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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Cubs Quick Hits: ZiPS Really Likes Jeimer Candelario
When it comes to projection models, ZiPS is one of the most respected among those that are publicly accessible. It…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Next Wave of Cubs Top Prospects
Soon enough, we’ll be talking about Eloy Jimenez and Ian Happ in the context of former top prospects. Baseball comes at…
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What A Slightly More Powerful Albert Almora Looks Like
Albert Almora Jr. was drafted because of makeup, baseball instincts, bat-to-ball contact, and top-tier defense. Notice I didn’t say power.…
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Eloy Jimenez Doing Things No Cubs Prospect Has
If you catch me at the right time, I might actually argue that Eloy Jimenez is more unique than any…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Anthony Rizzo’s Disparate Halves in 2016
Anthony Rizzo finished 2016 with a .391 wOBA, the product of a .419 mark in the first half that was much…
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Highlighted by Isaac Paredes, Cubs Have Six Top 100 Prospects Among KATOH’s WAR Projections
The 2017 KATOH top 100 prospects projection list, developed by Chris Mitchell, was published a few days ago. KATOH attempts…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Addison Russell Hitting the Ball to Left, Center, and Right
We just saw Addison Russell hit a homer to right-center in Spring Training, which was reminiscent of his homer against…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Alec Mills’ Slider Has Some Pretty Insane Movement
We barely have any data on Alec Mills because he only pitched 3.1 innings in 2016. Even in light of…
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Cubs Related Podcast: First 3 Spring Games Talk, Heyward, Advanced Stats
Corey and Brendan talk about the first weekend action of Spring Training, Heyward’s first plate appearances, and the perception of…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Kyle Schwarber Feasts on Outside Pitches
I had initially thought Kyle Schwarber particularly liked hitting inside pitches. It’s actually quite the opposite, as the pitches he…
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