https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/40/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/episode-38-will-cubs-free-agency-include-a-splash-add-r4447/Shota Imanaga accepted the qualifying offer to return to the Chicago Cubs. What does it mean for the rotation and could Chicago still go big game hunting for another arm?   Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313...4447Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:13:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chronicling-the-1918-cubs-part-2-losing-an-ace-and-sweeping-the-giants-r4424/Welcome to part two of our offseason series covering the 1918 Chicago Cubs. In part one, we briefly recapped the 1917 season, examined the influence that World War 1 was potentially going to have on the 1918 season, and took a look at some of the big personnel changes the Cubs made. You can chec...4424Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:57:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-add-3-players-to-40-man-roster-ahead-of-rule-5-draft-r4417/The Cubs made three additions to their 40-man roster Tuesday. Teams had a deadline of 6 PM Central to add players to their 40-man roster who would otherwise be exposed to the Rule 5 Draft, which is set to take place on December 10 at the MLB Winter Meetings. The Cubs selected left-handed pitcher...4417Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:12:17 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/breaking-shota-imanaga-accepts-qualifying-offer-will-stay-with-cubs-for-22025-million-r4407/Shota Imanaga might have miscalculated a bit. He didn't think the Cubs would extend him the qualifying offer, so he turned down $15 million for 2026 with the right to earn either $15 million more in 2027 or $42 million more from 2027-28. Then again, the Cubs might have miscalculated, themselves....4407Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:04:35 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/dream-cubs-free-agent-acquisitions-for-2025-2026-offseason-r4401/As the Chicago Cubs plot their course for the offseason, which free agent and trade targets should they prioritize pursuing? How would Dylan Cease or MacKenzie Gore look at the top of the rotation? Would Bo Bichette be a fit in the infield? How about Steven Kwan roaming the outfield? View the...4401Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:57:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/the-cubs-wide-open-40-man-roster-will-fill-up-in-a-hurry-tuesday-r4398/It's Decision Day for Shota Imanaga, to whom the Cubs extended the qualifying offer two weeks ago. He doesn't currently count as a member of the organization, but if he accepts the offer, he'll go right back onto the 40-man roster. Right now, there's lots of room for him, but while he makes a de...4398Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:07:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/ranger-su%C3%A1rez-is-exactly-jed-hoyers-type-is-that-a-pro-or-a-con-this-winter-r4377/If you'd gone looking for a distinctly Cubs-coded starting pitcher in the free-agent class two winters ago, you might well have come up with Shota Imanaga as tops on the list. He was a veteran starter with an elite walk rate and sneaky athleticism. Though not a strikeout artist, he showed the ab...4377Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:37:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-want-to-build-more-pitching-depth-at-the-top-of-the-rotation-r4353/If we follow the rumor trail, it seems as though the Chicago Cubs are going to be big players in free agency this offseason. They currently have a qualifying offer out to Shota Imanaga worth more than $22 million, though it's believed he will decline it. Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma are rep...4353Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:26:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/ian-happ-the-cub-vs-ian-happ-the-trade-candidate-r4338/Ian Happ is so much more than just the longest-tenured member of the Chicago Cubs. He's now a four-time reigning Gold Glover in left field, a remarkable achievement considering the team had no idea where to put him for the first five seasons of his career. He's also got a career 116 wRC+ and 20....4338Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:06:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cubs-rumors-shota-imanaga-pitching-upgrades-franchise-direction-r4336/The Chicago Cubs sit on the precipice of their most important offseason in a decade, though their commitment to the short-term window remains a genuine question.View the full article4336Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:47:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/pete-crow-armstrong-will-play-for-team-usa-in-the-2026-world-baseball-classic-r4332/Fueled by his friendship with Seiya Suzuki and his eye-catching fashion choices, Pete Crow-Armstrong became an international star when the Cubs went to Japan to open the 2025 regular season. Next March, he won't have to endure as long a flight to experience the same global spotlight. He has acce...4332Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:40:56 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/tatsuya-imai-might-be-the-pitcher-the-cubs-break-the-free-agent-bank-for-r4313/The Chicago Cubs ended their 2025 campaign with a game started by Drew Pomeranz. There was a time (before the Covid-19 pandemic) when that sentence wouldn't have seemed crazy, but that was also the last time that it wouldn't have. Since then, Pomeranz has transitioned from a starting pitcher to...4313Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:06:01 +0000