May Splits

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I've always found monthly splits as a fun way to see how our perceptions match reality. Here's how May went.

 

Hoffpauir: 15 ABs, .467/.500/.667/1.167

Soriano: 116, .345/.386/.672/1.058

Zambrano: 21, .429/.429/.619/1.048

Ramirez: 88, .318/.429/.489/.917

Blanco: 17, .353/.353/.529/.882

Soto: 96, .271/.357/.510/.868

Fontenot: 32, .250/.429/.438/.866

DeRosa: 87, .310/.364/.471/.835

Fukudome: 99, .293/.388/.404/.792

Theriot: 104, .308/.407/.337/.743

Johnson: 71, .225/.309/.394/.703

Lee: 124, .234 .269/.411/.681

Edmonds: 28, .214/.241/.357/.599

Cedeno: 40, .225/.311/.250/.561

 

And the pitchers:

 

 

Eyre: 6.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.69 WHIP, 6/1 K/BB

Cotts: 1.2, 0.00, 1.80, 2/2

Wuertz: 13.1, 1.35, 0.98, 8/4

Howry: 15.1, 1.76, 1.24, 15/3

Ascanio: 5, 1.80, 1.40, 3/3

Marmol: 18.2, 1.93, 0.75, 31/7

Dempster: 38.1, 2.35, 1.12, 41/14

Zambrano: 40.1, 2.35, 1.12, 23/15

Wood: 16.2, 2.70, 0.96, 20/4

Gallagher: 26, 4.50, 1.38, 17/10

Lilly: 34.1, 4.72, 1.31, 36/8

Lieber: 15, 4.80, 1.67, 9/1

Marquis: 27.2, 5.53, 1.66, 15/12

[Ding Dong Johnson]

would it kill Theriot to hit a gap every now and again? I have no problems with the rate in which he's getting on base, but I'd like to see him at 2nd every once in a while

[UMFan83]

Wow our Bullpen and top 2 starters were awesome. Our 3-5 starters and long reliever sucked.

[inari]

I'm worried about Soto, mostly because he was downright bad for the last two to two and a half weeks of May.

[UMFan83]

Actually look at the Cubs pitching as a whole for May.

 

Cubs rankings:

 

Hits: 17th

BB: 17th

K: 3rd

BAA: 6th

 

ERA: 3rd (3.30)

 

That's kind of bizarre to have a WHIP as high as the Cubs did and have the 3rd best ERA for the month.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

I'm worried about Soto, mostly because he was downright bad for the last two to two and a half weeks of May.

 

Good baseball players do somtimes have bad 2-3 week stretches. It happens.

[NCCubFan]

Wow our Bullpen and top 2 starters were awesome. Our 3-5 starters and long reliever sucked.

Lieber's numbers are misleading because they include his one start. As a long reliever he's been very good.

[inari]

Wow our Bullpen and top 2 starters were awesome. Our 3-5 starters and long reliever sucked.

Lieber's numbers are misleading because they include his one start. As a long reliever he's been very good.

 

And I'd venture to guess he'd be good as a starter given another chance. Replacing him after one start was just too knee-jerk. He'd be an improvement over Marquis.

[Sammy Sofa]

Soriano: 116, .345/.386/.672/1.058

 

Legs team ruining code red get rid of bum terrible legs finished horrible killing team legs.

[javy knows my name]

would it kill Theriot to hit a gap every now and again? I have no problems with the rate in which he's getting on base, but I'd like to see him at 2nd every once in a while

It is frustrating, but I welcome a .750 OBP-driven OPS from him with open arms

[YearofDaCubs]

Marquis over 5 era. I'm hoping that Hill figures it out, gets called up and takes over his spot. I truly hate the fact that Marquis is here.

[XZero771679666304]

I'm worried about Soto, mostly because he was downright bad for the last two to two and a half weeks of May.

 

Good baseball players do somtimes have bad 2-3 week stretches. It happens.

 

I was afraid they had figured Soto out after the Washington series. I was a lot more worried then than I am now. And let's face it, expecting him to OPS 1.000, (or even .900) all season isn't realistic.

[CubinNY]

I've always found monthly splits as a fun way to see how our perceptions match reality. Here's how May went.

 

Zambrano: 21, .429/.429/.619/1.048

I like how you put up Big Z's hitting numbers. Hell, put him at DH in the interleague games.

[Butterscup1679666578]

I look at that and this is what I see:

 

Soriano's OPS will regress down a bit, but if he has a hot week a month he should always be at least around a .900 OPS for the month.

 

I think DeRosa, Ramirez, Theriot and Soto will always be around those numbers.

 

Lee's obviously not going to be that bad.

 

I feel that Edmonds/Johnson will OPS around .750 each during their platoon.

 

We went 18-11 last month with our all-around best hitter OPS'ing under .700. As long as we avoid stretches with multiple players slumping, we should have no problem winning 15-18 games a month every month.

[NCCubFan]

Wow our Bullpen and top 2 starters were awesome. Our 3-5 starters and long reliever sucked.

Lieber's numbers are misleading because they include his one start. As a long reliever he's been very good.

 

And I'd venture to guess he'd be good as a starter given another chance. Replacing him after one start was just too knee-jerk. He'd be an improvement over Marquis.

I disagree. I don't think it was a knee-jerk reaction, but rather recognition of how important he's been as a long reliever. As a starter he'd probably only be able to go five most of the time, resulting in taxing the bullpen every fifth game. I think he's right where he can help the Cubs the most.