Let’s take a closer look at the Cubs in 2012. I’m going to include the projected starters for 2012 (if they are still on the team) in green, and the players no longer expected to make the opening 25 in red. Bench players are in blue.CCastillo 1.2Soto 0.5Recker 0.2Hill -0.1Lalli -0.4Clevenger -0.7 1B Rizzo 1.8LaHair 0.7 2B Barney 2.5Cardenas -0.2DeWitt -0.4 SSCastro …
Where Did the Cubs' Wins Come From?
Last year, the Cubs won 61 games and lost 101. That poor performance was “good” enough to grab us the 2nd pick in the draft next year; however, I’m not keen on a repeat performance next year. One way to diagnose where are problems were last year is to go by position and see where we got those 61 wins. …
How much value does Alfonso Soriano have?
News broke yesterday that the Cubs talked about swapping Alfonso Soriano for Domonic Brown. At first blush, it seems like a steal for the Cubs. After digging into the numbers, now I’m not so sure… First, I’d like to try to determine Fonzie’s worth. He had an OPS+ of 121 last year, following years of 114 and 104. Soriano only plays around …
Who Plays for the Cubs?
Let’s take a look at the current 40-man roster: Pitchers (21)Scott BakerJeff BeliveauMichael BowdenAlberto CabreraShawn CampLendy CastilloGerardo ConcepcionRafael DolisScott FeldmanKyuji FujikawaMatt GarzaCarlos MarmolTrey McNuttBrooks RaleyHector RondonChris RusinJames RussellJeff SamardzijaArodys VizcainoRob WhitenackTravis Wood Catchers (3)Welington CastilloDioner NavarroSteve Clevenger Infielders (8)Darwin BarneyStarlin CastroJunior LakeAnthony RizzoLuis ValbuenaChristian VillanuevaJosh VittersLogan Watkins Outfielders (7)Tony CampanaDavid DeJesusBrett JacksonDave SappeltNate ScheirholtzJorge SolerAlfonso SorianoMatt Szczur The first thing …