https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/14/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/at-least-alex-bregman-has-nowhere-to-go-but-up-r3068/Shortly after Gold Glove shortstop Dansby Swanson had a 10-game stretch for the history books, his left-side counterpart in third baseman Alex Bregman showed signs of heating up heading into the All-Star Break. The veteran corner infielder is still on track to have a down season by his standards...3068Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chasing-greatness-pete-crow-armstrong-has-a-chance-to-join-baseball-historys-elite-r3072/It's great to be recognized by your peers, as Pete Crow-Armstrong was when the Cubs center fielder was selected for the National League All-Star team by player vote. It's great to play on a field with the very best of your peers, as Crow-Armstrong did when he replaced starter Andy Pages mid-game...3072Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:18:34 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/shota-imanaga-has-switched-into-playoff-mode-for-playoff-hopeful-cubs-r3069/It's too early to start making hotel reservations for October, but it's not too early to start saving up for the massive prices of playoff tickets. The Chicago Cubs have surged again recently, and while it hasn't been enough to make them any serious threat to the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL Cen...3069Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:19:14 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/3-relievers-cubs-should-target-at-the-mlb-trade-deadline-r3065/The Chicago Cubs currently own the fourth-best record in the National League, and despite sitting five games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central, they're firmly entrenched in the playoff picture. To maintain that position, though, they'll need to address their pitching staff before th...3065Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:55:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-already-ranks-shockingly-high-in-power-and-speed-in-cubs-history-r3063/What Pete Crow-Armstrong is doing this season—and, in particular, what he's been doing since about the fourth week of May—is stunning, but you know that. He's putting together one of the best individual seasons in Cubs history, pending a second half in which he must prove he can sustain this lev...3063Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-all-star-break-arrives-and-while-this-team-is-hot-the-rest-will-be-welcome-r3061/Resilience in baseball must take many forms. Teams and players have to shake off personal setbacks and off-field distractions. They have to withstand injuries and gut-wrenching losses and show up the next day ready to win. They have to perform even when dead tired. The Cubs haven't passed those...3061Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-other-2015-draftees-on-the-2026-cubs-matter-too-r3046/The 2015 MLB Draft is well represented on the 2026 Cubs roster. Famously, the Cubs have the top two picks from that draft, in Dansby Swanson and Alex Bregman, and they have their own top-10 pick (Ian Happ, who went 9th). Scott Kingery is in Triple-A. (Ok, that one is a stretch.) In additio...3046Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:49:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-and-the-signature-single-which-is-sometimes-a-double-r3047/It wasn't enough to give the Cubs breathing room and win the game Thursday afternoon, but Pete Crow-Armstrong sparked a go-ahead rally in the top of the eighth inning. On a 1-0 pitch, he cracked a double to put himself instantly into scoring position—although in this particular case, "cracked" f...3047Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-have-played-their-way-back-to-being-buyers-what-should-they-buy-r3045/As so many Cubs seasons do, the 2026 campaign seems to have hit a nadir during a trip to Colorado. The road-tripping North Siders dropped the first two games of a three-game stay at Coors Field in early June, the second of which brought them down to .500, at 34-34. They'd been in a long downward...3045Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:15:59 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-cubs-reliever-trent-thornton-just-getting-lucky-or-is-he-the-right-person-at-just-the-right-time-r3043/If Tuesday night’s victory over the Baltimore Orioles was any indication, the Cubs might start looking to Trent Thornton to pitch in higher-leverage opportunities going forward. The right-hander notched his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning. This was in a game that was afte...3043Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/3-affordable-pitchers-who-just-might-save-the-2026-cubs-r3037/It’s no secret that the Chicago Cubs have been decimated by injuries, specifically in their starting rotation. With Edward Cabrera, Ben Brown, Jameson Taillon, Cade Horton and Justin Steele all still on the mend, here are three pitchers the Cubs could trade for without shelling out an absurd amo...3037Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/by-hook-or-crook-or-attrition-matthew-boyd-is-the-cubs-ace-again-r3040/The Cubs hoped Matthew Boyd would be their third starter most of the time this year. They entered the campaign with Cade Horton penciled in as the ace, and hopes were high for the electric arm of Edward Cabrera. Ideally, Justin Steele would have returned around this time, slotting back into his...3040Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:40:37 +0000