https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/136/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/christopher-morel-was-once-the-hope-cubs-fans-needed-but-isaac-paredes-is-the-reality-they-need-today-r1001/On May 18, 2022, the Cubs were in a dark place, sending their fans into a vortex of doom and gloom. They had sold off or let go of beloved fan favorites and entered into a rebuild that was not called a rebuild. With a 15-21 record, the promise of a deal that never happened of Willson Contreras a...1001Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:19:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-candidate-nico-hoerner-seiya-suzuki-isaac-paredes-deadline/Conversations have swirled and eddied, surged and slowed in the 40 hours or so since the Cubs made the most surprising trade of the deadline period Sunday, sending Christopher Morel and two pitchers to the Rays in exchange for Isaac Paredes. A very strong gravity has pulled those conversations b...1002Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:06:41 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/in-two-different-ways-nate-pearson-is-a-quintessential-cubs-relief-acquisition-r1000/It's not the fact that Nate Pearson throws hard that attracted the Cubs to him. There are plenty of relievers who throw hard, and many of them have much more success doing so than Pearson does. His fastball command stinks. His injury history stinks. His track record, as a whole, stinks. They did...1000Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:23:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/with-pressure-on-jed-hoyer-is-moving-up-some-timelines-r999/One of Jed Hoyer's consistently stated goals since taking over the leadership of the Cubs' baseball operations department has been to emphasize drafting and player development. Hiring Dan Kantrovitz was an investment in starting to get the Draft right, after years of not truly doing so. The Cubs...999Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-cubs-make-waves-not-ripples-in-big-week-r998/Considering the calm before the July 30th trade deadline storm, Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins are orchestrating the old switcheroo from their earlier proclaimed “seller” status. In scooping up the career .734 OPS slugger Isaac Paredes, the Cubs’ brass boldly reneged on packing it in for this seas...998Mon, 29 Jul 2024 01:04:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/in-swapping-christopher-morel-for-isaac-paredes-cubs-aim-for-big-two-way-upgrade-and-more-flexibility-r997/For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Cubs have acquired a corner infielder that was once part of their own organization (and, in a further level of irony, included in the same 2017 trade). However, the difference in context between last year’s Jeimer Candelario addition and Sunday’s acqu...997Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:19:19 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/blockbuster-cubs-land-isaac-paredes-send-christopher-morel-to-rays-in-huge-trade-r996/This is a huge one, and while it comes a bit out of left field, it couldn't make more sense, or have more bread crumbs forming a trail right up to it. The implications are massive, for this year and far beyond. Christopher Morel will be the centerpiece of a move that brings in his own replacemen...996Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:02:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-the-cubs-and-the-milwaukee-brewers-could-be-irresistibly-perfect-trade-partners-r995/An injury to Christian Yelich has left the division-leading Brewers short a left-handed bat as they head into the trade deadline. The team doesn't want to pour a lot of resources into that breach, because they're in the process of reinforcing their injury-ravaged pitching staff, and that needs t...995Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-cubs-land-flamethrowing-reliever-nate-pearson-from-blue-jays-r994/The numbers on Nate Pearson tell a pretty fair story. He's capable of racking up strikeouts, but control and command are major problems. The Cubs are taking a chance on him as a change-of-scenery guy, landing him from the Blue Jays with two and a half years left before the righty hits free agenc...994Sat, 27 Jul 2024 17:14:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-state-of-the-cubs-brand-r993/Whether driving in from Lombard or stepping off the 22 bus at Clark and Waveland, a Cubs baseball game harnesses the power to change your mood, maybe even your life. And that’s even in a year like this, with the product on the field as bad as it is. Estimated at over $4.2 billion, The Chicago Cu...993Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-candidate-jameson-taillon-red-sox-yankees-orioles-astros/This week has seen an absolute torrent of Jameson Taillon trade rumors. It might be easier to name teams who haven't been linked to him, but for the sake of clarity, let's just list those who have: the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles. When I wrote about Ta...992Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:38:29 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-candidate-mike-tauchman-groin-injury-yankees/For the second straight season, Mike Tauchman has been a pleasant surprise amid a roster full of disappointment. He's roughly a league-average hitter, with on-base skills making up the huge majority of his value. He's a fine outfielder, a bit below average in center field but a bit better than a...991Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:09:02 +0000