https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/61/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/should-we-have-expected-this-power-from-pete-crow-armstrong-r1812/The names atop the FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement leaderboard as of this writing read as such:  Aaron Judge: 4.6 Pete Crow-Armstrong: 3.1 The gap between the two notwithstanding, the Chicago Cubs' centerfielder has been the second-most valuable player in the majors thus f...1812Mon, 26 May 2025 14:06:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-the-offense-leads-the-way-in-another-solid-week-r1813/The most fervently baseball-inclined know that even what appears to be a comfortable division lead comes with a certain level of trepidation. The Chicago Cubs, a team well-versed in the game's oddities, hurdled further unexpected calamities on their way to another winning week. Relying heavily,...1813Sun, 25 May 2025 23:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/which-bullpen-arms-will-step-up-while-porter-hodge-rehabs-r1806/The Cubs' victory anthem has been the song of the summer thus far. But, while the squad keeps racking up impressive, though expected, wins, there's still one thing holding this team back: injuries. Since before the season even began, the injury bug has been an unwelcome houseguest that the...1806Sat, 24 May 2025 20:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cade-horton-finding-ways-to-improve-in-game-of-inches-for-chicago-cubs-r1805/I have probably not been as excited for a Cubs pitching prospect's debut as I was for Cade Horton's in a long time. The Cubs have had other pitching prospects make their debuts between Mark Prior and Horton, including some very recently (such as Adbert Alzolay and Justin Steele), but none have c...1805Fri, 23 May 2025 13:07:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/does-cubs-reliever-ryan-pressly-have-a-path-back-to-the-closers-job-r1808/When the Chicago Cubs traded for relief pitcher Ryan Pressly in January, there was an agreement in place that Pressly was coming over to be the closer. It was a risk on Chicago's end, in a sense, because Pressly hadn't closed since 2023 and his numbers in 2024 indicated a reliever who could be o...1808Fri, 23 May 2025 11:50:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/drop-down-back-it-up-slide-it-in-matthew-boyd-keeps-baffling-batters-with-his-breaking-ball-r1809/How many times have you heard a color commentator say it, over the years? It was a favorite saw of Steve Stone at the peak of his considerable powers, and the holster is always unfastened so that Jim Deshaies can whip it out when needed, too, so if you're a Cubs fan of almost any recent vintage,...1809Thu, 22 May 2025 22:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-reportedly-interested-in-rockies-third-baseman-ryan-mcmahon-r1799/The Cubs had a questionable approach to third base this spring, when they decided to hand the job to 2023 first-round pick Matt Shaw. Shaw “earned” the job after going 5-24 in Spring Training, but this seemed like a decision that was made over the offseason, when the team lost the Alex Bregman s...1799Thu, 22 May 2025 18:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/appreciate-the-chicago-cubs-catchers-theyre-doing-something-special-r1802/Mike Piazza. Ivan Rodriguez. Johnny Bench. Carguel Kellaya. Apologies for the Harry Caray-esque name combination, but it seemed the most efficient way to capture the shared brilliance of Miguel Amaya and Carson Kelly. Those two have been, while not as significant as the Pete...1802Wed, 21 May 2025 22:07:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/miguel-amaya-is-now-officially-a-swing-changer%E2%80%94and-its-working-r1800/Although his new colleague has caught more headlines early this season, Miguel Amaya has been phenomenal at the plate. Carson Kelly is still slowly coming down from his extraordinarily hot start, but even as he does, Amaya is emerging as the backstop with the higher long-term offensive upside. L...1800Wed, 21 May 2025 11:23:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-get-ian-happ-back-but-lose-porter-hodge-to-an-oblique-strain-of-his-own-r1797/You had to figure something was up. Porter Hodge hadn't pitched Sunday, and in fact, he'd only gone once since last Wednesday. If he were fully healthy, Daniel Palencia would not have been on the mound for the ninth inning Monday night in Miami, when the Cuibs had a chance to secure a one-run wi...1797Tue, 20 May 2025 19:45:56 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-adjusting-to-pitchers-approaches-when-he-falls-behind-r1794/If you can count on Pete Crow-Armstrong to do one thing, it's this: he's going to swing. It was the prevailing concern coming into his first full season at the major-league level. Could he tamp down the aggressiveness, in order to realize his offensive upside? And if he couldn't, how long could...1794Tue, 20 May 2025 17:38:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-crosstown-classic-a-toast-r1787/In 2023, in front of a customarily thunderous crowd at Wrigley Field, former Cub Christopher Morel hammered a walkoff home run into the bleachers in right-center field, sending an already rocking ballpark into complete delirium. A year later, Palatine, Ill. native Mike Tauchman delivered a simil...1787Tue, 20 May 2025 15:11:01 +0000