Tweaked my right shoulder a few weeks ago, that after long battling soreness in my left shoulder that still hasn’t dissipated, and only after getting over a previous right shoulder issue a couple years ago. Thing is, you just can’t completely get over the shoulder stuff when you’re in a phase of life where you’re lifting kids up and down all the time, playing with them, protecting them from falling objects with quick jerky movements, etc. I am just about ready to acquiesce to the fact that my shoulders are gonna be effed for a few more years.
#Cubs predicted to finish in last place in latest PECOTA projections? "I don't think we'll do that, so next question," Kyle Schwarber says. "I think we all know what we have in this clubhouse." https://t.co/2UGyYV5UX7 via @suntimes
— Gordon Wittenmyer (@GDubCub) February 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1096157446211538944
Only 5 MLB pitchers had a 2,600+ rpm avg 4-seam spin rate last year, per @statcast (min. 150 thrown):
1. Carl Edwards Jr: 2658
2. Tyler Bashlor (!): 2651
3. Ray Black: 2640
4. Justin Verlander: 2618
5. Garrett Richards: 2602(Also: Feels great to be looking up spin rates again) https://t.co/3PdIz4rkvk
— Matt Kelly (@mattkellyMLB) February 15, 2019
Hottovy noted that Edwards' "in-zone" stats are some of the best in baseball. Looking only at pitches in zone at @statcast, among P's with min. 100 results, Edwards ranked 9th in MLB in wOBA.
Context:
7. Treinen .211
8. Hicks .218
9. Edwards .224
10. Sale .225
11. deGrom .229— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) February 14, 2019
David Bote’s added muscle is a pretty good argument on behalf of paying minor leaguers. This was likely David’s first offseason that money wasn’t a huge concern, allowing him to just focus on getting better at his profession. How is this a thing. https://t.co/TrD3mikn5A
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) February 14, 2019
Some of the data (via Rapsodo, etc.) collected on Carl Edwards Jr.'s bullpen session Wednesday was scrambled due to the TV cameras filming his session and affecting the wifi.
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) February 14, 2019
Roses are red,
Violets are lit,
The thing about St. Louis,
Is that it's boring as shit.
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 14, 2019
In 2018, Javier Báez had as many triples (9) as the St. Louis Cardinals
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) February 14, 2019
#Cubs Prospect Thread: RHP Paul Richan
The latest in a line of polished college arms drafted by the Cubs over the past few years. Richan posted a 7.77 K/BB ratio over 89.2 college IP prior to the draft then followed up with a 6.2 mark in 29.2 IP as a pro in Eugene. 1/ pic.twitter.com/02NimFZJzH
— Michael Ernst (@mj_ernst) February 15, 2019