https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/114/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/top-25-most-viewed-north-side-baseball-articles-of-2024-part-1-21-25-r1351/Chicago Cubs 2024. Let's take a look at the most-viewed articles of 2024, starting with those at 21-25.  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 b...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/Cody Bellinger is with the Yankees now, and the Cubs’ decision to salary dump him is ominously similar to their handling of Starlin Castro one decade ago. The Cubs’ outfield has received a makeover this offseason, notably highlighted by the Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger trades. While they p...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/After 20 years of weirdly pretending that one of the best players in franchise history doesn’t exist, it’s about time the Chicago Cubs, and Sammy Sosa, begin to right this wrong.  In case you missed it, Sammy Sosa issued a public apology for his steroid use last week. In response, team Chair...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/While technically still an active player, Heyward gave the prime of his career to the Cubs, and in exchange they gave him the largest contract in franchise history. 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 i...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/As we all wait for the Cubs to make a move to acquire some more pitching depth, the doldrums of the offseason approach. We’re going to try a new series to get us through some of the slower baseball news periods of the year.  Exploring different "what-if" scenarios is not a unique idea, but t...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/A flurry of pre-holiday transactions has taken some options off the Cubs' menu of ways to spend their considerable payroll capacity this offseason. One hurler suffering serious Coors Field Syndrome could be the key to the team's response to that circumstance. When I ran down a list of possib...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/There have been a lot of moving parts in the outfield in recent weeks. Let’s regain some clarity about who’s playing where. 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...1344Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:28:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-extra-dimensions-and-earlier-successes-of-sammy-sosa-r1346/Yes, Sammy Sosa used performance-enhancing drugs. No, he was not made by them. 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 curr...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/If good things come to those who wait, perhaps the Cubs are primed for another parade down Michigan Avenue in 2025.  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 thi...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/The Brewers have owned the division since 2018. Is a changing of the guard due in 2025? 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 fin...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/Just how above-replacement are your wins, really? And just how winning is your above-replacementness? 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,"...1335Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/should-cubs-engage-rays-on-shane-mcclanahan-or-shane-baz-r1343/In the Cubs' relentless search for a rotation upgrade, the final frontier might be Tampa Bay. Coming into this offseason, the Rays knew they needed to clear some payroll, and that the most sensible way to do so would be by trading from their pitching surplus. They traded Jeffrey Springs to t...1343Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:24:32 +0000