I questioned it. I thought about it a lot. I wanted to give up on Jason Heyward so many times. But I never completely could. Back in September, I referred to myself as a “high-ranking member” of the Jason Heyward Fanclub (not wanting to seize leadership by force). And perhaps I’ll look back a few […]
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The Vets Are Back in Town
It’s no secret that the Cubs have been the biggest player on the free agent market since the winter of 2014-2015. They haven’t been in on every free agent, and perhaps they have missed on a few opportunities to improve their club because of that, but they have made four significant signings since that offseason: […]
It Doesn’t Quite Add Up
As grandma gets in the fastlane because the bingo game is gettin’ ready to roll, the final decisions, as small as they may be, have been made. We know who amongst the candidates (whom we didn’t know before spring training) will do the Iowa shuffle when the season starts (it’s not the most enjoyable dance). Along […]
Jason Heyward at Leadoff? Not As Far-fetched As You Think
As the discussion continues to persist over who will lead off these Chicago Cubs in 2018, there’s been some speculation that it could be Jason Heyward. Of course, this purely a hypothetical scenario and not likely something that the team is actively considering. However, given the right set of circumstances that would obviously feature a return […]
Quantifying the Cubs’ Quest to Control the Strike Zone
The ultimate match-up in baseball is the confrontation between the pitcher and the batter. And more than anywhere else, that battle is waged in and around the corners of the strike zone. Mindful of this, Cubs President Theo Epstein has preached that his team must “control the strike zone” in order to be successful ever […]
It’s Time for the Cubs to Act Like the Dodgers: Part 2, Offensive Depth
Yesterday, I covered how the Cubs should go about addressing their rotation and bullpen for 2017. Today, I cover offensive depth. The Cubs NEED to Implement Their “Depth,” Platoon Aggressively, and Joe Maddon NEEDS to be Willing to Adjust… Like the Dodgers and Dave Roberts I put depth in quotes because Chicago’s “depth” has a […]
2017 Player Profile: Jason Heyward
Position: Right field 2017 Stats: Avg. OBP SLG HR TAv wRC+ FRAA WARP .259 .326 .389 11 .254 88 12.0 2.1 Year in Review: How does one assess Jason Heyward in 2017? It’s nearly an impossible task at this point, since one is going to come to only two conclusions: Heyward is bad at hitting […]
Is Jason Heyward Actually Good or Actually Bad?
As a self-proclaimed, high-ranking member of the Jason Heyward Fan Club, the past calendar year-and-a-half hasn’t been particularly easy. Despite his glove being as elite as advertised, the lack of offensive production that Heyward has demonstrated at the plate has proven to be too much (too little?) for most Cub fans to handle, leaving the […]
It’s Time (Once Again) To Consider a Switch in Right Field
I like to think, because I give myself undue credit whenever possible, that I’ve been as patient with Jason Heyward as anyone out there. There were knives out for him as early as May last year, even when it wasn’t all that hard to predict a player would struggle in his first year under a […]
Schwarber Demotion, Heyward Injury Pressure Cubs to Remake Outfield
We here at BP Wrigleyville are allergic to the hot take. We prefer measured analysis, historical analysis, analysis of analyses. We don’t publish news, we don’t break news, we rarely comment on players being sent down or called up, except in the instance of them being parts of larger processes. But, oh boy, Kyle Schwarber […]