Wrigleyville
  • Articles
  • Chats
  • Podcasts
  • Stats
  • Transactions
  • PECOTA
  • Depth Chart
  • Contracts

Tag: Steve Cishek

USATSI_10897426_168382903_lowres (1)

Player Profile 2019: Steve Cishek

by Ken Schultz November 20, 2018

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 […]

Tags: Player Profile, Steve Cishek | 1 Comment
USATSI_10912839_168382903_lowres

Something’s Up With Your Daily Cishek, It Just Might Not Be What You Think

by Sam Fels September 12, 2018

From basically May on, a lot of us have watched the appearances pile up for Steve “Your Daily” Cishek and worried that by the time September came around and he unfurled his right arm in his sidewinding delivery, his fingers would end up somewhere around Section 210. As he has been designated Joe Maddon’s “fireman” out […]

Tags: Daily Cishek, Steve Cishek |
USATSI_10897426_168382903_lowres

Checking In on the Cubs’ Early Season Bullpen Usage

by Nate Greabe June 19, 2018

After letting Wade Davis and Héctor Rondón go in the offseason and replacing them with Brandon Morrow and Steve Cishek, there was concern in some corners that the back end of the Cubs bullpen wasn’t as proven as it had been in recent years. But this hasn’t been an issue: Morrow has been a dominant closer, […]

Tags: Bullpen Usage, Cubs, First Half, joe maddon, Steve Cishek |
USATSI_10385994_168382903_lowres

Will the Cubs’ real closer please step forward?

by Russell Dorsey February 14, 2018

The signing of ex-Cardinals closer Seung Hwan Oh crossed another possible addition to the Cubs bullpen off the market. The Cubs seem to be content with going into the season with Brandon Morrow penciled in as the team’s closer… for now. While there are many reasons to believe Morrow can have success in the ninth for […]

Tags: Brandon Morrow, Closer, justin wilson, Steve Cishek, Wade Davis | 3 Comments
BP Wrigleyville




Share

Twitter

@BPWrigleyville
Tweets by @BPWrigleyville

Recent Posts

  • Player Profile 2019: Kris Bryant
  • Player Profile 2019: Brandon Kintzler
  • Player Profile 2019: Brandon Morrow
  • Player Profile 2019: Brian Duensing
  • 2019 Player Target: Adam Jones
RSS Feed

Podcasts

  • Episode 48: Winter is Coming – Cubs not good at the All Star break…or for 2018
  • Episode 47: Time to send Happ back down?
  • Episode 46: Cubs playing better thanks to Zobrist and Happ
  • Episode 45: Heyward gets hot, Lackey loses his cool
  • Episode 44: As Cubs play eh baseball, we are all spoiled
  • Episode 43: Cubs raise banner at home, baseball feels different, week 1 thoughts
  • Episode 42: Previewing the 2017 baseball season
  • Episode 41: Spring Training is here and why it matters
  • Episode 40: PECOTA Projections and Cubs add pitching depth
  • Episode 39: BP Top Ten Prospects List and Cubs Convention
Baseball Prospectus
  • Boston
  • Bronx
  • Kansas City
  • Mets
  • Milwaukee
  • South Side
  • Toronto
  • Wrigleyville
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Customer Service
  • Newsletter
  • Masthead
  • Contact Us

advertising by  

Major League Baseball trademarks & copyrights used w/ permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved
Copyright © 1996-2025 Baseball Prospectus, LLC.