https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/95/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-are-right-behind-the-yankees-on-the-cutting-edge-of-the-torpedo-bat-revolution-r1638/There's a new craze sweeping the baseball nation. Get the weight closer to your hands, boys. The future is here, and it's shaped like a bowling pin. The New York Yankees made headlines this weekend after they hit 15 home runs in their opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The headlin...1638Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:27:39 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/data-shows-a-steady-major-transformation-in-kyle-tuckers-approach-r1637/Remarkably, the superstar right fielder has undergone a stepwise evolution into more of a lethal slugger, without losing anything major in the process. The new batter stance and contact point data that went up on Baseball Savant one week ago include several pieces of information. We don't ye...1637Mon, 31 Mar 2025 23:04:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/its-not-too-late-to-call-david-robertson-but-the-cubs-shouldnt-do-so-just-yet-r1636/Through six games, the Cubs' reshuffled, reinforced bullpen hasn't looked good. For fans, the impulse is to demand immediate action, but the front office's job is to maintain perspective and be patient. For some fans, the juttering destabilization and freefall of Sunday's blown lead against...1636Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:21:14 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-cubs-notch-first-wins-of-season-r1633/The Cubs are on the board. To see the transition to championship-caliber baseball Cubs fans yearn for requires patience. As they showed in their first win of the season (a 10-6 romp over the Arizona Diamondbacks that wasn't as close as the final score indicates), the Cubs have what it takes...1633Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/two-cubs-hitters-swing-speeds-are-trending-in-opposite-directions-early-on-r1634/There’s nothing baseball fans love more than overreacting to some small piece of data from early in the season. So, let’s do just that! There can be some value in early season statistics. Certain numbers can portend future success, or failure. Kyle Tucker only had two hits in his first 19 pl...1634Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:01:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/shota-imanaga-is-living-in-the-shadows-whether-you-like-it-or-not-r1632/Shota Imanaga isn't mentioned in the same breath as other stars in the MLB. He should be. In my years of following the great game of baseball, I can scant remember a time that the sport was in better shape than it is now. With an elite collection of generational talents such as Juan Soto, Fe...1632Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:18:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-designate-cody-poteet-for-assignment-leaving-some-big-questions-r1630/The Cubs cut bait at an early date on the swingman they acquired in exchange for the lefty bat who helped anchor their lineup the last two years. Did they botch that entire string of transactions? Are you old enough to remember the word "boof?" It was a baseball term when I played growing up...1630Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/wide-awake-this-time-cubs-bats-secure-the-teams-first-win-of-2025-r1631/The lineup was held in check in the Tokyo Series against the Dodgers, but in their domestic opener, the Cubs made a statement: this team will be dangerous. There are questions hanging over this Cubs season that can't be answered in just a few games. After a pair of disappointing showings and...1631Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:37:44 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/verbalizing-some-last-minute-anxieties-about-the-2025-chicago-cubs-r1628/The runup to Opening Day contains a strange cocktail of intrigue, anticipation, and eerie calm. It's a combination that spikes the ol' anxiety in someone such as myself. I catastrophize. Mostly over smaller scale, trivial things. But the physical response is the same as if it were a big thin...1628Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/some-perspective-on-cam-smith-and-kyle-tucker-r1626/There's a civil war brewing in Cubdom. Cam Smith has made the Houston Astros' Opening Day roster. As usual, the internet has several different takes, all of which are valid (in a way). Here is an attempt to be nuanced—and, of course, the most correct take on the internet. Cam Smith, who was...1626Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:13:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/call-to-the-pen-nsbb-writers-bold-predictions-for-the-2025-chicago-cubs-r1629/As the season begins in earnest, we asked several North Side Baseball writers to offer up bold (but plausible) predictions. Here's what we came up with. The 2025 Cubs will be a fascinating team, one way or another. They're at a stage of the competitive cycle wherein desperation is right at t...1629Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:09:54 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/diamondcentric-staff-predicts-the-2025-mlb-season-r1627/Gather round, read it here first. The season will go like this, see. Ok, soothsayers we (probably) aren't, but 33 writers across the DiamondCentric family of sites tried their hands at predicting the season to come. Here's how it shook out. The Standings AL East There's no question...1627Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:01:02 +0000