It was my senior year of high school, and like many teenagers, I thought I had it all figured out. My father had scheduled a meeting with some of my teachers in hopes of getting some updates on my progress that year. It ended up being a rather harmless chat, but after most everyone had […]
Author: Sahadev Sharma
Cubs Player Profile: Jake Arrieta
“I probably shouldn’t have gotten half an hour into this press conference without giving kudos to him for just an incredible, breakthrough season.” That was Theo Epstein, talking to the media the day after the Cubs had been eliminated by the New York Mets in the NLCS. He was referring to eventual Cy Young winner […]
Cubs Player Profile: Kris Bryant
Kris Bryant Position: Third base, with a little outfield sprinkled in for good measure 2015 Stats: 151 G, 650 PA, .275/.369/.488, .317 TAv, 6.2 WARP Year in Review: My father likes to tell stories. Tales of when he was he was in the army, medical school, his cricket-playing days, and how he developed a love of baseball when […]
From BP: Transaction Analysis—No Laughing Matter
This piece, written by BP Wrigleyville’s Editor-in-Chief Sahadev Sharma, originally appeared on Baseball Prospectus and is available exclusively to BP subscribers. We hope you enjoy this preview here. Signed OF Jason Heyward to an eight-year deal worth $184 million. [12/11] Outside the organization, outside the city, around baseball, the story is the Cubs are coming […]
A Grand Plan Starts Coming Together
The Cubs offseason plans may not be as opulent as the Gaylord Opryland Hotel decorated from top to bottom with holiday cheer, but it’s starting to look like they’re nearly as grand. When sitting in a hotel as expansive as this, it’s only appropriate to take a wide-angle view of what the Cubs vision is […]
From BP: Cubs Implement Flextime
Over at our main site, Wrigleyville’s Editor-in-Chief Sahadev Sharma wrote up the Cubs’ acquisition of Ben Zobrist, Adam Warren, and Brendan Ryan. The full story is available only to paying subscribers, but we thought you’d enjoy this preview here. Barely an hour before news broke Tuesday night that the Cubs had made multiple moves, Theo Epstein […]
Grieve Not, Cubs’ Fan
We all know the story now: By waiting a little less than two weeks to bring him to the big-league club, the Cubs would gain an extra year of control of Kris Bryant’s services. Much was made about the decision to keep Bryant down, but his eventual call-up, strong performance, and the Cubs’ brilliant season […]
From BP: Make That Three Areas of Weakness
Over at our main site, Wrigleyville’s Editor-in-Chief Sahadev Sharma joined forces with George Bissell to write up the Cubs’ acquisition of John Lackey. The full story is available only to paying subscribers, but we thought you’d enjoy this preview here. Soon after the Cubs were eliminated from the playoffs, Theo Epstein made it clear that […]
Jason Heyward: Potential Offseason Target
Position: Right Field 2015 Stats: 610 PA, .293/.359/.439, .294 TAv, 9.2% BB%, 14.8% K%, 5.9 WARP How He Fits: There are times when expectations can cloud our reality. You compare a player to Hank Aaron and instantly visions of a middle-of-the-order bat sending 40-plus balls into the seats each season come to mind. However, through […]
Cubs Player Profile: Jason Hammel
2015 Stats 170.2 IP, 3.74 ERA, 4.61 DRA, 24.2 K%, 5.6 BB% Year in Review If you’re like me, you probably only glanced over the above line: Jason Hammel’s 2015 stats. But take another look and really soak it in. Outside of that DRA—which is certainly concerning—Hammel had a damn fine season, and definitely one worthy […]