https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/175/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/top-50-fits-for-the-cubs-in-mlb-free-agency-nos-50-41-r437/While MLB free agency has been over for a solid week, little player movement has happened yet. There will be moves this week, but as we await the big ones, let's count down the 50 best fits for the Cubs among the many free agents available. Firstly, I had better clarify what this list will b...437Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/thank-you-david-ross-r435/David Ross brought his fierce competitive nature to the endeavor of restoring a winning culture, after the organization had reached a competitive plateau. For that, I thank him.  It has been a few days, so I can safely say I have finally been able to pick my jaw up off of the floor. The Crai...435Sat, 11 Nov 2023 15:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-the-cubs-had-to-fire-david-ross-for-craig-counsell-r428/Like Rick Renteria before him, David Ross has been backstabbed by a publicly supportive front office, which spurned him for a small-market wunderkind. Though cruel, the team will reap the benefits for years to come. When I wrote my piece advocating for the Cubs to fire David Ross, I did it w...428Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/wow-managerial-shenanigans-r432/“The Bears hire a coach/GM combo that isn’t an outright embarrassment, the Palestinians and Israelis agree on a two-state solution, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson gets tough on crime, the French start bathing regularly, and the Cubs fire manager David Ross in favor of the rival Brewers Craig Coun...432Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:14:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-much-craig-counsell-is-worth-might-depend-on-the-bullpen-hes-given-r431/The arrival of the Cubs' new manager has us all trying to read tea leaves about their plans for the winter. One way in which the change in leadership materially matters, though, is that it might increase the importance of the relief corps to a new high. In the wake of the news that the Chica...431Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:49:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/craig-counsells-arrival-announces-the-chicago-cubs-own-r427/In a reprise of the same moment in 2014, the Chicago Cubs have hired a small-market guru in favor of the incumbent manager they’d previously publicly supported. Will the Craig Counsell move yield similar dividends to the Joe Maddon hire, or will the baseball gods deliver the Cubs their karmic co...427Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:45:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/podcast-this-is-not-a-rebuild-nov-6-2023-the-2023-chicago-cubs-offseason-begins-in-earnest-r426/In the latest episode of This is Not a Rebuild. we dug into the early storylines around what looks to be a momentous offseason ahead for the Cubs. We recorded this episode of This is Not a Rebuild on Sunday night, well before the world (including the four of us) knew that Craig Counsell woul...426Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/so-what-exactly-makes-craig-counsell-so-much-better-than-david-ross-r425/Stealing the long-time, highly successful manager of a division rival is unavoidably exciting, but the news shockwave the Cubs created Monday had another layer to it, too. This deal was wholly proactive. The team already had a skipper, and they pushed him aside. Here's why they did it. I don...425Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:06:18 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/holy-horsefeathers-cubs-hire-craig-counsell-as-new-manager-r424/In a shocking move, the Cubs have swooped in to steal the best manager in baseball from their fiercest division rival. Let's talk Craig Counsell. Jed Hoyer has, somehow, outdone and upstaged his longtime partner and mentor, Theo Epstein. When Craig Counsell became a managerial free agent las...424Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:41:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/early-decisions-bring-cubs-plan-a-bit-more-into-focus-r423/The first two decisions the Cubs got to make this winter turned out to be no-brainers. Now, they can turn toward what needs to be a busy offseason, just as free agency officially gets underway. After Marcus Stroman opted out of his deal Saturday, the Cubs had an easy call on Kyle Hendricks's...423Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:26:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/news-marcus-stroman-opts-out-shaking-up-cubs-rotation-etch-a-sketch-r421/Marcus Stroman opted out of the final year of his contract with the Chicago Cubs Saturday, creating some interesting new opportunities--but a bunch of new uncertainty--about the team's 2024 starting rotation. By the end of the 2023 regular season, several reports had suggested that Marcus St...421Sat, 04 Nov 2023 16:18:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-11-r416/Draft tandem JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard team up for a new podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues. The World Series concluded while we were recording. What better time to reflect on each organizations top prospects? As we get ready to enter the offseason, JD and Jerem...416Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:15:00 +0000