https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/138/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nss-most-viewed-part-4-mark-leiter-david-ross-cody-bellinger/Welcome to the penultimate day of 2023, and to the penultimate list in our series of most-viewed articles this year. We've got more on the now-former manager. Trade ideas. Free agent pitchers. And a nice feel-good story about a pitcher who has spent time between Triple-A and the big leagues sinc...526Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:44:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/top-25-articles-2023-alexander-canario-pete-crow-armstrong-cody-bellinger/In late July, there were a lot of rumors surrounding who the Cubs might acquire at the trade deadline. Would they be busy? Then in August, the Cubs were playing well and there was a lot of thought on the site and among Cubs fans that there were a few minor leaguers who could come up to the club...522Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:28:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/do-the-cubs-have-a-chicago-problem-r518/First, it's worth checking out if you haven’t seen the report yet. It’s a fascinating discussion that re-emphasizes the human element of the tidal wave of transactions throughout the year.  I’ll go out on a limb and predict that most around here have effusive praise for Chicago; hell, I liv...518Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/free-agency-mitch-garver-yuki-matsui-remaining-options-jed-hoyer/The good news is that, with pitchers and catchers reporting in just seven weeks, teams have finally been forced to get serious and start making their commitments for 2024. In the past week, in addition to the Dodgers' blockbuster signing of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, we've seen Mitch Garver land with t...524Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:48:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/top-20-articles-2023-david-ross-craig-counsell-lucas-giolito/In today's set of five oft-viewed articles from 2023, there are several interesting topics. Comparing David Ross and Craig Counsell. A majority of Matt's Top 10 Free Agents are still available. The Angels' strange late-season roster decisions. And, the debut of the Man/Cubs Cave series was reall...521Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:29:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nsbb-top-25-2023-cody-bellinger-nico-hoerner-dansby-swanson/Before we begin this series, we need to acknowledge that the current version of North Side Baseball began in early April, so it’s more like the Top 25 articles of the final eight-and-a-half months of 2023. However, it is fun to look back at the 2023 Cubs season through this lens. What were the p...519Wed, 27 Dec 2023 12:27:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-free-agency-rumors-tyler-glssnow-yoshinobu-yamamoto-jed-hoyer-approach/This is a companion piece to another I wrote regarding the Cubs’ modus operandi of sticking close to their internal player valuations. There, I was fair and holistic, analyzing how the organization-wide patience has both helped and hurt the Cubs in the past and present. This follow-up, however,...520Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/panic-cubs-free-agency-mlb-dylan-cease-tyler-glasnow-shane-bieber/The good news is that the Cubs aren’t the only team that has sat out the free agent market entirely so far; by mid-December, they are one of eight teams not to spend a guaranteed dollar on a free agent. It is worth noting, however, that many teams in that bunch have participated in the trade mar...517Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-rumor-roundup-free-agent-teoscar-hernandez-twins-trade-candidates-r516/I do want to invite you to swing back in and explore our forums in the coming days. There's always good conversation happening there. We'll also have a fun couple of pieces from Matt Ostrowski during that time, reminiscing on the Cubs tenures of Mark Bellhorn and Matt Murton. Barring breaking ne...516Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:39:24 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/yoshinobu-yamamoto-cubs-free-agency-shota-imanaga-jordan-montgomery-trade-candidates-pete-alonso-shane-bieber/Those scrappy Dodgers are really starting to put something together. It was tough to figure how they'd get over the hump with just Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, and Tyler Glasnow to fuel their World Series aspirations. Now, they finally have a high-priced star to stick into the m...513Fri, 22 Dec 2023 07:26:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-17-with-special-guest-matt-trueblood-r512/After reviewing the Twins system last week, the boys are back to dig into the Cubs farm. JD and Jeremy talk to Matt Trueblood about his journey in baseball content creation and his new role as Managing Editor of North Side Baseball, Brewer Fanatic, and Twins Daily. The fellas then tackle the dep...512Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/justin-steele-mississippi-fastball-slider-projections-2024/Despite an impressive close to his 2022 season, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who straight-facedly predicted that Justin Steele would receive Cy Young Award votes in 2023. Sure, he showed that he could have big-league success, but his two-pitch arsenal and lack of elite stuff left many sk...510Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:40:02 +0000