Comments on: The Four Swingmen of the Cub-pocalypse http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: JoePepitone http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8642 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 06:13:10 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8642 I agree with the “difficult to sell” point — but mostly, I just wanted to make a joke at the expense of our shared history major. When I tried to apply for a history teaching position, I learned that there were hundreds of applicants for each opening — more than any other position. I ended up going to law school — a more marketable degree but a less humane work environment. Apologies for going off topic.

]]> By: victor19nyc http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8596 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:26:31 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8596 I think ideally they would have loved trading some of their position player depth for someone like Shelby Miller Jose Fernandez or even Tyson Ross, but the market clearly got away from them. What they are doing seems like a solid plan B, plus they still have all those young players if a good deal presents itself by mid-season.

]]> By: Zack Moser http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8595 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:19:20 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8595 I’ll never reveal my writing process/condition of sobriety.

]]> By: Zack Moser http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8594 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:18:49 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8594 I dunno if I’d call it “unmarketable,” but it’s certainly more difficult to sell “critical thinking and analysis” and “skills,” etc., than it is to sell a career-oriented degree.

]]> By: Zack Moser http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8593 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:15:44 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8593 I definitely think they’ve made an effort to acquire and keep these guys. Richard is more of a depth piece with fewer specific uses, but the other three are good pitchers who are versatile *and* effective in specific scenarios, as I outlined above.

With the back end of the rotation as it is, the FO wanted good SP depth. But also they needed MLB quality relievers. So they retained Cahill—somewhat surprisingly, IMO—and got Warren.

]]> By: victor19nyc http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8589 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 15:03:26 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8589 You picked up the history degree blurb but not “When he’s not three beers deep…..” Some of my best thoughts come out at three beers deep, perhaps writing at that stage is prohibited at BP.
;-)

]]> By: victor19nyc http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8588 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 15:01:26 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8588 There are a couple other articles on this site suggesting it could indeed be a strategy.

]]> By: Rob http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8577 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 02:54:45 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8577 Do you look at the Cubs’ collection of swingmen as a coincidence or happenstance? Or is this perhaps a new direction in pitching staff philosophy that others around the league may seek to emulate?

]]> By: theguz http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8571 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:33:34 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8571 Seconded!!

]]> By: JoePepitone http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/29/the-four-swingmen-of-the-cub-pocalypse/#comment-8568 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:02:51 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=7751#comment-8568 “Zack is currently squandering his history degree.” As one who majored in history as an undergrad, I assert that it is impossible to squander a degree that is essentially unmarketable in the first place.

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