https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/124/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-33-r743/In episode 33 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie sit down with Twins Vice President of Amateur Scouting, Sean Johnson. Sean details his journey with the Twins, walks through the scouting calendar and details some of the work that goes into putting a draft board together. He offers insigh...743Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:20:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jordan-wicks-changed-his-fastball-but-is-it-better-r742/For the Chicago Cubs, however, fastball usage is way up. After throwing 29.3 percent fastballs last season, the Cubs’ pitching staff is now throwing 37.5 percent of their pitches as fastballs, good for sixth in all of baseball.  Shota Imanaga is one of the main culprits for this rise in fas...742Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:06:27 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/adbert-alzolay-and-hopefully-eventually-a-better-way-to-measure-relievers-rest-r741/  Although they had a winning road trip, the Cubs had their hearts broken twice in nine games. Adbert Alzolay was called upon to hold thin, late leads on Apr. 9 in San Diego, and again this Monday in Arizona, and each time, he gave up a game-changing home run. Alzolay is off to a very uneve...741Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:54:36 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-ongoing-evolution-of-ian-happ-r740/There’s an episode of The Office where various members of the office staff discuss whether Hilary Swank is hot or not. The discussion spirals into a debate which results in a seemingly endless stalemate. This is where I find myself with Ian Happ, with whom I have a complicated relationship. Is h...740Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:55:25 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-hendricks-cant-be-on-the-active-roster-right-now-r739/I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, or anything the Chicago Cubs front office or Craig Counsell or Tommy Hottovy or Kyle Hendricks himself doesn't already know. I'm also not suggesting anything radical. It's just this side of a fact. Sometime very soon (perhaps Thursday, when Ja...739Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:35:12 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/when-should-we-expect-to-see-justin-steele-again-r737/Justin Steele went down with a hamstring strain on Opening Day, Mar. 28. Last week, on the debut episode of his new podcast (strictly speaking, I don't recommend listening to that show--it's not good--but there are some nuggets within), Steele talked about the quick thinking he did while making...737Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:45:58 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/keegan-thompson-took-advantage-of-a-league-wide-approach-flaw-monday-night-r736/As we discussed over the weekend, Keegan Thompson didn't go down to Iowa this spring and magically ameliorate all the problems that plagued him in 2023. On the contrary, his performance data suggests that he's further from regaining high-end big-league stuff than ever. His first two appearances...736Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:03:49 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-long-will-cubs-be-without-seiya-suzuki-and-how-do-they-fill-his-spot-r735/It felt ominous, early Monday morning, when Jesse Rogers reported that the Cubs were calling up outfielder Alexander Canario to meet the team in Arizona. Canario is off to a decent start with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, but he wasn't first in line for a promotion based purely on performance. If the...735Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:18:27 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/top-prospect-alexander-canario-called-up-to-cubs-is-another-move-coming-r733/Alexander Canario, the 12th-ranked prospect on North Side Baseball, technically got the call last year. Still, after being sporadically used by former manager David Ross, he hasn’t been given an opportunity to show out at the big league level yet. The good news is that it sounds like that opport...733Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:54:10 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/monday-morning-north-sider-michael-buschs-west-coast-scorcher-assadmanaga-the-masters-more-r731/This week’s showing wasn’t nearly as impressive as last week’s 5-1 performance against the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, but the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners are formidable opponents. There’s not a ton of shame in going .500 when traveling to the Pacific Standard Time Zone a...731Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:09:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ben-brown-tommy-john-surgery-risk-velocity-spin/  Although Jameson Taillon is right on the cusp of a return to the Cubs' starting rotation, the team won't turn to their veteran workhorse during their visit to the Arizona Diamondbacks to close out a nine-game road trip. Instead, they'll maintain the rotation established at the start of th...730Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:11:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-busch-morel-brown-bullpen-west-coast/Record Last Week: 3-3 Runs Scored: 24 Runs Surrendered: 27 Standing: T-3rd in NL Central (1.5 GB) Transactions 04/10/24 - Chicago Cubs sent RHP Jameson Taillon on a rehab assignment to Iowa Cubs. 04/11/24 - Chicago Cubs traded C Joe Hudson to New York Mets....732Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:13:01 +0000