https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/44/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/unexpected-trade-candidates-lurk-even-on-chicago-cubs-big-league-roster-r1995/With the trade deadline just around the corner, the internet is awash with prospects on the Cubs trading block. But what if—just what if?—Jed Hoyer has a huge deal up his sleeve? He was in the front office for the Red Sox when they dealt Nomar Garciaparra in 2004. Just this year, Rafael Devers w...1995Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:27:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/and-just-like-that-chicago-cubs-have-left-themselves-scrambling-to-catch-the-brewers-again-r1996/A little over three weeks ago, I made one of my occasional appearances on the excellent Wrigleyville Nation podcast. One thing I said during our conversation on that show was that if Ben Brown made another bulk appearance for the 2025 Cubs, it would mean something had gone horribly wrong. Monday...1996Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/michael-buschs-transition-to-leadoff-spot-indicative-of-skill-set-evolution-r1993/In the Chicago Cubs' final game before the All-Star break, Craig Counsell put his emerging first baseman in the top spot in the lineup. In the two games immediately coming out of it, Michael Busch was there once again. It's likely not a permanent solution; Counsell's need to rotate new faces in...1993Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:49:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/third-base-trade-targets-for-cubs-to-replace-matt-shaw-for-now-r1987/Matt Shaw is struggling and losing playing time to players like Jon Berti and Vidal Bruján. His 61 WRC+, lowest exit velocity in baseball, and troubling batted ball metrics are major contributors as to why Cubs third basemen are ranked 29th in MLB in WAR. This is a black hole in an otherwise dee...1987Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:52:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-cubs-come-out-swinging-to-start-seasons-second-half-r1990/Everyone, including World Series-contending ball clubs, deserves a rest once in a while. Navigating the most exciting season on the North Side of Chicago in over half a decade, the Cubs took the All-Star Break as an opportunity to recharge their batteries, while those representing the club in At...1990Sun, 20 Jul 2025 23:02:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cade-hortons-spin-is-like-a-magnet-but-his-movement-covers-the-whole-compass-r1988/The moment when Cade Horton's potential first jumped up a level came last year with Triple-A Iowa, when he first began to find the changeup he now sports in the majors. Even by his own reckoning, though, the pivotal moment for him came when he found that he could trust that pitch against big-lea...1988Sun, 20 Jul 2025 14:02:37 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/three-starting-pitchers-the-cubs-should-target-at-the-trade-deadline-r1978/It is not a crisis. The alarm bells aren’t ringing. There is no need for panic. Yet. The Cubs' rotation is shockingly full of question marks for a team that is in first place at the break. Cade Horton is nearing his career high in innings. Matthew Boyd hasn’t gone this far in a season...1978Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:57:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/porter-hodge-shouldnt-be-counted-out-just-yet-r1957/Porter Hodge is currently on the injured list with a shoulder issue, about two weeks after returning from the IL. He had been there since mid-May due to a left hip impingement. His “finale” of sorts, before going back to the IL, was an outing where the Twins tagged him for six earned runs while...1957Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:37:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-ian-happ-a-victim-of-circumstance-or-stuck-in-a-mechanical-spiral-r1979/In an ideal world, Ian Happ represents the ideal leadoff hitter for the 2025 Chicago Cubs. Past iterations of Happ have indicated a player with consistent output, combining upper-tier plate discipline with competence on the basepaths. Even with modest power and limitations in the steals game, th...1979Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:52:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-carson-kelly-fought-back-against-regression-and-won-r1982/Carson Kelly's start to 2025 was going to be sustainable. The Chicago Cubs catcher spent March and April hitting .360, reaching base at a clip over .500, and providing absolutely massive power numbers, to the tune of a .480 isolated power figure. He struck out only six times (9.0 K%) against 15...1982Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-trade-rumors-mason-miller-eugenio-suarez-zac-gallen-luis-severino-merrill-kelly/The third Wild Card berth is becoming a blight on the trade deadline—perhaps more with each passing year. As teams wrestle with the question of whether to buy or sell, many stay astride the fence (or refuse to consider relocating to the selling side) much longer than they did under any previous...1984Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:37:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/your-bodys-really-smart-dansby-swanson-on-mysterious-missing-walks-a-smoother-swing-and-being-healthy-r1981/"At the end of the day, hitting the ball hard is obviously the goal every time you have an at-bat," Dansby Swanson said last Thursday in Minnesota, before the final game of the Cubs' series against the Twins. "If I had a joystick, probably, things would look a lot different." In other words...1981Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:33:59 +0000