Position(s): SS, 2B, 3B 2018 Stats: 645 PA, .290/.326/.554, 25.9 K%, 4.5 BB%, .264 ISO, .307 TAv, 2.8 FRAA, 6.0 WARP Year in Review: It seems like everything we ever suspected about what Javy Báez could be came to fruition in 2018. He flashed every bit of his skill set, giving us something new to […]
Author: Randy Holt
Player Profile 2019: Jesse Chavez
Position: Relief Pitcher 2018 Stats: 1.15 ERA, 2.35 FIP, 2.95 DRA, 0.79 WHIP, .172 TAv, 0.9 WARP Year in Review: When the Cubs acquired Jesse Chavez, I was excited. Initially, probably more excited than I should have been. For whatever reason, I’ve followed his career. But I have a thing for versatile players (I’ve always […]
2019 Offseason Target: Patrick Corbin
Position: Starting Pitcher 2018: 11-7, 3.15 ERA, 30.8 K%, 6.0 BB%, 1.05 WHIP, 2.43 FIP, 2.74 DRA, 5.9 WARP How He Fits: Any team in baseball would be lucky to add a starter like Patrick Corbin to their rotation. Now a few years removed from Tommy John, Corbin turned in what was easily the best […]
Offseason Target: Bryce Harper
Position: RF 2018: .249/.393/.496, 34 HR, 13 SB, 130 BB, 169 SO, .317 TAv, 5.4 WARP How He Fits: Well, uh, yeah. He’s Bryce Harper. A team that struggled with its consistency on the offensive side of the ball in 2018 could do well to add one of the premier sluggers in the game to […]
Javy Báez’s Plate Discipline Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Because of the way he plays the game, Javier Báez is always going to be polarizing. Whether or not that’s justified is a story for another day. Even those who love and praise him, though, have always managed to find their own divisive issue surrounding the Cubs’ star: his plate discipline. Javy’s discipline, or extreme […]
On Javy Baez’s Chances at an MVP
Javier Báez is a legitimate candidate for the National League Most Valuable Player award. On a team with Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, and Willson Contreras, each elite at their respective positions, it’s Báez who has garnered the most frequent discussion in the MVP talks. And while there’s still a good chunk of the season to […]
How Worried Should We Be About Anthony Rizzo?
Anthony Rizzo had a rough go of things in San Francisco. In addition to some brutal play in the field, he was 0-for-11 in the two games in which he appeared. He struck out three times and didn’t make any especially inspiring contact, with Joe Maddon giving him the day off on Tuesday, in the […]
Looking At Javier Báez’s Increasing Oppo Tendencies
Before I turned off Wednesday night’s game in a struggling-Kyle-Hendricks-induced rage, Ron Coomer made a very interesting point. It came in the first inning, when Javier Báez laced a double that preceded the Willson Contreras home run off of Alex Wood. The double went to center field on a 2-0 count. It was just a small part […]
Game 79 Recap: Cubs 11, Dodgers 5
What You Need To Know: I was cranky as hell early in this game. So was most of Cubs Twitter. J.D. probably said it best when he called it a Murphy’s Law game early on. The Cubs were able to scratch across one run against Clayton Kershaw, but not a whole lot went right early […]
Jason Heyward Was Worth The Wait
I questioned it. I thought about it a lot. I wanted to give up on Jason Heyward so many times. But I never completely could. Back in September, I referred to myself as a “high-ranking member” of the Jason Heyward Fanclub (not wanting to seize leadership by force). And perhaps I’ll look back a few […]