https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/57/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/can-chicago-cubs-survive-without-their-top-two-arms-r1754/Sunday afternoon, Shota Imanaga exited his start with a hamstring injury that could sideline him for about a month. Coupling this with Justin Steele's season-ending elbow surgery, stress has entered Cubs fans' hearts. There is no sugarcoating the news. It's a bad thing for any team to lose their...1754Wed, 07 May 2025 17:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/another-sharp-rise-on-the-dansby-swanson-rollercoaster-r1753/Dansby Swanson is at it again. This is roughly the third time in a calendar month that we're talking about the offensive side of the Chicago Cubs' glove-first shortstop. While the season thus far has worn on barely longer than that, it's the third time he's demonstrated a marked change in h...1753Tue, 06 May 2025 22:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/caleb-thielbars-curveball-was-perfect-monday-night-and-hes-been-close-to-that-since-mid-april-r1752/Some old dogs absolutely refuse to do anything but learn new tricks. They just keep learning new tricks, over and over, until even young dogs go, "Dude, chill." They're a rare breed, but when you're rounding out the pack of competitors in a modern playoff-hopeful bullpen, you badly need that kin...1752Tue, 06 May 2025 11:35:09 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/this-is-the-perfect-time-for-cubs-to-call-up-kevin-alc%C3%A1ntara-r1750/Among Triple-A hitters with at least 60 plate appearances this season, Kevin Alcántara boasts the second-highest 90th-percentile exit velocity, at 110 miles per hour. The ball is jumping off his bat, as much as ever, and while he continues to strike out roughly 30 percent of the time, he's still...1750Mon, 05 May 2025 18:23:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-have-the-best-outfield-in-major-league-baseball-r1749/No team in baseball features a better trio on the outfield grass than the Chicago Cubs. There isn't a whole lot of room for debate here, either.  As a group, the Cubs' outfield ranks first in fWAR (5.0), well ahead of the New York Yankees (4.2) and even farther ahead of the Boston Red Sox (...1749Mon, 05 May 2025 17:38:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-temporary-loss-of-shota-imanaga-will-hurt-but-cubs-will-benefit-from-cade-hortons-arrival-r1748/The tragedy of Shota Imanaga's injury is that it didn't have to happen—but there was no way for him to know that, until it was too late. On a medium-speed ground ball by Christian Yelich in the sixth inning Sunday, Imanaga broke into a sprint toward first base, hoping to be there in time to comp...1748Mon, 05 May 2025 13:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-pete-crow-armstrong-kyle-tucker-powering-nl-central-kings-r1747/What's more dangerous than confidence? The skill to back it up. Quite succinctly, Craig Counsell's ball club, minus its lingering pitching concerns, is the gold standard in the game of baseball in 2025. May has brought vibrantly blooming flowers to the Chicago Cubs, even as more puzzling concern...1747Mon, 05 May 2025 00:25:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ryan-pressly-looks-old-but-theres-more-hope-than-fans-realize-r1743/The calendar has flipped to May, and the Cubs are sitting pretty atop the NL Central standings, at a pace that would put them right around 94 wins by the end of the year. No team has scored more runs than the Cubs thanks to the clicking offense, and they pace MLB in run differential. Despite thi...1743Sun, 04 May 2025 13:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-the-engine-behind-cubs-baserunning-prowess-r1746/In case you missed it, last week I took a look at the historic start to the season that the Chicago Cubs have had on the bases. If you haven’t read that yet, I recommend doing so. In summary, they very well could break the modern franchise record for stolen bases in a season, and by FanGraphs’ B...1746Sun, 04 May 2025 11:59:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ian-happ-will-forever-rake-against-nl-central-opponents-r1742/It was no surprise to hear that Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ was looking to extend his on-base streak in PNC Park headed into Tuesday's opening game of a three-game series between the Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. It was, however, a bit shocking to hear that the streak had increased all the...1742Sat, 03 May 2025 11:55:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-to-make-of-chicago-cubs-wild-baseball-reference-playoff-odds-r1739/As you may have seen online, the Cubs have the highest odds to win the World Series, according to Baseball Reference. Unexpected? Yes. Does it make sense? Should Cub fans buy in? Let's take a look. Baseball Reference uses a system they call the Simple Rating System. There are two main compo...1739Fri, 02 May 2025 15:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/north-side-baseballs-cubs-hitter-of-the-month-marchapril-2025-r1731/What a fun start of the season the Cubs lineup has had. They have the highest-rated offense in the National League, and they've made this article exceedingly hard to write. How do you pick an MVP from this squad? Is it the perennial MVP candidate? The upstart, breakout center fielder? The catche...1731Fri, 02 May 2025 11:30:02 +0000