https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/162/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/there-were-2003-vibes-at-wrigley-field-this-weekend-r136/  After the sweep of the Pirates that fully restored the Cubs to contention in the underwhelming NL Central. Wrigley Field filled up for the weekend series against the Orioles. The holiday helped, and so did the fact that Baltimore fans travel well in both numbers and enthusiasm, but the en...136Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-nico-hoerner-back-in-the-groove-r135/Quietly, one of the biggest problems with the problematic Cubs offense throughout May was the fact that Nico Hoerner fell off a cliff. His hamstring injury surely contributed, and coming back as quickly as possible from it might have come at some cost in effectiveness, but the results care nothi...135Sun, 18 Jun 2023 12:20:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/were-starting-over-r134/The 2023 Cubs dug themselves a deep hole, in one regard. When they finished limping out of Los Angeles after a sweep at the hands of the Angels, the team was 26-36, and they were losing contact even with the unimposing leaders of the NL Central. The Wild Card was even further from their reach. A...134Sat, 17 Jun 2023 12:23:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/draft-preview-five-pitchers-to-watch-r133/The term “personal cheeseball” (better represented by #personalcheeseball) originated over twenty years ago in the Baseball America offices when former writer and current Twins scout John Manuel started using it as “shorthand for a personal favorite that does not reflect the popular consensus.” ...133Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:23:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/5-prospects-the-cubs-might-focus-on-with-the-68-overall-mlb-draft-pick-r130/The Cubs are in an interesting position entering the 2023 MLB Draft. They have $8.9 million to spend, and three top 100 picks (they forfeited their second-round draft pick after signing Dansby Swanson). The 2023 Draft class is loaded with talent, one of the strongest in years. In the buildup to...130Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:50:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/do-we-need-to-account-more-for-the-schedule-when-assessing-the-cubs-r132/We can’t make any meaningful predictions about the balance of the season based on those games, though, because the Cubs are now done with that division. They’ve also played the Dodgers, Padres, Marlins. Twins, and Rays for the last time. Entering Tuesday, though, they still haven’t tested themse...132Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/mike-tauchman-is-why-everyone-is-careful-with-injuries-anymore-r131/Ok, wait. That's mean. It's not Mike Tauchman's fault that Cody Bellinger isn't back with the Cubs yet. It's not, that is, the corporeal, actual Mike Tauchman. Rather, it's the idea of Mike Tauchman, and the bountiful conceptions of Mike Tauchman throughout professional baseball right now. ...131Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:29:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-hendrickss-two-changeups-have-finalized-their-divorce-r129/No pitcher in the last decade has better embodied the archetype of the touch-and-feel, command-over-stuff starter than Kyle Hendricks. He's an outlier in the modern game, with a fastball that sits in the 80s and no devastating breaking ball. His changeup has always made up for that. It's always...129Sun, 11 Jun 2023 12:25:21 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-new-level-of-self-awareness-has-pushed-marcus-stroman-to-new-heights-r128/By now, it's clear to everyone that Marcus Stroman is not a typical modern frontline starter. Mostly, he just doesn't miss bats the way most such pitchers do. He lacks elite velocity, and the only pitch with which he gets whiffs with any regularity is his slider--but even that doesn't generate t...128Sat, 10 Jun 2023 11:54:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nico-hoerner-needs-to-bat-sixth-for-a-while-r127/While many fans prefer to blame the anonymous guys and the free-agent misfires at the bottom of the order for the Cubs' problems of run production, the fact is that the top of their lineup is just as deficient. Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson, Ian Happ, and Seiya Suzuki would all be fine as the fif...127Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:27:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/draft-preview-five-outfielders-im-watching-r126/The term “personal cheeseball” (better represented by #personalcheeseball) originated over twenty years ago in the Baseball America offices when former writer and current Twins scout John Manuel started using it as “shorthand for a personal favorite that does not reflect the popular consensus.” ...126Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:11:37 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/where-do-the-cubs-project-in-the-nl-central-over-the-next-five-years-r125/The last time the Cubs tore everything down and rebuilt, they eventually built a juggernaut. Of course, it helped that their apotheosis coincided with a nadir for the Cardinals, but no one in the NL Central had any chance of stopping the 2015-18 Cubs from claiming at least a few playoff appearan...125Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:45:23 +0000