https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/55/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-deadline-2025-exploring-the-cubs-weaknesses-third-base-r1910/The calendar now reads July, indicating an increased fervor around potential trade candidates. Given the Chicago Cubs' increasingly-apparent needs, they're primed to exist firmly in the middle of a handful of various rumors in connection with a handful of various targets. Starting pitching will...1910Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-reckoning-is-here-pete-crow-armstrong-must-rein-in-swing-rate-to-get-back-on-track-r1915/For the season, Pete Crow-Armstrong's OBP has slipped below .300. That underscores the risk inherent to his free-swinging approach, and it's not unfamiliar to Cubs fans. Javier Báez, for whom Crow-Armstrong was acquired back in 2021, was as electrifying as Crow-Armstrong, and could go on stretch...1915Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/can-the-kyle-tucker-trade-be-a-success-if-he-leaves-this-winter-r1914/This weekend's series loss to the Houston Astros brought up, again, the fascinating trade the Cubs made to nab Kyle Tucker back in December. Cam Smith  is batting cleanup for the first-place Astros in his first full professional season. His two home runs and general “gonna be a monster” vibes ra...1914Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jameson-taillon-made-sweeping-progress-sunday-now-his-cutter-needs-a-trim-r1913/The Cubs dropped the rubber game of their series against the Astros and sealed a losing road trip Sunday, as Houston starter Framber Valdez shut them down and Jose Altuve homered for a 2-0 Astros victory. Jameson Taillon needed 107 pitches to get through 4 2/3 innings, and he gave up the two-run...1913Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:38:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-faltering-cubs-stay-afloat-but-lead-narrows-r1912/I suspect I'm not the only one who felt this sentiment, but until very recently, I allowed myself to believe in the myth that Chicago's North Side baseball club had essentially locked up the NL Central. Oops. While Craig Counsell and his clubhouse could still take the division crown near the end...1912Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:42:16 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/vidal-bruj%C3%A1ns-time-with-the-cubs-is-coming-to-an-end-r1911/With the exception of the work being done behind (and at) the plate, the bench that the Chicago Cubs cobbled together for 2025 has been an underwhelming presence on an otherwise offensively-capable roster. Perhaps that's a level of understatement given where things stand, but while an upgrade sh...1911Sun, 29 Jun 2025 18:38:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/seth-lugo-isnt-perfect-but-he-could-be-perfect-for-the-cubs-r1909/On the North Side of Chicago, the topic at the forefront of everyone's mind (other than the blistering heat) is exactly who Jed Hoyer will bring in to round out a Cubs starting pitching rotation in need of more than just a cosmetic shift. Zooming in on the top three candidates — Mitch Keller, Sa...1909Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:32:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/matthew-boyd-deserves-as-much-credit-as-anyone-for-cubs-strong-start-r1907/The Chicago Cubs have reached the halfway mark of the season boasting a record of 48-33. That's good for a three-game cushion over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. It's hard to imagine where the Cubs would be at this point if not for an offense that has dominated for much of the season....1907Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:54:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cam-smith-a-faded-cubs-memory-of-something-that-never-happened-r1906/Waking up in a city like Chicago, witnessing the early-morning sun glitter off of Lake Michigan, it's easy for anyone, even hardened baseball supporters, to get caught up in dreams. Based on my observations, the obsession with those dreams is the notion that we live in a place where they're more...1906Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:04:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sources-chicago-cubs-kansas-city-royals-have-discussed-seth-lugo-trade-r1905/  The Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals had discussions this week about a trade that could send right-handed starter Seth Lugo to the North Siders, sources familiar with the negotiations said. Right now, the Royals aren't ready to become sellers, and GM J.J. Picollo went on a public c...1905Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:18:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/shota-imanaga-is-back-takeaways-from-cubs-aces-triumphant-return-r1904/The Cubs certainly hope they can find and acquire a solid starting pitcher to supplement their rotation before the trade deadline arrives on July 31. For now, though, Shota Imanaga is their unquestioned ace, and they missed him dearly during his nearly two-month stint on the injured list. Happil...1904Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:20:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-annual-ian-happ-summer-surge-is-in-full-swing-r1902/When you look at the big picture, Ian Happ is metronomically consistent. He's now batting .249/.341/.422 this season, after hitting .243/.341/.441 in 2024 and .248/.360/.431 in 2023. From week to week and month to month, though, we all know how hot and cold Happ runs. In fact, almost every year,...1902Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:34:52 +0000