https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/139/?d=7enhttps://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 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/coaching-staff-darren-holmes-mark-strittmatter-craig-counsell-ryan-flaherty/Without a doubt, Craig Counsell has value all his own as a manager. He's masterful in his maneuvering within games, and has done well at cultivating clubhouse morale and weathering the brutal grind of an MLB season. To get the most out of him, though, the team needs to surround him with the righ...511Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:23:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cleveland-guardians-trade-candidates-shane-bieber-josh-naylor-emmanuel-clase-alexander-canario-christopher-morel/There's no question that the Guardians are interested in trading Shane Bieber, who is set to make somewhere between $12 million and $14 million via arbitration in 2024 and hit free agency after the season. They won't trade him purely to shed that salary, though; they have other ways to manage th...509Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:38:07 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/bonus-more-than-triples-justin-steeles-2023-earnings-r508/In the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the two sides (players and owners) agreed to provide bonus money for pre-arbitration eligible players who perform well. The idea is that these players barely make the league minimum for their first three MLB seasons. Then, through the arbitration p...508Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:51:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/3-cubs-40-man-roster-cuts-brennen-davis-caleb-kilian-michael-rucker/The Cubs need to add a potent bat to their lineup, a frontline starter to their rotation, and better depth to their bullpen this offseason. That's partially because of the failure of these three players to develop into anything useful. Brennen Davis, OF By every account, Davis is a great...507Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:33:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/projecting-the-cubs-2024-opening-day-roster-v-10-r506/For the purposes of this exercise, we'll focus solely on internal options. This isn't a prediction that the team won't sign any free agents or make any trades; it's just a glimpse at what the team will look like without them. Starting Lineup Mike Tauchman, CF Nico Hoerner, 2B...506Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:01:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/this-is-not-a-rebuild-dec-15-2023-bemoaning-late-stage-capitalism-r504/The Chicago Cubs are testing their fans' patience and threatening some of their sanity. In the latest episode of This is Not a Rebuild, the guys try to make sense of the team's approach to free agency, take turns ranting on subjects ranging from Eric Hosmer to the sustainability of any sector of...504Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-tyler-glasnow-dodgers-jordan-montgomery-shota-imanaga/The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a deal Thursday to send Tyler Glasnow to Los Angeles, along with outfielder Manuel Margot. The Rays will get young, controllable starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfield prospect Jonny DeLuca in return. As of early Friday morning, though, the...503Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-long-term-star-contract-free-agency/I've said this in a couple of places recently, but in my opinion, the Cubs' goal this winter ought not to be to project for a certain number of wins or to be obvious favorites in the NL Central. Rather, the goal should be to add at least two players who project to be comfortably above-average, f...502Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-jed-hoyer-cubs-will-never-sign-a-superstar-will-the-tom-ricketts-cubs-ever-do-so-r501/It's a dispositional thing, with Jed Hoyer. He spent almost a decade as Theo Epstein's top lieutenant and an occasional public mouthpiece, and he's been the man in charge for the Cubs since late 2020, and it's time to stop thinking he's been hiding the ball that whole time. Hoyer doesn't have th...501Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:19:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/finding-a-fit-for-alexander-canario-r500/The case of Alexander Canario in 2024 is a curious one, The outfielder has had a roller coaster of a year, including a devastating ankle and shoulder injury; tons of hard work and rehab; a return through the minor leagues; and a cup of coffee spent with the Cubs during their playoff push. It's r...500Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:27:01 +0000