https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/9/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/hoby-milners-tenure-with-cubs-might-be-coming-to-abrupt-end-r3260/Update: A correction has been issued. Milner has been placed on waivers, but was not DFA'd. If he goes unclaimed, he will remain with the Cubs. If he is claimed, that team would assume the remainder of his contract in full. Original article as follows. On Friday afternoon, it was...3260Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:43:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-hasnt-been-an-elite-defender-lately-r3256/The cruel thing about expectations is that you have to earn them, and then you have to live up to them—and then, once you live up and even exceed them, they just rise, and it's even harder to meet them from then on. Athletes make brilliant plays and put up great statistics, and maybe they time i...3256Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:30:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-will-go-as-far-as-the-bullpen-allows-r3254/The Cubs bullpen has a swing-and-miss problem. Only three relievers on the Cubs have over a 25% strikeout rate, striking out one out of every four batters or better. This can work; the Cubs have what can be an all-time great defense. But comparing the team to their main competition (namely, the...3254Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/seiya-suzukis-quiet-consistent-excellence-has-made-him-invaluable-to-cubs-r3253/3253Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:02:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/an-overview-of-the-cubs-remaining-2026-schedule-r3251/The Cubs come home Friday to face two division rivals, the Reds and Brewers, which will wrap up August and begin the final month of the 2026 regular season. The Cubs have had a tight grip on the top NL Wild Card spot for the entirety of the second half, and will have no problem cruising to a pla...3251Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:03:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/can-shelby-miller-be-a-different-kind-of-september-call-up-r3249/This week at North Side Baseball, we've covered a few players who we think could be on the precipice of being a September call-up as rosters set to expand next week. Teams will be permitted to bring up two more players on their 40-man roster for the final month of the season. We looked specifica...3249Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:49:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/tyrone-taylors-strong-start-creates-a-cubs-outfield-dilemma-r3245/The 2026 trade deadline for the Chicago Cubs was headlined by the additions they made to their pitching staff. The front office added a trio of starters (Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes and Braxton Garrett) just before the deadline, while David Peterson joined the rotation earlier this summer. They a...3245Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:02:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/in-a-heartbreak-triple-whammy-cubs-lose-a-game-they-should-have-won-r3246/Calling the Cubs' loss Tuesday night in Arizona a gut punch would be inaccurate. A gut punch is a single, sudden blow to which you left yourself open, but which required the opponent to spot the vulnerability instantly and attack without hesitation or error. What happened to Chicago was more lik...3246Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:30:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/michael-confortos-total-reinvention-through-timing-r3243/At some point in every baseball career, it's time to reckon with Father Time. You've been playing a child's game for a lavish living for years, now, and in so doing, you've racked up a heavy debt to the arbiter of aging and entropy. He'll let you run up a tab for a while, unremarked-upon, but yo...3243Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:08:35 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/should-the-cubs-call-up-catcher-owen-ayers-in-september-r3238/If not for Josiah Hartshorn becoming the first Cubs teenage farmhand to knock 20 round trippers in a season since Corey Patterson, Owen Ayers would be an easy pick for the organization's Minor League Hitter of the Year. Despite Hartshorn's heroics, you can make a strong argument that Ayers deser...3238Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:36:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-trent-thornton-good-r3240/The Cubs have a stealth relief ace. Trent Thornton has a 2.38 ERA in 40 appearances. He's saved three games, despite only being called upon for that duty in emergencies. He has a 1.3 Win Probability Added, so even adjusting for leverage and situation, he's been solidly above-average. This season...3240Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:15:07 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-the-going-gets-tough-r3236/There have been plenty of moments at which the 2026 Cubs felt like something truly special. From clutch pitches on the mound to even more clutch swings from NL MVP favorite Pete Crow-Armstrong, the team has delivered ample thrills. Their wins this week neatly encapsulated the flavors of brillian...3236Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:15:02 +0000