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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Whats Up with Carl Edwards Jr.?
“He’s going to keep getting better and better,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said of Carl Edwards Jr. on May 1st. “He’ll be…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Justin Wilson Has Best Fastball Whiff Rate Among Lefty Relievers
Just Wilson doesn’t have an overwhelming secondary pitch. Both his slider and cutter rank around league average in the whiff…
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Cubs Injury Report: Willson Contreras Avoids ‘Worst Case Scenario,’ Out at Least Two Weeks
Willson Contreras left Wednesday’s game after pulling his hamstring trying to run out a grounder, limping his way back to…
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Jose Quintana is Trying Something Different with His Pitch Mix
After a stellar start in which Quintana struck out 12 Oriole batters, the lefty’s four most recent starts have produced…
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Surprising Name Atop List of Cubs’ Fastest Baserunners
Statcast now tracks every player’s speed using a new metric called “sprint speed.” They define it as “feet per second in…
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Can We Believe the Increased Power of Javy ‘El Mago’ Baez?
“If you listen carefully when Baez swings from his heels and makes solid contact, you’ll hear both a thunderclap and…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Worrying About Wade Davis’s Walk Rate
I hate that I’m writing this post. I hate that you have to read this post. But I have to…
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Quick Hits: Cubs GIDP Rate Ranks Among Worst in League
I’m not crazy. You aren’t crazy. The Cubs have actually grounded into an abnormally high number of double plays this…
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Cubs Related Podcast: Joe Maddon’s Bullpen Decisions, Nationals Recap
Corey and Brendan discuss the Carl Edwards Jr. blown game and Maddon’s willingness to use him going forward. Subscribe on iTunes, Google…
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Maddon Showing More Trust in Rondon Again
Joe Maddon’s recent bullpen decisions have been coverslipped and are currently being examined by a 40X objective-lens microscope. Carl Edwards…
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