Position: Relief Pitcher 2017 Stats: 3-4, 2 saves, 3.98 ERA/3.80 FIP/3.78 DRA, 94 cFIP, 10.5 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 0.7 WARP Year in Review: For the second consecutive season, the Cubs took a chance on a reliever in his 40s. In fact, they employed not only one, but two past-their-30s bullpen arms in Joe Nathan and Joel Peralta […]
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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 […]
The BABIP-Defying Bullpen
If there was one aspect of the Cubs’ 2016 performance that was almost certain to regress, it was the historic .255 BABIP allowed by the pitching staff. That mark was the lowest since the last round of expansion in 1998 by a clear margin, beating the 116-win Mariners of 2001 by 5 points, and the […]