https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/176/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/reflecting-on-the-2016-world-series-championship-anniversary-r415/Happy 7th Anniversary to the greatest event in our collective Chicago Cubs fandom. A few members of the North Side Baseball team share their stories and memories from the night that changed everything.  “Just One Before We Die” This was not just an awesome OBVIOUS SHIRTS tag, but a mant...415Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-trade-target-jorge-mateo-r413/As they do around this time each year, MLB Trade Rumors recently published a (highly unofficial) list of players who could be non-tendered in November. One player on it could be a great fit for the Cubs' bench. A list of players who might be non-tendered is, inherently, full of guys with obv...413Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:00:35 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/candid-from-the-confines-im-back-baby-r410/Check out the first article in a new series talking about the adventures of a Chicago Cubs Season Ticket Holder. In 2019, I ended my time as a Chicago Cubs season ticket holder. It was an extremely difficult decision, as my love of the Cubs is great. I started in the middle, though. Let me c...410Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-would-a-juan-soto-centered-cubs-offseason-look-like-r407/There's no escaping the discussions right now on Cubs Twitter, or even on sports-talk radio in Chicago. A rumor this juicy only gains momentum, until it's either realized or obliterated. But does this one even make sense? We should be clear: Juan Soto is a phenomenal baseball player, and get...407Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:17:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-trade-target-josh-naylor-r406/Unless and until the Cubs re-sign Cody Bellinger, they will have at least two distinct (but overlapping) needs on the position-player side of their roster: a left-handed slugger, and a first baseman. One potentially available player could fill both. There really shouldn't be any particular u...406Sat, 28 Oct 2023 11:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/dansby-swanson-won-the-only-defensive-award-you-should-care-about-r404/Thursday saw the announcement of the Fielding Bible Awards, from Sports Info Solutions. They're the rightful gold standard of baseball defensive honors, and the Cubs' defensive centerpiece earned a unanimous nod. The Gold Gloves are overpoweringly lame. They're a worthless farce, made only s...404Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:01:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-brain-drain-could-be-the-unexpected-danger-of-the-cubs-offseason-r401/On Wednesday, the Red Sox announced the hiring of Craig Breslow as their new chief baseball officer. Breslow is a huge loss for the Cubs, for whom he was an assistant GM and the director of pitching. He might not be the last one. When a team achieves a major success, they can count on being...401Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:38:45 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-play-keep-or-cut-bait-with-the-cubs-bullpen-r399/There's radical uncertainty ahead for the Cubs bullpen this winter. Their relief corps will see a ton of turnover during the coming offseason, and it will require considerable investment. Let's figure out where those changes and investments might be. Right off the bat, we can identify a few...399Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-cubs-fans-pain-watching-kyle-schwarber-hit-playoff-home-runs-elsewhere-r398/When the Cubs disassembled their championship core, they did the fans the kindness of getting something good back, for almost everyone. Alas, the one guy for whom they got absolutely nothing looks like the most valuable of the bunch. When Kyle Schwarber launched his 19th career postseason ho...398Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:51:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/marcus-stromans-walk-rate-walk-year-and-unique-bad-luck-r397/For half of last season, the Cubs had two aces atop their rotation. In the second half, they had just one. Much of their 2024 hope hinges on the extent to which Marcus Stroman bounces back from his injury-marred stretch run. As tempting as it is to chalk up all of Marcus Stroman's struggles...397Fri, 20 Oct 2023 11:14:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/destination-the-show-episode-9-r396/Draft tandem JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard team up for a new podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues. In our first ever mailbag episode, Jeremy, JD and Theo discuss Kim Ng stepping down as the GM of the Marlins and talk through Twins, Brewers and Cubs prospects in the AF...396Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:19:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-talk-about-the-cubs-options-with-regard-to-kyle-hendricks-r395/The offseason won't kick off in earnest for another three weeks, but the Cubs have all the information they're going to get in order to make some important decisions. First on that list is the choice of whether to retain their longest-tenured player. Under the terms of the long-term contract...395Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:15:02 +0000