https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/130/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/while-the-cubs-search-for-consistency-ian-happ-provides-stability-r899/Despite our reasonable frustrations with the erratic nature of the Cubs’ 2024 campaign, the club seems adamant, if not determined, to remain a threat for postseason contention. When the Cubs are good, they’re great, using a lethal combination of slugging and shutdown pitching to put opponents aw...899Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:39:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-real-is-the-jameson-taillon-turnaround-r898/Over his first 12 starts of 2024, Jameson Taillon has a sterling 2.90 ERA. In 68 1/3 innings, he's struck out 53 batters and walked 16. The Cubs have gotten a lot of disappointing or as-expected performances this year, but Taillon's stands out as one that exceeds the expectations most people hel...898Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:40:10 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/dear-cubs-please-please-just-be-more-interesting-r897/First, a disclaimer: I’m going to take off my objectivity hat to which I typically try to cling and instead take more of a personal approach here. I am not oblivious to the trajectory of the Chicago Cubs, as currently constructed. They were never a legitimate title contender, even if a Nati...897Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:07:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-closest-comps-to-cody-bellinger-in-terms-of-production-identity-might-surprise-you-r895/Twice, in mid-April, Cody Bellinger batted second for the 2024 Chicago Cubs. In all other games, when he's been healthy and in there, he's batted third. Bellinger is the player Craig Counsell trusts most with the job traditionally treated as most important to scoring runs--the spot where Babe Ru...895Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:54:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/craig-counsells-calm-may-frustrate-fans-but-its-how-good-managers-approach-the-game-r894/People want what they can’t have at the moment. The Cubs don’t have what they want in the moment, namely a better record and a general sense of upward trajectory. At least in recent games, Cubs fans want more fire from well-compensated skipper Craig Counsell. Translation: We want him to get ejec...894Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:54:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-dansby-swanson-fixed-and-how-did-he-get-so-broken-r893/When the Chicago Cubs signed Dansby Swanson in the 2022-23 offseason, they did so knowing that he didn’t possess the offensive upside of his free agent counterparts. However negligent pursuing defense and unquantifiable character traits over clearly (and, probably, vastly) superior hitters might...893Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-41-mlb-draft-combine-first-basemen-r891/In episode 41 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie talk through the Twins releasing Keoni Cavaco, their first round pick from the 2019 MLB draft. They talk through the risks of the pick, and how MLB teams evaluate their draft classes. The guys go on to talk through the College World S...891Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:17:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/will-cubs-new-catcher-be-a-big-enough-upgrade-to-matter-r890/890Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:55:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/another-round-michael-busch-is-turning-the-corner-as-he-masters-latest-round-of-tweaks-r889/Any good feeling about individual hitters in the Chicago Cubs’ lineup has been fleeting. We had early plate discipline from Christopher Morel. We had early power from Michael Busch. We have individual moments from Seiya Suzuki. We have a recent power surge from Ian Happ. But none of it has been...889Wed, 19 Jun 2024 23:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/willie-mays-the-buildings-on-sheffield-and-what-we-really-want-r888/When the news of Willie Mays's death began to spread and the broadcast teams covering the game between the Giants and Cubs at Wrigley Field realized they would need to relay the sad tidings on the air, both teams' booths made similar decisions. They alluded to the fact that, unlike most other ex...888Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:01:54 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-the-cubs-pitching-lab-even-operational-at-this-point-r887/I’m not going to pretend to know a lot about the inner workings of pitching development. I was never a pitcher (lacking the mental fortitude to do so), and I possess only a rudimentary knowledge of what institutions like Driveline do, outside of increasing velocity. But I do know that the Chicag...887Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:17:11 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/does-wind-still-matter-the-way-it-once-did-at-wrigley-field-r885/Making sense and use of weather data about baseball games is difficult. No publicly available sources give the temperature, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction for each pitch and batted ball. Instead, we have to try to use large samples of data to smooth out the fact that, within a given ga...885Tue, 18 Jun 2024 22:00:24 +0000