As the Chicago Cubs head into the holidays after a fairly active winter meetings, we take a look at the next complementary piece. The bullpen as of today includes newly-acquired Wade Davis as their closer with primary setup men Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, and Carl Edwards Jr. The is a very good, but entirely right-handed ground. […]
Author: Rob Willer
Player Profile: Jon Jay
Position: Center field 2016 Stats: .291/.339/.389, .271 TAV, 1.6 WARP in 373 plate appearances Year in Review: Jon Jay was the first main acquisition of the Cubs’ 2016 offseason. Jay, as most remember, was drafted in the second round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006. His best season in the minors was in 2008 […]
Game Seven Recap: Red 3 Cubs 2
Top Play (WPA): Welington Castillo connects for a two-run homer (.383) to get the Cubs within one in the bottom of the eighth inning. Matt Szczur started off the inning with a walk and Castillo knocked him in with the homer just into the basket in left. Despite manager Joe Maddon stating Castillo isn’t thrilled […]
Game Two Recap: Cubs 2 Cardinals 0
Top Play (WPA): Starlin Castro’s single in the seventh that scored Anthony Rizzo and gave the Cubs their first run and lead of the game—and season (.159 WPA). Bottom Play (WPA): Jon Jay’s two-out ground out with men on second and third in the sixth (-0.88) narrowly edged out Castro’s swinging K with men on […]