Maddon, Joe 1501 (Mitchell)

The Value of Rest

In baseball, as in all things, this is an age of specialization. Starting pitchers pitch less than ever, making fewer starts: and pitching fewer innings: than ever before. So do relief pitchers, for that matter: We’re seeing similar trends in basketball, where players are playing as many games (or nearly as many), but fewer minutes […]

Castro, Starlin 1501 (Mitchell) (2)

The Case to Trade Starlin Castro

Starlin Castro is a very good player. As Cubs fans, we are very lucky because he is a homegrown talent who signed a team-friendly contract extension; which makes him young, cheap, and under long-term control. I know all of these things are true because people constantly say them. On sports radio, on team broadcasts, and […]