Photo courtesy of Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports When Kris Bryant exited Sunday’s game early with an illness, I tweeted this: It's ridiculous to feel this way, but Bryant's absence makes me feel significantly less confident about Cubs ability to score in bunches — Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) May 17, 2015 No, it’s not as simple as […]
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Game 31 Recap: Cubs 4 Mets 3
Photo courtesy of Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports Top Play (WPA): Oddly enough, the biggest play came on just the ninth pitch of the game. Following a lead-off walk from Dexter Fowler, Kris Bryant fouled off a 2-0 four-seamer that was low in the zone, then hammered the next offering from Jacob deGrom to the back […]
Foul Play
Photo courtesy of Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Hey, have you heard? Kris Bryant still doesn’t have a home run! It’s true, and now he’s heading into a weekend series against a pitching staff that held him to one hit—and that one was a pop up that barely fell for a double—and six strikeouts in 12 […]
What the Cubs Wonderful April Means
Photo courtesy of Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Join us for Baseball Prospectus Night at Miller Park to watch the Cubs play the Brewers on May 9th. Order Your Tickets Today. ***Joe Maddon and the Cubs have preached the importance of getting off to a good start since January’s Cubs Convention. This is hardly a new […]
Did Wrigley Sap the Cubs Power in April?
Photo courtesy of Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports It’s no secret, the Cub shave been collecting power hitters over the past three-plus years like it’s going out of style. Well, to be fair, it kinda has been going out of style. We know slugging, and power in general, has been slowly, but surely dropping around the […]
Why Gonzalez Germen Was Available for Nothing
After an impressive two-inning, three-strikeout performance out of the ‘pen on Wednesday evening, many Cubs fans were clamoring for more Gonzalez Germen. It’s an understandable desire, with the bullpen short on arms and Brian Schlitter getting more high-leverage outings than many would like, any bright spot will quickly be embraced. And pitches like this are […]
With Arrival of Russell, Cubs Continue to Accelerate Towards Competing
We’ve barely recovered from Kris Bryant Day and already the Cubs are springing Addison Russell Day upon us. I’m assuming we’ll get a breather for a little bit, unless we’re saving up holiday time for bullpen reinforcements. But before Russell takes his newly anointed spot at second base on Tuesday night, we need to understand […]
Understanding the Cubs Sudden Bullpen Conundrum
If you’re familiar with my recent work, you know I’ve been very bullish on the Cubs ‘pen for this season. Yes, it’s dangerous putting a lot of stock in a bullpen being that it’s always the most volatile component of a major-league club, but this was a group that was getting overlooked due to some […]
No Pressure, and No Need to Worry
Joe Maddon is known for his catch phrases. So when he delivered memorable line after line at his introductory press conference at a local watering hole just outside Wrigley Field last November, it was hard to pick just one quip that stood out. However, on Friday, when the much-hyped and highly anticipated arrival of Kris […]
The Beer List: Prospect You’re Watching Out of the Top 10
This is The Beer List. It has nothing to do with beer, it’s just a list. But I like beer, and I hear that every once in a while, the folks who frequent Wrigley Field may take a sip as well. What we’re doing here is throwing out a question to the staff each week […]