https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/99/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-should-trade-or-non-tender-mike-tauchman-and-sign-one-of-these-minor-league-free-agents-instead-r1219/Just after the end of the MLB season, players who ended the season off the 40-man roster and who have been in pro baseball for at least six years can elect free agency. We saw the Cubs go through this process on Monday, when they allowed several players to become free agents, although they subse...1219Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:06:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/are-we-all-underestimating-the-odds-of-an-ian-happ-trade-this-winter-r1217/Over the last few months, even those of us who were formerly big believers in the need to trade Ian Happ or Seiya Suzuki to vault the Chicago Cubs forward have come to our senses. Suzuki's lack of durability and defensive value remain daunting, in certain ways, but he stayed healthy enough to sh...1217Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:07:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/farewell-kyle-hendricks-a-cubs-fans-tribute-to-the-professor-r1215/This one is tough. If you have read my writing on this site, or listened/watched my content on Bricks Behind the Ivy, you may be aware that I have a soft spot for Kyle Hendricks. Baseball analysts would even call it a blind spot. I would agree. Per Jon Heyman, Hendricks has agreed to a one-...1215Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-taylor-ward-batted-ball-data-bellinger/One of the first noteworthy, non-procedural moves of the fledgling MLB offseason was a trade between Atlanta and the Angels, the day after the World Series concluded. Jorge Soler, who can't stop being shipped across the country lately, landed in Orange County, with inconsistent starting pitcher...1216Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:16:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/juan-sotos-free-agent-saga-wont-include-the-chicago-cubs-r1212/One year after the most famous free agency saga of all time, Juan Soto is heading into the land of unclaimed superstars expecting to incite a bidding war of his own.  Now, Soto isn't exactly the player that Shohei Ohtani is. He's an all-time great hitter who marries power with patience in a...1212Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-astros-trade-rumors-bregman-paredes-pedro-leon-miguel-ullola/To best understand the conundrum the 2025 Cubs face, let's sketch their projected Opening Day lineup. With the team's incumbent right fielder locked back in after exercising his player option for next year, there aren't any low-friction ways to shake up this group, but this group is going to loo...1213Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:19:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/3-new-free-agent-hitters-show-up-on-cubs-offseason-radar-r1211/The fits aren't perfect; this will be a winter of imperfect fits. However, a pair of free-agent outfielders became marginally more plausible as Cubs targets Monday, when their teams elected not to extend qualifying offers that would have made them cost draft picks and international free-agent sp...1211Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:19:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-outfielder-seiya-suzuki-nominated-for-silver-slugger-award-r1209/A day after learning that Ian Happ won his third straight Gold Glove, his outfield counterpart Seiya Suzuki was announced as a Silver Slugger Award finalist. The Silver Slugger Award is given to each position's best hitter, with one award per league. Jackson Chourio, Teoscar Hernández, Jackson M...1209Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:14:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-rumors-joey-bart-henry-davis-endy-rodriguez/The Pittsburgh Pirates look like they’ll be cautious buyers this offseason, with a young core that features center fielder Oneil Cruz, left fielder Bryan Reynolds, and a trio of aces in Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, and Mitch Keller. However, Bob Nutting is a notoriously cheap owner, and the Pirates...1204Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:21:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cody-bellinger-and-seiya-suzuki-are-major-weapons-for-cubs-but-only-if-deployed-properly-r1207/Come with me on a reluctant journey to September 27th, 2023, where we find our Chicago Cubs, led by former skipper David Ross, chasing a surprise postseason berth. With the Cubs leading the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in the home half of a two-out eighth inning from Truist Park, Braves catcher Sean Murph...1207Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-week-in-review-bellinger-stays-a-cub-coaching-changes-and-more-in-colossal-week-r1206/As the 2024 MLB season drew to an official close this past week, the hot stove speculation began for all 30 major league teams. As it turns out, the stove got white-hot in the blink of an eye. One of the biggest Cubs' offseason questions is answered as left-handed slugger Cody Bellinger opted in...1206Sun, 03 Nov 2024 21:13:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-wont-sign-juan-soto-so-they-should-pursue-a-kyle-tucker-trade-instead-r1202/As Juan Soto continued to do Juan Soto things for the New York Yankees throughout October, I continued to be sad about the reality: he will not be a Chicago Cub this offseason. There’s been very little linking the two parties, and given recent precedent, I have no reason to believe that the Cubs...1202Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:12:01 +0000