Adding an elite arm to your bullpen is always a good idea. That’s why Adam Ottavino will find himself with lots of suitors this offseason, the Chicago Cubs should be one of them. Position: Relief Pitcher 2018 Stats: 2.43 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 2.69 FIP, 3.02 DRA, 67 DRA-, 1.7 WARP How He Fits: Outside of a slightly down […]
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2019 Player Target: Charlie Morton
When people think big name free agent pitchers the name Charlie Morton isn’t tossed around much. Maybe it’s time the right-hander started getting more respect? Position: Starting Pitcher 2018 Stats: 3.13 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 3.62 FIP, 3.68 DRA, 82 DRA-, 3.1 WARP How He Fits: Morton would fit on the 2019 Chicago Cubs for one reason: […]
2019 Offseason Target: Patrick Corbin
Position: Starting Pitcher 2018: 11-7, 3.15 ERA, 30.8 K%, 6.0 BB%, 1.05 WHIP, 2.43 FIP, 2.74 DRA, 5.9 WARP How He Fits: Any team in baseball would be lucky to add a starter like Patrick Corbin to their rotation. Now a few years removed from Tommy John, Corbin turned in what was easily the best […]
Offseason Target: Bryce Harper
Position: RF 2018: .249/.393/.496, 34 HR, 13 SB, 130 BB, 169 SO, .317 TAv, 5.4 WARP How He Fits: Well, uh, yeah. He’s Bryce Harper. A team that struggled with its consistency on the offensive side of the ball in 2018 could do well to add one of the premier sluggers in the game to […]
2019 Player Target: Nathan Eovaldi
Nathan Eovaldi was going to find himself as a free agent of some interest heading into the 2019 offseason. Following the playoffs, the flame-throwing right-hander may have made himself the most interesting free agent pitcher of all. Position: Starting/Relief Pitcher 2018 Stats: Combined between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox, Eovaldi produced a […]
Andrew McCutchen Could Do A Mean Dexter Impression
Not the serial killer. I mean, maybe he can. I don’t know what Andrew McCutchen’s range is, nor his tastes. I wouldn’t rule it out. Anyway, if the Cubs miss out on Bryce Harper, or respectfully decline to hand over literally a bank safe to him, but still want to make a change in their […]
Cubs Target Profile: Seung Hwan Oh
The logic with the Cubs and Oh remains roughly the same as it was when I wrote about Pat Neshek, with one very large difference. While Neshek is coming off perhaps the best season of his career, Oh is coming off a very down year in 2017. This is precisely the reason that I think he […]
CUBS OFFSEASON TARGET: Jackie Bradley Jr.
As the Chicago Cubs retool for the 2017-2018 season, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have made it clear that they will have to be creative in their efforts to bolster the Cubs’ current roster. The Cubs’ outfield depth has caused a logjam the last few years, but there may be space freed up soon as Kyle […]
Cubs Offseason Target: Curtis Granderson
Position: Outfielder 2017 Stats: .212/.323/.452, .285 TAv, 26 home runs How He Fits: You might be thinking to yourself, “The Cubs are already loaded in the outfield, why do they need Curtis Granderson?” Well that is certainly true, but there will be a veteran outfield spot on this team that might be need to be filled if […]