The Cubs lead the division at the all-star break. As constituted, they are clearly a better team than any other in the division (which isn’t saying they are guaranteed to win it). The primary reason for that is a completely dominant performance by the bottom of the lineup, by far the best squad in the National League and in the …
Addison Russell maybe fixed it
View PostThe Cubs’ Secret Prospect (+ Gameday, Cubs/Sox, 5/11/2018)
In the 2016 MLB Draft, the Cubs didn't draft a single player until pick 104 (and I'm not telling you who that was until the end of this article – trivia. yay!). With the possible exception of that 3rd round draft pick, there are exactly zero players that you would expect to rise to the level of "MLB-prospect," and you'd be …
Gameday: Marlins (13-22) vs. Cubs (18-15) (5/9/2018)
TV: WGN Radio: 670 the Score Time: 1:20 PM CST Cubs Almora Jr. CF Bryant RF Baez 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Bote 3B Happ LF Russell SS Jose Quintana SP Marlins Rojas SS Prado 3B Castro 2B Anderson RF Bour 1B Maybin LF Brinson CF Holaday C Wei-Yin Chen SP This game should probably not be played. It's going …
Cubs Gameday: Brewers (16-10) v. Cubs (12-10) (4/27/2018)
Time: 1:20 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF Baez 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Bote 3B Happ LF Russell SS Heyward RF Yu Darvish SP Brewers Cain CF Yelich LF Aguilar 1B Shaw 3B Santana RF Perez 2B Sogard SS Pina C Brent Suter SP Kyle Schwarber gets rewarded for …
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (15-9) @ Chicago Cubs (11-10)
Team Leaders Now that I’m lazy and copying the earlier Series Preview, I'll use the teams' 2017 numbers here instead. Cubs OBP: Kris Bryant (.409) ISO: Ian Happ (.261) HR: Anthony Rizzo (32) R+RBI: Rizzo (208) wRC+: Bryant (146) BSR: Bryant (4.8) Defense: Willson Contereras (12.8) SP K/9: Jose Quintana (10.46) SP BB/9: Quintana (2.24) SP FIP: Quintana (3.25) RP FIP: Carl Edwards Jr (12.75) RP BB/9: Brandon Morrow (1.85) RP FIP: Morrow …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (11-9) @ Indians (12-9) (4/25/2018)
Time: 6:10 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF BAEZ DAY EVERY DAY 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C La Stella 3B Schwarber DH Russell SS Heyward RF Happ LF Lon Jester SP Indians Lindor SS Kipnis 2B Ramirez 3B Encarnacion DH Brantley LF Gomes C Alonso 1B Guyer RF Davis CF Trevor Bauer SP …
Is it time to shake up the infield?
The Cubs' offense has been incredible this year. Among starters, the OPS+ for each starter, in descending order: 193 181 173 128 117 115 (Jason Heyward!) 67 44 The astute reader will note that there are two less-than-average bats in that lineup. The first is Anthony Rizzo, who has dealt with back issues this year and is, well, Anthony Rizzo. …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (10-9) @ Indians (12-8) (4/24/2018)
EVERY DAY IS BAEZ DAY Time: 5:10 PM CST TV: WGN, MLB Network Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF The Most Interesting Baseball Player in the World 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C La Stella 3B Schwarber DH Russell SS Heyward RF Happ LF Kyle Hendricks SP Indians Lindor SS Kipnis 2B Ramirez 3B Alonso 1B Encarnacion DH Naquin …
Cubs Gameday: Braves (8-5) @ Cubs (6-7) (4/14/2018)
Time: 1:20 CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ LF Almora Jr. CF Bryant 3B Contreras C Zobrist 1B Baez 2B Russell SS Heyward RF Jose Quintana SP Barves Albies 2B Swanson SS Freeman 1B Suzuki C Markakis RF Adams LF Culberson 3B Bourjos CF Sean Newcomb SP Peter Bourjos didn't make the team out of …