https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/7/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-milb-hitters-of-the-month-april-2026-r2795/With April officially in the books, let’s take a look at some of the Chicago Cubs' top performing hitting prospects through the first month of the 2026 season. Honorable Mention: Josiah Hartshorn (OF) — Myrtle Beach  Drafted as a sixth-rounder out of powerhouse SoCal high school Orange...2795Tue, 05 May 2026 11:51:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-consistent-play-has-north-siders-atop-division-r2799/All across professional baseball, there are good, competitive teams. As expected, the NL Central is littered with them. But there is a distinct line separating the good teams and the great ones. Craig Counsell's club has looked great for a plethora of reasons, though more than 30 games into this...2799Mon, 04 May 2026 17:07:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/matthew-boyd-found-something-important-in-first-quality-start-of-2026-r2801/This has been a strange spring for Matthew Boyd. He missed a chunk of Cubs camp to join Team USA for the World Baseball Classic, but returned after pool play so he could prepare for the honor and duty of starting on Opening Day. Unfortunately, the Nationals had a good plan against him that day,...2801Mon, 04 May 2026 11:59:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-hitters-of-the-month-april-2026-r2796/From March 26, when the 2026 campaign officially started, until the end of April, the Chicago Cubs had the second-best offense in baseball with a 121 wRC+, very close to the top spot held by the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 123 mark. Simply put, the Cubs are raking. That’s precisely why it wa...2796Sun, 03 May 2026 21:02:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-pitchers-of-the-month-april-2026-r2793/2793Sat, 02 May 2026 14:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-and-the-generosity-of-enemies-r2790/Offensively, it's been an uneven start to the season for Pete Crow-Armstrong. He's batting .241/.307/.362, even after a torrid road trip to Los Angeles and San Diego. As we've discussed multiple times, he's gotten ever-so-slightly more patient this season, which has led to more walks, but he's a...2790Fri, 01 May 2026 11:34:55 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/matt-shaw-might-turn-out-to-be-a-super-sub-after-all-r2787/Coming into this season, the weakness of the Cubs' bench was a glaring problem. Little was expected of Michael Conforto or Dylan Carlson, but with Seiya Suzuki starting the year on the injured list, the team was compelled to hope for at least some amount of help from each. Because Craig Counsell...2787Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:59:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/was-the-cubs-pitching-injury-crisis-inevitable-r2785/The Cubs' pitching depth has been annihilated by injuries. The bullpen has lost its projected closer and top three setup options. Cade Horton is done for the year, and Justin Steele just had a setback. The rotation in Iowa is so thin that they only have one traditional starter. This isn't luck....2785Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:28:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sturm-and-bang-cubs-survive-wobbly-middle-innings-to-end-losing-streak-in-san-diego-r2782/Pete Crow-Armstrong had, arguably, the two biggest at-bats of the night in the Cubs' 8-3 win over the Padres Tuesday. The impact of one was obvious: he slammed a three-run homer that broke open the game in the top of the seventh inning. The other was a subtler achievement, but a vital one in its...2782Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:29 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/does-mois%C3%A9s-ballesteross-profile-indicate-looming-regression-or-continued-brilliance-r2777/Given his lack of a defensive position (and, somehow worse, the times when he does have one), you won't find Moisés Ballesteros near the top of any WAR leaderboard. He doesn't have the two-part value to drive up that number. If you were to flip the order over to wRC+, however, you'd find him pre...2777Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:05:04 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/two-bad-challenge-decisions-cost-the-cubs-in-series-opener-against-padres-r2779/In defense of Matthew Boyd and Moisés Ballesteros, neither was put in a position to succeed on Monday night. Craig Counsell tried to force-fit his young designated hitter into the extremely valuable defensive position he played in the minors, but Ballesteros is a poor receiver—a poor defender be...2779Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:18:27 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/defense-wins-games-how-the-2026-cubs-are-proving-an-old-sports-adage-true-r2775/Despite dropping two of three games to the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, things look much better for the Chicago Cubs now than they did a couple of weeks ago. The offense has experienced positive regression, and the pitching staff has held together in the wake of an abnormal number of in...2775Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:04:01 +0000