https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/90/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-still-no-bregman-reliever-brasier-into-the-fold-as-spring-training-begins-r1484/The Chicago Cubs, through all of our warranted qualms about them, are a pretty good ball club. But with Alex Bregman, the coveted free-agent infielder, the Cubs could be great. What would be even greater is if Scott Boras, the toughest of tough cookie agents, didn't represent the 30-year-old slu...1484Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/lets-road-trip-cubs-2025-trip-6-from-south-beach-to-the-ohio-river-r1461/Miami Marlins - May 19-21 loanDepot Park - Capacity 37,442 2024 Attendance: 1,087,453 (Averaged 13,425 - ranked 15th out of 15 NL teams, 29th overall MLB) The Cubs took two out of three down in South Beach in August of 2024.  In the 40 games that the Cubs have played in Miami...1461Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:14:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-should-keep-nico-hoerner-even-if-they-sign-alex-bregman-r1481/Rumors have been swirling regarding what they Cubs have offered Alex Bregman, which other teams are in the mix, and what Bregman and his camp prefer in a contract. Another rumor that has gained steam is that the Cubs will be looking to move off of second baseman Nico Hoerner if they do sign Breg...1481Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:54:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-part-of-pete-crow-armstrongs-second-half-approach-adjustments-he-held-onto-even-in-rough-september-r1480/It's no secret what held back Pete Crow-Armstrong in the early stages of his MLB career. He simply swung way, way too much. One of the game's most aggressive hitters, Crow-Armstrong hacked his way right back to Iowa when he got his first chance to claim center field, and even though he played go...1480Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:39:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-pitching-depth-means-theyre-even-better-than-projections-suggest-and-yet-r1479/Ask your average Cubs fan, and they'll tell you that what the Cubs really needed this winter was a star. It's why everyone got overwhelmingly excited when the team traded for Kyle Tucker, and why they're so hungry for an Alex Bregman deal to cap off an active winter. THe perception, underpinned...1479Thu, 06 Feb 2025 23:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/an-important-clarification-on-alex-bregman-the-cubs-and-competitive-balance-tax-numbers-r1477/The Cubs have "optimism" about signing free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman, a source said Thursday morning. As I reported Tuesday afternoon, the team has made a multi-year offer that would give Bregman multiple chances to opt out, creatively meeting his desire to be paid at a level commensurat...1477Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:02:29 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/breaking-down-and-building-out-the-cubs-bullpen-after-the-ryan-brasier-trade-r1473/  Ryan Brasier brings the Cubs bullpen pleasingly close to full. They can only carry 13 pitchers at a time during the season, so depending on whether they use five or six starters in the rotation, they could have seven or eight relievers on the roster on any given day. For now, let's assume...1473Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:42:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jordan-wicks-and-the-slider-conundrum-r1475/It was not a good season for Jordan Wicks in 2024. There were some encouraging signs, like a slight uptick in velocity and some sustained carry on his four-seamer, but injuries cut the center out of his season, and he spent a chunk of the time during which he was healthy at Triple-A Iowa, trying...1475Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:01:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/is-alex-bregman-really-worth-it-r1467/Alex Bregman has had a long and productive career with the Houston Astros. He peaked in 2019, with 8.7 wins above replacement and a 167 wRC+. Without factoring in the sign-stealing scandal in which he admits to having played a part, there has been a decline offensively in the past three years. H...1467Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:29:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-cubs-acquire-right-handed-reliever-ryan-brasier-from-dodgers-r1469/Ever since the Dodgers were forced to cut Ryan Brasier to accommodate Kirby Yates last week, the Cubs have made sense as his landing place. Brasier, 37, is on the second year of a very affordable two-year, $9-million pact he signed with the Dodgers on this very date last year. He'll join Ryan Pr...1469Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:53:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sources-with-alex-bregman-negotiations-intensifying-cubs-have-made-creative-multi-year-offer-r1468/As I wrote Sunday, the Cubs have to proceed carefully, if they really do intend to reel in Alex Bregman to close out their impressive offseason. They have just over $35 million in remaining wiggle room beneath the lowest threshold of the competitive-balance tax, which is one of two distinct hard...1468Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:52:52 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tucker-is-really-slow-is-that-a-problem-r1466/The greatest of several great things about Kyle Tucker, at least until now, is that he's good at so many things—and that he really doesn't have a notable weakness. Tucker, 28, is a tremendous hitter (90.9 runs better than average at bat for his career, according to Baseball Prospectus's Deserved...1466Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:34:33 +0000