https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/60/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/amid-a-strong-start-cubs-continued-struggles-in-bullpen-stand-out-as-trouble-r1697/If you don’t think too hard, the early season bullpen blow-ups between this year and last start to blend together a bit. There was one in Arizona this year. There was one in Arizona last year, too. There was one in San Diego both this season and last, as well—and they all came in April. Whi...1697Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:18:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-perhaps-cubs-are-the-danger-r1696/The biggest question around the 2025 Cubs so far is the kind you like to find yourself asking, come late April: Is this team really as good as they appear to be? An ongoing narrative is the North Siders' arduous April schedule. With the month that has lasted a year finally leaning toward its clo...1696Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:33:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/a-matt-shaw-sonnet-r1698/Look, this is just a bit of silliness for a Monday morning. But I figure we might as well have some fun, while we're all here. I woke up with a rather humdrum line of poetry in my head and decided to humdrum it all the way out into a full poem. Here it is: Matt Shaw had far too long a strid...1698Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:11:36 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/justin-steeles-injury-is-an-anomaly-for-the-2020s-era-cubs-r1695/In case you were in a week long slumber, you likely know by now that Justin Steele will miss the rest of the season after undergoing elbow surgery. While not officially the dreaded Tommy John surgery, the Cubs did describe the surgery as a revision repair of the left ulnar collateral ligament, a...1695Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:51:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/its-time-for-more-michael-busch-against-left-handed-pitching-r1683/The Chicago Cubs have a full-time first baseman on their roster. It's inarguable. Are there better ones? Sure. But the Cubs know what it looks like to not have one. Michael Busch is one. That's why Craig Counsell's approach to the lineup to start the year has been a bit perplexing. Busch ea...1683Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:49:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-keep-winning-amid-a-truly-ferocious-schedule-that-wont-let-up-for-another-week-r1691/  As of this writing, the Chicago Cubs are 12-9. They sit atop the National League Central, a game in front of the Milwaukee Brewers (10-9) and game-and-a-half ahead of the 9-9 Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. They've scored 124 runs and sport a +36 run differential. The former lead...1691Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:27:44 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-paradox-of-kyle-tuckers-approach-and-outcomes-on-offspeed-stuff-r1688/Given that it's been so long a while since the Chicago Cubs have had a hitter like Kyle Tucker, there really aren't enough superlatives to deploy in discussing his start to the year. Only a handful of hitters have been better. He owns a .301/.410/.578 line, a .277 ISO, and a walk rate (16.0%) th...1688Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:18:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-no-pete-crow-armstrong-extension-is-imminent-yet-more-details-on-what-it-would-look-like-r1687/Over the weekend, MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand reported that the Cubs and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong have had discussions "about an extension worth roughly $75 million." He later issued a clarification to that tweet, stating that the deal would only have reached that range if all the o...1687Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-happens-if-the-cubs-dont-extend-kyle-tucker-3-potential-pieces-of-plan-b-r1685/The December trade to acquire Kyle Tucker brought hope to Cubs fans everywhere. Having a player of Tucker’s caliber (acquired at the significant cost of Cam Smith, Isaac Paredes, and Hayden Wesneski) seemed to indicate the front office’s commitment to being some level of “all-in". But then there...1685Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:23:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/catching-tandem-of-carson-kelly-miguel-amaya-set-tone-for-chicago-cubs-r1684/During my glorious days playing right field for my middle-school baseball team, I looked on in envy as my teammate at the catcher position strapped on his armor, set to take his place at one of the most imperative spots on the field. Along with the rest of our squad, he stayed locked in, making...1684Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/top-5-justin-steele-replacements-to-keep-an-eye-on-for-the-chicago-cubs-r1679/Justin Steele was placed on the 15-day IL just two days after his start with left elbow tendinitis. Steele said that he hoped it would be a short stay on the shelf, and he planned on being back as soon as possible. That, unfortunately, was not to be. After gathering multiple opinions, Steele was...1679Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:02:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/happy-jackie-robinson-day-to-those-who-celebrate-r1682/Four score minus two years ago, a few brave people (with hundreds of thousands at their backs and millions standing shoulder-to-shoulder in their path) brought forth upon this continent the first worthwhile version of the United States of America. Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn...1682Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:12:17 +0000