https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/13/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/moises-ballesteross-slump-and-how-he-can-get-out-of-it-r9133/With a team playing as poorly as the Chicago Cubs are right now, shining a light on one individual player's poor performance is akin to blaming a single cloud for a particularly heavy rain. As the club's losses have piled up, so have its frustrations, resulting in a team eager to deliver winning...9133Fri, 22 May 2026 11:58:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/for-better-and-for-worse-the-cubs-are-locked-in-r9111/It's just three games. Right? Sure, the Brewers came into town and beat the Cubs in both convincing and ominous fashion. They used three pitchers they acquired over the winter through proactive trades and one guy they've developed into the best pitcher in the world to overmatch an ostensibly hig...9111Thu, 21 May 2026 18:07:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-alc%C3%A1ntaras-walk-off-south-bends-rally-lead-to-affiliates-split-r9106/Chicago Cubs Transactions No Roster Moves Kevin Alcántara Goes Deep As Iowa Walks Off Memphis Doug Nikhazy delivered five innings of one-hit ball with two walks and five strikeouts, helping set up a tight game at Principal Park.  Iowa scratched its first run across in th...9106Thu, 21 May 2026 15:07:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/whats-causing-edward-cabreras-slump-r9098/After shutting out his opponents in back-to-back starts to begin the season, Edward Cabrera has allowed at least one home run in five consecutive appearances and holds an earned run average north of six in the month of May. What is going wrong for the Chicago Cubs' right-handed pitcher? We break...9098Thu, 21 May 2026 13:36:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/time-to-panic-about-cubs-arms-r9095/The Chicago Cubs are going through it with pitching injuries and some underwhelming outings for those who are healthy. Is it time to worry? Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313  Listen on Spotify: https://open.spot...9095Thu, 21 May 2026 12:48:32 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/as-cubs-offense-wanes-michael-busch-is-ascending-r9093/The Chicago Cubs are not a particularly good baseball team at present. Their offense has been a specific source of struggle, with the team being shut out twice and failing to score more than two runs another four times over their last 10 games. As the collective struggles mightily, though, Micha...9093Thu, 21 May 2026 11:58:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/whats-behind-edward-cabreras-struggles-r9078/After getting shot out of a cannon to start the 2026 campaign and looking ultra-impressive, Cubs right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera is hitting his first slump as a member of the North Siders. Today, we’ll dive into what’s gone south for him, specifically in the month of May. Setting The Ta...9078Wed, 20 May 2026 22:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-may-19-kepley-homers-for-smokies-coppola-whiffs-nine-for-pelicans-r9070/Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - May 19 Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals): Redbirds lead, 1-0 Season Record: 18–27 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series vs. Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays): Biscuits lead, 1-0 Season...9070Wed, 20 May 2026 17:06:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-may-19-kepley-homers-for-south-bend-coppola-whiffs-nine-for-pelicans-r9071/Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - May 19 Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals): Redbirds lead, 1-0 Season Record: 18–27 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series vs. Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays): Biscuits lead, 1-0 Season...9071Wed, 20 May 2026 17:06:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/dansby-swanson-is-chasing-fastballs-again-r9066/Throughout his career, whether with the Chicago Cubs or in Atlanta, the key to Dansby Swanson's success at the plate has become increasingly evident. Regardless of whatever month-to-month variance he may be experiencing, he's a player who needs to lean on the fastball in order to drive his produ...9066Wed, 20 May 2026 15:02:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/with-a-team-as-streaky-and-slumpy-as-the-2026-chicago-cubs-its-important-to-stay-even-keeled-r9054/The Cubs were an unimpressive (but not concerning) 7-9 through their first 16 games of the 2026 campaign. It was too early to tell how good they had a chance to be—especially because Cade Horton was already gone for the year but they were just getting Seiya Suzuki back—but they were gradually co...9054Wed, 20 May 2026 11:36:40 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/nico-hoerners-hot-start-has-given-way-to-a-cold-spell-can-he-turn-things-around-r9044/For roughly the first half of what has been the 2026 season to date, Nico Hoerner was a dynamo. In fact, the Cubs have played 48 games, and in their first 24, Hoerner batted .320/.393/.515. He had several outlets—including this one, of course, but even nationally—singing his praises. He continue...9044Tue, 19 May 2026 22:10:01 +0000