https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/89/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/take-a-deep-breath-shake-out-the-rumor-bugs-and-lets-talk-about-trading-cody-bellinger-r1256/Cody Bellinger is not about to be dumped in a financial maneuver. Put that loathsome thought far from your mind, and if that means disbelieving in that Lilliputian legend of the notes column Ken Rosenthal, then so be it. The Athletic's senior baseball writer is very good at his job, judicious wi...1256Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:43:11 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-role-best-suits-new-cubs-pitcher-eli-morgan-r1255/On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs made the first of what I imagine will be multiple moves in order to bolster their big-league bullpen. While the team has had success in playing off upside or nabbing reclamation types, this season demonstrated that there’s a certain amount of reliability needed fro...1255Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:15:28 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/to-understand-why-eli-morgan-and-matt-thaiss-are-vital-additions-to-cubs-look-to-the-venezuelan-winter-league-r1254/At first blush, it's easy to wonder why the Cubs would want former Guardians righthander Eli Morgan badly enough to trade a raw but toolsy outfield prospect for him, and losing another righty reliever (Trey Wingenter) in the process. Morgan (since the start of 2023, minors and majors together, 1...1254Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:16:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-trade-for-complementary-catcher-matt-thaiss-cut-trey-wingenter-as-roster-shuffle-continues-r1253/It was almost too obvious not to happen. When the Angels designated left-handed hitter and catcher Matt Thaiss for assignment to make room for Travis d'Arnaud last week, the fit between Thaiss and the Cubs was instantly visible. He's a stopgap backstop, someone to pair with Miguel Amaya in the s...1253Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:08:51 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-acquire-righty-reliever-eli-morgan-from-guardians-designate-patrick-wisdom-for-assignment-updated-r1252/Entering the offseason with needs all over the roster and knowing they have several promising but not yet established arms taking up space on their projected bullpen depth chart, the Cubs struck on Wednesday to slightly ease their roster crunch and create more good choices for themselves in the...1252Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:36:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ranking-the-likelihood-of-all-12-qualifying-offer-free-agents-signing-with-cubs-r1251/Early this offseason, there are nothing but pessimistic sounds coming out of Cubs media, in terms of how much they might spend in free agency to make material progress and leave behind the unhappy medium space in which they've lived for the last two-plus years. At the GM Meetings at the beginnin...1251Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:56:21 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-exactly-does-tyler-zombro-bring-to-the-cubs-pitching-support-staff-r1247/Tyler Zombro has been working for Tread Athletics in Charlotte, NC. Tread is similar to the more established and famous Driveline Baseball, in that they use science and technology to unlock athletic potential. Zombro will fill a role for Chicago as a special assistant and will be involved in all...1247Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-add-owen-caissie-ben-cowles-cut-brennen-davis-and-adbert-alzolay-r1250/The no-brainer add was Owen Caissie, the 34th-best prospect in all of baseball, per MLB Pipeline. Caissie finished the year in Triple-A Iowa and was a top candidate to be promoted to Chicago. His contact skills come and go, but the raw power is unreal. On top of that, his defense has significant...1250Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:02:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/youre-the-cubs-gm-plotting-my-moves-time-to-go-big-or-go-home-r1229/This series of articles is a primer for the release of our new "You're The Cubs GM!" tool, where you play the role of Jed Hoyer and build your own Cubs offseason. Please visit the tool here and join in on the fun! As I start my fever dream of being in charge of the Chicago Cubs' 2024-2025 o...1229Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-free-agent-target-tracker-max-fried-r1249/Much like our breakdown of Corbin Burnes’ fit with the Cubs, I’m going into this piece operating under four assumptions: the Cubs want to add a high-level starter from outside the organization; they’re willing to accept any qualifying offer penalties associated with said starting pitcher; they w...1249Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:33:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/free-agent-targets-kelly-jansen-higashioka-diaz/If there’s a guarantee this winter for the Chicago Cubs, it's this: they will make an addition behind the plate. Look no further than the current projected depth charts at major outlets to see how ineluctable this is. Behind Miguel Amaya, FanGraphs projects Moises Ballesteros for 24 percent of t...1248Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-arizona-fall-league-prospect-wrap-up-r1245/The Arizona Fall League came to its official close over the weekend, with the Salt River Rafters besting Surprise in Saturday’s championship game. Unfortunately for the Chicago Cubs’ contingent, the Mesa Solar Sox didn’t factor into the end of things. They were left out of even a chance to compe...1245Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:13:02 +0000