Photo courtesy of Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports Carl Edwards Jr. was just promoted to Triple-A Iowa this and many are speculating that he may eventually be an answer to the many issues facing the big-league bullpen. That unit has been a hot topic this season as it’s had its ups and downs, due to both […]
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Six Hypotheses About a Bullpen
Photo courtesy of Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs’ bullpen is, incontrovertibly, not very good this year. Joe Maddon, usually cagey to a fault about criticizing his team in public, recently labeled the ‘pen’s inability to perform the team’s “Number One Problem” (capital letters added for emphasis). The numbers back him up. Here’s the bullpen’s […]