https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/131/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-well-could-the-cubs-handle-mlbs-proposed-pitching-mandate-r635/Over the last few seasons, the MLB Competition Committee have instituted a number of rule changes designed to get the game feeling more akin to the sport of old again. Bigger bases were placed on the diamond to incentivize more stolen-base attempts. All pitchers are now forced to face a minimum...635Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:25:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/2024-chicago-cubs-positional-preview-third-base-r634/The team set out into the winter needing clarity in a few spots. Perhaps most notably, they needed it on the infield corners. They especially needed clarity – if not a true upgrade – at third base. And while we may have an idea of how the Cubs want things to pan out at the hot corner, that lack...634Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:42:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/for-jordan-wicks-managing-chaos-is-good-avoiding-it-would-be-better-r633/In his exciting and eventual debut last September, Jordan Wicks racked up strikeouts by leaning on the pitch that first made him famous: his changeup. For much of the rest of the season, though, he didn't miss many bats, with that offering or any other. The most memorable outing of his season mi...633Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/first-base-michael-busch-trade-cody-bellinger-free-agent-signing/Even before bringing back Cody Bellinger on a deal lasting anywhere from one year to three, the Cubs made a bold move aimed at shoring up first base, acquiring Michael Busch in a four-player trade with the Dodgers. The Starter: Michael Busch 2023 Stats: 9.9% BB%, 33.3% K%, .167/.247/...596Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-26-cubs-top-20-r632/In Episode 26 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and JD discuss Bellinger re-signing with the Cubs, the Twins trade, some college baseball happenings and, for the bulk of the show, our Top 20 prospects in the Cubs system. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Bellinger Back to Cubs 4:52 Twins Trade...632Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:31:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-2024-positional-previews-catcher-r631/The 2023 season was a transitional year at the catcher position for the Chicago Cubs in so many ways. After penciling Willson Contreras in as the primary starter at the position for the previous seven seasons, the team was finally forced to go in a different direction, emphasizing things like de...631Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:28:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/in-hindsight-the-chicago-cubs-made-the-right-move-at-2023-trade-deadline-r626/Eight years ago Monday, the Chicago Cubs made a similar move to this one, re-signing beloved center fielder Dexter Fowler for the 2016 season and reintroducing him to the team--to much fanfare--at camp in Mesa.  Though the Cody Bellinger extension may not lead to the same results that...626Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:24:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-clear-40-man-space-trade-bailey-horn-back-to-the-white-sox-r630/On Tuesday, the Cubs traded left-handed pitcher Bailey Horn to the Chicago White Sox for right-handed pitcher Matt Thompson.  Horn, 26, was a fifth round pick of the White Sox back in 2020 out of Auburn. The Cubs acquired the southpaw reliever when they sent Ryan Tepera to the Sox in the summer...630Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:03:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/as-chicago-cubs-re-sign-cody-bellinger-defensive-versatility-skyrockets-r629/The Chicago Cubs’ re-signing of Cody Bellinger to what is, in essence, a one-year deal quelled many a nerve across the North Side fanbase over the weekend. In bringing back one of their offensive stalwarts from 2023, the Cubs locked in their sorely needed lefty bat for the middle of the order an...629Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-contract-details-aav-boras-hoyer-fan-favorite/What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Or, in this particular case, what happens when Scott Boras--known for getting large, long-term deals for his clients-- ends up negotiating with Jed Hoyer, who seems to have a strong disdain for handing out the exactly that kind of...628Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:29:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-cubs-40-man-roster-crunch/In case you (somehow) missed the news, Cody Bellinger is returning to the Chicago Cubs on a Carlos Correa-esque three-year deal, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.  Whether Bellinger is wearing Cubbie blue for the next three years or just in 2024, the immediate fallout is the same: the Cubs just got a...625Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/re-signing-cody-bellinger-turns-all-the-cubs-roster-dilemmas-inside-out-r627/Especially because of the surprising short-term nature of the deal the Cubs and Cody Bellinger struck, it's not fully clear what comes next for the team--or for the player. If the two sides had come to terms for the next five, six, or seven years, it would be pretty easy to envision the team han...627Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:09:01 +0000