https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/95/?d=7enhttps://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 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-josh-rojas-willi-castro-luis-garcia-swanson-hoerner-paredes/As the offseason looms, there's a veneer of homeostasis around the Cubs' infield. Michael Busch established himself as a strong first baseman in his rookie campaign. Nico Hoerner and Dansby Swanson are signed to multi-year deals with eight-figure annual salaries, and Isaac Paredes is a two-time...1161Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:19:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-ricketts-speaks-coaching-carousel-churns-forward-r1160/"The work is underway to close the gap to make the Cubs a perennial playoff team.". Thus were the opening remarks of Tom Ricketts' second paragraph of his annual address. These comments echo with resounding curiosity given the team's seemingly crippling aversion to spending. The remaining teams...1160Sun, 13 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/an-examination-of-tom-ricketts-letter-to-cubs-fans-r1158/Much like a Jed Hoyer press conference, if you are already predisposed to anger toward the Ricketts family, you will find ample to become angry about. Here's the full text of the letter with reactions to it. Well, this is a promising start, but the body of the text isn't great. Mentioning...1158Sat, 12 Oct 2024 11:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/north-side-baseballs-2024-cubs-most-valuable-player-shota-imanaga-r1156/Even in a season full of disappointments, the Cubs had plenty of talent. That’s what makes the result so frustrating, knowing that the skill was there, even if the results weren’t. Let’s take a look at who the North Side Baseball crew voted as the 2024 Most Valuable Player. Honorable Mentio...1156Fri, 11 Oct 2024 17:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-lesson-of-this-october-for-left-out-cubs-better-build-a-deep-varied-bullpen-r1157/With each passing year, the postseason becomes more about pockets. Cubs fans who have watched years of Joe Maddon, David Ross and Craig Counsell know what those pockets are: stretches within one team's lineup that their opponent believes they can exploit with a particular pitcher, based on hande...1157Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/heading-into-make-or-break-2025-hayden-wesneski-seeks-consistency-as-a-reliever-r1155/Acquired in the Scott Effross trade in 2022, Hayden Wesneski didn’t make the team out of spring training this year, despite being a mainstay on the big-league squad in 2023. He began that season in the rotation, but after some early struggles, he moved into a swingman role. He remained in that p...1155Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:09:32 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-pitcher-of-the-year-2024-r1154/Pitching wins, right? The Cubs ended up with winning more games than they lost in 2024, so a few pitchers must have done some good... Today we tackle the question of who the Cubs best pitcher was in 2024. But, first...  Special Mention:  Kyle Hendricks With a 4-12 record and career high-5...1154Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:17:08 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-rookie-of-the-year-2024-r1148/The Cubs haven’t had a player win the National League Rookie of the Year since Kris Bryant in 2015. Nonetheless, a few players stood out in their rookie campaigns with Chicago. There are three players that are in the running, each of them impressive in their own way.  Honorable Mention: Por...1148Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:11:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/griffin-jax-christian-vazquez-kevin-alcantara-brody-mccullough-trade-rumors/The first thing you need to know about this potential trade is that it's just a sketch, meant to bring light to a couple of more important issues affecting each team. While I would find this specific trade proposal compelling, it's unlikely that either side would actually pull the trigger on it,...1153Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:18:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-most-improved-player-2024-r1152/As the MLB playoffs continue without the Chicago Cubs, it’s important to remember that this season wasn’t a complete loss. Plenty of guys made significant strides in the major leagues that might make us all more bullish on their outlook for next season, when hope will spring anew. Let’s take a l...1152Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:46:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/his-offensive-breakout-was-very-real-but-does-that-mean-miguel-amaya-is-viable-r1151/After his brief benching for a reset and a mechanical adjustment in early July, Miguel Amaya got a whole lot better, in a way that figures to be sticky going into 2025--at least to some extent. Whereas Pete Crow-Armstrong's torrid August gave way to a September that reminded everyone how much he...1151Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:10:01 +0000