Ever since the Chicago Cubs traded for Jake Arrieta and turned him into the bearded wonder that throws no-hitters and wins the Cy Young award, fans have been looking for the next project pitcher to blossom under pitching coach Chris Bosio. One of the latest is former Colorado Rockie Eddie Butler. After he was designated […]
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The Workaround: How the Cubs Keep Their Pitchers Healthy (Maybe)
The Cubs are off to a blistering start in 2016, not only winning at an historic clip, but doing it convincingly, with an unprecedented run differential and even better peripheral indicators of team quality. Last season was a different story. Though those Cubs eventually won 97 games, one of the key narratives surrounding them—and one […]
How Much Is Chris Bosio Worth?
This story was born in Canada. (I’m sorry.) Over at the main site, I’ve been writing a fair amount about Toronto’s offseason; specifically, I’ve written ($) about the Jays’ decision to bring Ross Atkins over from Cleveland to serve as GM under President Mark Shapiro, and also about ($) their earlier choice to sign J.A. Happ to […]
BP Unfiltered: We Got Kyle Schwarber to Say “Man Parts”
This piece, by BP Wrigleyville’s Rian Watt, originally ran as part of “BP Unfiltered”, Baseball Prospectus’s less-than-serious home for small or light-hearted pieces that maybe aren’t as analytical as their usual content. We thought you’d enjoy it here. This all happened an hour ago, roughly two hours before the first pitch of a critical NLCS […]