http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/01/in-praise-of-miguel-montero-the-tim-meadows-of-the-chicago-cubs/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/01/in-praise-of-miguel-montero-the-tim-meadows-of-the-chicago-cubs/#comment-9846 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 05:52:20 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=9492#comment-9846 Montero got very little mention for a great defensive play in the clincher vs the Cardinals in the playoffs. He threw behind the runner at first base to pick him off at a time when the Cardinals were threatening.

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/01/in-praise-of-miguel-montero-the-tim-meadows-of-the-chicago-cubs/#comment-9808 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 02:19:17 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=9492#comment-9808 Pat,it is a small sample size, but he just didn’t hit fastballs. Granted, it is a very small sample size, but his whiff percentage on fastballs (which he saw about 70-75% of all pitches in October) increased significantly from the regular season. To be fair, though, he was not only the Cubs batter who struggled to make contact against fastballs in the NLCS. He finished the season so strongly and hit fastballs so consistently that I would doubt it was anything more than a poor few weeks. Thanks for reading!

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/01/in-praise-of-miguel-montero-the-tim-meadows-of-the-chicago-cubs/#comment-9807 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 02:04:21 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=9492#comment-9807 Nice article Andrew. Any thoughts on why he struggled so much in the post-season? Short sample size, I know, but he was pretty brutal offensively during their playoff run.

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/01/in-praise-of-miguel-montero-the-tim-meadows-of-the-chicago-cubs/#comment-9791 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 17:00:35 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=9492#comment-9791 Grant, Thanks for reading! I focused it primarily on his offensive and veteran accomplishments, as I was already pushing 1,200 words. There’s no doubt Montero and his pitch framing abilities deserves credit for Arrieta’s season, as he caught 24 of 33 starts, or about 72 percent of his innings pitched. To be fair to Castillo, when Arrieta pitched to him in 2014, he did own a 2.75 ERA, .547 OPS, and 0.99 WHIP. But I agree it’s one of many overlooked contributions from Montero in 2015.

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/01/in-praise-of-miguel-montero-the-tim-meadows-of-the-chicago-cubs/#comment-9788 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 13:11:02 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=9492#comment-9788 Great article, but it doesn’t get into Miggy’s contribution in pitch framing. Would Arrieta still have had a Cy Young-caliber performance last year with Wellington Castillo behind the dish?

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