NEWSLETTER
Today, The Wife and I are taking a day date to an amusement park, and I am thoroughly stoked. She’s not so big on the huge rides, but today, she’s gonna brave a lot of them with me (or so she says). So long as there’s no ralphing, I think we’re gonna have a great time!
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Executive Access is back with an all-new episode! My guest is Cubs Sr. VP of player development and amateur scouting Jason McLeod. With the draft only days away, it’s a great listen to learn about the amateur scouting process! https://t.co/GYCASMOvVw
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) May 28, 2019
Paul Goldschmidt with the Cardinals so far: walking less, striking out more, hitting for much less power, and a career low .271/.363/.449 slash line.
(Yes, I understand what I just did … ) pic.twitter.com/KeRfjYKAww
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) May 31, 2019
I'm very sorry that the #Cubs had to spend today's off-day … in St. Louis.
(shirt via our friends at @obvious_shirts – shirts are all 20% off tonight with the code BLEACHERNATION, plus FREE shipping: https://t.co/aiu8fHRwEL) pic.twitter.com/zrNLhGmUxi
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) May 30, 2019
Hyun-Jin Ryu fired 7 2/3 more scoreless innings, exiting to a standing ovation. His 2019 ERA is a cool 1.48. He hasn’t allowed more than two runs in a start this season. He hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in a regular-season start since 2017.
— Pedro Moura (@pedromoura) May 31, 2019
With his start tonight, Hyun-Jin Ryu has now gone 11 straight starts allowing no more than 2 runs and 1 walk— a Live Ball Era record.
The only other pitchers in the Live Ball Era to do it in 10 starts in a row? Teammate Clayton Kershaw and opposing starter Jason Vargas.
— Jeremy Frank (@MLBRandomStats) May 31, 2019
Part of me doesn’t want to overreact to Brennen Davis’ 429/500/571 six-game start in South Bend.
The other part of me is pic.twitter.com/l18bUAPfLk
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) May 31, 2019
Excellent article by Jake Kaplan on The Athletic about the Astros' method of developing pitchers. The entire blueprint is publicly available, and this article sums it up better than most. https://t.co/P67ySFPRZp
— Kyle Boddy (@drivelinebases) May 31, 2019
Oddsmakers Place Bulls Among the Favorites to Land Butler, Walker, Russell https://t.co/vslaUGMWXL pic.twitter.com/Y60NQ1LmGK
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) May 30, 2019
Khalil Mack Doesn’t Want to Hear About Regression https://t.co/AgRbI1Zk9M pic.twitter.com/5sm04jQDej
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) May 30, 2019
