https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/69/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/after-adding-strength-this-winter-michael-busch-might-become-an-all-star-in-2025-r1554/It's just spring training. The competition is extremely uneven, and everyone is tinkering with things. Michael Busch has been more eager than most to rack up early reps, but even he only has 19 plate appearances in the Cactus League so far. However, in those 19 trips to the dish, he's not only c...1554Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:53:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-the-winning-continues-while-starters-get-more-work-r1549/As in the regular season, new storylines emerge each week for the Cubs and, of course, the rest of Major League Baseball. In week one, it was the staggeringly short ramp-up time to the regular season, how Kyle Tucker would look and feel, and who, if anyone, would become a clear favorite at third...1549Sun, 02 Mar 2025 19:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/if-a-new-set-of-angles-makes-seiya-suzuki-a-viable-outfielder-everything-changes-for-cubs-r1548/The 2025 Cubs have a whole lot of talent. At the moment, the big question about their position-player group is not the amount of talent, but how to align it in a way that makes it fully functional. Craig Counsell is the creative problem solver tasked with finding answers to that question, and he...1548Sun, 02 Mar 2025 12:12:42 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/did-we-see-cubs-opening-day-lineup-thursday-in-mesa-r1543/When the Cubs took the field against the Angels at Sloan Park on Thursday, their batting order looked like this: Ian Happ - LF Kyle Tucker - RF Seiya Suzuki - DH Michael Busch - 1B Dansby Swanson - SS Pete Crow-Armstrong - CF Carson Kelly - C...1543Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:04:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-can-benefit-from-sammy-sosas-energy-cockiness-r1541/Expectations are high in Chicago this year. After acquiring Kyle Tucker via trade and adding around the edges to shore up their depth, the Cubs are in prime position to compete for a division title. To further boost the vibes, Cubs legend Sammy Sosa is back with the franchise and has been around...1541Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-are-overwhelmingly-white%E2%80%94but-sadly-not-all-that-unusually-so-r1540/When the Cubs signed Justin Turner earlier this month, they designated outfielder Alexander Canario for assignment. It was a natural choice, given that Canario was already pinched by the roster crunch the team faced after earlier moves to add Jon Berti, Gage Workman, and Vidal Bruján to their mi...1540Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/playing-ball-with-mlb-on-international-play-nets-cubs-ownership-nice-benefits-theyre-not-sharing-r1538/Remember back in mid-September, when the Cubs announced an increase in season-ticket prices for 2025? It got plenty of attention at the time, because the team was then wrapping up a second straight disappointing 83-win season and because they hadn't made the playoffs (in a real way, playing more...1538Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:58:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-2025-chicago-cubs-bench-dudes-power-rankings-r1537/Before we dig in, this bench needs a nickname. The Bench Mob? The Squad? The Bearded Men? The Splendid Splinters? Might need to be a poll!  This is intended to be power rankings. Since we have no games (that count) to go by, though, the aura of the player will be the sole determinant. Sprin...1537Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:02:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-suddenly-superb-pitching-depth-will-force-tough-choices-while-hitters-have-some-space-r1535/It's beginning to feel inevitable that the Cubs will lose someone they really like from the pitching staff by the end of camp. They'll do everything they can to cultivate and maintain depth, because injuries will intrude, and being able to pivot to desirable fallback plans depends on having held...1535Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:06:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/matt-shaw-probably-isnt-going-to-japan-so-cubs-have-a-little-more-time-to-think-r1534/Matt Shaw continues his recovery process from a mild oblique strain that sidelined him before Cactus League games could even begin. He's hitting in the cage and doing "normal" defensive drills, the team shared Tuesday. By no means is his arrival in the team's lineup for live spring training game...1534Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kevin-alcantara-is-making-himself-hard-to-send-down-r1531/Kevin Alcántara made his MLB debut in 2024, but he collected just one hit in 10 at-bats. Spring training 2025 has been a much different story. In 11 at-bats so far this spring, Alcántara boasts a .545 batting average, with an OPS of 1.272 and four runs driven in. He has collected not only a hit,...1531Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:30:54 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/this-version-of-brad-keller-is-a-must-keep-pitcher-even-in-a-crowded-cubs-picture-r1532/If you were disposed to skepticism, you might not have bought into the velocity readings Brad Keller put up in his first appearance of spring training, last week against the Dodgers in Glendale, Ariz. He sat at 96 miles per hour and touched 98 in a five-out appearance, which represented a bump o...1532Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:41:16 +0000