https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/12/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nico-hoerner-and-the-power-of-the-pulled-line-drive-approach-r2763/If you want to play with some selective endpoints, you can end up pretty deeply impressed by Nico Hoerner these days. He blasted his fourth home run of the season in the Cubs' seventh straight win on Tuesday night, and since last August 24—I did warn you the endpoints would be selective—he's bat...2763Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:57:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/outfield-defense-is-a-rising-tide-pete-crow-armstrong-is-an-airplane-r2758/Pete Crow-Armstrong is the best defensive center fielder in baseball. As recently as last season, there was at least a modicum of debate about that—Ceddanne Rafaela of the Red Sox won the prestigious Fielding Bible Award for center field, and might even have deserved it. Now, though, Crow-Armstr...2758Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:40:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/baseballs-best-division-cubs-staring-down-unfriendly-gauntlet-in-nl-central-r2756/With roughly a week and change left in April, and roughly 90% of the MLB regular season left to go, it’s time to check in on how the rest of the NL Central is doing. As of 4/21, here are the current standings:  Reds: 15-8 Pirates: 13-9 Cubs: 13-9 Cardinals: 13-9 Brewers:...2756Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-zombie-closer-and-his-immortal-fastball-r2755/The Chicago Cubs might not have their closer, Daniel Palencia, and an army of useful relievers at the moment, but don’t fret: Caleb Thielbar is here. Nobody in the Cubs’ bullpen can replace Palencia’s sheer power and upside, but Thielbar has certainly given fans some peace of mind with his perfo...2755Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-wins-pile-up-but-so-do-injuries-r2753/You could call the Cubs' rash of injury troubles a bug, but lately, that feels insufficient. With the club's fiery closer Daniel Palencia the latest to go down with an oblique strain, the "bug" this squad is up against is more akin to one of Godzilla's adversaries than a gnat you swat away while...2753Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:25:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/so-far-seiya-suzuki-isnt-on-time-r2754/Since Seiya Suzuki’s return from injury on April 10, the Chicago Cubs’ offense has started to figure things out. Heading into action on that day, the North Siders had a 95 wRC+, according to FanGraphs, meaning that the offense was five percent worse than the league average. Since then, they've h...2754Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/you-are-craig-counsell-get-27-outs-today-good-luck-r2751/It's about to get a little nutty at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have managed to win four games in a row this week, flipping the narrative that had begun to surround a rocky start to the season. However, even as they've done so, they've been further depleted by injury. Matthew Boyd and Cade Horton ha...2751Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/moises-ballesteros-swing-changes-portend-a-very-bright-cubs-future-r2749/Moises Ballesteros entered 2025 as a top prospect who had already performed at the Triple-A level at 20 years of age and looked primed to make an impact with the big-league club. After a very brief and less-than-stellar debut in May, he rejoined the club in September and put together a .999 OPS...2749Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-porter-hodge-injury-is-another-blow-to-the-cubs-right-handed-bullpen-depth-r2746/The injured list keeps getting longer for the Chicago Cubs. The focus over the past few weeks has been the starting rotation—mainly the news that righthander Cade Horton will be out for the remainder of the season. The impact of an injury to a pitcher like Horton, who was on his way to being one...2746Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:39:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/michael-confortos-regression-to-the-mean-is-all-the-cubs-really-need-r2744/I hate cliches, except for when they're true. Especially in the sports world, one hears the phrase "all hands on deck" so often that it starts to lose its meaning. Phrases like this are deployed by their users almost like a blanket defense mechanism to explain the unexplainable. Even for a franc...2744Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:04:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/just-how-good-is-michael-busch-r2742/Cubs fans are waiting out an exceptionally cold stretch from Michael Busch, but it's one he will likely shake soon. The beginning of the season has made his incredible 2025 fade into memory. Busch, though, didn't just have a good 2025. For the season, he hit at the level of a top-10 offensive pl...2742Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jameson-taillons-homer-happy-ways-are-back-what-can-the-cubs-do-to-help-him-adjust-r2738/Jameson Taillon is not off to the start the Chicago Cubs had envisioned. A free agent at the end of the year, Taillon’s importance to the team's playoff hopes greatly increased with the early season injuries to Matthew Boyd and Cade Horton, the latter of which is of the season-ending variety. Is...2738Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:10:01 +0000