https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/96/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-free-agent-target-tracker-blake-snell-r1257/We’ve taken a look at most of the top pitchers in free agency already this offseason. Each of them present some combination of an elite track record, a very high price tag, and the daunting proposition of paying a pitcher deep into his 30s. Blake Snell is no different. He’s a 31-year-old southpa...1257Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/how-the-cubs-will-fix-matt-thaisss-pitch-framing-to-shore-up-2025-catching-corps-r1260/In a perfect world, you'd certainly ask for more offense than Matt Thaiss promises, even from a backup catcher. He does offer a couple of redeeming qualities, but in most of the offensive essentials, he's below-average. Here are his percentiles among all hitters with at least 150 plate appearanc...1260Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-big-moves-must-lead-to-more-than-modest-reults-r1259/If you're one of the millions of podcasters across the globe, you could very well justify dedicating a myriad of episodes to how the Cubs blew numerous critical games in their doomed quest to reach the postseason. Two such topics rich with fodder were the North Sider's inability to produce clutc...1259Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:30:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/resetting-cubs-roster-projection-and-offseason-outlook-after-a-very-busy-week-r1258/On Friday evening, the Cubs non-tendered Nick Madrigal and Mike Tauchman, bringing the total number of players previously on their 40-man roster jettisoned this week up to six. They agreed to terms with Julian Merryweather, Keegan Thompson, and Matt Thaiss, a pretty reliable indicator that those...1258Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/youre-the-cubs-gm-plotting-my-offseason-sign-rotation-catching-help-r1210/This series of articles is a primer for the release of our new "You're The Cubs GM!" tool, where you play the role of Jed Hoyer and build your own Cubs offseason. Please visit the tool here and join in on the fun! The Roster, As It Stands With Cody Bellinger opting in(also here and here,...1210Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/take-a-deep-breath-shake-out-the-rumor-bugs-and-lets-talk-about-trading-cody-bellinger-r1256/Cody Bellinger is not about to be dumped in a financial maneuver. Put that loathsome thought far from your mind, and if that means disbelieving in that Lilliputian legend of the notes column Ken Rosenthal, then so be it. The Athletic's senior baseball writer is very good at his job, judicious wi...1256Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:43:11 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-role-best-suits-new-cubs-pitcher-eli-morgan-r1255/On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs made the first of what I imagine will be multiple moves in order to bolster their big-league bullpen. While the team has had success in playing off upside or nabbing reclamation types, this season demonstrated that there’s a certain amount of reliability needed fro...1255Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:15:28 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/to-understand-why-eli-morgan-and-matt-thaiss-are-vital-additions-to-cubs-look-to-the-venezuelan-winter-league-r1254/At first blush, it's easy to wonder why the Cubs would want former Guardians righthander Eli Morgan badly enough to trade a raw but toolsy outfield prospect for him, and losing another righty reliever (Trey Wingenter) in the process. Morgan (since the start of 2023, minors and majors together, 1...1254Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:16:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-trade-for-complementary-catcher-matt-thaiss-cut-trey-wingenter-as-roster-shuffle-continues-r1253/It was almost too obvious not to happen. When the Angels designated left-handed hitter and catcher Matt Thaiss for assignment to make room for Travis d'Arnaud last week, the fit between Thaiss and the Cubs was instantly visible. He's a stopgap backstop, someone to pair with Miguel Amaya in the s...1253Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:08:51 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-acquire-righty-reliever-eli-morgan-from-guardians-designate-patrick-wisdom-for-assignment-updated-r1252/Entering the offseason with needs all over the roster and knowing they have several promising but not yet established arms taking up space on their projected bullpen depth chart, the Cubs struck on Wednesday to slightly ease their roster crunch and create more good choices for themselves in the...1252Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:36:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/ranking-the-likelihood-of-all-12-qualifying-offer-free-agents-signing-with-cubs-r1251/Early this offseason, there are nothing but pessimistic sounds coming out of Cubs media, in terms of how much they might spend in free agency to make material progress and leave behind the unhappy medium space in which they've lived for the last two-plus years. At the GM Meetings at the beginnin...1251Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:56:21 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/what-exactly-does-tyler-zombro-bring-to-the-cubs-pitching-support-staff-r1247/Tyler Zombro has been working for Tread Athletics in Charlotte, NC. Tread is similar to the more established and famous Driveline Baseball, in that they use science and technology to unlock athletic potential. Zombro will fill a role for Chicago as a special assistant and will be involved in all...1247Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:17:02 +0000