If you asked the average Cubs fan what they know about Brian Schlitter, the righty who the Cubs just brought up from Iowa to replace an injured Justin Grimm in the bullpen, you would probably get a lot of blank stares. Despite being a local product (he was raised in Oak Park) and being, by […]
Day: April 10, 2015
The Cubs Top Prospects: 11-15
Baseball Prospectus Senior Prospect Writer Chris Crawford and our very own Mauricio Rubio (also a member of the BP Prospect Staff) team up to give us a deeper look at the Cubs minor-league system. Back in November, we released our Cubs top ten list, a system we rated as the top in all of baseball. […]
Sometimes They Come Back: Remembering James Russell’s Results with the Cubs
In certain sardonic corners of the Cubs-related Internet, word that lefty reliever James Russell was back with the club on a minor-league deal was greeted with a “he was gone?” (Or, worse, a “he was ever here?”) (Or, worse still, a “World Series, here we come!”) Although he departed less than a half-season ago, Russell’s […]
Arrieta and His Motivator
If you’re new to my work, you may be unfamiliar with my affection for Jake Arrieta. When the Cubs acquired him from the Baltimore Orioles along with Pedro Strop for Scott Feldman in July of 2013, I was immediately intrigued. A former top prospect for a pitcher who we all knew was brought aboard to […]