https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/15/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/four-popular-cubs-trade-targets-according-to-fans-r3133/We recently asked our forum community about which trade targets they'd like the Cubs to pursue at the deadline. After many users chimed in with their opinions, here are the players who received the most mentions. Luke Weaver, RHP - New York Mets A well-established high-leverage relieve...3133Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:34:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sources-cubs-interested-in-giants-starter-tyler-mahle-r3132/It wouldn't be a sexy pickup, but the Cubs have checked in with the Giants about right-handed starter Tyler Mahle and are "still interested" after gauging the price, a league source said. Mahle, 31, is an impending free agent who signed a one-year deal worth $10 million with San Francisco this w...3132Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:41:51 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/intradivisional-blockbusters-never-happen-but-this-ones-worth-dreaming-on-r3122/It’s no secret that, if the Cubs want to make a deep postseason run this October, they have to add some pitching before Monday's trade deadline. They have some depth, but when October rolls around, every contender wants as many top-of-the-rotation starters as possible. That's why names like Tari...3122Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-alex-bregman-got-right-at-the-plate-by-turning-inward-and-letting-it-travel-r3128/The differences aren't huge and obvious. In baseball, 'huge and obvious' is usually quickly re-rendered 'desperate and exploitable'. Alex Bregman is a better hitter now than he was a month ago, but the changes he's made have all been subtle. He's a couple inches farther off the plate, but only t...3128Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:54:22 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-candidates-reds-relievers-brock-burke-caleb-ferguson/Despite obvious needs, there are quite a few things working against our clarity surrounding the Chicago Cubs' trade deadline plans. For one thing, they're an organization that famously plays things close to the vest. For another, one of the few surefire sellers at the deadline happens to reside...3123Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-payroll-jed-hoyer-tom-ricketts-competitive-balance-tax-trade-deadline/Before this season, Jed Hoyer and the rest of the front office secured permission from the Cubs' ownership group to spend beyond the first threshold of the competitive-balance tax, in order to sign Alex Bregman. Now, after injuries to the pitching staff threatened to derail their season, ownersh...3125Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:43:23 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/could-cubs-trade-seiya-suzuki-even-as-they-buy-at-trade-deadline-r3121/A lot of the focus around the Chicago Cubs leading up to the trade deadline has centered around their pitching staff, and rightfully so. It's hard to look at this roster and come away with any other conclusion than that adding another arm should be the front office's top priority. But there...3121Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-mets-trade-scenarios-luke-weaver-freddy-peralta-clay-holmes/As the New York Mets continue to linger at the bottom of the NL East standings, there's no question about their trade deadline approach. They're going to sell, and one can imagine them doing so pretty aggressively. With a few notable impending free agents and a desire to reconstruct the roster i...3124Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:33:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-designate-jameson-taillon-for-assignment-starting-a-trade-countdown-r3120/The Chicago Cubs designated Jameson Taillon for assignment Monday, the team announced. Righty reliever Andrew Wantz, signed last month after being released by the Tampa Bay Rays, will be promoted to take Taillon's place on the active roster. It's a sad but necessary end to the four-year Cubs ten...3120Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:50:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-trade-deadline-jacob-webb-relief-pitching-trade-candidates/The synergy of the Cubs' pitching infrastructure is never more clear, these days, than when Jacob Webb takes the mound. The de facto relief ace of a team currently missing Daniel Palencia, Phil Maton, Hunter Harvey and more, Webb has a 2.84 ERA and a team-leading 5 saves. He's also struck out 27...3119Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:50:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jed-hoyer-will-sink-cubs-if-he-repeats-his-2025-trade-deadline-performance-r3117/Let’s take ourselves back to October of 2025. The Chicago Cubs, facing a winner-take-all Game 5 against the Milwaukee Brewers, sent Drew Pomeranz to the mound to open the game. One swing from William Contreras later, and the Brewers led 1-0 before the first inning had even ended.  Unfortuna...3117Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/mlb-trade-deadline-trade-candidates-reid-detmers-jose-soriano-owen-ayers-cubs-prospects/We're a week out from the August 3 MLB trade deadline. Rumors are churning and some minor trades have been made, but the main story here is the number of teams whose status as buyers or sellers could change between now and next Monday. One team whose status has been cemented since May, however,...3108Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:24:02 +0000