https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/70/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-starter-matthew-boyd-makes-spring-debut-with-a-very-different-slider-r1530/In two scoreless innings of work Monday in Arizona, Matthew Boyd struck out two and sat just over 92 miles per hour with his fastball, which is what that pitch averaged in 2024. It was an excellent first outing in that regard for Boyd, 34, who signed a two-year deal in the fall worth $29 million...1530Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:02:36 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-5th-starting-pitcher-will-be-one-of-these-nine-hurlers-but-which-r1528/The fifth spot in the Cubs’ rotation was a huge weak spot in the 2024 season. Despite an encouraging 2023 season, a second decline came fast for Kyle Hendricks just one season later. In 24 starts, he posted a 6.27 ERA. Those 24 starts (and the fistful that went to other hurlers as the team scram...1528Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:31:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-much-is-kyle-tucker-in-line-to-get-in-free-agency-r1527/When Juan Soto signed an eye-popping 15-year, $765-million contract with the New York Mets in December, it seemed to confirm what many had already begun to assume about salaries at the top end of the free-agent market in MLB: that there's almost no ceiling, and that a superstar's floor is quickl...1527Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:04:55 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-cubs-get-off-to-hot-start-in-arizona-r1526/In his media interactions leading up to the official start of spring game action this week, Craig Counsell, in his second year as skipper of Chicago's North Side club, was direct in his messaging for where this season's Cubs baseball team ought to be in just under eight months from now. Speaking...1526Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/two-minor-league-signings-build-cubs-outfield-depth%E2%80%94but-for-which-reason-r1525/The Cubs signed outfielders Greg Allen and Travis Jankowski to minor-league deals Friday, and both players are reporting to big-league camp. Both are 30-something guys with very little power and ample speed. Jankowski, who will turn 34 in June, hit an appalling .200/.266/.242 in 2024 and became...1525Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:26:56 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-road-trip-cubs-2025-trip-11-from-clydesdales-to-canada-r1472/St. Louis Cardinals - August 8-10 Busch Stadium - Capacity 44,383 2024 Attendance: 2,869,783 (Averaged 35,872, ranked 6th out of 15 NL parks, 7th overall MLB) The Cubs don't have any cool trips to St. Louis this season, only steamy ones. Busch Stadium should be rocking for this classic...1472Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-road-trip-cubs-2025-trip-10-two-big-rivals-close-to-home-r1471/Chicago White Sox - July 25-27 Rate Field - Capacity  40,615 2024 Attendance -  1,976,344 (ranked 8th out of 15 AL teams, 19th overall MLB) The cross-town battle in August 2024 saw the Cubs take two from the floundering White Sox on the South Side. Both games were decided by two...1471Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/does-matt-shaws-defense-even-matter-r1523/Last year’s Cubs were the second-worst team in baseball in matters of defending the hot corner. Their -15 Outs Above Average was ahead of only the Cincinnati Reds. Christopher Morel himself accounted for an OAA of -11. His replacement, Isaac Paredes, also finished below the average threshold (-...1523Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/nico-hoerners-last-stand-r1522/If you only look at his forearms, it's easy to dream on Nico Hoerner taking a big step forward in the power department as he enters his mid-20s; it just requires a change of approach. If you look only at his swing speeds and exit velocities, it's impossible to imagine him ever tapping into more...1522Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:05:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/predicting-the-chicago-cubs-daily-lineups-after-acquiring-justin-turner-r1519/In response to losing out in the Alex Bregman sweepstakes, the Chicago Cubs signed Justin Turner to a one-year deal worth $6 million this week. It's expected that Turner will serve as the backup first baseman to Michael Busch, and may also get some occasional starts as the Cubs DH. With Turner p...1519Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:32:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kevin-alc%C3%A1ntara-gage-workman-and-daniel-palencia-stand-out-in-cubs-cactus-league-opener-r1520/The Chicago Cubs drubbed the Los Angeles Dodgers in their season opener Thursday. If you're in a certain kind of headspace and it would be helpful, feel free to ignore the fact that it was the Cactus League opener, and that the game's biggest single blow was a three-run home run by obscure prosp...1520Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:14:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/with-alexander-canario-officially-out-of-the-picture-outfield-depth-becomes-even-bigger-need-for-cubs-r1518/To make room for new signee Justin Turner, the Cubs designated Alexander Canario for assignment Thursday morning. That was an increasingly likely possibility with each passing move to overhaul Chicago's bench this winter, and we're now up to five such moves: Carson Kelly signed on as the...1518Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:26:21 +0000