Position: Relief Pitcher 2018 Stats: 1.15 ERA, 2.35 FIP, 2.95 DRA, 0.79 WHIP, .172 TAv, 0.9 WARP Year in Review: When the Cubs acquired Jesse Chavez, I was excited. Initially, probably more excited than I should have been. For whatever reason, I’ve followed his career. But I have a thing for versatile players (I’ve always […]
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Player Profile 2019: Steve Cishek
Position: Relief pitcher. Joe Maddon’s security blanket. 2018 Stats: 2.18 ERA, 3.40 FIP, 4.68 DRA, 1.04 WHIP, .218 TAv, 0.2 WARP Year in Review: Someday, billions of years into the future, the sun will burn out and threaten life as we know it across the galaxy. And as its helium core begins to collapse on […]
2019 Player Profile: Jen-Ho Tseng
Last year I wrote about Jen-Ho Tseng being a viable starting rotation option for the 2018 Chicago Cubs. His chance came in one game and he lasted a total of two innings. Perhaps the time has come to move on from the soft-tossing right-hander? Position: Starting/Relief Pitcher 2018 Stats: Chicago Cubs: one game, two innings […]
2019 Player Profile: Cole Hamels
When the Chicago Cubs made a trade deadline deal for Cole Hamels in 2018 it was considered, by most, to be nothing more than a minor move of little consequence. Fast forward to the end of 2018 and Hamels had found himself again and become the best pitcher on the Cubs and one of the […]
Player Profile 2019: Daniel Murphy
As the trade deadline passed in 2018 the Chicago Cubs had only made a few minor deals. Though those deals ended up working out very well for the team, namely in the bullpen, the front office wasn’t finished. Enter a waiver wire trade for Daniel Murphy. Position: Second Base 2018 Stats: With the Cubs, Murphy […]
Dakota Mekkes: A Backend Option for 2019?
Down the stretch for the 2018 Chicago Cubs, there was one glaring problem with the team: their silent bats. Fans, the front office, the manager, reporters, and every single person watching the team focused on that problem, and with good reason. With the Milwaukee Brewers slowly gaining ground and bludgeoning most teams the lack of […]
Oh Right, Him: Yu Darvish Going Forward
It’s easy to forget that Yu Darvish is on the Cubs, and he will be an important part for years. Having eight starts in a season will do that. Not being around when all the drama hit in September is another. The little nugget that only three of those eight starts were any good is […]
2018 Player Profile: Victor Caratini
Coming out of spring training in 2018 the Chicago Cubs didn’t have many tough decisions to make. One of the very few was Willson Contreras’ back-up at catcher. In a surprising move, at the time at least, the Cubs passed over veteran Chris Gimenez and named Víctor Caratini as their opening day 2018 backup catcher. […]
2019 Player Target: Marwin González
The Houston Astros fell short of repeating as World Series champions in 2018. Though they may have fallen short, Marwin González was as close to a lock as one could find in the 2018 Major League Baseball playoffs. He showed, just like he has the past few years, why he’d be a perfect fit for […]
2017 Target Profile: Jarrod Dyson
Position: Center Field 2017 Stats: .251/.324/.350, .238 TAv, 8.8 FRAA, 1.2 WARP How he fits: I’m guessing a majority of you probably read this headline and probably weren’t too excited about this idea that I’m about to spit 650 words on. I get it… but hear me out. Jarrod Dyson can bring a lot to the table […]