Position: CF 2017 Stats: AVG OBP SLG HR TAv wRC+ FRAA WARP .298 .338 .445 8 .267 103 -1.1 1.5 Year in Review: Going into the 2017 season, Albert Almora, Jr. represented one of the true wild cards of the Cubs roster, as far as position players are concerned. In a somewhat crowded outfield, Almora […]
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Player profile: Rene Rivera
One of the most under the radar mid-season acquisitions by the Cubs was an absolute home run. Well, at least as much of a home run as a late August waiver claim for a third string catcher can be. That acquisition was third strong catcher Rene Rivera. Position: Catcher 2017 Stats (With Cubs): .341/.408/.591, .327 TAv in 50 plate […]
Cubs Target Profile: Brandon Morrow
While many of my other pieces this off-season have focused more on middle relief or setup options, this one will focus on the back end of the Cubs bullpen. One of the most interesting stories of the 2017 season, specifically the postseason, was the enormous success of Brandon Morrow for the Dodgers following five straight […]
2017 Player Profile: Anthony Rizzo
Position: 1B 2017 Stats: AVG OBP SLG HR TAv wRC+ FRAA WARP .273 .392 .507 32 .304 133 15.0 5.1 Year in Review: In what was really a banner year for Anthony Rizzo off the field, taking home both the Roberto Clemente Award and Marvin Miller Man of the Year for his work in the […]
2017 Player Profile: Mike Montgomery
Position: SP/RP 2017 Stats: 7-8, 4.08 ERA/3.38 FIP/4.29 DRA, 101 cFIP, 6.9 K/9, 1.6 WARP Year in Review: Mike Montgomery. Starter? Reliever? Nobody knows. All he did in 2017 was further confuse us on this question, posting some perplexing splits between his time in the rotation and his time in the bullpen. Starter- 69.1 IP, 4.15 ERA, 3.94 […]
A Game With The 1880s Cubs
The Chicago teams of the 1880s were far more successful than those of the previous decade. The franchise captured the league pennant in half of the decade’s seasons; thus, despite losing the World Series in ‘86, the teams of this decade achieved one of the most successful periods in franchise history. Crafted by both A.G. […]
Cubs Target Profile: Joe Smith
The Cubs bullpen conversations will span far and wide for the Cubs this off-season, but one of the better fits they might find is former Cub Joe Smith. You might remember Smith from his brief stint with the Cubs in 2016. Now I’m not saying that Smith is the reason they won the World Series […]
2017 Player Profile: Héctor Rondón
Position: Relief pitcher 2017 Stats: IP K% BB% ERA DRA BABIP GB% HR/FB% 57.1 29.1 8.4 4.24 3.57 .292 48.3 19.6 Year in Review: For the second year in row, Rondón lost the favor of Joe Maddon and found himself as one of the last relievers sitting in the bullpen most nights. The merit of this […]
2017 Player Profile: Jake Arrieta
Position: Stating Pitcher, Picture to Stare at While Listening to “I Will Remember You” on Repeat 2017 Stats: 3.53 ERA/4.17 FIP/4.24 DRA, 93 cFIP, 14-10, 2.5 WARP Year in Review: I already miss Jake Arrieta like the deserts miss the rain. Or like Matt Carpenter misses every slider he’s ever thrown. Which is not to […]
Cubs Target Profile: Seung Hwan Oh
The logic with the Cubs and Oh remains roughly the same as it was when I wrote about Pat Neshek, with one very large difference. While Neshek is coming off perhaps the best season of his career, Oh is coming off a very down year in 2017. This is precisely the reason that I think he […]