David Ross Position: Catcher 2015 Stats: 72 G, 182 PA, .176/.267/.252, .203 TAv, -0.3 WARP Year in Review: We can now all officially exhale and say that, no, David Ross wasn’t exactly what many hoped for on the field in his debut year with the Cubs. Yes, we know what Ross can do, and […]
Author: Cat Garcia
Jordan Zimmermann: Potential Offseason Target
Jordan Zimmermann Position: Right-handed SP 2015 Stats: 201.0 IP, 19.7 K%, 4.7 BB%, 3.66 ERA, 4.12 DRA How He Fits: The Cubs are well off in terms of their solid, top of the rotation type pitchers. While Jon Lester may not have been able to reach the hype bar that everyone had set for him in the offseason, he put up quality numbers, he stayed […]
Jason Hammel and Why Sometimes There Isn’t a Definitive Answer
In baseball, there are a lot of things that go beyond the numbers. Mechanics. Injury history. State of mind. And a general good old-fashioned feel for the game. While the numbers paint a large portion of the picture, they aren’t the only thing contributing to it. There are exceptions to the sabermetric rule, and I would […]
Trevor Cahill and Unconventionality
During Saturday evening’s contest between the Cubs and the Cardinals, I noticed an interesting amount of curiosity on Twitter about Joe Maddon’s decision to bring Trevor Cahill into the ballgame in a critical eighth inning. Cahill was assigned the task of bridging the gap between Travis Wood, who had relieved starter Kyle Hendricks a few […]
The 2015 Ballad of Jon Lester: Start No. 28
More often than not, the ballads we know and love tell a sad tale. In the early goings, and even in the late goings of this particular Jon Lester start, the ballad seemed to be strong, joyous, and prideful before the closing verse quickly unraveled this great story. This proves furthermore the sentiment that is well believed […]
Then and Now: Five Changes the Cubs Have Made in the 2015 Season
This season has been a lot of things for the Chicago Cubs, with new and exciting at the top of the list of descriptors. If it’s not Kyle Schwarber being called up, it’s Jake Arrieta throwing the Cubs first no-hitter since Carlos Zambrano’s in 2008. It’s easy for even the casual fan to see that […]
Breaking News: Jake Arrieta Is Good on Breaking Stuff
When we think of Jake Arrieta, we think of a brilliant, under the radar (relative to where he should be), high-strikeout kind of guy, who’s second in the Cubs rotation but could be a number one starter in plenty of other organizations. We’re even starting to include him in the Cy Young discussion. And yet, this is the […]
Why Dan Haren Was The Right Choice
Every season, a lot of rumors and countless hours of speculation ensue during the weeks preceding the trade deadline. With the Cubs closer to contention than they’ve been in quite some time, and the need to add another starter growing more evident by the day, this year’s deadline was particularly nerve wracking for Cubs fans. Everything from rumors […]
Breaking Down Kyle Schwarber, Hitter
Moving forward into the second half of an already immensely exciting 2015, we are all faced with the reality that in the last couple of weeks, the offense has been absent for the Chicago Cubs. We aren’t exactly sure why, we just know that it’s happening. Though the Cubs have lost Miguel Montero to a fluke […]
Maddon Making Bullpen Trio Work
Things happen. Bullpens aren’t perfect, and more often than not, when a team loses a game that was resting on the shoulders of a bullpen arm, said pitcher is going to take some heat. Unfortunately, last week’s shocking loss to the Cardinals fell on the shoulders of Cubs reliever Pedro Strop. All runs surrendered are […]