I’ll go ahead and apologize for Pedro Strop’s outing against St. Louis last week. I proposed an article on his early season success a week ago; we put it on the schedule for today. Only then did I remember the Cardinals were coming to town—and that I’d just dared them to bring their Voodoo with […]
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Game 19 Recap: Cubs 9, Rockies 7
What You Need To Know: The Cubs’ eternal quest to rise (and stay) above .500 started with a disconcerting bang when Rockies pitcher German Marquez hit Kris Bryant in the head, forcing Bryant to leave the game with “a laceration” caused by his sunglasses. After most of the Cubs’s hitting coaching staff were ejected, the offense […]
Game 18 Recap: Rockies 5, Cubs 2
What You Need to Know: The Cubs decided to let you watch Sean Manaea’s no-hitter by rolling over and dying. The bats were quiet and Yu Darvish fell apart suddenly and completely. Next Level: After last night’s sixteen-run outburst, there were some feelings that the Cubs would be stymied by Tyler Anderson through some gambler’s fallacy fueled […]
Game 17 Recap: Cubs 16, Rockies 5
In an era where every pitch thrown, every brush of bat against ball, seemingly every breath taken by big leaguers is immediately measured and categorized and dissected, it’s refreshing to witness something that cannot be quantified. Javier Baez’s baseball instincts are unparalleled, and they were on full display on Friday night in the Cubs’ 16-5 […]
Cubs Have a Latin Infusion Heading North: The Pitchers
Two of the hottest prospect names in the Cubs’ system are pitchers Adbert Alzolay from Venezuela and José Albertos from Mexico. They are just two of many young arms set to burst upon the scene. This summer, the Cubs could have several more Latino pitchers make a name for themselves in Mesa, Eugene, and South Bend. […]
Game 16 Recap: Cubs 8, Cardinals 5
In the spirit of Tuesday’s opening paragraph, it’s only fitting that I again put on my social media wizard’s cap and pitch this gem to @cubs… I got a hit with RISP! I got a hit with RISP! I got a hit with RISP! I got a hit with RISP! I got a hit with […]
Showing Your Hickey: A Look at Some Early Season Walk Rates
While the Cubs had a pretty smooth spring training, just the way they wanted it, there was little talk of the new coaches the Cubs hired. It seemed just a touch strange for a team that had won the division two years in a row, and gone to the NLCS three years in a row, […]
Jason Heyward Is Goin’ Through Them Changes
BP should always put a disclaimer on anything we write before like, May 1st, that stipulates were dealing with tiny sample sizes when considering the whole of a baseball season. But they don’t, so now I’ve just done that. You’ve been disclaimed. Or I have. I don’t really know who claims the disclaiming but let’s […]
Game 15 Recap: Cardinals 5, Cubs 3
Okay @cubs, I’ve written your next tweet for you… I will get a hit with RISP. I will get a hit with RISP. I will get a hit with RISP. I will get a hit with RISP. I will get a hit with RISP. I will get a hit with RISP. I will get a […]
Could Kris Bryant Be Mike Schmidt?
Kris Bryant could be one of the best third basemen of all time. There are two ways to interpret that sentence: Kris Bryant has the potential to become one of the best third basemen ever; or Kris Bryant, the current player, is performing at one of the highest levels of any third baseman ever. Off […]