https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/39/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-heartbreak-doesnt-feel-so-good-r2077/In their song "Heartbreak Feels So Good", Fall Out Boy, one of the city's favorite native bands, poses the question: "Is there a word for a bad miracle?" The game of baseball for the Cubbies has been nothing if not an uphill battle as of late, stacking up losses like a Jenga tower, as the dream...2077Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:11:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-failure-to-find-a-leadoff-hitter-is-killing-the-lineup-r2076/There really isn't any one person or player that can be wholly blamed for the Cubs' recent offensive ineptitude. This is a failure on a systematic level, with everyone from Pete Crow-Armstrong to Willi Castro struggling to a troubling degree. So, before we dive into this analysis, let's at...2076Sun, 17 Aug 2025 11:58:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nico-hoerner-is-making-way-too-much-contact-r2073/Give Nico Hoerner credit. He's a consistent hitter, not just from year to year but from week to week and month to month. Right now, many hitters in the Cubs lineup every day are in fairly severe slumps, but Hoerner can't be thus accused. He's batting .293/.340/.376 for the season, and a hilariou...2073Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:58:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-have-built-a-varied-imposing-playoff-bullpen%E2%80%94but-first-they-have-to-get-that-far-r2072/This is what you want, as a baseball executive. Jed Hoyer tried to spend bigger money and land more established relievers this winter, failing to sign Tanner Scott and bringing in the failed project that was Ryan Pressly. However, through good work by the front office to scour the minor-league f...2072Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:06:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-to-call-up-top-prospect-owen-caissie-place-miguel-amaya-back-on-injured-list-after-ankle-injury-r2070/There are two stories, here. The temptation is to focus primarily on one of them, because it's more urgent and also more fun. Owen Caissie is coming to the big leagues, a fortnight after the Chicago Cubs elected not to include him in a deadline deal to upgrade their starting pitching. They'll ad...2070Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/miguel-amaya-returns-to-cubs-lineup-can-he-maintain-teams-extraordinary-control-of-baserunners-r2069/Reese McGuire survived the reinstatement of Miguel Amaya from the injured list this week. Instead of cutting McGuire, the Cubs designated Jon Berti for assignment. For now, at least, the team will carry three catchers in their 13-man pool of position players. Barring something unforeseen that fo...2069Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:14:50 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ben-brown-moving-to-shorter-relief-offers-biggest-upgrade-left-for-cubs-pitching-staff-r2068/Although he made one mistake too many and gave up a back-breaking three-run home run Tuesday night, Javier Assad looked much the way he has for most of his big-league career. That was encouraging, because although he does it in a style somewhat nervous-making and uncommon in the modern game—scat...2068Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:31:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/miffed-about-chicago-cubs-recent-swoon-dont-blame-it-on-the-bullpen-r2057/For 20 years and counting, my friends and I voyage to the golf resorts of Northern Michigan to compete in a Ryder Cup-esque tournament. It's a whirlwind weekend of lush green vistas, frequent beer cart purchases, and (sadly, for me) mediocre golf. Listen, I'm not making it viral for my ball-stri...2057Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:51:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-seiya-suzuki-actually-driving-down-the-cubs-run-production-r2064/It wouldn't be an overreaction to declare that the Chicago Cubs have been one of the worst offensive teams in Major League Baseball since the start of July. In fact, it'd be a rather objective observation, at least from a pure run production standpoint. Since July 1, the Cubs rank 21st in t...2064Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:56:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sources-threat-of-2027-mlb-lockout-eventual-salary-cap-loomed-in-cubs-trade-deadline-decisions-r2065/In the days leading up to the 2025 MLB trade deadline, Cubs fans talked almost constantly about the chances that the team would acquire a frontline starting pitcher controllable beyond 2025. In a summer trade market that featured only mid-tier rental starters, the jewels of a potential deadline...2065Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:03:32 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/whats-broken-in-pete-crow-armstrongs-swing-and-how-to-fix-it-r2063/When Pete Crow-Armstrong struggles, it's tempting to assume that swinging too much is to blame. Swinging too much is the fundamental vulnerability in his game—his biggest weakness. It's why he runs lowish on-base percentages even when relatively hot and why he's been a scar in the middle of the...2063Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/amid-a-stormy-present-matt-shaw-showing-his-ryne-sandberg-potential-brightens-cubs-future-r2061/Suddenly, you can't make a mistake to Matt Shaw. He's not just coming along slowly, anymore; he's breaking out. Shaw is batting .328/.349/.770 in 63 plate appearances since the All-Star break, and he looks to be turning a corner with seven weeks left in his rookie campaign. In fact, importantly,...2061Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:14:26 +0000