https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/18/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/shota-imanagas-perilous-journey-from-overrated-to-underrated-r2560/The moment Shota Imanaga first took the mound in Chicago, there was an electricity in the air. On a cold night, with the help of the Wrigley wind, against a hapless Colorado Rockies lineup, Imanaga carved up hitters left and right. Through his first 53 innings in Major League Baseball, the left-...2560Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-spring-training-news-roundup-bregman-sets-tone-ricketts-shares-expectations-jamo-starts-cactus-league-opener-r2557/Seeing as the 2026 World Series will mark the 10-year anniversary of that championship, I don't feel it is a stretch to say that most of us would love to skip ahead to March 26 when the 150th version of this squad hosts the Washington Nationals on Opening Day. Lest one of you fine readers be Mar...2557Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cobbling-together-the-best-chicago-cubs-uniform-combinations-r2555/Uniforms are an integral part of sports. It may not have started out that way, but today, a team's uniform fleshes out an entire identity. Some teams are able to transcend on-the-field success into off-the-field relevancy simply because of the uniforms they have created (e.g., the Oakland/Los An...2555Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:54:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/3-cubs-non-roster-invitees-who-will-break-out-this-spring-r2556/Spring training is finally here, and the non-roster invitees for every big-league team see it as a prime chance to break into The Show. For the Chicago Cubs, there are three non-roster invitees who could be in line to make some extra noise and contribute on the north side of Chicago in 2026. ...2556Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chronicling-the-1918-cubs-part-9-the-world-series-part-1-r2553/Welcome to part nine of North Side Baseball’s offseason series covering the 1918 Chicago Cubs. You can find the first eight parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 When we left off, the National League an...2553Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:04:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/one-thing-each-cubs-hitter-can-improve-upon-in-2026-r2551/The Chicago Cubs enter 2026 as a team that looks largely the same offensively. Some dynamics will shift, of course. Alex Bregman is replacing both Matt Shaw and Kyle Tucker, in two different ways. Moisés Ballesteros is likely to get the first shot as the team's designated hitter, and the platoon...2551Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:34:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-have-to-add-a-left-handed-bat-and-have-waited-too-long-already-r2552/For all the good Jed Hoyer does as the president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, he makes some big mistakes, over and over. He's a good seeker of bargains in free agency and a tough negotiator. He's assembled an improved scouting and player development infrastructure. He assiduously...2552Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-bullpen-will-be-better-because-the-front-office-abandoned-their-usual-practices-this-offseason-r2546/As observers of the Chicago Cubs, we've all become accustomed to their standard process in building a bullpen. It's the waiver claims, the projects, and the last-chance veterans. Somehow, they've made it work. In the face of that success, though, Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins chose to revamp the...2546Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:08:45 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jameson-taillons-current-skill-set-makes-him-ideal-for-2026-cubs-r2547/No starting pitcher has thrown more innings for the Chicago Cubs over the last three years than Jameson Taillon. In fact, his 445. 1/3 innings since 2023 lead the group by a healthy margin. The gap is due to a combination of injury and turnover, and while those mitigating forces constraining oth...2547Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:55:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/grading-the-chicago-cubs-2025-2026-offseason-r2545/With spring training games mere days away, the 2026 season is officially underway for the Chicago Cubs. Last year's group carried plenty of intrigue with Kyle Tucker in the mix and the emergence of Pete Crow-Armstrong among the storylines, but it was always a team that felt incomplete. This wint...2545Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/revisiting-the-aroldis-chapman-trade-one-decade-later-will-the-2026-cubs-pull-off-another-historic-deal-r2540/The incredible postseason run the Chicago Cubs went on in 2016 that resulted in their first World Series championship in 108 years is quickly approaching its ten-year anniversary. There were so many moments and decisions that led to breaking the “Curse of the Billy Goat” that played a role in se...2540Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/exploring-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-the-2026-chicago-cubs-r2536/The close we get to Opening Day, the more projection systems help illuminate the path (and the season) ahead. PECOTA, for example, loves the Cubs in the 2026 season and thinks they have a 72.5% chance to win their division. However, within that single projection, PECOTA is telling you that the C...2536Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:07:06 +0000