Joe Maddon was well-known as one of the funkiest managers in baseball during his time with the Tampa Bay Rays. Maddon often implemented the infield shift before it was popular and even batted his pitcher eighth in interleague games. The Rays are well-known as one of the more sabermetricly inclined organizations, and Maddon was a […]
Day: April 24, 2015
Young Cubs: BP Wrigleyville Minor League Update
BP Top 10 Update (Stats for 4/20-4/23) SS Addison Russell, MLB: Everyone expected Kris Bryant to be up soon, but most were talking about Russell coming up mid-summer, possibly in May if he got off to a good enough start. Well, two infield injuries later and with Javier Baez and Arismendy Alcantara both needing more […]
Chicago Cubs Attendance Showing Positive Early Signals
While never the sexiest topic, MLB attendance has always interested me. What gets folks to the park, how seasonality plays a role, what day and time combos work best, how attendance changes throughout the year … I could go on, but I don’t want to pull you too deeply into my nerdy web. For the […]
Why We Had to Say Goodbye to Arismendy Alcantara and Why We’ll See Him Again
I am a bigĀ advocate of Arismendy Alcantara. As a baseball fan, I love seeing a player who displays the ability to benefit his team not just as the typical, power-hitting home-run clubber, but in other less obvious, more nuanced ways. The range of benefits that Alcantara brings to the Cubs makes him a little Clark […]