Cubs manager David Ross (yeah, that still sounds weird) confirmed that Kris Bryant will be the Cubs’ leadoff hitter to start the 2020 season. He didn’t dance around the issue, saying it made sense to him to have his best hitter getting the most at bats. Of course, having a leadoff hitter whose worst on […]
It’s everyone’s (well, at least someone’s) favorite time of year, when seasonal projections start coming out. Fangraphs has dropped the ZiPS projections for both the White Sox and Cubs, and as you can guess, the difference in each team’s trajectory shows. Now here is a quick explanation of how these projections are cooked up: Basically, […]
This weekend is the much-anticipated Cubs Convention. I mean, it’s anticipated by your average bologna-munching cretin or guy who’s one Quarter Pounder away from The Big One chasing dudes less than half his age for autographs. The Ricketts family wisely decided to stay as far from this as possible – considering their offseason rigor mortis […]
So after a couple years of collusion every MLB team simultaneously deciding to exercise fiscal prudence and somehow all offer the same money to the same guy, this year the hot stove is actually hot. Let’s take a look at what’s been going on… Steven Strasburg got to enjoy one day as the highest paid […]
All the MLB-loving world has trained their gaze upon San Diego, where each team has sent their braintrust (such as it is) and each writer has been champing at the bit to throw in “Anchorman” references. As Bob recapped here, before the meetings even began there were two pitchers who were on the Sox radar […]
The names on the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot were released, and the one new name of local interest is former White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko. Which led to this gem: If Phildo has blocked you, he basically said Konerko is unfairly rated by WAR, and he’s the same basic hitter as Edgar […]
Last week, it was widely reported that Kris Bryant’s (and, by extension, Scott Boras’) grievance against the Chicago Cubs was heard by a moderator. In case you forgot or didn’t care, the grievance is that in 2015 the Cubs intentionally manipulated Bryant’s service time by sending him to Iowa to “work on his fielding” so […]