 crown? After 162 games, to finish in the double digits ahead of your closest division...1414Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:33:56 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-top-20-chicago-cubs-player-assets-of-2025-part-4-1-5-r1410/We continue with our list ranking the 20 most important players to the Cubs’ present and future. Finally, we’ll conclude with the five best assets in the entire organization. Our intro post provides a full explanation of the parameters used to develop this list. Still, the short version is t...1410Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-unveiled-a-new-alternate-uniform-are-they-any-good-r1412/Just before the Cubs Convention is slated to kick off, and well into Thursday night, the Chicago Cubs dropped a surprise - no, it's not an extension with Kyle Tucker or anything crazy - but a new alternate uniform designed to replace their Wrigleyville City Connect uniforms...but are they any go...1412Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:13:02 +0000