https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/116/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/new-statcast-data-shine-bright-light-on-cubs-excitement-about-adding-two-key-yankees-coaches-r1323/Earlier this month, the Cubs finalized their coaching staff for 2025 and hired new staff for their player-development department, plucking two staffers from the Yankees organization in the process. Now, we can see why, with hard data. Craig Counsell lured Quintin Berry away from the Brewers...1323Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:19:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-moves-that-set-cubs-up-to-land-kyle-tucker-r1321/This deal did not fall out of a coconut tree. It exists in the context of all in which it lives, and what came before it. Jed Hoyer and the Chicago Cubs have finally done it. After several years of accumulating prospects and patiently sitting out free-agent bidding for certain sluggers, some...1321Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/no-michael-busch-cant-wont-and-shouldnt-move-to-third-base%E2%80%94or-second-either-r1320/Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen. It is not going to happen.   It's not wholly incomprehensible. A couple days after having acquired Kyle Tucker—without giving up Seiya Suzuki!—the Cubs still have not traded Cody Bellinger, and some fans (not indefensible) are trying to daydream a lit...1320Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-blockbuster-move-with-potentially-more-to-come-transforms-club-r1319/Outside of the place shockingly and abruptly closing down and its legendary ivy repurposed at the Morton Arboretum, nothing would stop me from filling the seats at Wrigley Field every season. With the club's bold moves this past week, it seems that multitudes of other fellow Cubs fans and I have...1319Sun, 15 Dec 2024 21:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/projecting-the-chicago-cubs-2025-opening-day-lineup-after-kyle-tucker-trade-r1314/Welcome to Chicago, Kyle Tucker! The Cubs got their guy, and now it is time to look ahead at how Craig Counsell will craft the lineup come Opening Day 2025.   We know that Cody Bellinger is (more than likely) a goner. With that knowledge (but otherwise assuming no lineup-altering moves...1314Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:29:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jes%C3%BAs-luzardo-trade-rumors-what-the-cubs-see-in-him-and-what-hes-worth-r1318/Saturday's hot trade rumor had the Cubs in talks with the Marlins on a deal for the talented but oft-injured left-handed starter. It's a fascinating potential move—but a dangerous one. It's been clear all along that the Cubs intended to add another starting pitcher this winter, even after si...1318Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:56:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/are-the-chicago-cubs-actually-cheap-r1311/The Cubs are frugal. Tom Ricketts is cheap. The Cubs will never have a generational player. All of these are popular takes online and on talk radio. They don't hold merit. The Cubs do spend. They just have a spread the wealth strategy. They like sensible contracts instead of the splurge. (Don’t...1311Sun, 15 Dec 2024 00:19:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-make-carson-kelly-two-year-deal-official-r1316/It took a few days, but the Carson Kelly signing is now official. After entering the offseason with the goal of upgrading at the catcher position, Jed Hoyer grabbed Carson Kelly, one of the last free-agent catchers on the market. Carson Kelly's official deal is for two years, earning $11.5 m...1316Sat, 14 Dec 2024 13:45:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tucker-shifts-the-entire-narrative-around-jed-hoyer-the-cubs-r1315/If you’ve followed my writing in this space for any stretch of time, you know that I’ve been clamoring for offensive impact since the jump. Over the last handful of years, the Chicago Cubs have been led by a collection of good baseball players. A group of hitters that serve largely as complement...1315Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:51:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-and-michael-busch-earned-2024-bonuses-r1317/This is the third offseason that MLB has handed out performance bonuses to several deserving pre-arbitration players. This year, two Chicago Cubs rookies received a nice pre-holiday check for their 2024 efforts.  In 2023, three pre-arbitration Chicago Cubs earned performance-based bonuses. I...1317Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:46:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/three-free-agent-relievers-cubs-should-target-this-offseason-r1312/Amid all the Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger, and Nico Hoerner trade rumors, the Cubs could still greatly benefit from adding at least one, if not two, relief pitchers. With plenty of options still out on the open market, here are three that the Cubs should go after to help bolster the bullpen....1312Sat, 14 Dec 2024 01:42:16 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/its-happening-cubs-to-acquire-outfielder-kyle-tucker-from-astros-r1310/In a move that could radically alter the future of the franchise, the Chicago Cubs have pulled the trigger on their most aggressive trade in nearly a decade. They now have the star slugger their lineup has been missing since 2016.  After multiple days of heavy rumors, the Cubs and Astros fin...1310Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:40:53 +0000