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Chicago Cubs

07.21.10

Quick, give Starlin a no-trade clause Chicago Cubs | (0)
How many 20-year-old shortstops, who have played at least 50 games in a season and at least 50% of those games at short, have had an OPS+ over 90? It's more than one, but Starlin's close. FanGraphs' R.J. Anderson looked into it and he counts eight. Sixty-four games into his major league career, Castro compares favorably with pretty much everyone who was in the situation he's currently in. Alex Rodriguez was a freak when he was a 20-years-old. His 36 home runs, 1.045 OPS and 9.8 WAR (Wins Above Replacement) in 1996 is too good to count in this comparison. So I'm ...
07.20.10

Sentenalysis: July 20 Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox | (0)
With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
07.19.10

Sentenalysis: July 19 Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox | (0)
With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
07.19.10

The Astros’ offense is Clutch … bad, but Clutch Chicago Cubs, Series Preview | (0)
The Astros are 4-2 against the Cubs despite having only two offensive players, Lance Berkman and Hunter Pence, who are having above-average years offensively. In general, offense has been a tough task for the Astros. Even in their six games with the Cubs, they've been outscored 23-24. Starting tonight, the Cubs have three more games against the lowly Astros. So, here are three things to know about the Houston Astros: Offensively, the Astros are really bad -- OPS+ of 73 The Astros are 13.5% worse than average. Despite all of the Cubs' struggles, the Astros' offense is still considerably worse than the ...
07.15.10

Sentenalysis: June 15 Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox | (0)
With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
07.08.10

Sentenalysis: July 8 Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox | (0)
With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
07.07.10

Sentenalysis: July 7 Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox | (0)
With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...
06.30.10

Sentenalysis: June 30 Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox | (0)
With the help of FanGraphs and Win Probability Added (WPA), a sentence-long recap of the night’s White Sox and/or Cubs game. Sometimes longer … but usually not. Continue Reading...