https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/6/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/michael-confortos-hot-start-is-a-tale-of-staving-off-regression-r2835/It's difficult to overstate the value that Michael Conforto has brought to the Chicago Cubs early in 2026. A minor-league signing coming off a brutal season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the original perception of Conforto's role was, at best, as temporary depth while Seiya Suzuki worked his way...2835Thu, 14 May 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-need-michael-conforto-and-moises-ballesteros-in-the-lineup-right-now-which-is-a-problem-r2831/The numbers are a bit deceiving. The Cubs entered their series in Smyrna, Georgia Tuesday night with the third-most runs per game in the league so far this season, but that doesn't feel like an accurate depiction of the quality of their lineup. They've benefited, within one quarter of the campai...2831Wed, 13 May 2026 11:52:32 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/alex-bregman-is-taking-the-brunt-of-a-barrage-of-breaking-balls-r2830/In every start he's had against right-handed opposing pitchers this year, Alex Bregman has slotted in between two left-handed hitters, or between one lefty and one switch-hitter. In theory, that should punish whichever manager is trying to outguess Craig Counsell that day for any effort to get a...2830Tue, 12 May 2026 17:09:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/as-late-bloomers-go-colin-rea-is-an-all-timer-r2828/If Colin Rea pitches six innings Tuesday night in the northwest suburbs of Atlanta, he'll reach 650 for his career. That's not exactly a significant milestone, in the historical context of the big leagues. It's remarkable, however, because Rea is less than two months shy of his 36th birthday, an...2828Tue, 12 May 2026 14:07:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/if-pete-crow-armstrong-doesnt-get-there-it-wasnt-catchable-r2826/This might sound a bit joyless, at first, but lately, I find myself trying to catch Pete Crow-Armstrong lacking. It's become a pet project for me. I watch any single to center field against the Cubs several times. Each morning, I refresh Crow-Armstrong's page on Baseball Savant to see what new p...2826Mon, 11 May 2026 16:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-it-doesnt-get-easier-r2824/The specter of pitching injuries has haunted the Cubs all season, but for much of it, they've kept winning, anyway. They haven't lost at Wrigley Field since April 11, and with the Reds coming to town for four games last week, it was important that the team prove that was a product of their poise...2824Mon, 11 May 2026 11:58:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-is-going-through-one-of-his-mature-stretches-r2815/Whenever a team is operating within a torrid stretch of play, it becomes worth wondering how the drivers of a team's offense stand in proximity to such a period. With Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs' own recent run, that relationship became fairly obvious on Wednesday night.  With...2815Fri, 08 May 2026 11:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-cubs-acquire-athletics-right-hander-tyler-ferguson-for-cash-r2816/  As midseason pickups who cost nothing but cash considerations go, Tyler Ferguson is a reasonably interesting one. He's a low-slot right-handed pitcher with a mid-90s fastball, a sweeper that can flash above-average, and a cutter and sinker that can play well when located well. He's 32 yea...2816Thu, 07 May 2026 23:13:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/with-matthew-boyd-out-for-months-how-will-cubs-patch-their-starting-rotation-r2810/It would have been presumptuous to get grumpy with the baseball gods when Cade Horton went down with a torn UCL early last month. That's the cost of doing business, especially when a team leans on pitchers with long injury histories. Relatedly, neither the Cubs nor their fans could justifiably c...2810Thu, 07 May 2026 15:16:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/right-now-the-chicago-cubs-are-beating-themselves-every-night%E2%80%94in-a-good-way-r2811/In literature, there are three archetypal conflicts: man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. self. Baseball is just literature in cleats, and over the course of 162 games, every team enters all three types of conflicts. Obviously, much of the early season is spent navigating ugly weather, which...2811Thu, 07 May 2026 11:56:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-ryan-rolison-explains-the-universe-kind-of-for-now-r2807/Ryan Rolison isn't overwhelming opposing batters. He's fanned 10 of them in 8 2/3 innings, but he only averages 94.3 miles per hour with his fastball. Hitters have made contact on 88.2% of the pitches they've swung at against Rolison. Yet, he's been devastatingly effective. That he's struck out...2807Wed, 06 May 2026 15:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/alex-bregman-has-been-fine-for-the-cubs-so-far-is-fine-good-enough-r2803/When the Chicago Cubs signed Alex Bregman this winter, much of the narrative centered around his intangibles. Teams that employ Bregman simply win baseball games. While we may never know the extent to which this effect permeates through the clubhouse, it's hard to argue with the results. As the...2803Tue, 05 May 2026 22:14:14 +0000