https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/148/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/wesneski-taillon-path-of-two-minds-trailer-mmns-cubs/The Chicago Cubs won their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks to finish a long road trip, before splitting a four-game set with the Miami Marlins at home. It was a promising result (against the defending NL pennant winners), followed by a disappointing one (against the National League’s wor...748Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/this-week-in-cubs-baseball-the-more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same-r749/Record Last Week: 4-3 Runs Scored: 37 Runs Surrendered: 32 Standing: 2nd in NL Central (2 GB) Transactions 04/15/24 -Chicago Cubs recalled LF Alexander Canario from Iowa Cubs 04/15/24 -Chicago Cubs placed OF Seiya Suzuki on the 10-day injured list. Right oblique strain 04/17/24...749Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jameson-taillons-encouraging-return-and-outsized-importance-to-the-2024-cubs-r746/  Jameson Taillon was the Chicago Cubs’ biggest offseason pitching addition in the 2022-2023 offseason, signing a four-year, $68-million contract to serve as a mid-rotation arm and insurance in case of Marcus Stroman opting out of his contract and departing in free agency. In retrospect, hi...746Sun, 21 Apr 2024 15:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/where-did-the-cubs-plate-discipline-go-r745/The early reputation of the 2024 Chicago Cubs centered heavily around their plate discipline. It was covered here on multiple occasions in the early going, highlighted by growth from the likes of Ian Happ, Christopher Morel, and Dansby Swanson. The flashing upside of a low-turnover lineup under...745Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:45:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/fangraphs-national-league-projections-chicago-cubs-milwaukee-brewers-st-louis-cardinals/The Cubs are currently in second place in the NL Central, behind the Milwaukee Brewers. They just finished a successful west coast trip where they faced the Padres, Mariners, and Diamondbacks. They blew two games due to a poor bullpen performance, which I could argue is still a good sign, showin...744Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:11:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-33-r743/In episode 33 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie sit down with Twins Vice President of Amateur Scouting, Sean Johnson. Sean details his journey with the Twins, walks through the scouting calendar and details some of the work that goes into putting a draft board together. He offers insigh...743Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:20:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jordan-wicks-changed-his-fastball-but-is-it-better-r742/For the Chicago Cubs, however, fastball usage is way up. After throwing 29.3 percent fastballs last season, the Cubs’ pitching staff is now throwing 37.5 percent of their pitches as fastballs, good for sixth in all of baseball.  Shota Imanaga is one of the main culprits for this rise in fas...742Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:06:27 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/adbert-alzolay-and-hopefully-eventually-a-better-way-to-measure-relievers-rest-r741/  Although they had a winning road trip, the Cubs had their hearts broken twice in nine games. Adbert Alzolay was called upon to hold thin, late leads on Apr. 9 in San Diego, and again this Monday in Arizona, and each time, he gave up a game-changing home run. Alzolay is off to a very uneve...741Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:54:36 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-ongoing-evolution-of-ian-happ-r740/There’s an episode of The Office where various members of the office staff discuss whether Hilary Swank is hot or not. The discussion spirals into a debate which results in a seemingly endless stalemate. This is where I find myself with Ian Happ, with whom I have a complicated relationship. Is h...740Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:55:25 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-hendricks-cant-be-on-the-active-roster-right-now-r739/I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, or anything the Chicago Cubs front office or Craig Counsell or Tommy Hottovy or Kyle Hendricks himself doesn't already know. I'm also not suggesting anything radical. It's just this side of a fact. Sometime very soon (perhaps Thursday, when Ja...739Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:35:12 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/when-should-we-expect-to-see-justin-steele-again-r737/Justin Steele went down with a hamstring strain on Opening Day, Mar. 28. Last week, on the debut episode of his new podcast (strictly speaking, I don't recommend listening to that show--it's not good--but there are some nuggets within), Steele talked about the quick thinking he did while making...737Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:45:58 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/keegan-thompson-took-advantage-of-a-league-wide-approach-flaw-monday-night-r736/As we discussed over the weekend, Keegan Thompson didn't go down to Iowa this spring and magically ameliorate all the problems that plagued him in 2023. On the contrary, his performance data suggests that he's further from regaining high-end big-league stuff than ever. His first two appearances...736Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:03:49 +0000