Mesa 3 v Peoria 1 Kris Bryant: 0-3, BB, 2 SO, SB Kris Bryant walks. With Steven Souza Jr batting, Kris Bryant steals (2) 2nd base. Kris Bryant strikes out swinging. Kris Bryant flies out to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio in foul territory. Kris Bryant strikes out swinging. Wes Darvill: 1-4 Wes Darvill singles on a line drive to right …
Let’s talk about 2002
If you read Baseball Prospectus, you probably know who Jason "Professor" Parks is. Parks had a chat yesterday that was very interesting for Cubs fans, and the most interesting question would be this one: BTH524 (Pennsylvania): Where do you project the top 2013 draft picks (Kris Bryant, Mark Appel, etc.) to be slotted in your top prospect list? With the understanding …
Stars of Tomorrow: Cubs Minor League Recap 10/15/13
Mesa 7 v Scottsdale 4 Albert Almora: 2-4, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, SO Albert Almora grounds out, third baseman Peter O'Brien to first baseman Angel Villalona. Albert Almora walks. With Taylor Lindsey batting, missed catch error by Angel Villalona on the pickoff attempt, Albert Almora to 2nd. Albert Almora hits a ground-rule double (2) on a fly ball …
Cubs 2013 Positional Breakdowns
It's time to start actually dissecting the major league club (and it's failure to produce at the plate, specifically). I think a good first step is to measure the production they received from each position relative to the other teams in baseball. Catcher The Cubs were near the top of the league in production from catchers last year. Team PA …
Minor League Roundtable Part 2: Breakouts and Busts
Part 2 of our Roundtable series discussing all sorts of things relevant to the Cubs Minor League system. Let's get into it, shall we? Myles: Who do you guys think could breakout next year? I think there's a slam-dunk answer to breakout candidates, but I have a few I'd like to talk about. The one I'm most confident about is Shawon …
Minor League Roundtable Part 1: The Top 4 Prospects/Trading Assets/Playing SS
This is the first of a many-part roundtable between sitrick, dmick, and myself. We touch on many minor league topics (so many, in fact, that we still haven't finished the roundtable!), the first of which is presented today. Myles: I'm here. What would you like to discuss first? dmick: Our Top 4s? Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Jorge Soler and either Albert Almora …
Want or Don’t Want: Jacoby Ellsbury
Jacoby Ellsbury's season isn't finished yet as the Red Sox continue on in the ALCS. He's probably not begun to think a whole lot about his upcoming free agency, but it will be the talk of the offseason. The centerfielder turned 30 on September 11th and will be entering his age 30 season at the tail-end of his prime. I …
New York Giants @ Chicago Bears (8:25 ET, NFL Network, 10/10/2013)
I'm going to do a different format for these games. I didn't really like the old one very much. QB Jay Cutler (198 DYAR, 4.7% DVOA, 68.9 QBR, 1,295 yards) Eli Manning (fuck this guy) (-181 DYAR, -24.4% DVOA, 34.2 QBR, 1,338 yards) Eli Manning is my least favorite player in all of sports. Growing up, I was a Chargers …
Cano – Barney = 78 Runs
I was reading the solidly-above-replacement-level Yankees blog rlyw.net this morning, and I came across a very interesting table. It listed the Runs Created at 2B for each team this year. I won't reproduce the whole list (seriously, check out that blog, it's interesting), but I share one thing: NYY: 123 RC CHC: 45 RC That's a difference of 78 RUNS. It's …
New Orleans Saints @ Chicago Bears (1:00 ET, FOX, 10/6/2013)
Last Week The Saints blew the doors off of the Miami Dolphins 38-17. The Bears lost 40-32 the Lions in a game that wasn't very close at all. Bears Run Versus Saints Run Defense Forte had a pretty nice game, but again it was pretty much the result of one really long run (53). 14/95, all told. Alshon Jeffery had …