https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/22/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/seiya-suzuki-trade-candidate-landing-spots-and-potential-returns-for-cubs-slugger-r10281/Mother Nature and the Chicago Cubs seem to think otherwise, but we are in the midst of summer. The Fourth of July is around the corner and the Cubs currently sit at 41-37, 7.5 games out of first in the NL Central. They're tied with the Padres for the final Wild Card spot, narrowly behind the Car...10281Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:09:55 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/overselling-pete-crow-armstrong-has-become-kind-of-impossible-r10276/Pete Crow-Armstrong contains multitudes. Almost immediately upon making his Chicago Cubs debut with a 2023 cup of coffee, it was clear that there would be multiple sides of the Crow-Armstrong experience. He's a player with loud tools capable of doing things rarely seen on a baseball field, in al...10276Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:59:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/dansby-swanson-has-mastered-the-art-of-making-up-for-terrible-hitting-with-elite-defense-r10262/There’s been a lot of consternation about Dansby Swanson this year, and rightfully so. He has been really bad at the plate, after all. Heading into their late-June series against the New York Mets, his wRC+, which is an all-encompassing offensive statistic where 100 is average, sits at just...10262Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:05:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/jayden-murray-joins-cubs-bullpen-r10258/  After a rough go with the Houston Astros, Jayden Murray has a second chance with the Chicago Cubs. Murray was officially added to the Cubs' 26-man roster after being acquired in a trade Saturday from the Houston Astros for minor-league first baseman Cameron Sisneros. Right-hander Gav...10258Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:02:04 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/under-cubs-stewardship-edward-cabrera-has-simply-gotten-much-worse-r10237/The good news, according to Baseball Prospectus's StuffPro metric, is that Edward Cabrera's slider hasn't gotten any worse this year. It's still a plus pitch, when he can locate it anywhere near the zone. In fact, that pitch should have more utility this year, in theory, because he's throwing fr...10237Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:42:16 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/reviewing-the-cubs-2025-trade-deadline-moves-r10225/  As we near July and get into the full swing of trade season, it's worth going back and looking at the 2025 trade deadline to review how it went for the Cubs. Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins were busy, making four trades on deadline day last year in an effort to bolster their championship hop...10225Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:09:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/seiya-suzuki-has-turned-a-quick-release-into-a-real-run-stopping-outfield-arm-r10216/Check the top of Statcast's leaderboard for outfield arm value in 2026, and you'll see Pete Crow-Armstrong wrestling for first place with the Dodgers' Andy Pages. If you've watched either play over the last two seasons, that's no surprise. Pages has as much raw arm strength as anyone in the game...10216Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:06:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/colin-reas-survival-instinct-has-become-his-best-quality-r10212/Most pitchers spend their 30s trying to hold on to whatever once made them special. Colin Rea has taken a different path. Rather than clinging to a previous version of himself, he has built a career around finding new ways to adapt every time the game demands another adjustment. He did it in Mil...10212Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:33:51 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-wiggins-returns-to-the-mound-for-south-bend-poteet-homers-in-third-straight-game-for-myrtle-beach-r10213/Chicago Cubs Minor League Report Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates): Tied, 3-3 Season Record: 30–42-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series vs. Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds): Tied, 3-3 Season Record: 38–31 H...10213Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:32:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/trade-him-or-promote-him-either-way-jefferson-rojas-will-play-a-role-in-the-future-of-the-cubs-r10203/Josiah Hartshorn has, for good reason, garnered many of the headlines around the Cubs farm system this year. He's the sexiest prospect of the moment for this team. He's the teenager already playing at High-A, and looking utterly dynamic. But he's still not the Cubs' top prospect. For now, that h...10203Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:55:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cubs-minor-league-recap-rojas-reaches-three-times-kepley-collects-three-hits-boyd-fans-seven-r10180/Cubs Transactions Chicago Cubs designated LHP Luis Peralta for assignment. Chicago Cubs sent LHP Matthew Boyd on a rehab assignment to South Bend Cubs. Houston Astros traded RHP Jayden Murray to Chicago Cubs for 1B Cameron Sisneros. Late Indianapolis Rallies Sink Iow...10180Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:16:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cubs-difficult-decision-to-demote-mois%C3%A9s-ballesteros-should-yield-long-term-benefits-r10176/Moisés Ballesteros' second-half audition in 2025 was so impressive that the Chicago Cubs felt comfortable handing him the reigns to the designated hitter spot full-time in 2026. Through 66 plate appearances, he posted a .298/.394/.474 line with proportionally-appropriate 18.2 percent strikeout a...10176Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:00:03 +0000