https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/page/3/?d=1enhttps://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/why-chicago-cubs-should-explore-a-pillow-contract-with-jazz-chisholm-jr-r14449/Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a tough final season with the New York Yankees. The svelte second baseman stole 41 bases, but his strikeout rate climbed, his OPS dropped by over .100, and when the campaign ended, the Yankees elected not to extend him a qualifying offer. A year or two ago, he looked like o...14449Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:38:24 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/my-offseason-blueprint-for-the-cubs-big-moves-to-suit-big-ambitions-r14755/I've become a broken record on this: the Cubs are a big-market team with big-market dreams, and they should be held to a standard befitting that status. That means they should spend big money each offseason to make their club better, and as they head into an offseason chock-full of big decisions...14755Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:00:18 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/my-offseason-blueprint-for-the-cubs-big-moves-to-suit-big-ambitions-r14436/I've become a broken record on this: the Cubs are a big-market team with big-market dreams, and they should be held to a standard befitting that status. That means they should spend big money each offseason to make their club better, and as they head into an offseason chock-full of big decisions...14436Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:00:18 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-offseason-trade-target-steven-kwan-is-the-nico-hoerner-of-left-fielders-r14756/Following Steven Kwan’s career over the past five seasons, I have never quite shaken the feeling that he was going to somehow join the Chicago Cubs someday. For better or worse, small-market teams often look to deal good players in their arbitration years as they get expensive, both to avoid pay...14756Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:52:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-offseason-trade-target-steven-kwan-is-the-nico-hoerner-of-left-fielders-r14426/Following Steven Kwan’s career over the past five seasons, I have never quite shaken the feeling that he was going to somehow join the Chicago Cubs someday. For better or worse, small-market teams often look to deal good players in their arbitration years as they get expensive, both to avoid pay...14426Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:52:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-extend-qualifying-offer-to-seiya-suzuki-decline-to-do-so-for-ian-happ-matthew-boyd-r14757/Seiya Suzuki can't leave the Cubs for nothing. Though the team will only receive a low-level draft pick if Suzuki signs elsewhere as a free agent this winter, they will, at least, receive some compensation for the loss. They extended Suzuki a one-year, $23.15-million qualifying offer ahead of Mo...14757Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:04:57 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-extend-qualifying-offer-to-seiya-suzuki-decline-to-do-so-for-ian-happ-matthew-boyd-r14409/Seiya Suzuki can't leave the Cubs for nothing. Though the team will only receive a low-level draft pick if Suzuki signs elsewhere as a free agent this winter, they will, at least, receive some compensation for the loss. They extended Suzuki a one-year, $23.15-million qualifying offer ahead of Mo...14409Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:04:57 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-claim-right-handed-reliever-eric-orze-off-waivers-from-twins-r14783/The Chicago Cubs claimed right-handed reliever Eric Orze off waivers from the Minnesota Twins Monday, the team announced. For Minnesota, waiving Orze was a matter of early-offseason roster cleanup, after he finished the season at Triple-A St. Paul. He'll be out of options next spring, so if the...14783Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-claim-right-handed-reliever-eric-orze-off-waivers-from-twins-r14408/The Chicago Cubs claimed right-handed reliever Eric Orze off waivers from the Minnesota Twins Monday, the team announced. For Minnesota, waiving Orze was a matter of early-offseason roster cleanup, after he finished the season at Triple-A St. Paul. He'll be out of options next spring, so if the...14408Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/top-cubs-prospect-josiah-hartshorn-captures-minor-league-gold-glove-r14784/  The Chicago Cubs were pretty good defensively at the MLB level. They also have some good defenders on their way up. First baseman Josiah Hartshorn, North Side Baseball's No. 1 prospect, was named a minor-league Gold Glove winner on Sunday. Minor-league Gold Gloves go to the best defe...14784Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:45:28 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/top-cubs-prospect-josiah-hartshorn-captures-minor-league-gold-glove-r14404/  The Chicago Cubs were pretty good defensively at the MLB level. They also have some good defenders on their way up. First baseman Josiah Hartshorn, North Side Baseball's No. 1 prospect, was named a minor-league Gold Glove winner on Sunday. Minor-league Gold Gloves go to the best defe...14404Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:45:28 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-alex-bregman-win-nl-gold-gloves-r14785/  With five players from MLB's best fielding team up for NL Gold Gloves, the Chicago Cubs came away with two being honored. Center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and third baseman Alex Bregman each won their second Gold Glove on Sunday. Left fielder Ian Happ, right fielder Seiya Suzuki an...14785Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:31:07 +0000