https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/60/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-a-team-on-a-mission-r1829/The astronomically high expectations fans hold for this year's Cubs don't exist in a vaccum. The talented individuals who make up the organization hold them, too. That's why this squad's success (in the face of relentless adversity rings ever more impressive.) Every week, the Chicago Cubs come t...1829Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:17:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/q-scores-quintin-berry-has-2025-cubs-making-the-most-of-great-outfield-defense-r1831/On Saturday, Daniel Palencia had to close out a 2-0 game for the Cubs, with the top of the Reds order coming up. If even one batter reached base, Elly De La Cruz would come to the plate representing the tying run. Palencia dispatched Matt McLain on a routine fly ball, but TJ Friedl then hit a si...1831Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:30:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/this-could-be-bad-kyle-tucker-leaves-cubs-game-in-5th-inning-after-multiple-injury-scares-r1827/Chicago Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker slid very awkwardly into second base on a steal attempt early in Sunday's rubber match with the Cincinnati Reds. Tucker's left hand hit the dirt earlier than he intended, with threw off his balance and led to a crashing flop into the base. Whether he was tr...1827Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:45:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/north-side-baseballs-cubs-pitcher-of-the-month-may-2025-r1825/We're at the end of May, and the Chicago Cubs remain atop the National League Central. Within the broader National League Context, too, they look like a legitimate contender when all three phases are working together. And while the pitching phase remains imperfect and unhealthy, there are signs...1825Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:51:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-seiya-suzukis-bat-is-so-lively-in-a-season-of-deadened-baseballs-r1824/The baseball is alarmingly dead in the major leagues this season. If you're a Cubs fan (which seems likely, if you're reading this), you might be forgiven for not having even heard of this, but it's true. Even as Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson have each marched...1824Fri, 30 May 2025 11:12:25 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/with-the-hardest-run-ride-fastball-on-record-daniel-palencia-has-leveled-up-r1823/Since his blowup in Miami 10 days ago, Daniel Palencia has locked things down at the back ends of games. He collected his fourth save Wednesday night, and with each chance to secure a save, he looks a bit more confident—a bit more secure. Palencia seemed a bit too tightly wound for high-leverage...1823Thu, 29 May 2025 16:34:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tuckers-subtle-excellence-on-the-bases-keeps-adding-value-for-cubs-r1821/It took a combination of good things for Kyle Tucker to race all the way around and notch that first tally for the Cubs. With one out in the bottom of the first, the first responsibility of the runner there is to make sure the ball is going to get down. Tucker made an immediate read. To give him...1821Thu, 29 May 2025 12:11:29 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-sign-genesis-cabrera-scouting-report-bullpen-depth-chart-data/It's been a while since Génesis Cabrera flashed the relief ace upside that made him a hot commodity for a year or two around the time of the pandemic. Part of the trade that sent Tommy Pham to the Rays, Cabrera, 28, spent a few years as part of a fearsome but erratic knot of leverage relievers i...1819Wed, 28 May 2025 20:51:28 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/michael-buschs-start-to-2025-has-been-the-same-but-different-r1818/Stop me if you've heard this one before: Michael Busch comes out of the gate hot. He slugs .500 in March and April, providing consistent power in a potent Chicago Cubs offense. The calendar flips over to May, the power disappears, the strikeout rate rises, and we're pondering whether what we saw...1818Wed, 28 May 2025 11:30:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/matt-shaw-didnt-ditch-the-leg-kick-but-hes-made-some-major-changes-at-the-plate-r1817/We talked a lot about Matt Shaw's struggles during the first few weeks of the big-league season, before he was optioned to Triple-A Iowa for five weeks. His leg kick didn't seem to work especially well against big-league hurlers, which was predictable. Less predictable, though, was that he didn'...1817Tue, 27 May 2025 17:02:16 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/injuries-straining-depth-of-a-cubs-organization-thats-all-in-whether-they-know-it-or-not-r1816/Quietly, without making a grand show of it (or, perhaps, going as far as they should have, if this was the goal), the Cubs have spent the last two seasons stacking a lot of chips onto the table for 2025. This is the hand on which they were ready to go all-in, and not just because they might only...1816Tue, 27 May 2025 14:06:44 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/seiya-suzuki-has-become-clutch-slugger-cubs-need-in-no-3-spot-in-lineup-r1814/The 2025 Chicago Cubs can hit and score runs with anybody in the league. That was showcased over the weekend in Cincinnati, when they scored 30 runs over three games. Several players had excellent series, but the best performance of the weekend on offense for Chicago came from its designated hit...1814Mon, 26 May 2025 22:12:01 +0000