https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/117/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-becoming-the-player-cubs-fans-dreamed-on-r1076/The story of August is that the Cubs are in a bit of a hot stretch. Entering the day off on Thursday, August 29, the Cubs have won nine of their previous twelve games, beating up on the Pirates, Marlins, and Tigers. For the month, the team is 17-8. Take away a three-game sweep by the playoff-lea...1076Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/taylor-rogers-cubs-bullpen-waivers-cbt-luxury-tax-playoff-race/The San Francisco Giants have placed left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers on outright waivers, making him available to teams to claim, if they're willing to take on the balance of his contract. Rogers, 33, is a somewhat complicated case, that way, because his contract is hefty. After signing a thr...1077Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:48:44 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/hitters-swing-more-against-shota-imanaga-than-any-other-pitcher-in-mlb-why-r1075/It's easy to miss just how roughly big-league batters have treated Shota Imanaga lately. Because he put up such gaudy numbers prior to his first rough start at the end of May, his full-season stats still look good. Since May 29, Imanaga has made 15 starts, and while he's struck out 82 batters an...1075Thu, 29 Aug 2024 23:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-dark-side-of-miguel-amayas-phenomenal-second-half-for-cubs-r1074/…is a thing I would say, if I were a more optimistic person in matters of this particular franchise. There’s no doubt that Miguel Amaya’s second half has been superb. It’s inarguable. After a first half in which he hit only .201 and ran a paltry 58 wRC+, Amaya has been a massive boon to a Cubs o...1074Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:40:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-odds-are-terrible-the-stakes-are-high-and-yet-cubs-have-at-least-commanded-attention-r1073/Winning series wasn't good enough. The Cubs needed a genuine hot streak, and a genuine hot streak means sweeping some people. With a scintillating comeback Wednesday afternoon, the team asserted itself, finishing off a three-game sweep in Pittsburgh that launches them into an off day on a surge...1073Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:49:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/with-his-changing-profile-how-does-cody-bellinger-fit-the-cubs-needs-for-2025-r1072/I loved so much about what Cody Bellinger brought to the table for the 2023 Chicago Cubs. Turning in his first 20/20 season while also producing his best overall offensive numbers since 2019 made the Cubs bringing him back an absolute necessity. A team short on bats needed Bellinger to return fo...1072Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:45:50 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-place-julian-merryweather-on-injured-list-call-up-keegan-thompson-and-daniel-palencia-r1071/The first move that trickled out Tuesday afternoon placed Julian Merryweather on the injured list with right knee tendinitis. Merryweather is coming off a rough outing in Miami, in which he allowed four runs in one inning of work. His fastball velocity was down a little, but it’s hard to know if...1071Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:38:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-arent-running-enough-yes-still-r1070/You can do lots of math around the breakeven success rate on stolen base attempts. In some situations, the odds are in a team's favor even if they're only 68% to succeed when sending a runner. In other situations, the number creeps past 75%. Much depends on the game state, but the identities of...1070Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:45:56 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/checking-in-on-isaac-paredes-and-christopher-morel-r1065/Last month, ahead of the MLB trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs completed a rare major-leaguer for major-leaguer swap with the Tampa Bay Rays, sending Christopher Morel (and prospects Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson) to Florida in exchange for third baseman and former Cubs prospect Isaac Paredes. The...1065Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:19:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sweeper-specialist-ethan-roberts-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air-in-cubs-bullpen-r1067/The second-half success of the Chicago Cubs bullpen has been much discussed--as it should be. Their 2.55 second-half bullpen ERA leads baseball. Their 1.9 Fangraphs WAR is fourth. Jorge López and Tyson Miller have been fantastic additions, and Porter Hodge looks like a good, dependable, homegrow...1067Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:14:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-whole-new-kind-of-dansby-swanson-has-joined-cubs-lineup-since-all-star-break-r1066/The constant in Dansby Swanson's game--the meat in the sandwich, around which toppings and bread styles can change without the essence materially doing so--is his defense. His offensive contributions have always been variable, prone to long slumps and impressively long streaks. However, the shap...1066Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-series-wins-waning-playoff-hopes-as-last-week-of-august-arrives-r1068/Every year, Wrigley Field plays host to some of the most iconic bands in the world; it's no wonder that with those types of shows coming up, the Cubs started the week off with a three-game set versus the cats from Motown, the Detroit Tigers. Chicago and Detroit have a lot in common: great food,...1068Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:50:00 +0000