Baseball is a game of adjustments. We’ve all heard that line. We’ve heard it so much that I wouldn’t blame someone for saying it’s a cliché. But it isn’t a cliché. It’s true. Baseball is a game of adjustments, especially at the major-league level. One trick ponies—whether they’re position players or pitchers—tend to have limited […]
Day: June 8, 2015
Thinking Out Loud About the Cubs’ Changing Evaluative Priorities
Transaction season, like winter, is coming. We are less than a day away from the start of the first-year player draft, less than four weeks away from the beginning of the international free agency (IFA) signing period, and just under two months from the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline. Before the calendar moves too much farther forward, […]
YOUNG CUBS: THAT’S JUST SOME CUBBY LUCK
Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” Today is an exciting day for every baseball fan, especially if you enjoy tracking the minor leagues and development of prospects. Yes, today is the start of the 2015 MLB Draft! All the mock drafts and speculation have led up to this. There will undoubtedly be […]