https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/164/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/bonus-more-than-triples-justin-steeles-2023-earnings-r508/In the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the two sides (players and owners) agreed to provide bonus money for pre-arbitration eligible players who perform well. The idea is that these players barely make the league minimum for their first three MLB seasons. Then, through the arbitration p...508Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:51:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/3-cubs-40-man-roster-cuts-brennen-davis-caleb-kilian-michael-rucker/The Cubs need to add a potent bat to their lineup, a frontline starter to their rotation, and better depth to their bullpen this offseason. That's partially because of the failure of these three players to develop into anything useful. Brennen Davis, OF By every account, Davis is a great...507Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:33:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/projecting-the-cubs-2024-opening-day-roster-v-10-r506/For the purposes of this exercise, we'll focus solely on internal options. This isn't a prediction that the team won't sign any free agents or make any trades; it's just a glimpse at what the team will look like without them. Starting Lineup Mike Tauchman, CF Nico Hoerner, 2B...506Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:01:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/this-is-not-a-rebuild-dec-15-2023-bemoaning-late-stage-capitalism-r504/The Chicago Cubs are testing their fans' patience and threatening some of their sanity. In the latest episode of This is Not a Rebuild, the guys try to make sense of the team's approach to free agency, take turns ranting on subjects ranging from Eric Hosmer to the sustainability of any sector of...504Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-tyler-glasnow-dodgers-jordan-montgomery-shota-imanaga/The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a deal Thursday to send Tyler Glasnow to Los Angeles, along with outfielder Manuel Margot. The Rays will get young, controllable starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfield prospect Jonny DeLuca in return. As of early Friday morning, though, the...503Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-long-term-star-contract-free-agency/I've said this in a couple of places recently, but in my opinion, the Cubs' goal this winter ought not to be to project for a certain number of wins or to be obvious favorites in the NL Central. Rather, the goal should be to add at least two players who project to be comfortably above-average, f...502Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-jed-hoyer-cubs-will-never-sign-a-superstar-will-the-tom-ricketts-cubs-ever-do-so-r501/It's a dispositional thing, with Jed Hoyer. He spent almost a decade as Theo Epstein's top lieutenant and an occasional public mouthpiece, and he's been the man in charge for the Cubs since late 2020, and it's time to stop thinking he's been hiding the ball that whole time. Hoyer doesn't have th...501Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:19:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/finding-a-fit-for-alexander-canario-r500/The case of Alexander Canario in 2024 is a curious one, The outfielder has had a roller coaster of a year, including a devastating ankle and shoulder injury; tons of hard work and rehab; a return through the minor leagues; and a cup of coffee spent with the Cubs during their playoff push. It's r...500Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:27:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/shohei-ohtani-contract-structure-deferrals-dodgers-460-million/After a couple days spent finalizing the details and clearing the necessary roster spots for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani's megadeal became official Monday. In the process, reporters laid out the particulars of the deferral structure that was alluded to in less exact terms on Saturday,...498Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-joyously-uncomplicated-possibility-of-emmanuel-clase-r499/There's nothing complicated about Emmanuel Clase. The Guardians' closer is just a rear-back-and-fire guy. He throws a cutter and a slider, and the cutter hums in at very nearly 100 miles per hour. It takes little more than that to be an elite relief pitcher, and for the last three years, that's...499Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-free-agent-target-spencer-turnbull-r497/Things did not end well between the Tigers and Spencer Turnbull. The 2014 second-rounder out of Alabama climbed through the Detroit farm system over the next few years, and was occasionally impressive for his first few years in MLB. Early in 2021, though, he seemed to have turned a corner. That...497Mon, 11 Dec 2023 12:42:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-15-winter-meeting-draft-lottery-rule-5-draft-r495/The boys are back to recap the slow Winter Meetings. There's a detailed breakdown of the Draft Lottery including winners and losers, revenue sharing comp picks, a summary of first day picks and bonus pools for the Brewers, Cubs, and Twins, and how MLB could make the draft lottery broadcast bette...495Sun, 10 Dec 2023 13:15:01 +0000