As the trade deadline struck on July 31, 2017, Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein probably felt terrific. He had checked off every box on his midseason shopping list. Cubs needed to add another starter? Epstein had pulled off a shocking deal to acquire left-hander Jose Quintana from the crosstown White Sox. Cubs were […]
Day: November 1, 2017
2017 Player Profile: Kyle Hendricks
Position: Starting Pitcher, tenure track 2017 Stats: 7-5, 3.03 ERA/3.89 FIP/3.31 DRA, 7.9 K/9, 3.5 WARP Year in Review: One of the curses of maxing out in the upper 80s with your fastball is that no matter how many times you prove that you’re one of the best pitchers in baseball, everyone in the game […]