https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/page/7/?d=1enhttps://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/why-josiah-hartshorn-is-now-cubs-top-prospect-and-what-he-still-needs-to-work-on-r14069/Josiah Hartshorn wasn’t some premier, can’t-miss prospect in the run-up to the 2025 MLB Draft. He was Chicago’s sixth-round selection last summer, but he's since blossomed into the organization’s top prospect. That’s quite the jump in a short time, and it’s not hard to see why the Cubs are so ex...14069Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:30:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/did-ryan-rolison-do-enough-for-a-higher-leverage-look-in-2027-r14064/Considering the injuries and the struggles that permeated the entire group, there weren't a whole lot of success stories in the Chicago Cubs' 2026 bullpen. Ryan Rolison, at least, qualifies.  Rolison was originally a draft pick by the Colorado Rockies who had the early part of his professio...14064Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:27:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/edward-cabreras-rocky-debut-season-leaves-cubs-with-more-questions-than-answers-r14054/The 2025 Chicago Cubs’ starting rotation finished 28th in baseball in average four-seam fastball velocity, so for the 2026 season, they needed an additional power arm to pair with Cade Horton. On January 7, they acquired that arm in Edward Cabrera, at the expense of their top organizational pros...14054Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:09:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/seiya-suzukis-all-around-brilliance-will-force-the-cubs-to-put-their-money-where-their-mouth-is-r14046/When he chose to sign with the Chicago Cubs after coming over from the NPB, Seiya Suzuki provided a much-needed power bat in right field that could be counted on to be in the lineup each and every day. Since then, he has done nothing but show up to the ballpark and mash, and that was no differen...14046Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:00:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/breaking-down-pedro-rami%CC%81rezs-rookie-season-r14037/Pedro Ramírez had his share of ups and downs during his rookie campaign, but the young infielder showed plenty of reasons for optimism. If he can build on his contact skills and unlock more power, there's another level to his game. View the full article14037Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:43:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/forum-friday-cubs-pre-offseason-discussion-2026-gold-glove-nominees-2027-work-stoppage-speculation-r14033/Our Cubs fan forums remained active this week, with this Forum Friday rounding up four key threads. Discussions ranged from playoff action and the Cubs' upcoming offseason moves to Gold Glove nominations and potential labor issues in 2027. Topics included the Braves, White Sox, and Dodgers' post...14033Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:31:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/could-kaima-taira-be-the-next-npb-star-in-chicago-r14028/The Chicago Cubs have invested heavily in Japanese talent in recent years. It started in February 2018, when the team signed right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish to a six-year deal, making him the first high-prized Japanese star the club had signed since Kosuke Fukudome the decade before. That was af...14028Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:02:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/ian-happs-skill-set-was-more-itself-than-ever-in-2026-for-better-and-worse-r14025/By a handful of different measures, the 2026 season (objectively) represented Ian Happ's worst as a member of the Chicago Cubs. Almost everything in his .218/.326/.412 line, 29.7% strikeout rate, and 107 wRC+ landed at the bottom or second-from-the-bottom of his career outputs across a decade on...14025Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:37:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-arbitration-decisions-looming-r14010/How would you summarize the season for the Chicago Cubs? Today, we do just that and talk about some looming arbitration decisions for Jed Hoyer and Co., including some tough decisions revolving around Justin Steele. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north...14010Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:30:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/javier-assad-remains-the-cubs-ultimate-swiss-army-knife-r14004/Javier Assad doesn't possess the flashiest of skill sets among members of the Chicago Cubs pitching staff. His results aren't even close to the most impressive. But 2026 reaffirmed that Assad is every bit the type of pitcher that the Cubs or any other staff in baseball needs to hold in their emp...14004Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:29:05 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/cubs-received-the-maximum-version-of-the-alex-bregman-experience-in-2026-r13998/When Alex Bregman signed a five-year deal with the Chicago Cubs last offseason, the hope was that he'd stabilize the hot corner for the duration of that contract, while adding a playoff-tested persona to the mix. Just about all of that happened, but perhaps not in the way that one might have exp...13998Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:32:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/north-side-baseball/matthew-nominal-cubs-ace-boyds-2026-season-was-a-tale-of-two-halves-r13993/It was a year filled with injuries for the Chicago Cubs' pitching staff, and that included left-hander Matthew Boyd. The veteran starter had two separate stints on the injured list, first with a bicep strain in April and later with a torn meniscus that occurred while trying to sit down and play...13993Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:15:02 +0000