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Cubs Quick Hits – 01/19/2017: Matching His Expected Strikeout Rate Could Have Helped Kyle Hendricks
Mike Podhorzer, who is an expected-stat wizard at FanGraphs, recently updated his most successful statistic: expected strikeout percentage (xK%). This…
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Cubs Quick Hits – 01/18/2017: Best Cubs Baserunners According to the Numbers
When I think of the Cubs’ baserunning prowess, the first image that comes to mind is Kris Bryant scoring on…
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01/18/2017 – Cubs Quick Hits: Carl Edwards Jr’s Unique Four Seamer
During the Cubs Convention, VP Jason McLeod joked that everyone in the audience was probably stronger than noted stringbean Carl…
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Tyson Ross Is Gone, But Many Interesting Pitching Options Are Still Available
In what came as the only real bummer to an extended CubsCon weekend, Tyson Ross agreed to a contract with…
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Quick Hits – 01/16/2017: Jason Heyward’s Offensive Struggles as Viewed Through Expected Metrics
Jason Heyward’s .266 BABIP last season was the lowest of his career and was far below his .301 expected BABIP.…
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Quick Hits – 01/15/2016: New Defensive Data Makes Jason Heyward Look Even Better
Baseball Savant recently published new defensive data charts that illustrate “highlight, tough, routine, and easy” chances for each player by…
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Quick Hits – 01/14/2107: Addison Russell’s Clutchness
We’ve talked a lot about the return of Kyle Schwarber and the return to form of Jason Heyward, even the…
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Cubs Quick Hits – 01/13/2017: Pitch Framing
Willson Contreras added just over half a strike per game (0.54) in 2016, which was better than 75% of all MLB catchers…
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Koji Uehara Throws Really Slow, Which is a Good Thing
If you were told the Cubs signed a pitcher with one of the best strikeout rates in baseball, you probably…
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Top 5 Nastiest Pitches of 2016: Four-Seam Fastball
Welcome to the first edition of our “Top 5 Nastiest Pitches” series, in which we rank a handful of the…
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