https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/11/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-halbach-wing-lead-mixed-night-across-farm-system-r9371/Chicago Cubs Transactions No Roster Moves Iowa Cubs Blanked By Indianapolis Despite Assad's Strong Start Iowa was shut out 3-0 at Indianapolis, stranding 12 runners on base despite collecting seven hits and drawing six walks. The Cubs went without an RBI on the night. Ja...9371Fri, 29 May 2026 14:06:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/ben-brown-has-a-new-job-title-worm-killer-r9360/Is Ben Brown here to stay? Yes, it has only been four starts and 19 total innings since he moved to the rotation. Still, there are reasons to be very excited. There are the results: a 23/6 K/BB ratio with zero home runs allowed against some quality opponents. Holding those opponents to a .171/.2...9360Fri, 29 May 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-recap-farm-goes-four-for-four-on-a-pitching-rich-night-r9342/Chicago Cubs Transactions Chicago Cubs signed free agent LHP Ty Blach to a minor league contract. Ty Blach And Bullpen Blank Indianapolis As Iowa Wins 1-0 Iowa scored the game's only run in the top of the first inning and then leaned on its pitching staff to hold off the host...9342Thu, 28 May 2026 16:00:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/the-cubs-model-based-system-is-broken-and-so-are-they-r9335/The Cubs are broken, and the system that they have relied on is the cause. For years, the team has sought to contend by eliminating risk. This year, the pendulum has swung to safety too much, and the IVY model cannot save it. Since the glory days of 10 years ago (or, rather, since five year...9335Thu, 28 May 2026 14:15:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cubs-sign-reliever-aaron-bummer-r9330/According to USA Today columnist Bob Nightengale, the Cubs have signed veteran reliever Aaron Bummer to a minor-league contract. Bummer was released from the Atlanta Braves in his third season there after struggling to a 7.63 ERA in 19 appearances. In 2025, he was much more successful, stri...9330Thu, 28 May 2026 13:17:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/jordan-wicks-will-get-at-least-one-more-start-r9329/According to Bruce Levine of 670 The Score, Jordan Wicks will get another chance to prove himself this weekend. Wicks gave up eight runs in 4 2/3 innings in his first start, but with Matthew Boyd needing a rehab start, Wicks will toe the mound at least one more time.  His numbers...9329Thu, 28 May 2026 12:48:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/miguel-amaya-needs-to-start-feasting-on-meatballs-r9326/With an expected batting average under .200 and an xwOBA under .300, one would think Miguel Amaya is in danger of losing his roster spot, especially with slightly below-average defense at a premium position. While he probably won’t push Carson Kelly to reclaim equal playing time any time soon, t...9326Thu, 28 May 2026 11:12:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-hartshorn-collects-two-rbi-in-high-a-debut-coppola-fans-eight-for-myrtle-beach-r9306/Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - May 27 Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates): Cubs lead, 1-0 Season Record: 22–29 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series at Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds): Lookouts lead, 1-0 Season R...9306Wed, 27 May 2026 15:31:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/this-is-what-trying-too-hard-looks-like-pete-crow-armstrong-and-the-cubs-careen-into-disaster-r9296/Turn on a Cubs game, lately, and you won't have to wait long for confirmation that the team is fighting it—not only losing, but panicking about it, and trying to turn a losing streak into their next winning streak in a way that's only pushing them deeper into the losing spiral. At this point, yo...9296Wed, 27 May 2026 11:52:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/jacob-webb-has-come-around-quickly-for-the-cubs-r9276/Things aren't good for the Chicago Cubs right now. They've lost nine in a row and 13 of 15, and it looks every bit as bad as it sounds. If you believe PECOTA, from Baseball Prospectus, the Cubs and Brewers are now flipping a metaphorical coin for the NL Central title. If you believe FanGraphs's...9276Tue, 26 May 2026 16:13:43 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/will-the-cubs-turn-it-around-r9267/The Chicago Cubs have been slumping big time, and pitching injuries keep piling up. Will they finally start to turn things back around? Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313  Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify....9267Tue, 26 May 2026 13:30:15 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/were-no-longer-witnessing-a-normal-slow-start-for-alex-bregman-r9265/One could forgive Alex Bregman for getting off to a slow start in the first month of the 2026 season. That's kind of what his career norms said he should do. Unfortunately for Bregman and the Chicago Cubs, the trends that are typical of Bregman's career on a month-to-month basis haven't been so...9265Tue, 26 May 2026 11:14:01 +0000