https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/204/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/have-i-cursed-kyle-schwarber-r3535/On April 17, I wrote an article titled "Kyle Schwarber is Breaking Out." At the time, Schwarber was hitting .244/.393/.444. Since then, Schwarber has hit .151/.270/.302 in 100 PA. Real ground-breaking analysis I'm providing here at NSBB. You'd be well within your rights to call this Fake News. Th...3535Sun, 14 May 2017 09:25:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/dont-freak-out-about-the-cubs-rotation-just-yet-r3534/The Cubs head into a Sunday night matchup with the Red Sox with a 13-10 record, sitting in first place in the NL Central, having won six of seven series. Things are going pretty well on the Northside, even if, perhaps, not as well as we'd expected. One area of concern for most fans is probably the w...3534Sun, 30 Apr 2017 18:48:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-schwarber-is-breaking-out-r3533/Kyle Schwarber is back playing baseball this year after missing nearly all of 2016. The last thing you probably remember about Schwarber is his superhero performance in the 2016 World Series. You may have forgotten about the strikeouts, though. Strikeouts have been a bit of a problem for Schwarber d...3533Mon, 17 Apr 2017 23:08:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-javy-baez-isnt-doing-r3532/It's been awhile since we've posted an article here at NSBB. In the meantime, if you haven't heard, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. It's true: The Chicago Cubs are defending World Series champions. One of the contributing factors to the Cubs' championship run was Javy Baez's stellar play at v...3532Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:46:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/heritage-sports-review-d-backs-sign-matusz-jepsen-to-minor-league-deals-r3531/Looking to improve on their 26th ranked bullpen over the 2016 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks have signed some familiar bullpen names to minor league deals over the last week. Both Kevin Jepsen and Brian Matusz will look to capture past success for the Diamondbacks and catch on with the big-league...3531Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:11:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/goldberg-battle-kevin-owens-r3530/The countdown is on to WWE Fastlane and the big match sees Goldberg battle Kevin Owens for his WWE Universal belt after calling him out on Monday’s Raw. Goldberg may have bigger fish to fry as he is set to take on the mighty Brock Lesnar in what will be the standout bout in WWE’s annual centrepiece,...3530Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:37:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-hendricks-ace-r3529/Kyle Hendricks has been really good this year. You don't need me to tell you that. But, I am going to tell you about it anyway. What is to follow is the first in a two-part series about Kyle Hendricks' incredible season. This article will focus on why Hendricks is so good this year. My next article...3529Sat, 13 Aug 2016 14:16:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-the-cubs-traded-for-aroldis-chapman-r3528/Yesterday, the Cubs completed a trade for Aroldis Chapman. The Cubs' bullpen has been the weak spot for an otherwise excellent ball club. The Cubs' bullpen ranks 20th in the majors in FIP and 14th in ERA. There's no question that Chapman immediately makes the Cubs bullpen better. Chapman has a caree...3528Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:27:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/yes-kyle-schwarber-is-worth-more-than-a-relief-pitcher-r3527/If you've been paying attention, you've probably seen Kyle Schwarber's name come up a lot recently. It's that time of the year; the trade deadline is near. The Cubs would like to strengthen their bullpen. The Yankees are overflowing with excellent pitchers in their bullpen. It seems like a logical f...3527Fri, 22 Jul 2016 21:03:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-trade-deadline-preview-al-worst-teams-r3526/In the first two installments, I looked at what the Cubs could use to strengthen the team. The short answer is: a reliever for sure and a starter would be really good. Under perfect circumstances, a hitter could be added, too. In this article, we'll look at the AL team by team to see how likely t...3526Mon, 11 Jul 2016 06:53:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-trade-deadline-preview-pitching-needs-r3524/With 22 days remaining until the deadline, trades are beginning to happen around major league baseball. Yesterday, the Red Sox made a move for reliever Brad Ziegler from Arizona to bolster their pen in the wake of the injury to closer Craig Kimbrel. This series of articles is going to look at the Cu...3524Sat, 09 Jul 2016 20:31:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-trade-deadline-preview-offensive-needs-r3523/With 22 days remaining until the deadline, trades are beginning to happen around major league baseball. Yesterday, the Red Sox made a move for reliever Brad Ziegler from Arizona to bolster their pen in the wake of the injury to closer Craig Kimbrel. This series of articles is going to look at the Cu...3523Sat, 09 Jul 2016 19:41:00 +0000