https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/6/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-more-winning-and-pete-crow-armstrongs-second-all-star-nod-r3031/Winning baseball teams don't make you wonder what's coming next; they settle into repeatable rhythms. That's why it feels like the 2026 Cubs have a long way to go to call themselves one, even after a 16-6 streak that has carried them back into playoff position. Just one week removed from th...3031Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-catching-corps-has-been-good-again-this-year-can-they-keep-it-up-r3032/Catching is rapidly becoming a position that is very difficult to project. In addition to all of the other modern responsibilities that a catcher has in terms of managing a pitching staff, the physical toll the position takes on the body makes it tough to post quality numbers year in and year ou...3032Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:17:51 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/two-starting-pitcher-targets-to-help-cubs-avoid-wasting-this-position-player-core-r3027/By most indicators, the Chicago Cubs have the best defense in MLB and the best offense besides that of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It is an impressive group with depth and flexibility, with nine players already reaching 1 WAR before the All-Star Break. Yet, I don’t think most Cubs fans would be ove...3027Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-minor-league-pitchers-of-the-month-june-2026-r3020/Another month, another test of the Cubs' organizational pitching depth that underscores the need for development on the farm. One returning name and three new ones found their way into this month’s edition of MiLB pitcher of the month consideration, including a couple at the higher levels....3020Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:00:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/dansby-swanson-only-more-so-r3023/It's slightly inflated, this hot streak. It's easy to get a little carried away about it. Dansby Swanson is raking lately, to be sure, but the competition and the weather have conspired to make him look superhuman, instead of merely superb. He's hit five home runs in the last two games, taking a...3023Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:55:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-hitters-of-the-month-june-2026-the-month-pete-crow-armstrong-figured-it-all-out-r3017/After a horrendous month of May for the Chicago Cubs offense, the bats picked it back up in the month of June. Chicago rolled to a 16-10 record throughout the month, including winning eight of their last nine games. The June success can be attributed to timely pitching from unlikely heroes, as w...3017Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:11:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/after-david-peterson-trade-what-other-trade-candidates-make-sense-for-cubs-rotation-r3018/Last week, the Chicago Cubs made an early (but necessary) trade to address their pitching depth, acquiring left-handed starter David Peterson from the Mets. Peterson, the longest-tenured Met before he was dealt, is not having the year he would have hoped. He had been shuffled between the rotatio...3018Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:56:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-pitchers-of-the-month-june-2026-r3016/The Chicago Cubs pitching staff, to put it gently, is in shambles as June comes to a close. The fact that the team is ten games over .500 with five starters, their closer, the anticipated set-up man, and hordes of others on the injured list is quite remarkable. Even more so, the pitching staff,...3016Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:24:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/reviewing-the-chicago-cubs-2025-draft-class-r3013/Drafts are primarily judged on their first-round picks. Finding more than three big-league contributors in a draft is cause for celebration; most classes yield that many or fewer. Thus, if a team doesn’t find value at the top, it faces an uphill climb to be a fruitful draft. The Cubs signed 19 o...3013Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:58:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/which-cubs-should-go-to-the-all-star-game-r3012/The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is right around the corner. In a couple of weeks, some of the league’s brightest stars will be showing the world the best of their talent at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Chicago Cubs have had a rollercoaster of a season so far, with a 47-38 record that place...3012Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-new-cubs-pitching-acquisition-david-peterson-has-some-bounce-back-potential-r3000/The Chicago Cubs needed to shore up their rotation, and managed to do so last week with the acquisition of David Peterson. He wasn’t cheap—it cost them Cole Mathis, a former second-round pick—but with Ben Brown, Edward Cabrera, and Jameson Taillon dealing with different injuries and Cade Horton...3000Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:46:28 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-next-few-weeks-should-be-cubs-best-and-maybe-last-chance-to-see-what-kevin-alc%C3%A1ntara-can-do-r3010/If you see Kevin Alcántara on the street today near Wrigley Field, be sure to congratulate him. Monday was his 50th day on an active big-league roster. After coming up at the tail end of 2024 and again for most of last September, Alcántara spent roughly a fortnight with the parent club in late M...3010Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:27:36 +0000