https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/117/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tucker-trade-rumors-keep-swirling-is-taking-on-ryan-pressly-a-win-win-way-to-bridge-gaps-r1309/While there remain several paths forward for the Cubs this winter, their priority appears to be a trade for the All-Star Houston outfielder. Meeting the Astros' asking price will be tricky, though, and might require mutual creativity. Although the reports are just confused and confusing enou...1309Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-trade-rumors-a-breakdown-of-yankees-pitching-prospect-will-warren-r1308/Though no consequential hot stove news broke Thursday, below the surface, there were indicators that the Cubs were moving toward something big. One new name reached the public sphere, and it's one that has come up in connection with the team before. It's become clear, over the last two days,...1308Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-are-cubs-division-rivals-up-to-this-offseason-r1303/With the Mets taking steps forward, the Super Team Dodgers getting more super by the week, Atlanta poised for a healthier, more dangerous 2025, and the Phillies being the Phillies, the NL Central seems to be the crown the Cubs are most likely to claim.  Of course, the Cubs aren't the only team i...1303Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-dylan-cease-trade-could-make-sense-for-the-cubs-but-which-version-would-be-best-r1306/The San Diego Padres are on the horns of a payroll dilemma. They want to contend in 2025, as usual, and they have a significant shopping list—but their proverbial bank account is overdrawn. Can they and the Cubs help each other? It's not time to break up the Padres just yet. They have a cham...1306Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:58:09 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-pick-up-a-bizarre-nick-madrigal-miles-mastrobuoni-patrick-wisdom-megazord-in-2024-mlb-rule-5-draft-r1304/You can't just mash a bunch of bad players into one body and come up with a useful bench piece. What the Cubs' Rule 5 choice asks us is: what if you can? The Cubs found a market inefficiency, here. Ever since the players union got its butt kicked in the negotiation of a new collective bargai...1304Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:11:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-take-quick-stock-of-cubs-payroll-situation-including-considering-what-it-means-for-a-kyle-tucker-trade-r1302/It's probably gotten easy to lose track of the Cubs' spending power, as rumors distorted by imperfect information have muddied the water with regard to their 2025 payroll plans. Let's reset a little bit. Firstly, and this is not an estimate the team has put out publicly but I've talked to se...1302Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:29:47 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-mlb-draft-lottery-has-been-unkind-to-the-cubs%E2%80%94but-theyve-also-been-unkind-to-themselves-r1301/Resist the temptation to rage against the universe after an NL Central team soared up into the top five for the second year in a row, while the Cubs once again stayed right in the middle of the first round. It's bad luck, but that bad luck is the residue of the team's lousy designs. The thir...1301Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:21:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/so-far-the-winter-meetings-have-raised-as-many-cubs-questions-as-theyve-answered-r1300/The MLB Winter Meetings are bringing the hot stove to a full boil now, but as the temperature and the pressure rise, the Cubs seem to be staying cool—maybe too cool. Maybe frozen. We got some newfound clarity about the options box the Cubs are trying to unpack this winter on Tuesday—but all...1300Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:28:11 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/it-feels-like-this-is-the-crucial-piece-of-info-weve-been-missing-all-along-about-cubs-offseason-r1299/One partial, still-valid explanation of the Cubs' somewhat puzzling behavior and messaging this offseason is that they face constraints related to the payroll, imposed by ownership. On Tuesday, another, much more completely explanatory fact came to light. If we're being honest, it didn't mak...1299Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:42:59 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-kyle-finnegan-ended-up-being-rightfully-non-tendered-but-could-still-emerge-as-a-legit-relief-ace-r1298/The Cubs are reportedly interested in the hard-throwing ex-Nationals closer. Based on his profile from 2024, that would be a mistake—but his profile in 2025 doesn't have to look anything like the one from 2024. My big problem with Kyle Finnegan is this: dude throws his splitter for strikes t...1298Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:47:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-carson-kelly-is-the-perfect-fit-for-cubs-needs-behind-the-plate%E2%80%94and-what-it-means-for-miguel-amaya-r1296/The Chicago Cubs made perhaps their most necessary move right at the outset of the Winter Meetings on Monday, as it was reported that the team was close to a contract with catcher Carson Kelly.  As the offseason got underway, we knew that the free-agent options behind the dish were slim pick...1296Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tucker-trade-rumors-the-theory-and-praxis-of-bringing-astros-slugger-to-cubs-in-blockbuster-deal-r1295/Jed Hoyer doesn't shell out prospect hauls for one-year rental stars, any more than he ponies up $300 million for free agent studs. Does that mean you should count the Cubs out if this superstar hits the trade block? One year ago, the Yankees traded for Juan Soto, giving up a handsome packag...1295Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:13:02 +0000