https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/188/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-playoff-odds-and-why-they-only-halfway-matter-r233/As the Cubs make their final moves before the MLB trade deadline, it's worth taking a moment to examine their playoff odds. At the same time, when it comes to driving decisions for this particular team, probabilities have given way to payoffs. The Cubs still lag two teams in the NL Central s...233Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:21:11 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-pitcher-of-the-month-july-2023-r229/July brought winning ways back into the Cubs season, and a few new and surprising names were involved in making it happen. Here are the Cubs pitchers who kept bringing the heat in the month of July. July saw another winning record from the Cubs, as they went 15-11 and flirted with climbing...229Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/after-years-of-rebuilding-will-the-cubs-blow-up-the-farm-system-r222/Following yesterday’s report that the Cubs had taken their biggest chips off the table, it feels like a safe bet to say the Cubs will be buyers at the trade deadline this year, however marginal the additions they make may be.  Odds are the Cubs will be “soft” buyers, which is another way of...222Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:13:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/get-used-to-it-cubs-have-a-must-win-game-tuesday-night-r231/It's usually a throwaway term. It's usually true that there are no must-win games in August. On Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, though, the Cubs play a must-win game. That's a privilege, and they have to embrace it. Had the Cubs been more consistent throughout David Ross's tenure, or even wi...231Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-the-cubs-are-still-poised-to-do-on-deadline-day-r230/The Cubs strengthened their lineup and added optionable pitching depth Monday, checking off two important boxes on the eve of the trade deadline. Now, it's time to finish the job. The MLB trade deadline is almost never dull. We’re always in for at least some action in the moments leading up...230Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:28:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jeimer-candelario-gives-the-cubs-both-balance-and-thump-r227/The Cubs' lineup has tended toward underachievement and dysfunction too often over the last two years. By acquiring Jeimer Candelario Monday night, they hope they've put an end to that prolonged period of frustration. Sadly, Jeimer Candelario has rarely had a talented lineup to call his own...227Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:34:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-to-expect-from-new-cubs-reliever-jos%C3%A9-cuas-r226/The Cubs completed their second deal of the day late Monday night, acquiring right-handed reliever José Cuas for outfielder Nelson Velazquez.  The move ostensibly opened up a spot for top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong in the crowded Iowa outfield while giving the Cubs some much-needed relief...226Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:27:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/another-one-cubs-trade-nelson-velazquez-to-royals-for-reliever-jose-cuas-r225/We knew the Cubs wouldn't be done when they acquired Jeimer Candelario earlier tonight. Now, they've made what is likely to be the first of multiple moves to bolster and deepen their bullpen. The prize here is a low-wattage one, but Jose Cuas will slot into the middle relief group from the r...225Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-cubs-acquire-jeimer-candelario-from-washington-nationals-r224/The Cubs front office has thrown down the gauntlet. They're not only holding onto Cody Bellinger, but acquiring the best impending free-agent hitter on the trade market, instead.  Six years after being traded to the Tigers, Jeimer Candelario returns to the Cubs organization, where he'll beco...224Mon, 31 Jul 2023 22:32:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/crossing-the-line-can-the-cubs-and-cardinals-match-on-a-trade-r223/Outside of Boston and New York, the Cubs and Cardinals rivalry is one of the most heated and storied in baseball. One franchise may or may not have a much stronger track record of reaching the ultimate goal, but fans of both franchises have always been relentless when the two teams play each oth...223Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:37:34 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-trade-deadline-should-force-a-choice-between-two-young-hitters-for-cubs-r219/After going 11-5 in the decisive space between the All-Star break and July 31, the Cubs no longer have a tough decision in whether to buy or sell. Now, they face a more daunting, complicated one, with the same deadline on it. A year and a half ago, it felt very much as though the Cubs might...219Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:39:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/would-jeimer-candelario-and-david-bednar-be-a-satisfactory-cubs-trade-deadline-haul-r220/On Sunday, the Cubs finally lost a game, but they'd already spent the previous week securing their position as buyers at this trade deadline. Two players were the subjects of Cubs-specific rumors that day. Are they the right fits? In a pair of tweets Sunday, Mike Rodriguez of The DR Baseball...220Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:51:01 +0000