Whew. It’s hard to shift the brain back a bit after being deep in on really significant rules change proposals this morning. At least it momentarily took our focus off of an offseason that has otherwise been full of oddities and missteps and ugliness for the Cubs.
.@PJ_Mooney on Joe Ricketts’ emails and the 'Cubs Way': https://t.co/hRLS6lDvg1
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticCHI) February 6, 2019
Now the All-Unemployed Pitching Staff!
Rotation:
Dallas Keuchel
Gio Gonzalez
Ervin Santana
Jeremy Hellickson
James ShieldsCloser – Craig Kimbrel
Opener- Sergio Romo
RHs – Ryan Madson, Brad Boxberger, Bud Norris, AJ Ramos, Tyler Clippard
LHs – Jake Diekman, Tony Sipp— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) February 6, 2019
Love this. Tell the hitter to either get in the box or stop being a baby.
— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) February 6, 2019
A reminder:
MLB pitchers hit .115/.144/.149 in 2018, all-time lows in all 3 slash categories.
42.2 K%, higher than A.Chapman's record as a pitcher.
They had a wRC+ of -25! And they've always been terrible. The last time they had a wRC+ better than 2018 Chris Davis (46) was 1902. pic.twitter.com/h6u95tsJ78— James Smyth (@JamesSmyth621) February 6, 2019
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