In the aftermath of the recently announced deal with the city to renovate Wrigley Field, Theo Epstein spoke to the media about its potential benefits to the team: Our payroll now is third in the division. That’s fine. But it should be first in the division. So this is one of the ways that we’re going to get there. It …
Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs (WRONG!)
Rained out. Makeup scheduled for the end of June. GamedayB-Ref Preview Rockies wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dexter Fowler .347 .58 -.03 Kosuke Fukudome .342 .56 -.06 Jonathan Herrera .298 .38 .02 Starlin Castro .332 .51 -.03 Carlos Gonzalez .381 .67 .00 Jeff Baker .312 .42 -.01 Troy Tulowitzki .382 .66 .04 Aramis Ramirez .350 .54 -.03 Todd …
Series Preview: Colorado Rockies (14-7) at Chicago Cubs (10-11)
After hosting the Cubs last week, the Rockies dropped a series at home vs the Giants and lost 2 of 3 against the Marlins, where they were nearly no-hit on Friday by Anibal Sanchez. They no longer have the best record in baseball (that belongs to the Phillies) but they’re one game off the pace. Team Overview Team stats and …