Random Cubs Musings

[UMFan83]

Wellington Castillo is out for the year with a partially torn meniscus. Theo also said he is now "part of the core"

[Hairyducked Idiot]

He's taking Darwin Barney's vacated spot, I assume.

[Guest]

Wellington Castillo is out for the year with a partially torn meniscus. Theo also said he is now "part of the core"

 

 

God, I sure hope so! He has been one of few bright spots on the offense this year.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Lake's LD% is 28.5. :shock:

[Gmoney08]

I imagine Cruz still would have been in the top 50 overall. I'm trying to remember the Cubs in the Top 100 in 02. Patterson, Prior, Cruz, Z, Choi, Hill, Montanez?

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/all-time/#2002

 

2. Prior

6. Cruz

40. Choi

45. Kelton

48. Hill

68. Jackson

80. Zambrano

 

Where is Andy Sisco?!

[Guest]

Sisco had just been drafted the summer before the 2002 list. He was #53 on the 2003 list.

[Bull]

Sisco had just been drafted the summer before the 2002 list. He was #53 on the 2003 list.

Sisco references make me cry.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Andrew Cashner out-fWARed Rizzo this year.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Andrew Cashner out-fWARed Rizzo this year.

 

Can someone discuss Andrew Cashner when he pitches in San Diego and when he pitches elsewhere? I'm not great at breaking down all the numbers, but it seems like his value is elevated even more based on where he plays.

[SouthSideRyan]

Andrew Cashner out-fWARed Rizzo this year.

 

Can someone discuss Andrew Cashner when he pitches in San Diego and when he pitches elsewhere? I'm not great at breaking down all the numbers, but it seems like his value is elevated even more based on where he plays.

 

Numbers are obviously worse on the road, but NL West parks are pretty hitter friendly outside of Petco so it's not fair to consider that any sort of true talent level. HR rate is roughly the same home/away, but he's giving up ~twice as many doubles on the road, and must be nibbling a lot more because he's walking guys at twice the rate away vs home as well.

[Guest]

Coors is actually the only hitters park in the NL West, this year at least. Chase normally favors hitters but was 15th this year, and Dodger Stadium(27th) and AT&T(29th) are both extreme pitchers parks.

 

Wrigley was 2nd to Coors this year, interestingly enough.

[SouthSideRyan]

Coors is actually the only hitters park in the NL West. Chase is middle of the road(15th exactly this year), and Dodger Stadium(27th) and AT&T(29th) are both extreme pitchers parks.

 

Well [expletive] me, when did Chase swing so wildly?

[Guest]

I just edited, this year is a bit of an outlier for Chase, which is normally in the 5-10 range.

[Banedon]

Cubs mascot circa 1908:

 

http://i.imgur.com/2X87dgR.jpg

[jersey cubs fan]

are those bare bear balls?

[mul21]

are those bare bear balls?

 

Look hairy to me

[Sammy Sofa]

Uhhhhh, we see that every day in OMC's sig. (The bear, not the balls).

[SouthSideRyan]

Who keeps sigs on??

[Sammy Sofa]

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. I'm too lazy to read names.

[ConstableRabbit]

Who keeps sigs on??

They can be turned off?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HSJVTfzrL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

[Clem Fandango]

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. I'm too lazy to read names.

 

Yeah. Sigs and avatars are ID's for posters as far as I'm, concerned.

[Guest]

http://deadspin.com/the-cubs-threw-away-some-ron-santo-stuff-and-its-very-1427943445?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[Old Style]

For an organization in desparate need of money it seems they could have sold off this crap to morons for actual cash instead of just tossing them in the dumpster. Just a thought.

[Guest]

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2013&month=0&season1=2013&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=19,d

 

I did not realize that the Cubs were second best defensively in baseball.

 

Also, dead last in BABIP.

[Guest]

Coors is actually the only hitters park in the NL West. Chase is middle of the road(15th exactly this year), and Dodger Stadium(27th) and AT&T(29th) are both extreme pitchers parks.

 

Well [expletive] me, when did Chase swing so wildly?

 

More closed roof games this year?