The Cubs are reportedly close to signing Doug Davis to a minor league deal. Davis has been considerably better throughout his career than most people realize. Baseball Reference uses Rally’s WAR calculation and has him at nearly 22 rWAR. Fangraphs has him at 23.5 fWAR. Last season he threw only 38.1 innings in the big leagues for the Brewers. He …
Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
Time: 7:05 pm CTGameday Cubs wOBA wRC RS Astros wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .557 -0.13 Michael Bourn .307 .451 0.03 Darwin Barney .293 .386 0.03 Angel Sanchez .287 .363 -0.07 Marlon Byrd .338 .561 -0.01 Hunter Pence .342 .574 -0.01 Aramis Ramirez .350 .591 -0.03 Carlos Lee .338 .546 -0.05 Carlos Pena .378 .680 -0.01 Brett Wallace .326 …
Obstructed View Merchandise: A Dream Come True UPDATED
Every 1.8 seconds, a child in the Chicagoland metropolitan area makes a wish—and not just any wish. A wish to see the Chicago Cubs play on the hallowed ground of Wrigley Field. For the lucky ones, that wish is granted without a second thought. But not every child has two parents with six-figure salaries. Some children have bigger problems than …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (4-5) at Houston Astros (2-7)
The Cubs roller coaster ride to .500 continues with a trip to Houston to play the Astros. They were swept by the Phillies to start the season, and picked up getaway day wins against the Reds and Marlins for their two wins this season. Team Overview NL Ranks wOBA: .285 (14th)SP FIP: 4.25 (13th)SP xFIP: 4.81 (15th)RP FIP: 3.50 (10th)RP …
11 Cubs Sure To Disappoint
I should have written this about ten days ago, but I didn’t so I’m going to do it now. Early season stats mean absolutely nothing to me so there’s no risk of them influencing this list. 10. Blake DeWitt Why he’s here: The Cubs got Blake DeWitt from the Dodgers last summer in return for Ted Lilly. Lilly was a …
Say with me
There is no such thing as an awesome bullpen entering the season. There is no such thing as an awesome bullpen entering the season. There is no such thing as an awesome bullpen entering the season. Every time you start to think some team has an awesome bullpen in March, repeat those lines ahead. The bullpen is way too inconsistent …
Cubs @ Brewers, 1:10 pm
Cubs wOBA wRC RS Brewers wOBA wRC RS Kosuke Fukudome .343 .594 -0.13 Rickie Weeks .349 .622 -0.02 Starlin Castro .332 .537 -0.03 Carlos Gomez .297 .396 0.04 Marlon Byrd .338 .556 -0.01 Ryan Braun .378 .714 -0.07 Aramis Ramirez .350 .586 -0.03 Prince Fielder .404 .795 -0.03 Carlos Pena .378 .675 -0.01 Mark Kotsay .304 .398 -0.08 Geovany …
Offense So Far
Before we show any numbers at all, it must be stated that the numbers are mostly useless, if not entirely useless. It’s a total of 8 games. Small sample size! That doesn’t mean we can’t show some team numbers just for fun. That’s all it is at this point. vs. R: 182 PA, .325 wOBA, 94 wRC+ (100 is average)vs. …
Cubs @ Brewers
Cubs wOBA wRC RS Brewers wOBA wRC RS Jeff Baker .312 .467 -0.13 Rickie Weeks .349 .621 -0.02 Starlin Castro .332 .536 -0.03 Nyjer Morgan .305 .427 0.04 Marlon Byrd .338 .556 -0.01 Ryan Braun .378 .713 -0.07 Aramis Ramirez .350 .586 -0.03 Prince Fielder .404 .795 -0.03 Geovany Soto .362 .616 -0.01 Casey McGehee .331 .499 -0.02 Carlos Pena …
Ramirez’s single
“Aramis Ramirez, in typical style, is at first base. I mean, no excuse why a Major Leaguer is not at seconed base on that ball.” — Bill Schroeder, Brewers color commentator In last night’s 7-4 Cubs victory over the Brewers, Schroeder took a shot at Aramis Ramirez after Rickie Weeks first error of the night. A popup was misjudged by …