https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/127/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/breaking-down-the-cubs-roster-and-its-trade-values-r950/Immovable Money/No Trade Clauses Dansby Swanson, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Kyle Hendricks, Drew Smyly There are not many multiverses in which these guys get moved, so let’s move on. Theoretically, the first three would be long-term building blocks, but they fit better here with difficulty m...950Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:55:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/with-the-brief-but-enthralling-cody-bellinger-era-possibly-ending-what-did-it-all-mean-r954/I keep my phone face down on my nightstand overnight to help me sleep better. Less distraction and less unnecessary light beaming out of my device like a walk sign on Michigan Avenue. But then, one night, I left it face up, and at around 2:00 AM, I got the same alert I’m sure many of you did as...954Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-untouchables-the-five-players-the-cubs-cannot-should-not-trade-at-the-deadline-r953/There isn’t a stretch to talk them out if it in the way that we saw 2023. Veterans currently on the roster will no longer be so by the time the calendar flips over to August.  Navigating that, though, remains a difficult task. The Cubs, at large, are an underperforming group. They don’t hav...953Sat, 13 Jul 2024 11:55:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/this-series-against-the-cardinals-is-a-must-win-for-the-cubs-r952/Entering the series, the Cubs have won four straight and swept the Baltimore Orioles. They also gear up to face the Cardinals, who were swept by the Royals. Shota Imanaga and Justin Steele, the two best pitchers on the team, will be down and unavailable during these games in St. Louis, meaning...952Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-deadline-dansby-swanson-kyle-hendricks-drew-smyly/That lack of mobility largely stems from contracts. If it’s a health thing, we’re probably not discussing them as a trade candidate. In the case of contracts, the term or the dollars are both hindrances to prospective teams’ willingness to pursue. There’s also (obviously) a performance factor. I...951Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:49:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-injury-has-huge-implications-for-cubs-this-month-and-next-year-r949/Earlier this month, I wrote that nothing should dissuade the Cubs from behaving as sellers this month, ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Even as they've heated up (with five wins in their last six games), that has remained true, but losing Cody Bellinger until what figures to be early August seal...949Thu, 11 Jul 2024 22:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-there-enough-in-miles-mastrobuonis-bat-to-make-him-a-playable-regular-r948/The first thought was: Why would the Cubs play anybody but Miles Mastrobuoni at third base for the remainder of the year? The second was: Is Miles Mastrobuoni the most exciting player the Cubs have to offer? But once I talked myself down from each of those, I started to wonder something else. Gi...948Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-long-until-jed-hoyers-job-is-at-risk-r944/Some portion of Cubs Twitter has been calling for Jed Hoyer to be fired for quite some time. Sometimes it’s warranted. More often, it’s just a bunch of overreactions. As the trade deadline approaches, no one really knows what the Cubs are going to do. Apparently, they don’t even know what they’r...944Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:27:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ian-happ-is-having-a-laugh-out-loud-july-what-does-it-mean-for-his-future-r945/945Wed, 10 Jul 2024 23:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/if-cubs-want-to-compete-justin-steele-shota-imanaga-and-javier-assad-must-become-long-term-rotation-pieces-r943/If the Cubs are serious about competing next season and beyond, Justin Steele, Shota Imanaga, and Javier Assad must remain on the team long-term.  How’s that for a thesis statement? And if you’re still reading, you will soon find out why these three Cubby hurlers are worth keeping around, n...943Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-value-of-selling-even-when-youre-probably-not-going-to-get-the-1st-overall-pick-r941/I wrote that exact introduction nearly a year ago, as the prelude to my first-ever article for North Side Baseball: “The Value of Buying Even When You’re (Probably) Not Going to Win the World Series”. The Cubs would prove me prescient in the days that followed, as the team scooped up Jeimer Cand...941Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:19:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-nico-hoerner-shaw-triantos-mariners/It’s officially July, the Cubs are plummeting, and rumors are everywhere. It sure seems like the Cubs will be sellers, although this next week should confirm or reverse that. One name that I wasn’t particularly ready to show up in rumors was Nico Hoerner, but it seems that there are talks of him...942Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:08:01 +0000