As the discussion continues to persist over who will lead off these Chicago Cubs in 2018, there’s been some speculation that it could be Jason Heyward. Of course, this purely a hypothetical scenario and not likely something that the team is actively considering. However, given the right set of circumstances that would obviously feature a return […]
Author: Randy Holt
Are the Cubs Ready to Go With Victor Caratini As Their No. 2 Catcher?
There’s a little bit of a buzz recently surrounding the Chicago Cubs’ catcher position, courtesy of Willson Contreras’ mouth. The Cubs’ starting backstop, who is heading into his second full season as the starter, declared his intention of surpassing the likes of Yadier Molina and Buster Posey and serve as the game’s top catcher. Good […]
Who Is Best Suited To Set The Cubs’ Table In 2018?
As we sit in the doldrums of winter, awaiting any sort of news surrounding potential additions to the North Side of Chicago, there’s still plenty to be discussed surrounding the team as currently constructed. And with some of the buzz around such hypothetical additions relating to the number one spot in the batting order, the […]
Surely We Know What Javier Baez Is By Now, Right?
It seems like every year, as spring creeps ever closer, I find myself asking the same questions about Javier Baez: What is he? Can his approach be fixed? Is there more OBP in there? A player that has always had immense upside, he came into the league as something of a wild card, with enormous […]
Is Albert Almora More Than Just a Glove in Center?
As the hot stove remains relatively frigid, and rumors swirl of the Cubs potentially pursuing Christian Yelich or Lorenzo Cain in the right deal, there are still elements of a potential 2018 roster to examine. And as things stand right now, the player that is most likely qualified to man the position in which either of […]
2017 Player Profile: Kyle Schwarber
Position: LF 2017 Statistics: AVG OBP SLG HR TAv wRC+ FRAA WARP .211 .315 .467 30 .266 102 2.8 1.7 Year in Review: Well. Where do we begin? There may not have been a more talked-about player on the Chicago Cubs roster in 2017 than Kyle Schwarber, and much of it really wasn’t for the […]
2017 Player Profile: Willson Contreras
Position: Catcher 2017 Statistics: AVG OBP SLG HR TAv wRC+ FRAA WARP .276 .356 .499 21 .302 121 -3.0 3.1 Year in Review: Few Cubs were able to stand out in 2017 in the way that Willson Contreras did. Not only did Contreras take his first full season at the big league level and run […]
2017 Player Profile: Ian Happ
Position: 2B/OF 2017 Statistics: AVG OBP SLG HR TAv wRC+ FRAA WARP .253 .328 .514 24 .284 113 -4.0 2.1 Year in Review: After lighting up the spring, it took barely more than a month into the 2017 regular season before the Cubs’ latest positional prodigy made his appearance at Wrigley Field. Ian Happ (the […]
2017 Player Profile: Javier Baez
Position: 2B/SS 2017 Statistics: AVG OBP SLG HR TAv wRC+ FRAA WARP .273 .317 .480 23 .274 98 -7.4 2.3 Year in Review: As hard as it may be to believe, 2017 was really only Javier Baez’s second full season at the Major League level, as injuries and inconsistency had hampered him in the couple […]
2017 Player Profile: Albert Almora, Jr.
Position: CF 2017 Stats: AVG OBP SLG HR TAv wRC+ FRAA WARP .298 .338 .445 8 .267 103 -1.1 1.5 Year in Review: Going into the 2017 season, Albert Almora, Jr. represented one of the true wild cards of the Cubs roster, as far as position players are concerned. In a somewhat crowded outfield, Almora […]