https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/117/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-back-nick-madrigal-is-still-here-and-a-lot-of-roles-just-changed-r840/It made sense to send Pete Crow-Armstrong back to Triple-A Iowa when Dansby Swanson came off the injured list a week and a half ago. It was a debatable choice, perhaps, but there was a logical, consistent argument to be made in favor of it. The Cubs clearly felt it was necessary, but after Crow-...840Thu, 30 May 2024 16:51:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/tuesdays-dramatic-cathartic-win-points-the-way-back-for-struggling-cubs-r837/  The Cubs were able to snap a five game losing streak on Tuesday, beating the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings. While it may not have seemed like it at first, this is exactly the type of game they needed to get back on a winning track--and Wednesday's loss, while no fun, only reinforced the...837Thu, 30 May 2024 13:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-lineup-struggles-dansby-swanson-ian-happ-bellinger-suzuki-pca/At this point, you won’t find many positive words in any quarter about the Chicago Cubs. They’re in the midst of a horrific May, and a smaller stretch in which they’ve lost eight of 10. While the pitching has largely held up – or even been outstanding – the offense has been anemic, and the defen...839Thu, 30 May 2024 11:04:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/miguel-amaya-calls-fewer-breaking-balls-than-any-other-catcher-in-baseball-r836/The Cubs are one of the most fastball-forward pitching staffs in baseball. That's been true for a while now, as the game tends toward the bends and sweeps of breaking balls and toward elite velocity. Sometimes to their benefit, and sometimes to their detriment, the Cubs have resisted that patter...836Wed, 29 May 2024 15:45:17 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nick-madrigals-roster-utility-just-keeps-dwindling-alongside-his-skill-set-r835/I’ve written about Nick Madrigal – and the Cubs’ third-base situation, at large – several times over the past several months. With Madrigal, in particular, I’ve been on different ends of the spectrum. From generous about his future to questioning his purpose on the roster, I’ve been willing to m...835Wed, 29 May 2024 13:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-new-manager-hasnt-yet-solved-the-same-old-problems-facing-the-cubs-r834/With the Chicago Cubs making their first trip of the season to Milwaukee this week to face the Brewers, there has been much discussion about Craig Counsell and his decision to leave the Brewers to manage the Cubs last offseason. In firing David Ross and making Counsell the highest-paid manager i...834Wed, 29 May 2024 11:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-dansby-swanson-contract-looks-like-both-a-mistake-and-an-error-r833/The Chicago Cubs signed Dansby Swanson for seven years and $177 million prior to the 2023 season. By that time, they had already watched Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correa, and Trea Turner sign elsewhere, all for at least $100 million more than that. They targeted and courted Swanson, both because o...833Tue, 28 May 2024 17:09:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-month-of-offensive-misery-is-maddening-but-not-shocking-r832/832Tue, 28 May 2024 13:28:07 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrongs-awesome-floor-and-tantalizing-ceiling-r831/After Pete Crow-Armstrong's hitless 19-plate appearance debut for the Chicago Cubs last season, it was evident to everyone that he had some work to do. Specifically, the top prospect looked overmatched against fastballs: he made contact just 47.4 percent of the time when he swung at four-seam fa...831Tue, 28 May 2024 11:19:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/monday-morning-north-sider-offensive-offense-ben-browns-heater-ronald-acuna-and-more-r830/The Cubs won just one game last week, which included an off day on Monday and a rainout on Friday. The Braves proved to be demonstrably better than the Cubs this year in their two series this month, mostly because the Cubs’ offense has been downright offensive (or inoffensive, perhaps? You get t...830Mon, 27 May 2024 18:02:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-hasnt-seiya-suzuki-taken-a-step-forward-r829/Seiya Suzuki's first two seasons were good. Maybe even above average. His second half of 2023 (149 wRC+, .254 ISO) was supposed to indicate another level to be reached. The front office appeared confident enough in such a breakout that they neglected to add much of anything on offense this past...829Mon, 27 May 2024 16:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/happy-40th-anniversary-to-the-craziest-argument-in-baseball-history-r827/There's no adequate way for me to fully render, in words, what happened at Wrigley Field on May 27, 1984. We're going to discuss some key highlights, but for both the benefit of your understanding and the sheer entertainment, you should watch the video in full. Fair warning, though: this video i...827Mon, 27 May 2024 15:10:01 +0000