https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/142/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-long-until-jed-hoyers-job-is-at-risk-r944/As a competitive organization, it's important to set standards. What's expected? What's acceptable? What isn't? Once you do that, you can honestly assess the people who make up your group, and sometimes, that leads to hard decisions. Those decisions, however, are necessary and important. Som...944Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:27:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ian-happ-is-having-a-laugh-out-loud-july-what-does-it-mean-for-his-future-r945/945Wed, 10 Jul 2024 23:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/if-cubs-want-to-compete-justin-steele-shota-imanaga-and-javier-assad-must-become-long-term-rotation-pieces-r943/When identifying what’s wrong with the 2024 version of the Cubs, it’s like walking into the Museum of Science and Industry for the first time: you don’t know where to start. From sparse offense in crucial moments to a slew of catastrophic injuries, Chicago’s North Side club has found ways to los...943Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-value-of-selling-even-when-youre-probably-not-going-to-get-the-1st-overall-pick-r941/“As Cubs fans, it’s easy to fall back into the ‘Lovable Losers’ mantra. It’s a moniker that followed the franchise and its dedicated fanbase for over a century. And since the departure of the curse-buster himself, Theo Epstein, following the pandemic-shortened season in 2020, the Cubs have resum...941Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:19:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-nico-hoerner-shaw-triantos-mariners/The Cubs' second baseman is a fan favorite, and many of the team's hopes for this despoiled season were pinned on him. In a limited set of players who could draw trade returns to help them rebuild quickly, he stands out as the easiest to move. Does that mean it would actually make sense to do so...942Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/whats-jameson-taillons-trade-value-and-who-might-want-him-r940/Although he started the season on the injured list, the man on whom the Cubs risked nearly $70 million for four years is having a strong second campaign with the team. As the front office ponders ways to restructure the roster, though, could he be on the move? In his first 14 starts of the s...940Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:02:06 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-will-focus-on-draft-this-week-but-then-spotlight-swings-to-two-trade-candidates-r935/As they begin a weeklong road trip to close out the first half, the Cubs are two months removed from their last series win on the road. The front office won't plot its trade market course until after these two series, but when they do, expect a couple of infielders to become focal points. Wh...935Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:33:14 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-uneven-week-all-but-seals-cubs-fate-with-trade-deadline-near-r933/Well, if you had grown tired of the Cubs losing one-run games, this was the week for you. But, if you were hoping for the start of a miracle run that pulls the club out of the seller cellar, this was not the week for you. The Cubs returned to Wrigley this week for a unique six-game home stan...933Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:18:49 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-the-cubs-should-buy-at-the-trade-deadline-r932/The way this season has gone is obviously not what fans wanted. For sure, it’s not what the front office expected. We can assume that while taking breaks from counting dollar bills like Scrooge McDuck, even Tom Ricketts himself would prefer that this season would not be a last-place one. So, the...932Sun, 07 Jul 2024 17:53:06 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/with-everything-going-wrong-are-we-prepared-for-a-cubs-resurgence-r931/Let’s get one thing out of the way: The Cubs are a bad baseball team. From their 40-48 record to their strikeout percentage in potentially game-changing at-bats, they are a failure. I’m not here to tell you anything to the contrary, but I will propose this question: What if they weren’t? As...931Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:18:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-increasing-murkiness-of-the-cubs-dh-spot-r930/There hasn’t been any real consistency this year as to how the Chicago Cubs have utilized their designated hitter slot. The early expectation was to deploy Nick Madrigal primarily at third base from the jump. Christopher Morel would see more looks as the DH until the latter gained more comfort t...930Sat, 06 Jul 2024 11:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-hitter-of-the-month-june-2024-r926/The Cubs were awful in June, continuing their offensive woes from May. This made it hard to choose our favorite offensive players, but we found a few qualified for this award. Let’s take a look at who was the best of the worst for the Chicago Cubs this past month.  Seiya Suzuki can be a very...926Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:16:01 +0000