https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/110/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-top-20-chicago-cubs-player-assets-of-2025-part-3-nos-6-10-r1406/We continue with our list ranking the 20 most important players to the Cubs’ present and future. Today, we’ll tackle the back half of the top 10. You can get a full explanation for the parameters used to develop this list in our introductory post, but the short version is this. We're answeri...1406Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:31:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/you-can-all-calm-down-now-chicago-cubs-sign-kyle-tucker-to-one-year-deal-worth-165-million-r1411/Not to be that guy, but I was told they'd ruined their relationship with their new, much-beloved superstar forever. This, like the non-news that preceded it, means almost nothing. By and large, we should not care whether players make $16 million or $17 million, so we certainly need not care...1411Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:19:47 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/can-i-sell-you-on-jordan-montgomery-as-the-final-piece-for-the-cubs-rotation-r1409/If ever a player needed a change of scenery, and if ever there was a time to ignore the ugly numbers, this might be it. The modern baseball analytosphere demands that we have a good damn explanation for why any player who was bad in Year X should be any good in Year X+1. We have all kinds of...1409Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:35:43 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/piecing-things-together-its-clear-the-chicago-cubs-intend-to-sign-a-top-relief-pitcher-r1407/The bread crumbs are piling up on the path. We're right on top of the truth here. Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy appeared on the Mully and Haugh Show on 670 The Score Wednesday morning, and when the hosts asked him about who he thought might close for the team in 2025, he laughed. "I...1407Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:24:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-top-20-chicago-cubs-player-assets-of-2025-part-2-nos-11-15-r1399/We continue with our list ranking the 20 most important players to the Cubs’ present and future. Today, we’ll take a look at the players inside the top 15, but who fell just short of the top 10. You can get a full explanation for the parameters used to develop this list in our intro post, bu...1399Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:33:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/alex-bregman-kike-hernandez-free-agent-targets/Is he as sexy as a two-time All-Star with 25-homer power? No. But he's probably a much better fit. In a perfect world, the Cubs would sign Alex Bregman this month, as he accepts the reality that no long-term deal is forthcoming and becomes more open to a short-term one with player options at...1405Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:17:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-examine-the-power-surge-kyle-tucker-enjoyed-in-2024-and-how-it-will-carry-into-2025-r1402/The potency of the 2025 Chicago Cubs' lineup hinges quite a bit on the power production they're hoping to get from their new right fielder. Can they actually count on it? Kyle Tucker was a very, very good hitter even before 2024. From 2021-23, he emerged as a superstar, with a .278/.353/.517...1402Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:34:38 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-seriously-will-cubs-pursue-alex-bregman%E2%80%94and-if-they-sign-him-whats-next-r1401/The juicy rumor du jour came from Bruce Levine Tuesday evening. The Cubs are in touch with Scott Boras, and whenever that happens, things have a chance to get weird. It is, on one level, incredibly simple. Don't overthink this. One of these potential lineups is much better than the other....1401Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:05:24 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-top-20-chicago-cubs-player-assets-of-2025-part-1-nos-20-16-r1395/A new year is upon us, and it’s time to start doing some accounting on the best and most important players in the Cubs organization. Today, we start with my picks for Nos. 16 through 20. Over at our sister site Twins Daily, Nick Nelson did a similar write-up for the Twins (he’s been doing it...1395Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:46:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/instead-of-trading-something-major-for-willi-castro-cubs-should-try-dealing-for-the-next-willi-castro-r1400/Much in need of a utility man with athleticism and upside, the Cubs have been linked with the cash-strapped Twins and their out-of-nowhere All-Star. For multiple reasons, though, they should turn their attention south instead. Two years ago, the Minnesota Twins caught a huge break. The then-...1400Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:31:15 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/2025-cubs-breakout-brandon-birdsell/When we talk about what shapes the 2025 Cubs' starting rotation might take, there's one player we talk about far too infrequently. He should be higher on prospect lists already, and his stock could rise sharply this spring. After being a fifth-round pick in 2022 out of Texas Tech, Brandon Bi...1398Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:52:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/3-podcast-episodes-to-catch-you-up-on-all-things-chicago-cubs-offseason-r1397/The crew here at North Side Baseball is always trying to serve you content, even beyond our written work. Here's a roundup of three recent podcasts on the state of the Cubs at this critical juncture of the winter. Firstly, late last week, three-fourths of the crew of the This is Not a Rebuil...1397Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:39:49 +0000