Expectations were high as Jake Arrieta took the mound at Wrigley Field for the first time since his latest gem in a series of dominant starts. That gem just happened to be his first career no-hitter, so everyone was asking ‘How can he top that?’ Even though he gave four puny humans permission to reach […]
Day: September 10, 2015
Theo the Trader: Evaluating Epstein’s Trades During His Cubs Tenure
There was a time when baseball fans joked, “Why would anyone ever work a deal with Billy Beane? Beane wins every time.” In evaluating Theo Epstein’s performance as an exchanger of talent on the Cubs behalf, the same question holds true. For every significant Cubs trade transaction in which Epstein has been involved, it seems […]