https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/145/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-39-the-2024-mlb-draft-class-with-carlos-collazo-r862/In episode 39 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie sit down with Carlos Collazo, Draft Expert at Baseball America. The guys talk through the top of the 2024 draft class, including who Carlos would take at 1:1. They then dig into demographics in more depth including catching, prep shortstop...862Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:23:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-mike-tauchmans-approach-flexes-to-meet-every-moment-r861/It was just cute, at first. It was a nice little story. Mike Tauchman was a nice little complementary piece on a scrappy Cubs team, and he was from Palatine, Ill., so there was a nice little zing of extra emotion attached to him finding success with the club. He gave the media the saccharine sto...861Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:40:15 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-trade-deadline-needs-targets-offense-hitters/Before discussing who the Cubs can target, though, we need to discuss who is a candidate for replacement and whose jobs are most likely safe–specifically, for now, in the lineup and on the bench. There are a couple of players who most certainly have their jobs secure–Nico Hoerner has a 110...854Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:47:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-unlucky-has-christopher-morel-been-going-to-the-tape-pt-2-r860/Yesterday, I wrote at length about Christopher Morel, and the fact that he shows up as one of the most unlucky hitters in baseball this year. Specifically, I broke down seven of the outs on which the models that drive those labels say he suffered the worst misfortune, looking for patterns and me...860Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:01:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-team-wide-identity-crisis-sloppy-glovework-still-plaguing-team-built-around-defense-r859/Identity is an interesting thing within the context of a major-league organization. You’re talking about those elements on which an organization hangs their hat. Last year’s Arizona Diamondbacks emphasized the collective: their roster, without many real standouts, performed in unison, demonstrat...859Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/addressing-the-cubs-trade-deadline-needs-bullpen-bullpen-bullpen-and-more-bullpen-r844/The Chicago Cubs' pitching staff feels like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde situation. Looking at the Cubs currently, the Cubs rotation has the seventh-best ERA in baseball, at 3.49, and the ninth-best FIP, at 3.87. This includes data from Kyle Hendricks, who, it pains me to say, has done everything i...844Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:02:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-unlucky-has-christopher-morel-been-going-to-the-tape-pt-1-r858/Almost everywhere you turn in the midst of conversations of everything going wrong for the Cubs right now, you hear the name Christopher Morel. His defense at third base has been genuinely problematic this year, and the decision to install him as the regular at that position looks pretty bad, bu...858Tue, 04 Jun 2024 23:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-pitcher-of-the-month-may-2024-r847/Héctor Neris has been in the big leagues for a long time, and at times, he has had a ton of success. Shota Imanaga was the choice in April. How did he follow it up in May? Did his final start of the month cost him a top spot? With Jordan Wicks out, the Cubs really needed Ben Brown to step u...847Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:11:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/stormy-present-spells-uncertain-future-for-seiya-suzuki-in-right-field-r855/For myriad reasons, Saturday night was a messy affair between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. But the one play that sticks out most in my mind is the drop that Seiya Suzuki committed on a should-have-been-routine out in the second inning. The Reds had the bases loaded with two out...855Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:16:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-happens-if-it-turns-out-the-cubs-paid-top-dollar-for-a-manager-in-decline-r852/Like player aging curves, naturally, managerial aging curves are imperfect descriptions of individual performance. There are guys who peak early and guys who bloom late, on the field and on the top step of the dugout. In general, though, great managers were and are younger than you might realize...852Mon, 03 Jun 2024 23:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-hitter-of-the-month-may-2024-r846/It was a ROUGH month for the Cubs hitters in May - not one single player on the team posted an OPS above .800 (Cody Bellinger reached exactly that mark). Christopher Morel led the team in home runs with six, though he supplied an ugly .183/.319/.387 slash line in 93 at-bats. The Cubs had more ba...846Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:13:15 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/run-a-deep-dive-on-third-base-coach-wavin-willie-harris-r848/In the ninth inning of Friday's loss to the Reds, with two runners on base, Seiya Suzuki laced a double down into the well in Wrigley Field's left-field corner. Pete Crow-Armstrong scored easily, making it a one-run game. Willie Harris sent Nick Madrigal (who began the play at first base) scream...848Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:57:12 +0000