What You Need to Know: David Freese recommenced his career-long effort to irritate Cub fans, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. This included the game-tying single in the Pirates’ sixth after the Cubs had just taken a 2-1 lead in the previous inning. Francisco Cervelli followed with a two run double and the […]
Day: April 14, 2017
High Leverage Stolen Bases and Reliever Usage
$228 million. That’s how much money was spent on three elite relievers this past offseason, which one could argue is less than absurd amount of prospect/young player value that contending teams have been forced to give up during the past eighteen months in order to shore up their respective bullpens. This reliever bull market is further […]