https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/172/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/shohei-ohtani-will-not-be-a-cub-thats-probably-for-the-best-r496/On Saturday, the record for the biggest contract in MLB history was nearly lapped. In one Instagram post, the Cubs got their definitive answer, after the most mysterious free agency in recent memory. Now, they can move on. At $700 million (even given massive deferrals), Shohei Ohtani was not...496Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/thinking-about-six-months-from-now-as-the-present-r494/The Cubs continue their pursuits of stars and high-caliber, high-certainty answers in various areas of the roster. That exercise remains important. Maybe, though, we're all letting the time dilation inherent to baseball fandom exaggerate that importance for us. Being a sports fan is a funny...494Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:52:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/can-matt-chapman-unlock-his-offensive-upside-again-by-changing-his-approach-r493/If the Cubs aren't going to land Shohei Ohtani or Yoshinobu Yamamoto, they need to find another way to add an excellent player to the top of their roster. One of the increasingly obvious options is a fraught one. Let's explore it. It's hard not to see the match between the Cubs' roster const...493Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:30:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-establish-the-ground-truth-around-christopher-morel-r491/Shoved into trade rumor after trade rumor. Moved around the diamond endlessly, but somehow, less than the team wants. The Cubs' most enticing young slugger is also their most enigmatic value proposition. Let's pin it all down. There's an uncomfortable (and, perhaps, ultimately unreconcilable...491Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:27:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-shohei-ohtani-rumors-bubble-over-into-confusion-and-more-rumors-abound-r490/Everybody calm down! Now. There. Let's all take a deep breath, here. It's been a bit of a day. Time to reset things a bit. In the blizzard, the absolute onslaught of things that have been said and slung about the Cubs' pursuit of Shohei Ohtani as that pursuit has gained steam in the last wee...490Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-rhys-hoskins-could-and-couldnt-do-for-the-cubs-r489/In an unbearably arid news desert, the latest mirage that has fans pouring sand into their mouths like water is a report connecting the Cubs to the erstwhile Phillies slugger. According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network and FOX Sports, the Cubs and Rhys Hoskins's representation (i.e., the Boras C...489Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:07:49 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-rule-5-draft-success-stories-catcher-jody-davis-r485/The Winter Meetings have begun, and on Wednesday, the 2023 Rule 5 Draft will take place. We are looking at a few of the best Cubs Rule 5 picks. In 1980, the Cubs were able to select their catcher for the next half-dozen years. Background  Jody Davis was born in 1956 in Gainesville, Georgia...485Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-candidate-framber-valdez-alex-bregman-jordan-wicks/Names are flying through the MLB trade rumor mill on the eve of the Winter Meetings. One stands out, though, as both an especially unexpected and an especially impactful potential target for the Cubs. To be clear, The Athletic Astros beat writer Chandler Rome didn't say the Astros are lookin...483Sun, 03 Dec 2023 20:56:15 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-rule-5-success-stories-guillermo-willie-hernandez-r482/On Wednesday at the annual Baseball Winter Meetings in Nashville, the Rule 5 draft will take place. Will the Cubs make a pick, or maybe lose a player? We shall see. However, over the next few days, let’s take a look at some of the Cubs' best Rule 5 picks.  Background Guillermo "Willie" Her...482Sun, 03 Dec 2023 17:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/free-agency-rumors-jordan-montgomery/On Friday, Jeff Passan rolled out his preview of the Winter Meetings at ESPN+. Within it were several juicy Cubs tidbits, not least an unexpected connection to one of the market's top left-handed starters. It's true that this is the first time we've heard the Cubs tied to Jordan Montgomery,...481Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:09:43 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-cubs-focused-mlb-winter-meetings-primer-r479/The Winter Meetings, which will be held this year in Nashville from December 4th-7th, are nearly upon us. The annual convention of players, agents, executives, and managers is often rife with rumors and a time of concentrated transactions that promise to shift the baseball landscape in the upcom...479Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:15:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-trade-candidate-isaac-paredes-r478/The only things for sure are taxes, death and trouble... oh, and the Rays trading away players before they get expensive. The latest name to hit the trade rumor mill is familiar to the Cubs, and could be a perfect fit. Because he's just shy of three years of MLB service times, Isaac Paredes...478Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:41:32 +0000