https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/64/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/can-daniel-palencia-become-one-of-the-top-closers-in-baseball-r7015/Daniel Palencia just did what many thought would be impossible; he slammed the door on a loaded Team USA lineup to take them out in the WBC title game. Palencia logged five shutout innings and struck out nine on a run that Venezuela fans will not soon forget. What did his showcase on the worldwi...7015Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:42:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-2026-position-analysis-third-base-r7002/As stable as the collective lineup has been for the Chicago Cubs over the last handful of seasons, third base has been a position more commonly associated with turnover than performance. It was Christopher Morel before it was Isaac Paredes before it was a smattering of below average options — Ga...7002Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:08:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/how-to-use-north-side-baseball-as-an-app-on-your-iphone-ipad-or-android-device-r6992/How To Install On iPhone or iPad How To Install On Android Device Developing a pure, native app for either Android or iOS is a breathtakingly expensive endeavor, which is why we haven’t done it, despite so many requests over the years. Thankfully, technology has met us halfway, and PWAs (...6992Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:36:56 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/seiya-suzukis-timeline-is-relatively-clear-once-you-remove-the-bad-data-r6982/Seiya Suzuki suffered a sprain of the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the Cubs announced this week. It's not great news, in that Suzuki has a tangible injury that will require recovery and a slight reset of his preparation for the regular season, but the diagnosis could be far wor...6982Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:03:59 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/2026-chicago-cubs-positional-analysis-second-base-r6973/With Opening Day hurtling toward us, Nico Hoerner enters his eighth (and possibly final) season as a Cub. The impending free agent will look to have a great season, to set himself up for a lucrative contract—barring an extension with the Cubs yet this spring. This year, though, his defense and u...6973Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:58:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-2026-position-analysis-center-field-r6958/The Chicago Cubs enter 2026 in a rather interesting position in center field.  On the one hand, they have Pete Crow-Armstrong entrenched as the anchor of the outfield grass. His speed, obscene glove, and baserunning acumen will keep him in the lineup even when the bat is being pinned down b...6958Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:10:40 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cade-hortons-fourth-pitch-has-become-his-best-and-is-the-key-to-his-cy-young-potential-r6949/No pitcher in baseball last season produced as much horizontal separation between their four-seam fastball and their changeup as did Cubs righthander Cade Horton. What he calls a four-seamer (but which, in fairness, Pitch Info tags as a hard cutter) is a pitch with an extreme amount of relative...6949Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:32:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/let-the-gasolina-flow-daniel-palencia-has-to-be-on-the-mound-if-venezuela-needs-him-tonight-r6937/Daniel Palencia has pitched seven scoreless innings this spring. The first three were virtually meaningless Cactus League warmups. The last four have been some of the biggest games of his life, serving as the closer for Team Venezuela in its first-ever run to the finals of the World Baseball Cla...6937Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:16:06 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-2026-top-20-prospects-no-1-mois%C3%A9s-ballesteros-r6933/Having spent the last couple of weeks examining the top 20 prospects in the Chicago Cubs organization (as voted on by our North Side Baseball writers), we, at last, turn our attention to the man in the top spot who may lack a position but not a future in Chicago. Be sure to check out all of...6933Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:57:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/how-matthew-boyd-earned-the-cubs-opening-day-starter-role-r6922/The Chicago Cubs have announced that Matthew Boyd will get the ball for their Opening Day contest. The 2025 All-Star will take the hill on March 26th against the Washington Nationals, who feature a budding talent group that's aiming for a climb up the competitive NL East division. In this video,...6922Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:08:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cubs-expectation-setting-what-can-fans-reasonably-expect-from-nico-hoerner-in-2026-r6918/The 2025 iteration of second baseman Nico Hoerner was the best version the Cubs have yet seen. Sure, he'd hit more than .297 in a season. He'd reached base at a clip better than the .345 mark he posted. He's also stolen more bases in a season than the 29 bags he swiped, and he's hit for better p...6918Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:11:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/in-bid-to-win-cubs-bullpen-spot-corbin-martin-has-changed-a-lot-this-spring-r6904/The numbers aren't pretty. Corbin Martin has allowed seven hits, four walks and six runs this spring, and he's only gotten 17 outs. He wasn't in pole position for a spot in the Opening Day bullpen, anyway, but it now seems nearly certain that he'll start the season at Triple-A Iowa. Some of thos...6904Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:11:01 +0000