https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/110/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-deadline-dansby-swanson-kyle-hendricks-drew-smyly/That lack of mobility largely stems from contracts. If it’s a health thing, we’re probably not discussing them as a trade candidate. In the case of contracts, the term or the dollars are both hindrances to prospective teams’ willingness to pursue. There’s also (obviously) a performance factor. I...951Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:49:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-injury-has-huge-implications-for-cubs-this-month-and-next-year-r949/Earlier this month, I wrote that nothing should dissuade the Cubs from behaving as sellers this month, ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Even as they've heated up (with five wins in their last six games), that has remained true, but losing Cody Bellinger until what figures to be early August seal...949Thu, 11 Jul 2024 22:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-there-enough-in-miles-mastrobuonis-bat-to-make-him-a-playable-regular-r948/The first thought was: Why would the Cubs play anybody but Miles Mastrobuoni at third base for the remainder of the year? The second was: Is Miles Mastrobuoni the most exciting player the Cubs have to offer? But once I talked myself down from each of those, I started to wonder something else. Gi...948Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-long-until-jed-hoyers-job-is-at-risk-r944/Some portion of Cubs Twitter has been calling for Jed Hoyer to be fired for quite some time. Sometimes it’s warranted. More often, it’s just a bunch of overreactions. As the trade deadline approaches, no one really knows what the Cubs are going to do. Apparently, they don’t even know what they’r...944Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:27:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ian-happ-is-having-a-laugh-out-loud-july-what-does-it-mean-for-his-future-r945/945Wed, 10 Jul 2024 23:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/if-cubs-want-to-compete-justin-steele-shota-imanaga-and-javier-assad-must-become-long-term-rotation-pieces-r943/If the Cubs are serious about competing next season and beyond, Justin Steele, Shota Imanaga, and Javier Assad must remain on the team long-term.  How’s that for a thesis statement? And if you’re still reading, you will soon find out why these three Cubby hurlers are worth keeping around, n...943Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-value-of-selling-even-when-youre-probably-not-going-to-get-the-1st-overall-pick-r941/I wrote that exact introduction nearly a year ago, as the prelude to my first-ever article for North Side Baseball: “The Value of Buying Even When You’re (Probably) Not Going to Win the World Series”. The Cubs would prove me prescient in the days that followed, as the team scooped up Jeimer Cand...941Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:19:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-nico-hoerner-shaw-triantos-mariners/It’s officially July, the Cubs are plummeting, and rumors are everywhere. It sure seems like the Cubs will be sellers, although this next week should confirm or reverse that. One name that I wasn’t particularly ready to show up in rumors was Nico Hoerner, but it seems that there are talks of him...942Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/whats-jameson-taillons-trade-value-and-who-might-want-him-r940/In his first 14 starts of the season, Jameson Taillon has thrown 81 innings and notched a 2.99 ERA. The latter figure would be the best of his big-league career, and there are some reasons to wonder how legitimate his success has been, but you can go all the way back to Jul. 1 of last year and f...940Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:02:06 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-will-focus-on-draft-this-week-but-then-spotlight-swings-to-two-trade-candidates-r935/When Cubs executive Jed Hoyer joined broadcasters Boog Sciambi and Jim Deshaies in the broadcast booth Saturday afternoon, the mess below them made clear the writing on the wall before them. Hoyer's frustration with a season full of bad injury luck and sloppy play was evident, as he gave an upda...935Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:33:14 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-uneven-week-all-but-seals-cubs-fate-with-trade-deadline-near-r933/But, if you were hoping for the start of a miracle run that pulls the club out of the seller cellar, this was not the week for you. The Cubs returned to Wrigley this week for a unique six-game home stand against one of MLB’s best teams and one of MLB’s worst teams. After an off day last Mon...933Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:18:49 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-the-cubs-should-buy-at-the-trade-deadline-r932/The Cubs aren’t in a position to sell at the trade deadline. Despite their talk of intelligent spending and maintaining flexibility, they are locked into this roster with no obvious moves to sell. It’s time to add on and buy for the rest of this season and beyond. The first reason the Cubs...932Sun, 07 Jul 2024 17:53:06 +0000