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 […]
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2017 Player Profile: Tommy La Stella
Where were you when you found out the Cubs had acquired Tommy La Stella from the Atlanta Braves for Arodys Vizcaino in November 2014? I was in line for Swedish Meatballs at IKEA. Oh, you don’t remember? Yep, makes sense. I’d imagine most folks don’t have that moment ingrained in their memory and haven’t spent […]
2017 Player Profile: Wade Davis
Position: Relief Pitcher 2017 Stats: 32 saves, 2.30 ERA/3.39 FIP/2.99 DRA, 80 cFIP, 12.1 K/9, 1.4 WARP Year in Review: The quality of Wade Davis’ performance since he became a reliever has been so good that this was in many ways his worst year since 2013, when he was still predominantly a starter. While his […]
Cubs Player Profile: Miguel Montero
2015 Stats 113 G, 403 PA, .248/.345/.409, .279 TAv, 4.0 WARP Year in Review If ever you needed a reason to dismiss Wins Above Replacement as a worthless construct that misses the point in every possible way, a good way to start would be by visiting the Baseball Reference page for the 2015 Cubs. There, […]