Comments on: How the Outfield Is to Blame for the Cubs’ Slow Start, or: The Outfield Is Slowly Killing Us All http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/05/11/how-the-outfield-is-to-blame-for-the-cubs-slow-start-or-the-outfield-is-slowly-killing-us-all/ 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: Tommy2toes http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/05/11/how-the-outfield-is-to-blame-for-the-cubs-slow-start-or-the-outfield-is-slowly-killing-us-all/#comment-18696 Sat, 13 May 2017 00:13:11 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=19384#comment-18696 Arrietta isn’t himself. The 5th starter has been largely ineffective, and the offense has been sputtering.

While the OF defense is not as good as last year, I have a hard time buying how that’s the reason for the slow start. It’s hard to catch the ball when it’s hit into the bleachers.

Can we compare DRS at this point in the year to last year? What about slugging percentage on balls hit to OF?

]]> By: Theguz7 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/05/11/how-the-outfield-is-to-blame-for-the-cubs-slow-start-or-the-outfield-is-slowly-killing-us-all/#comment-18677 Thu, 11 May 2017 20:04:21 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=19384#comment-18677 Esp like “questionable roster management”. Acquisition of Jay/forced loss of Szczur bad tickets.

]]> By: TheCHISportsFan http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/05/11/how-the-outfield-is-to-blame-for-the-cubs-slow-start-or-the-outfield-is-slowly-killing-us-all/#comment-18676 Thu, 11 May 2017 17:21:19 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=19384#comment-18676 Very very good. I’d be interested to know if there was a curve of performance last year (especially during the 5-15 streak) that was similar.

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