Every now and then I like to play around with filters on stat sheets to compare players, and most of those searches, as you might imagine, are Cubs-centric. Given that it’s an off-day, today seems like a good day to share some of the tidbits I’ve collected, some through my own research, others through the […]
Author: Stan Croussett
Overlooked But Not Undervalued: Bijan Rademacher
Welcome to Overlooked But Not Undervalued, a series in which we plan to give readers a closer look at Chicago Cubs minor leaguers who don’t usually get much coverage on prospect sites. Each week we’ll fill you in with #NotAScout knowledge on players you’ve (probably) never thought twice about before but will (hopefully) come out as irrationally interested […]
Your Best Against My, Uh: The Back End of the Cubs’ 2016 Rotation
Over the past month we have learned that Trevor Cahill and Adam Warren have been told–Warren explicitly and Cahill via contractual incentives–that they will be used as starting pitchers during the 2016 season. But how can this be, when the Cubs made it a priority to acquire a clear the rotation arm in John Lackey as well, […]
Found in Translation: Miguel Amaya
From time to time, BP Wrigleyville’s Stan Croussett translates, with commentary, Spanish-language interviews into English for the benefit of those readers who might not otherwise be able to access the insights therein. The series, which this Editor has today dubbed “Found in Translation,” continues today with Miguel Amaya. Please note: the lead photograph for this story has nothing to […]
Remembering the Ryan Dempster Trades that Never Were
July 31st, 2012 was an interesting day on Cubs Twitter. It was trade deadline day for the first time in Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer’s Cubs tenure and Ryan Dempster was an obvious trade target for multiple contenders. Dempster, 35 at the time, had an outstanding first half of the season, compiling 104 innings of […]
Jake Odorizzi: Potential Offseason Target
Jake Odorizzi Position: Right-handed Starting Pitcher 2015 Stats: 169.1 IP, 3.35 ERA, 21.4 K%, 6.5 BB%, 2.6 WARP, 3.75 DRA How He Fits: Though a less pronounced necessity now after the Cubs signed John Lackey to be the no. 3 starter, Jake Odorizzi is exactly the kind of profile the Cubs would like to add to […]
The Cubs Go Boom: The Top Playoff Homers so Far
WPA, short for Win Probability Added, is a stat we use often here at BP Wrigleyville. It’s really a cool little number, and for the sake of not leaving anyone in the dark, I’ll briefly explain it. WPA is a measurement of the degree to which every play that happens throughout a game changes the team’s […]
On Eve of History, Momentum on the North Side
Editor’s Note: This piece, by BP Wrigleyville’s Stan Croussett, isn’t the kind of thing you’ll usually find on the site—you’ll see no numbers here. But we think it captures this moment in a way that numbers can’t, and we hope you enjoy. Look up your favorite Cardinals blogger or columnist and take a deep breath. Now […]
An Open Letter to Cubs Twitter
Friday morning I turned on MLB Network as I prepared to start my day. My intent was simply to have some background noise as I got ready, but the on-air personalities of Fran Charles, Al Leiter, and Mark DeRosa were having an extremely intriguing conversation about the Houston Astros that I just couldn’t ignore. Essentially, […]
Joe Maddon on Winter Ball: Go Play
For the past few seasons, the end of the regular season mean the end of Cubs baseball for the year as well. Though the postseason is great and shows the game’s stars in the biggest of moments, I couldn’t help but feel detached by the lack of Cubs. Usually, that would lead to excitement for winter […]