https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/89/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/bob-nightengale-names-chicago-cubs-hot-stoves-biggest-sleeper-r4284/The Chicago Cubs finished a once-promising 2025 season below expectations. While the team has mostly disappointed fans in previous offseasons, that may not be the case this year. In a recent column, Bob Nightengale of USA Today named the Chicago Cubs the "hot stove's biggest sleeper" this o...4284Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:56:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/celebrating-pete-crow-armstrongs-sterling-defense-even-though-he-didnt-go-platinum-r4271/Over the weekend, MLB announced the annual winners for their "Platinum Glove" award, which highlights the single best defensive player in each league. While the Chicago Cubs took home the MLB's team award, they did not have a winner for the individual award; instead, this award for the National...4271Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:06:11 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chronicling-the-1918-cubs-part-1-world-war-1-grover-cleveland-alexander-r4258/This offseason, we’re going to get in a time machine back to 1918. I’ll be doing a series of articles examining the 1918 Chicago Cubs. I’ll have game recaps, player profiles, summaries of major events, and all sorts of stuff in between. I plan on doing these chronologically, so you can feel like...4258Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:13:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/want-to-become-the-cubs-general-manager-our-2026-%E2%80%9Cyoure-the-gm%E2%80%9D-payroll-tool-has-released-r4257/Every offseason, we offer our You’re The GM! tool to build your ideal Cubs roster. This year, we’ve updated and streamlined the tool a bit to improve the experience. The idea behind this feature is to give fans a chance to play the role of General Manager (or CBO or PoBO… you get the idea)...4257Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:16:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cade-horton-officially-one-year-closer-to-free-agency-after-rookie-of-the-year-voting-r4250/Cubs right-handed pitcher Cade Horton placed runner-up the 2025 BBWAA Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year Award, the league announced Monday night. Horton pitched 118 innings of sparkling ball for the Cubs, with a 2.67 ERA, and he blossomed into their ace in the second half. By fi...4250Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:14:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/the-night-kyle-hendricks-was-perfect-r4245/That Kyle Hendricks started Game 7 of the 2016 World Series—that it was he who first scooped up the baseball for the Cubs on the night that 108 years of waiting finally ended—is just trivia, really. It didn't have to be. Joe Maddon could have trusted him more, if he'd so chosen, and Hendricks wo...4245Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:41:50 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/four-under-the-radar-relievers-cubs-should-pursue-to-rebuild-bullpen-r4232/One of the strengths of the 2025 Chicago Cubs lied in their bullpen, despite it being entirely redone on the fly. Finishing with a top-five ERA after May 1, the unit provided a foundation for the Cubs and gave them a good chance to close out any early lead they could secure. However, by way of h...4232Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:53:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/six-free-agent-third-basemen-options-if-cubs-are-seeking-upgrade-over-matt-shaw-r4208/The Chicago Cubs have quite the shopping list this offseason if they want to remain contenders in 2026. They’re set to lose key contributors in the rotation (Shota Imanaga), bullpen (Brad Keller, Drew Pomeranz, and Andrew Kittredge), and the middle of the lineup (Kyle Tucker). The looming CBA ne...4208Sat, 08 Nov 2025 12:48:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/kyle-tucker-wins-silver-slugger-award-r4193/Major League Baseball announced the National League Silver Slugger winners, and one Chicago Cubs player will need to make room in his trophy case. Outfielder Kyle Tucker won his first career Silver Slugger in his first (and maybe only) season with the Cubs. He joins his outfield counterpart...4193Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:34:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/episode-37-chicago-cubs-free-agency-preview-r4188/Let’s talk Cubs offseason! Will Shota Imanaga take his qualifying offer? Odds are, Kyle Tucker will be elsewhere in 2026, so where might Chicago go big game hunting in free agency? Could Dylan Cease be an option? Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-sid...4188Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:56:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/the-cubs-should-pursue-these-three-replacement-options-for-shota-imanaga-r4179/The dust has settled from the most enthralling World Series in ages, which has subsequently led to the outset of an offseason that, in many ways, figures to be just as intriguing as the play on the field. A great deal of speculation has been placed on how Jed Hoyer and his braintrust will build...4179Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:14:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/breaking-cubs-extend-qualifying-offers-to-kyle-tucker-shota-imanaga-r4176/The Chicago Cubs extended the qualifying offer to outfielder Kyle Tucker and to left-handed pitcher Shota Imanaga, ahead of Thursday's deadline to make such decisions. Along with the earlier news that they extended right-hander Colin Rea and that Justin Turner's mutual option for 2026 was declin...4176Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:55:57 +0000