Photo courtesy of Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Top Play (WPA): A series of events in the bottom of the seventh saw Dexter Fowler single to center (.040), Anthony Rizzo get hit by a pitch for the second time (.056), and Kris Bryant fly out to advance Fowler to third (-.056). This brought up Starlin Castro […]
Author: David Blumberg
Young Cubs: Billy The Kid Round Three, and Some Waffles
Hello, readers. No odds and ends this time around, as the weekend was relatively uneventful. We’re still at least several weeks away from trade chatter beginning to pick up and thus, we’re in a state of little promotion/demotion activity. It is important, of course, to continue watching individual performance as what happens this next month […]
Young Cubs: Billy The Kid Does it Again, The Null Hypothesis, And a Non-Fiction Underwood
Hello, readers. Welcome again to “Young Cubs”! Finals are over and now only the summer session stands between me and receiving my undergraduate degree! Now that the main portion of my year is over and my finals are behind me, I will have even more time to devote to bringing you the best possible coverage […]
Young Cubs: Billy the Kid, the Mending of Mendy, and the Return of the Baez Bomb
Photo courtesy of Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Hello, readers. Welcome again to “Young Cubs!” I don’t have too much to say this time before we get started, but I do want to let you know that I won’t be on Twitter as much this week. I know, you’re all insanely disappointed, right? As it stands, […]
Young Cubs: A Tale of the Young and the Old(er)
Photo courtesy of Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Hello, readers. I first want to say thank you for your readership and for continuing to engage with me on Twitter. You truly make doing this a real pleasure. Also, many thanks for being patient and understanding as I continue to tinker with the format. I have […]
Game 19 Recap: Cubs 6 Pirates 2
Photo courtesy of Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports Top Play (WPA): With runners on second and third and two out in the bottom of the second, Dexter Fowler singled on a grounder through the infield, scoring Junior Lake and Addison Russell (.162). Corey Hart’s throwing error would allow Fowler to advance to third and Russell to […]
Young Cubs: BP Wrigleyville Minor League Update
Photo courtesy of Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Hello, everyone. It occurred to me that I didn’t take the proper time on Friday to introduce this piece. Welcome to “Young Cubs,” the official minor-league system update of BP Wrigleyville! This update runs twice a week, once on Monday and again on Friday to be able to provide […]
Young Cubs: BP Wrigleyville Minor League Update
BP Top 10 Update (Stats for 4/20-4/23) SS Addison Russell, MLB: Everyone expected Kris Bryant to be up soon, but most were talking about Russell coming up mid-summer, possibly in May if he got off to a good enough start. Well, two infield injuries later and with Javier Baez and Arismendy Alcantara both needing more […]
Game 13 Recap: Cubs 9 Pirates 8
This recap is written by BP-Wrigleyville contributor David Blumberg. Top Play (WPA): With the bases loaded and none out in the top of the ninth, Starlin Castro hit a hard grounder to third off Pirates closer Mark Melancon that bounced over the head of Josh Harrison (.399). Castro’s single would score Anthony Rizzo and Jorge […]