Brock Beauchamp

Nico Hoerner has been an underrated star for the Cubs all season. How valuable will he be come postseason time? Who should the Cubs' number two starter in the playoffs be? Does Michael Soroka have a role in the bullpen when the postseason begins? Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball

With Daniel Palencia on the shelf and it being unknown if he’ll be back for the postseason, who steps up in the Cubs' bullpen? What’s the data say about the year Carson Kelly has had? Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball

North Side Baseball can be overwhelming to the uninitiated. Where many sites have blogs, or forums, and sometimes both, North Side Baseball’s scope extends far beyond that and offers many fan-specific features you won’t find elsewhere. This guide will walk you through the site and its sections. North Side Baseball News: This is the front page of the site, and the place you will find news and analysis from our stable of dedicated Cubs writers. You can read and then comment on any article in this section. Notes & Rumors: This section features shorter pieces, including low-impact news such as a minor-league promotion or a brief stint on the injured list, as well as all free agent and trade rumors. This section is hopping in July and December. North Side Baseball Forums: These operate much like traditional internet forums (for those of us born in the 1900s). It’s all user-generated content where people are free to talk baseball all day, every day. Unlike many places on the internet, basic human decency is expected and will be enforced. This is a place to talk baseball without the drama and nastiness found elsewhere. User Blogs: These are user-created blogs that look and read much like our front page news, though any North Side Baseball user can create their own blog and be read by thousands of like-minded fans! If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at baseball writing, this is the place to do it. You will receive built-in readership from day one, allowing you to hone your craft. North Side Baseball Videos: The counterpart to our front-page articles, this is where you will find our multimedia content, both news and analysis. Those are the five largest sections of the site. But we’re only getting started… Guides & Resources: Here, you will find a collection of useful resources, including stadium guides, a history of team ownership, a gift-giving guide, and more. Active Roster & 40-Man Roster: We maintain roster pages for both the 26-man (active) roster and the 40-man roster, updated nightly. Bullpen Usage Chart: Stay on top of bullpen usage with this handy chart that shows reliever usage over the past five days. The Activity Feed: This is a highly customizable page that many users bookmark as their primary launching point into North Side Baseball’s content. You can select which content to show and which to ignore, and then save your feed preferences. Top Prospect Rankings: We have a dedicated page featuring the top 20 Cubs prospects, which includes brief scouting reports, updated statistics, and recent articles and videos to keep you informed about your favorite prospects. Rank Your Favorite Prospects: Unlike most other publications, North Side Baseball involves the community in ranking prospects. We hold open voting a half-dozen times a year, keep an eye open for the next round! 2025 Draft Tracker: Much like the prospect rankings page, we have a draft board that contains scouting reports, signing bonuses, and recent news and analysis for all of the Cubs' draft picks. Mock Draft Board: Assembled and maintained by Jamie Cameron, this draft board is a valuable resource for tracking potential draft picks and gauging the industry's collective view of them. It is updated and maintained from April through draft day. Players Project: We’re building the ultimate repository of information on Cubs players, past and present. The Players Project is open to all North Side Baseball users, so pop in and add your favorite player today! Fan Polls: One of the newest interactive features of North Side Baseball, we update polls regularly, and you’re allowed to vote once a day. Let us know what you think of the Cubs organization, its players, and personnel today! Offseason/Trade Deadline Blueprint: Have you always dreamed of becoming an MLB general manager? If so, check out our blueprint page, which is active during July and throughout the winter. Build the Cubs roster to your specifications, then share it with other North Side Baseball users for discussion. Become A North Side Baseball Caretaker: Want to support the site at a higher level? Become a Caretaker today! Not only can you receive ad-free browsing of the entire website, but you also get first (and often free) access to our events and access to exclusive content. That’s most of what North Side Baseball has to offer! If you have any questions or suggestions, you’re welcome to message our community manager, @Brock Beauchamp. How To “Install” North Side Baseball on iPhone or iPad Using Safari First, go to the home page of North Side Baseball at https://northsidebaseball.com/. 1. Tap on the ellipses (…) at bottom right of screen. 2. Tap “Share” in pop-up menu. 3. Tap “View More”. 4. Tap “Add To Home Screen”. 5. Tap “Add”. That takes you to your home screen on iOS, where you can move the North Side Baseball app around, just as you would any other app. Additionally, you can turn on notifications for them. Just go to the following link while logged into the site: https://northsidebaseball.com/notifications/options/. How To “Install” North Side Baseball on an Android Device Using Chrome First, go to the home page of North Side Baseball at https://northsidebaseball.com/. 1. Tap on the vertical ellipses (…) at top right of screen. 2. Tap “Share…” in pop-up menu. 3. Tap “Add to Home Screen”. 4. Tap “Install”. That takes you to your home screen on Android, where you can move the North Side Baseball app around, just as you would any other app. Additionally, you can turn on notifications for the site. Just go to the following link while logged into the site: https://northsidebaseball.com/notifications/options/.

What do the additions of Carlos Santana and Aaron Civale do for the Cubs? Will either make the postseason roster? What’s the data saying about Pete Crow-Armstrong? Let’s look at the playoff picture! Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball

Unlike other publications, North Side Baseball enables all users to contribute to our top prospect rankings. Anyone with a website account can participate and give their input on who they think should be in the top prospects list. Before you vote, you can hit our top prospects page for the latest stats and news on prospects, while on the voting page, every name is a clickable link that brings up their current stat card. Voting is simple, just follow the instructions below! Here's the rundown on how to participate: 1. You must have an account and be logged in to vote. If you don't have an account, click here. It requires only 60 seconds to create an account. 2. Review our current top 20 prospect list, catch up on stats, rankings, etc. (you can do so from the voting page link below) 3. Have your prospect list in your filthy little paws? Then flip on over to the new prospect voting page (after reading the rest of this, please). https://northsidebaseball.com/prospect-voting 4. Voting is super simple; you drag and drop players in the order you wish them to be. After you move a prospect, the list automatically renumbers so you don't lose track of the order. This works on mobile devices, but it's a *vastly* better experience on desktop. Sorry, that's just how this kind of thing works. There's no excellent way to make something like this as awesome on a phone screen. 5. Each prospect has a comment section where you can add any commentary you have on that player. At the bottom of the list, there is a general comment section to explain overarching things you'd like to mention. 6. Don't see a prospect you want to put on the list? Just pop back here and give me a mention (in a comment, start typing @Brock Beauchamp and select my name after it appears). Please mention the prospect you would like added, and I will do so as soon as possible. 7. Once you're done with all of it, click Save. You've now voted! 8. When the voting closes, a new thread will automatically generate in this forum with all of your rankings and comments for everyone to read and talk about. 9. You can only vote once. If you have voted in error, pop back here and tag Brock, asking to have your vote deleted. It will be removed, and you can vote again. Voting closes Thursday, August 28.