https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/77/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-hitters-of-the-month-may-2025-r1832/May was a wonderful month for the Cubs fans, and also (not coincidentally) for the Cubs lineup. This is a contending team, one that measures up to any team in the National League.  So, specifically, who really leveled up in the past 30 days?  Hitter #3: Seiya Suzuki It's time to appr...1832Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/q-scores-pt-ii-how-quintin-berry-jose-javier-have-maximized-cubs-baserunners-r1836/The Cubs were quick to snatch up certain personnel for their coaching staff last fall. Quintin Berry was a priority; Craig Counsell convinced him to follow him down to Chicago from their previous collaboration in Milwaukee. So, too, were Jose Javier and Matt Talarico. Javier is the team's first-...1836Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:30:57 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-define-bullpen-roles-turn-biggest-weakness-into-strength-r1830/The Chicago Cubs' approach to building a bullpen isn't a secret. Nor is it uncommon. There's no secret sauce. Unfortunately, though, the throwing-upside-at-the-wall-and-seeing-what-sticks approach does take a little while to brew. In their case, it took virtually all of March and April.  By...1830Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:52:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-has-taken-the-el-mago-crown-from-javier-b%C3%A1ez-r1828/Roughly four years ago, the Chicago Cubs did the unthinkable. By trading away Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, and Javier Baez at the trade deadline, they signaled the end of an era, and the ushering in of a new one. That is to say nothing of the fact that they traded away some fan favorites. Anthony...1828Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:12:02 +0000https://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 +0000