https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/2/?d=7News: North Side Baseball Site Newsenhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/ian-happs-batted-ball-data-never-lied-to-us-his-slash-line-did-r2056/Right now, optimism is in spare supply here in Cub-land, I know. The Brewers seem like they may never lose again, the Cubs offense hasn't been quite as dominating as they had been early in the year, the deadline brought little excitement (and with Michael Soroka's injury, more disappointment tha...2056Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/for-better-or-worse-chicago-cubs-jed-hoyer-is-who-he-is-r2035/As the MLB trade deadline concluded on Thursday, the Cubs' efforts kind of landed with a thud. I don't mean to sound fully negative. In fact, if you want my honest opinions up front, I don't think the Cubs made any bad trades leading up to the deadline at 5 PM Central. But regardless of how I fe...2035Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:31:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/another-tweak-for-matt-shaw-may-fuel-his-breakout-r2001/I've written fairly extensively about Matt Shaw and his mechanical changes over the course of the season, highlighting all of the little changes along the way. Shaw has changed his leg kick, his hands, how close he stands to the plate—there have been a lot! Yet, as we entered into the All-Star b...2001Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:32:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-im-begging-you-please-save-michael-soroka-from-the-washington-nationals-defense-r1992/With each passing day, the Cubs' need for at least one more starting pitcher to round out the rotation becomes more clear. Recently, there have been multiple bullpen games, or games started by the likes of Chris Flexen. Monday will see Ryan Brasier serve as the opener for the return (gulp) of Be...1992Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:09:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/2025-mlb-draft-thoughts-making-sense-of-the-cubs-direction-r1969/Here's the thing about the MLB Draft: teams generally have a profile that you can bank on. The Los Angeles Angels will usually select someone who they feel will join their MLB roster within a year of the ink drying on their contract, and Tyler Bremner could be their next guy to do that. The Clev...1969Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:12:31 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/jordan-wicks-is-back-and-hes-not-the-same-guy-you-might-remember-r1939/The discourse around Jordan Wicks's return has been fairly negative, in most of the circles I tend to run in. Whether that's my time here on NSBB, on reddit, or on social media, the Wicks return has been met with little fanfare. While I haven't seen the word "bust" associated with him, the gener...1939Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:08:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/the-evolving-timeline-of-matt-shaws-swing-changes-and-constant-tweaks-r1927/Let's go way, way, way back in time for a moment. To a time when average temperatures were hovering in the 30's, a time before the Cubs first home game at Wrigley, and a time before PCA became an MVP front-runner... let's go all the way back to March 18 in Tokyo, Japan. It is the second inning o...1927Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:52:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/introducing-the-trade-deadline-bullprint-tool-you-get-to-be-the-cubs-gm-r1923/Every offseason, we offer our You’re The GM! tool (formerly the Payroll Blueprint) to build your ideal Cubs roster. This year, we’ve updated the tool to include the trade deadline! The idea behind this feature is to give fans a chance to play the role of General Manager (or CBO or PoBO… you...1923Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/ryan-pressly-like-his-fastball-is-back-on-track-r1864/Let's take a trip back around a month ago. It is May 6th, a slightly chilly, early-May night game in Chicago. The Cubs have made a dramatic comeback already, scoring twice off San Francisco Giants' reliever Ryan Walker behind big hits from much-maligned Justin Turner and their star outfielder, K...1864Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:51:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/brad-keller-is-a-cubs-success-story-because-of-love-and-his-sweeper-r1740/There are lots of iconic duos throughout history: peanut butter and jelly, Han Solo and Chewbacca, Batman and Robin. Duos take two items that, on their own, have some flaw, but together, elevate the whole product to something else entirely. Jelly's solo act (a little overly sweet in my opinion)...1740Mon, 05 May 2025 11:53:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/did-the-cubs-look-to-shota-imanaga-to-improve-colin-rea-r1720/For the Chicago Cubs, 2024 was the Year of Shota. Despite missing the playoffs, the enigmatic Shota Imanaga took the city by storm with his electric personality and his excellent pitching. Imanaga, a veteran of the Nippon Baseball League (Japan's top baseball division), was willing to come to th...1720Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:58:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/vote-for-your-top-cubs-prospects-r1709/Unlike other publications, North Side Baseball allows all users to help build our top prospect rankings. Anyone with a North Side Baseball account can participate and give their input on who you think should be in the Cubs' top prospects list. Before you vote, you can hit our top prospects page...1709Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:17:25 +0000