https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/115/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sammy-sosa-admits-he-used-performance-enhancing-drugs-i-made-mistakes-and-i-apologize-r1341/The most important player in Cubs history might finally be allowed to come home, after fessing up to some of his sins in a statement Thursday. Out of the blue, on a cold Thursday afternoon in December, Sammy Sosa struck like a lightning bolt—just as he did on so many warmer, semi-soporific s...1341Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:38:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/mlbs-study-on-pitching-injuries-and-what-it-tells-us-about-cubs-offseason-r1338/If you missed it, MLB released a 62-page document on pitching and injuries. Are there any real solutions in there? It's all very interesting, and you can read all about the findings from Jeff Passan, David Adler of MLB.com, and basically any website that covers baseball at all. They have don...1338Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:48:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-challenge-before-matt-shaw-is-now-the-cubs-too-r1339/They've carved a niche for a player they believe in. Now, they have to let him fill it on a permanent basis. There was a point (roughly a week ago) where it looked like the Chicago Cubs might have to rely on multiple prospects to serve as an all-important “X-factor” for 2025. That term, of c...1339Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:15:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/where-cubs-can-pivot-after-jes%C3%BAs-luzardo-trade-falls-apart-r1337/Chicago got close to a deal for Miami's high-upside, high-risk southpaw, but the deal collapsed. Jed Hoyer knows he still needs to make a major upgrade to his starting rotation. Where will it come from? After multiple reports throughout the last week that the Cubs were pushing to complete a...1337Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:38:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-the-cubs-see-in-and-expect-from-cody-poteet-r1334/While the main thrust of the Cubs' latest deal was financial, they wouldn't have done it without getting an arm in which they can invest at least a bit of hope for 2025 contributions. What will they get from their new oft-injured swingman?   Cody Poteet debuted with the Miami Marlins in...1334Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-sign-pete-crow-armstrong-to-a-contract-extension-together-r1332/Over the last few seasons, the Cubs have managed to extend two homegrown talents, in Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner. However, those extensions were short. Could the Cubs and Pete Crow-Armstrong find a middle ground on a longer-term deal? Pete Crow-Armstrong may have had a bumpy start to his 2024...1332Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:00:28 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-will-absolutely-unequivocally-re-spend-the-money-they-saved-on-cody-bellinger-r1333/I beg of you: stop saying "if." That's happening. And while the Cubs should spend more money, not less, trading their fifth-best hitter was the right move either way. Reaction to the Cubs trading Cody Bellinger to the Yankees Tuesday afternoon has been, on balance, pretty critical. While a s...1333Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:08:22 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-for-cody-cubs-trade-cody-bellinger-to-yankees-acquire-reliever-cody-poteet-r1313/In a move necessary because of the Cubs' acquisition of Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros, the team has dealt outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees. In order to add Kyle Tucker's projected arbitration salary (in excess of $15 million) and maintain the payroll flex...1313Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:56:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-could-a-kyle-tucker-cubs-contract-extension-look-like-r1324/The Cubs got their man in a trade with the Houston Astros last week. Can they keep him in town? When the Cubs landed Kyle Tucker in a blockbuster trade on Friday, the general reaction was thus: “Holy s**t”. It was a narrative-changing move for the Jed Hoyer-Carter Hawkins front office, which...1324Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/mlb-free-agency-kirby-yates-kyle-finnegan-aj-minter/The rumor mill has tied three high-leverage relievers to the Cubs as potential free-agent signees this offseason. Which one should the team prioritize as they round out their roster? It's hard to keep a firm hold of all the rumors that have floated around, in a winter in which rumors have be...1330Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:40:22 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/free-agent-rumors-yoan-moncada-third-base-matt-shaw-tucker-trade/Look, signing the rakishly handsome wayward former star derailed by injuries worked once. Maybe it's worth another roll. Roughly a year ago, the Chicago Cubs were without a few things: A first baseman. A third baseman. A star. (Cash! Jobs! Hope! Wait.) Coming into this winter, we thought two...1329Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:01:52 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jesus-luzardo-trade-rumor-update-cubs-rotation/It sure sounds like the Cubs intend to get a deal done with the Miami Marlins, to finish building a rotation heavily leaning left. What does it mean, and what will it beget? If the Cubs have their way, they will complete a trade with the Miami Marlins for left-handed starting pitcher Jesús L...1326Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:11:12 +0000