https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/124/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-opts-in-to-contract-will-remain-a-chicago-cub-in-2025-r1197/After an entire season of speculation, we now have an answer. Cody Bellinger will opt into his $27.5 million dollar deal for the 2025 season.  Fans and front offices can now get to the real work of deciding what this means for the Cubs in 2025 and beyond. First of all, the impact on the Cubs...1197Sat, 02 Nov 2024 16:50:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/breaking-down-the-mlb-trade-rumors-candidates-how-they-fit-on-the-chicago-cubs-r1203/If there’s one thing I detest as a writer, it’s constructing trade proposals. In large part, trade proposals are almost always flawed, if not outright bad. Free agency is easy, by comparison. “This guy is not at all attached to a team, so we can absolutely speculate where he might end up.” Trade...1203Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:54:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/despite-an-unhappy-ending-it-sure-was-good-to-see-anthony-rizzo-in-the-world-series-again-r1200/Did it have to be with the Yankees? Yes? Well, then, so be it. Even in a diminished role and at an advanced age, the former lion of the Cubs got another chance to roar in October. In the climactic World Series that concluded Wednesday night, there was one player Cubs fans watched more closel...1200Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-hire-away-brewers-first-base-coach-quintin-berry-to-serve-as-third-base-coach-for-craig-counsell-r1199/After they worked together for half a decade in Milwaukee, Craig Counsell has successfully recruited a key coach to join him with the Cubs for 2025. His remit for this team is obvious. All season, the 2024 Milwaukee Brewers' identity lied in their superb defense and baserunning. They did oth...1199Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:24:32 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nl-central-offseason-preview-whos-buying-whos-selling-r1195/Following a season in which everyone in the division besides the Brewers disappointed, how are the Cubs’ rivals going to approach this winter? The Cubs find themselves in an interesting position this offseason. They should be obvious buyers, after finishing 83-79 for a second consecutive sea...1195Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/north-side-baseballs-2024-minor-league-all-star-team-part-two-pitchers-r1193/Who were the best pitchers in the Cubs' farm system during the 2024 minor-league season? The Chicago Cubs missed the playoffs in 2024, though their pitching staff (especially the rotation) held their own as the team repeated their 83-79 performance from 2023. Luckily, the team comes equipped...1193Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-buyers-or-sellers-ian-happ-phillies-trade-rumors/The hot-stove binaries might not apply to this team, this winter. We’re dangerously close to the end of the 2024 Major League Baseball season. There’s a certain disappointment that comes with that. But for the fans of the 29 teams that won’t be crowned World Series champion, there’s also a l...1196Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:10:38 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-free-agent-relief-targets-3-high-upside-right-handed-options-r1194/The Cubs should be planning to add multiple above-average big-league relievers to their roster this winter, including making some foray into free agency. Let's consider some new names who could be on their radar. In a post earlier this month, I laid out the case that the two most valuable sk...1194Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/2024-north-side-baseballs-minor-league-all-star-team-part-one-hitters-r1192/Who were the hitters that stood out the most in the Cubs' organization during the 2024 MiLB season? The Chicago Cubs’ year didn’t end how fans were hoping, with another barely-.500 season in the books. There remain some pressing questions the front office will have to answer this offseason,...1192Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:34:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/baseballs-two-best-strikeout-artists-are-available-which-should-cubs-target-r1189/It's not just a question of their ages and arsenals. It's also about which resources you're willing to spend, and when. Sometime in the next 10 days, free agency will officially open, and Blake Snell will opt out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants. Snell, 32 in December, hit the o...1189Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:25:46 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/moises-ballesteros-continues-to-terrorize-arizona-fall-league-and-cubs-might-have-an-arm-there-too-r1188/1188Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-hoerner-hurt-undergoes-surgery-a-pair-of-coveted-minor-leaguers-earn-honors-bellinger-mulls-opt-out-r1187/For some time now, we've been told of the highly-touted stable of talent in the Cubs' minor league farm system. While this week proved this full stop, it also placed a gargantuan obstacle in the way of the squad's infield stability as former Gold Glove winner Nico Hoerner injured his right forea...1187Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:05:00 +0000