It's early, but there are some draft names to watch in the first half of 2026.

The Cubs missed out on all the top relief options on this year's free-agent market, but there are still interesting options who can help make the bullpen a strength again in 2026.

Relievers Phil Maton and Hoby Milner have begun to flesh out the Cubs' plans in the bullpen. As they head toward the back half of December, though, questions abound for the rest of the 2026 roster.

Elite performance meets high risk: why the Dodgers are shopping their $81 million righty.

The movie that helped many of us understand sabermetrics without ruining the game.

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Chicago Cubs' 2025-2026 offseason schedule, highlighting essential dates for the Winter Meetings, MLB Draft Lottery, and key decision-making periods for arbitration-eligible players and those with team or mutual contract options. In the following paragraphs, you will find a list of pending free agents, players with contract options, and a detailed timeline of the MLB offseason.

The signing of Collin Snider during the Winter Meetings went a bit under the radar. What can Snider do to make the bullpen in 2026 and what might he tell us about the Cubs' preferences for pitchers?

The Cubs had a quiet Winter Meetings, but are involved in multiple rumors.

In part four of North Side Baseball's series reviewing the 1918 Chicago Cubs' season, the North Siders ride a blistering hot streak in June to first place in the National League.

The Cubs picked up a weird, left-handed submariner. But will he be any good?

Jason and Mitch are livestreaming at 5pm Central time, breaking down the signing of Hoby Milner, and running through the latest news and…

Jason and Mitch are livestreaming at 5pm Central time, breaking down the signing of Hoby Milner, and running through the latest news and…

Craig Counsell has one of his favorite old friends back, and the Cubs' bullpen has what it will hope is this year's Caleb Thielbar.

While clubs are interested in acquiring the second baseman, it's not clear the Cubs have a desire to move him.

The Chicago Cubs have nine open spots on their 40-man roster. They've set high sights and high standards as they build their 2026 team, but some chances to improve have gone by the boards.

Chicks may dig the long ball, but do you know what nerds dig? The pop-out. Let's explore why the pop-out is underrated, and how the Cubs can use this to their advantage next season and beyond.

In an interview at the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings, the Cubs' manager had a lot to say.

The hot stove is now fully aglow. Here are our panel's top 50 free agents for the 2025-26 MLB offseason, along with our best guesses at the contracts they'll receive.

As teams pack up and prepare to head home from the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings, the Chicago Cubs are in the thick of trade discussions around two controllable starting pitchers on NL East have-nots.

How front offices, from setting budgets to trading prospects, orchestrate the most active week of the baseball offseason, and why major moves often follow, not conclude, the gatherings.

The Rule 5 draft represents an opportunity for teams to flex their scouting muscles and find some hidden gems in other organizations. Are there players the Cubs should be interested in this year?

The Rule 5 draft represents an opportunity for teams to flex their scouting muscles and find some hidden gems in other organizations. Are there players the Cubs should be interested in this year?

With very little time left in the 2025 international free agency period, the Cubs snapped up some extra spending power for that market—which might point toward a broader change of tack.

When all you have is a needle, everything looks like thread.