At the moment, the most talented hitter in the Cubs lineup is also one of their most volatile. After a rough patch in the middle of April, though, he's gotten on track recently. Let's examine how.
The Chicago Cubs' offense remains inconsistent, and its failure to fire at all over the first five innings of Monday's loss to the San Diego Padres was a key factor in that defeat. Another, though, was the latest in a chain of bullpen meltdowns that has to stop. What's the secret?
The Chicago Cubs' rotation didn't line up the way they might have preferred for this weekend's first showdown with the team with whom they're tussling for early control of the NL Central. It didn't matter.
The Cubs posted yet another winning record this week, going 4-3 against the Mets and Brewers. The team remains afloat, despite a swath of injuries and a revolving door of closer options in the ninth inning. Cade Horton also made his debut at Triple-A Iowa this weekend. All that and more in this week’s Monday Morning North Sider.
The ace of the 2023 Chicago Cubs makes just his second start of 2024 (and, hopefully, his first full one) Monday night. Will we see him use his full arsenal? And what, exactly, does answering that question entail?
The top pitching prospect in the Cubs organization made his Triple-A debut Saturday, giving us a first glimpse at hard data on his pitch mix. As it turns out, it looks a lot (and maybe more than you'd have guessed) like the team's incumbent ace.
Despite dealing with mounting injuries, the Chicago Cubs went 18-12 over the first month of the season. Which hitters are most responsible for the team’s hot start to the season?
Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson.
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A very good start went suddenly and (eventually) fatally bad for Ben Brown Thursday. It's a pattern we've seen from his before, and a reminder that he's still more clay than sculpture.
Despite a huge play Wednesday night that briefly rescued him from the bad books of Cubs fans, the team's backup third baseman is becoming almost unplayable. Is that role also becoming less important, anyway?
The Cubs pitching depth has been put to the ultimate test this season, and we’re only one month in. Somehow, the team is still doing very well, thanks to a few pitchers who have exceeded expectations in order to keep the Cubs in strong contention for the NL Central crown.
After the offense had to scratch and claw to score a lone run in nine innings against the Mets Wednesday night, it fell to the Chicago Cubs' defense to save a narrow win. They rose to the challenge nicely.
The Cubs have their fair share of high-quality, high-ceiling hitting prospects. However, seeing a top pitching prospect work his way through the system is really exciting. With news of Cade Horton's promotion to Triple-A Iowa, take a look at his April.
With a densely packed early schedule, the Cubs have maintained an equitable timeshare at catcher so far. They're not alone in trying to keep backstops fresh this way. Still, the balance needs to keep tilting toward the younger half of their unit.
Around the time the Chicago Cubs brought sidetracked reliever Keegan Thompson back from his exile in Iowa earlier this month, we wrote about how badly diminished Thompson looked there. That was true. It just hasn't been true since then.
We tend to attend to the stars on any sports team, but in baseball, depth matters much more than star power. Beyond even the talent, there's the question of how players who only expected to be backups actually perform when called upon. So far, the Cubs' second line has passed that test with flying colors.
In the past week, Triantos went 9-for-19 and hit .474/583/.579 (1.162) with 2 doubles, 1 triple. He had 5 walks and 2 strikeouts. The 21-year-old is hitting .326/.360/.533 (.893).