PCA the Madman

In Better Know a Cub by Rice Cube21 Comments

There was probably a Tom Tango Twitter thread (or a blog even) that said that home run robberies were pretty much “routine catches” or whatever. I’m too lazy and disinterested to find it now, but after last night’s performance (particularly on defense), at least FanGraphs decided to give Pete Crow-Armstrong his due:

Despite having played just 106 games so far, Crow-Armstrong has produced 5.2 runs above average as a baserunner, which is eighth among all MLB players regardless of playing time. His 10.5 defensive runs rate fifth among all outfielders. (His bonkers Tuesday night alone was worth about a run and a half.) Extrapolating those numbers out to 550 plate appearances and 1,000 defensive innings brings the total to over 20 combined defensive and baserunning runs above average.

Via FanGraphs

If this embeds right, this is at least part of what spurred the attention:

I guess that’s routine for PCA? I mean we Cubs fans have known about him for a while now, and it’s really nice that he is deserving of the attention. Just an appreciation post, I’m sure he’ll do something chaotic and fun again before the season ends, so stay tuned.

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  8. andcounting

    That first inning was legumes. Like, at first glance you probably thought it was nuts, but technically it was legumes.

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