https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/113/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/dansby-swanson-swing-change-approach-numbers/For nearly a year, Dansby Swanson's bat looked dead. From Aug. 1, 2023 through the recess for the All-Star break last month, Swanson batted .212/.286/.368. In 570 plate appearances, he struck out 26 percent of the time, walked 8.8 percent of the time, and hit 18 home runs. It was a very long str...1026Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:47:15 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-it-even-possible-to-catch-cubs-rookie-pete-crow-armstrong-stealing-r1025/If the season ended today, Pete Crow-Armstrong would be tied for the fourth-most stolen bases in a season by a player who was not caught stealing during that campaign. He's 21-for-21; the only guys who have gone whole seasons with more steals and no times caught are Chase Utley (23, 2009), Alcid...1025Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/take-a-good-look-at-the-twins-this-week-one-of-them-could-be-a-cub-in-2025-r1024/It's not too early to start thinking about the 2025 Chicago Cubs. In fact, that's what the team should be spending the balance of the 2024 season doing. Their recent promotion of Matt Shaw, James Triantos, and Kevin Alcántara to Triple-A Iowa shows that they're doing just that, and if they want...1024Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:03:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/are-cubs-waiting-for-cody-bellinger-to-get-healthy-before-making-seiya-suzuki-a-full-time-dh-r1023/Though it wasn't quite for the reasons one might have hoped, during Cody Bellinger's absence in the wake of cracking his ribcage running into the wall early this season, Pete Crow-Armstrong gained a foothold as the team's regular center fielder. Meanwhile, and for much more exciting reasons, Mic...1023Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:11:41 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/as-three-other-top-cubs-prospects-join-them-a-check-in-on-moises-ballesteros-and-owen-caissie-in-iowa-r1021/Lately, the Cubs are in the bad habit of having their best offensive prospects stall out in the upper levels of their farm system. It's not a problem exclusive to them; it's part of how being a top prospect works. Still, they need to start getting those players over the hump, not only onto the b...1021Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-hitter-month-july-seiya-suzuki-miguel-amaya-ian-happ/#4 Patrick Wisdom Wisdom hit only .222, which is the same on-base percentage as his batting average. Only six hits were had, and Patrick didn’t start but five games. Wisdom deserves mention for his flair for the dramatic; three of his six hits left the yard, one with a runner on every base. A...1020Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:28:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/justin-steele-cutter-fastball-slider-sinker-changeup-curveball/It might be time to fully kill the notion that Justin Steele is a two-pitch pitcher. From the midpoint of 2022 through the end of last season, that was essentially the case, and Steele was one of the best pitchers in baseball, anyway. His cutter (or four-seamer; we can wade back into that in a m...1019Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-mistakes-frustration-signal-beginning-of-the-end-r1018/The game of baseball is loaded with rituals and superstitions. Most famous is the collective effort made by teams, fans, and broadcasters when one of their own is tossing a no-hitter or perfect game. There are probably several good reasons for this, but one simple one: We don’t want to screw it...1018Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:32:28 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-fast-but-how-fast-is-he-compared-to-an-olympian-r1017/If you’re anything like me, you’ve been watching the Summer Olympics for the past week or so. I’ve found myself enjoying the brief respite from the Cubs continuing to tread water by watching Olympic swimmers who are doing nothing but treading water when they’re in the pool.  Of course, ther...1017Sun, 04 Aug 2024 14:09:18 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-gm-jed-hoyer-needs-to-start-prioritizing-great-players-not-great-value-r1015/To his credit or possibly as a team-assigned part of his job, Jed Hoyer speaks regularly on 670 The Score. Mostly, these radio hits are deliberately vague and make Cub fans mad in either direction, positive or negative. For such a bland personality, Jed Hoyer evokes strong, strong reactions....1015Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:18:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/in-all-likelihood-sad-end-to-a-happy-marriage-between-adbert-alzolay-and-the-cubs-r1014/Baseball is cruel. It's not the sport's fault; it's part of life. Still, it punches you in the gut sometimes, when a player who deserves so many good things and has been so steadfastly denied them takes yet another of fate's blows. Adbert Alzolay, who has been out since May with an arm injury th...1014Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:02:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/mike-tauchman-and-the-2025-chicago-cubs-r1013/Ice has run through Mike Tauchman's veins every time he's gotten a chance to come up with a big play for the Chicago Cubs over the last year and a half. He hit a walkoff home run against the White Sox in June, and he walked off the Cardinals on a double Thursday night, but those aren't the only...1013Fri, 02 Aug 2024 11:11:03 +0000