https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/94/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/free-agent-relievers-ryne-stanek-matt-moore-kirby-yates-tommy-kahnle-jose-leclerc/As happens almost every year, the Cubs found their way to an effective mix of relief arms in the second half in 2024. By then, though, that unit had cost the team several games, and they were unable to make up the gap down the stretch. Next season, they'll try to carry a deeper, more stable bull...1176Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/free-agency-non-tenders-willy-adames-max-kepler-ramon-laureano/While the Cubs' offense might already be better than it looks based on raw numbers from 2024, everyone acknowledges the need for the team to get better and deeper for 2025. In a perfect world, the team would seriously and persistently vie for the services of Juan Soto, the generational, definiti...1172Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:05:34 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-brandon-lowe-yandy-diaz-jeffrey-springs/I've said it several times already, and will continue to say it, even as we transition from the postseason to the offseason over the coming fortnight: The Cubs have a wide range of needs and problems, but an equally varied array of potentially strong solutions this winter. There is no dearth of...1171Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:32:34 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/gold-glove-finalists-snub-nico-hoerner-ian-happ-dansby-swanson-jerry-weinstein-cubs-hired/Though it's difficult to measure either player's true worth amid the Cubs' dismal results this season, Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ were vital pieces in at least keeping their club in ball games. Boasting 18 outs above average, Swanson provided the Cubs with near-lockdown defense at the shortstop...1170Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:42:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/building-a-cubs-bullpen-that-doesnt-struggle-the-first-half-of-the-season-r1169/While the Chicago Cubs otherwise got off to a fantastic start to the 2024 season, it’s easy to remember just how much better that start could have been. There was the blown save in the season's first game against the Rangers. There was the lost 8-0 lead in San Diego. The backbreaker against the...1169Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:58:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/tom-rickettss-2025-letter-to-chicago-cubs-fans-revealed-r1165/[Note: Some specific names are mentioned, like Kyle Tucker, but it's not meant to be a PREDICTION that Tucker is coming in a trade, but more of a reflection of a surprise trade as a general possibility. Obviously, this is an outrageously hopeful bit of dreaming, but it's the weekend. Let us drea...1165Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-free-agent-target-tracker-corbin-burnes-r1168/Though Corbin Burnes was traded to the Baltimoe Orioles back in late January, the ace righthander is well known around these parts as one of the figureheads of the most recent iterations of the always-solid Milwaukee Brewers. He responded well in his new digs, accumulating 3.4 WAR and a 2.92 ERA...1168Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:24:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/league-championship-series-lineups-are-a-reminder-that-great-hitters-value-ripples-out-r1167/It's not uncommon to hear, in vague terms, that superstars provide a team with extra value beyond their raw production. Often, those truisms are a bit oversold. The ideas, for instance, that an elite hitter or two changes the way an opponent approaches the whole lineup or that those hitters are...1167Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:24:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-wrigley-field-grounds-crew-preserves-and-winterizes-the-park-each-offseason-r1166/As the Chicago days become shorter and the warm Wrigley day games become more distant, the city gears up for the inevitable, seven-month winter. Baseball fans turn to offseason articles and other sports for entertainment. As we all enjoy our last few weeks of the postseason and then turn away fr...1166Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:37:12 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-utter-lack-of-homegrown-talent-from-latin-america-remains-a-glaring-problem-r1164/It would be unfair to suggest that the Cubs haven't gotten contributions from homegrown players signed as amateur international free agents over the last decade. Three such players amassed at least 2 wins above average for the team at age 27 or younger from 2010-24: Welington Castillo, Willson C...1164Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:22:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-michael-busch-andrew-vaughn-ryan-mountcastle-ty-france/As good as Michael Busch was in 2024, there are very, very few left-handed hitters in baseball who aren't good candidates for at least occasional relegation to the bench. For the season, Busch batted .246/.336/.452 against righties, but a relatively paltry .258/.330/.382 against lefties--and tha...1163Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:41:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-the-cubs-delegation-did-in-week-1-of-the-arizona-fall-league-r1162/Depending on your secondary rooting interest(s), it’s possible that the dwindling number of teams remaining in the MLB postseason has caused your attention to wane. If you’re a person who finds it difficult to engage with a team beyond the Chicago Cubs, then this mindset has been in effect for t...1162Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:36:13 +0000