Position: Relief Pitcher, Occasional Worm 2018 Stats: 2.60 ERA, 2.89 FIP, 4.39 DRA, 1.31 WHIP, .227 TAv, 0.3 WARP Year In Review: We know about the Cubs struggle to develop pitching, but if you consider the Spokane Indians part of the Cubs farm system, it’s much less of a problem: the Rangers affiliate rostered both […]
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Game 146 Recap: Cubs 4, Nationals 3
What You Need To Know: In a make-up game that neither team wanted to play and no one wanted to watch, the Cubs easily cruised to a one-run win that was never all that tense and got out of D.C. and back to Chicago about as cleanly as could be asked in this piss-poor situation. What’re […]
The Bullpen And September, A Rough Nexus
With the NL Central race having gone the opposite way we’d hoped (and thought, really), there are rising blood pressures and clenching… well, you know what’s clenching, around the Northside and Greater Cubdom. And it goes beyond just gaining a third-straight division crown. The concerns extend into October, because after all, it’s that upon which the Cubs’ success […]
2017 Player Profile: Carl Edwards Jr.
Position RP 2017 Stats IP K% BB% HR/FB% ERA DRA BABIP GB% 66 1/3 35.9% 14.5% 13.3% 2.98 2.70 .193 46% Year in Review If you want the abridged version of Carl Edward’s Jr.’s season, look at the final two batters he faced. Edwards made Chris Taylor look silly, striking him out on three straight […]
I’m Walkin’ Here: A Bullpen Story
The Cubs bullpen, by and large, has been good, as it was expected to be. Overall, the bullpen sports an impressive 4.01 DRA, good for fourth in the majors, whereas the starters rank 14th with a 4.86. On the more traditional side, the relievers have fared just as well, with a 3.45 ERA that ranks […]
Carl Edwards Jr. and “That Inning”
Of all the pitchers in the Cubs’ bullpen, Carl Edwards, Jr. is the most exciting. His fastball consistently sits in the 96 mph range, and both it and his curveball generate what Brooks Baseball uses its Professor Frink voice to call “an extremely high number of swings and misses.” To date this year, he has […]
Carl Edwards Jr. – The Closer Before the Closer
The early portion of the 2017 Chicago Cubs season has been frustrating to most fans. I think that deep down most people are able to realize that what we are seeing is simply a good team that is facing some struggles. It happens, we all know that too, but in the moment it’s hard to realize […]
Carl Edwards, Jr. & the Role of Future Cubs Closer
The Cubs spent a bulk of their resources over the course of the winter upgrading their bullpen. They not only upgraded the quality of arms on the Major League team, but stockpiled potential depth options in the likely event that a multitude of additional arms become necessary. But beyond this season the picture is somewhat […]
Player Profile: Carl Edwards Jr.
Position: RP, Closer 2016 Stats: 36 IP, 37.7 K%, 10.1 BB%, 3.75 ERA, 2.46 DRA, 1.0 WARP Year Career in Review: Did you watch the World Series documentary on FS1 the other day? For me, it was a chance to revisit the highs and lows of some very emotional games. Other than shaving a couple […]
In Struggling ‘Pen, Carl Edwards, Jr. Seizing Opportunity With Both Hands
After Carl Edwards Jr.’s 2014 was shortened by inflammation in his pitching shoulder, the Cubs made a decision to move him to the bullpen–at least for the short-term. The theory, as general manager Jed Hoyer explained to the Chicago Tribune’s Mark Gonzales, was that moving to the ‘pen would help the former number 81 prospect […]