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The Cubs have talked about utiliIizing competitive advantages in pitching, and it looks like being a premier slider org is how that's taking shape

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Standings be damned, Cubs should trade for Danny Jansen

Why Danny Jansen? By an order of magnitude the catcher position has been the most problematic spot on the 2024 Cubs.  The difference in catcher WAR between the 30th ranked Cubs and, for example, the 15th ranked Astros is 3.4 wins.  Meaning if the Cubs had average production from the position they'd likely be over .500 right now.  The offense in particular has been so bad that it has single-handedly cost the Cubs a quarter of a run per game at the plate. Danny Jansen is a name most are

Bertz

Bertz in Cubs

Chicago Cubs: Kings of the Slider?

The Cubs have talked a lot about how their Pitching Infrastructure, led by Tommy Hottovy and Craig Breslow, provides a competitive advantage on the pitching front.  However the results the past two years have not been especially strong.  There have been a lot of individual success stories, but because of the lack of investment prior to this year there hasn’t been a full pitching staff meant to win games as opposed to a collection of individual pitchers meant to be flipped in July. 2023 is y

Bertz

Bertz in Pitch Modeling

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