https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/45/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/matthew-boyds-20th-century-weapon-has-kept-him-ahead-of-hitters-in-2025-r2100/It wouldn't even have crossed the mind of the 20th-century pitcher to try to beat you with nothing but speed and movement. The very best hurlers in the league in any given period—the Tom Seaver or Nolan Ryan type, with overpowering velocity at their disposal—might go right after hitters, but few...2100Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:16:30 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-starter-cade-horton-taking-over-nl-rookie-of-the-year-race-r2096/Sandwiched between wins on Friday and Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels was another dazzling outing from Chicago Cubs rookie starting pitcher Cade Horton. Pitching on regular rest after leaving his last outing with a blister, Horton shoved, to the tune of six scoreless innings. He allowed ju...2096Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:01:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/its-time-to-bench-ian-happ-in-favor-of-owen-caissie-r2095/From the outset, the outfield seemed like the most settled unit for the 2025 Chicago Cubs. The trio of Ian Happ, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Kyle Tucker was going to be a tough one to move (barring injury), with Seiya Suzuki ready to step in for work as a fourth outfielder. This, naturally, led to...2095Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-baserunning-has-joined-the-offenses-cliff-dive-r2093/Toward the end of April, I examined the early results on the Cubs’ baserunning. Looking at advanced baserunning statistics that early in a season can be a weird exercise.  Baserunning stats like BsR at FanGraphs and Baserunning Runs at Baseball Savant can fluctuate wildly based on the oppor...2093Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/wherever-it-went-and-for-whatever-reason-kyle-tucker-has-his-swing-back-r2094/It would be pretty easy to dismiss the miniature hot streak Kyle Tucker went on this weekend. The Cubs were playing the lowly Angels, and Tucker got some very hittable pitches in the middle of the plate, from some pitchers right on the fringe of the big leagues. He had three home runs and a doub...2094Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:14:12 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-i-have-to-admit-its-getting-better-r2092/When it comes to finding something to do in Chicago, we have a plethora of options at our disposal. Sadly, however, watching Chicago Cubs playoff baseball in October has not been one of those options for several years. That could be changing very soon. Lockdown pitching (paired with an overdue o...2092Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:07:05 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/4-chicago-cubs-minor-leaguers-who-deserve-a-look-in-september-r2087/Well, well, well. How the turn tables... The Cubs are six games back of Milwaukee, even after taking 3 of 5 earlier this week. Until this encouraging weekend stint against a hapless Anaheim team, the offense looked a lot like the frustrating second phase of the last core. The bullpen looks...2087Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:30:38 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/craig-counsell-is-losing-the-fan-base-and-hell-have-to-work-hard-to-get-it-back-r2089/Fans were absolutely elated prior to the 2024 season when the notification flashed that the Chicago Cubs were hiring manager Craig Counsell. The longtime Milwaukee Brewers skipper had out-managed and manipulated the Cubs so many times over the years, but finally, the front office had poached him...2089Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:55:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/seiya-suzukis-burdensome-approach-is-manifesting-more-than-ever-r2088/What a long and strange year it's been for the Chicago Cubs. Perhaps for Seiya Suzuki more than anyone.  Just about everywhere you look on the stat sheet, you're bound to find a new career benchmark for the Cubs' designated hitter, at least in the underlying metrics. His barrel rate (18.1 p...2088Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:52:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-take-epic-series-with-milwaukee-by-split-decision-r2086/The Hunt for Blue October is in full swing and, fresh off of a fortune-changing series win against baseball's best team, the Cubbies are lurking in the trenches. When a weather postponement earlier in the year transformed the Cubs versus Brewers four-game August series, into a five-game mega-til...2086Fri, 22 Aug 2025 22:31:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tucker-has-been-playing-poorly-through-an-injury-whose-fault-is-that-r2085/As has been thoroughly discussed, covered, and screamed about on talk radio, Kyle Tucker did indeed have a fracture on his hand in June. Everyone knows that he's been scuffling. Consensus has not been achieved, however, on whom to be angry at during this saga. Jed Hoyer? Tucker himself? The trai...2085Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:48:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/daniel-palencias-gasolina-is-awesome%E2%80%94but-he-has-to-trust-his-other-stuff-more-r2083/Just in time, Daniel Palencia figured it out. He entered Wednesday night's game against the Brewers with a two-run lead to protect and just three outs to get, but because he was facing baseball's best team and most dangerous lineup, that was destined not to be an easy assignment. He struck out t...2083Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:57:39 +0000