https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/57/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/projecting-chicago-cubs-playoff-roster-for-wild-card-series-against-padres-the-hitters-r2196/Building a roster for a win-or-go-home best-of-three series is an entirely different challenge than building one to win 92 games across 162 in a six-month marathon. The Cubs were patient and methodical all year, using their hot start to the 2025 season to accommodate a steady approach the rest o...2196Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:45:33 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/should-chicago-cubs-turn-to-jameson-taillon-or-colin-rea-in-potential-wild-card-game-3-r2193/The Chicago Cubs will be without rookie starter Cade Horton for at least the Wild Card round of the 2025 postseason—and probably for the whole thing. His absence, which comes by way of a fractured rib, means a couple of different things for this group and their immediate future. Horton led the t...2193Sun, 28 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/oof-cubs-starter-cade-horton-out-indefinitely-with-fractured-rib-r2192/Depending on whom you asked, Cade Horton was in line to start either Game 1 or Game 2 of the upcoming Wild Card Series for the Chicago Cubs, who hope to be hosting that best-of-three set against the San Diego Padres. Horton has been the team's best starter over the last two months, as he's adjus...2192Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:39:52 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/october-wont-have-miles-mikolases-but-cubs-get-more-encouragement-in-friday-rout-r2191/The Cubs' dominant first half was fueled, more than anything else, by the shockingly potent offensive quartet of Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch. Those four players hit the All-Star break with a combined 79 doubles, 14 triples, 86 home runs, 233 runs scored, 263...2191Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:24:59 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/whats-the-opposite-of-a-pyrrhic-victory-seiya-suzuki-rediscovers-the-barrel-in-cubs-loss-r2190/Earlier this week, we talked at length about the specific problems that have led to a massive power outage by Seiya Suzuki in the second half of this season. Suzuki entered Thursday night's game against the Mets having homered just twice since the All-Star break, on July 18 and August 6. As hope...2190Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-billy-hamilton-being-stashed-for-the-wild-card-round-r2188/The Cubs will have some interesting decisions to make with their postseason roster once September 30 rolls around. First and foremost: Will they have 12 or 13 pitchers? If they opt for 12, which seems likely due to only needing three starting pitchers (at least for the Wild Card Round), they ver...2188Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/just-in-time-matthew-boyd-rounds-back-into-form-in-final-regular-season-start-r2187/The Cubs' magic number dwindled to 2 Wednesday, as the Brewers beat the Padres in San Diego and Chicago took care of business against the visiting Mets. Arguably, though, there were even more important numbers to be found in the box score, where Matthew Boyd turned in an encouraging start: 5 1/3...2187Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/as-season-winds-down-are-chicago-cubs-injuries-and-roster-misfires-catching-up-to-them-r2186/If you count yourself among the millions who keeps their smart device firmly affixed to their person, awaiting any and all news pertaining to your Chicago Cubs, you've no doubt been trying harder to avert your eyes lately. Yes, the Cubs are set for their first meaningful postseason appearance si...2186Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:32:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-comprehensive-chicago-cubs-wild-card-series-starting-rotation-plan-r2181/Craig Counsell was hired for this. Eight million dollars should buy a great strategist for the playoffs. Luckily for Counsell, though, he doesn't have to put that massive brain to work right now. He can just read this article, set his pitching lineups, and go puff a victory cigar. Here is the Cu...2181Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:33:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/michael-soroka-playoff-weapon-cubs-trade-deadline-dud-might-yet-bear-fruit-in-october-r2182/When they made a move for him at the trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs certainly envisioned Michael Soroka being a borderline playoff starting pitcher. They could not predict that Soroka would be injured two innings into his Cubs tenure, changing his role for the remainder of the season. That rol...2182Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:11:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/champagne-problems-one-week-after-joy-of-playoff-clinch-losses-and-bad-vibes-pile-up-on-cubs-r2183/It's been one week since a sweep in Pittsburgh gave the Cubs their 88th win and the certainty that their season would not end after Game 162. That was a very good day. There were smiles, hugs, encomiums and hopeful proclamations about the things that still laid ahead of the team. They partied. T...2183Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/making-the-case-for-moises-ballesteros-to-start-postseason-games-r2180/For the first time in five years (and really, seven, and really, eight), the Chicago Cubs will be playing postseason baseball. They're still fighting for positioning and seeding, but it's likely that they will be locked into the No. 4 seed and host the Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field, against...2180Tue, 23 Sep 2025 22:11:02 +0000