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2015 Cubs Positivity Thread

Banedon

By Banedon,
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Quick questions:

 

1) Does anyone value BP over Fangraphs at this point?

2) Does that mean you actually pay for the BP subscription?

3) Has BP gotten better after the trough they had after Silver, Sheehan and others left?

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Banedon GOAT

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The note for the Cardinals is just so perfect...

 

You know the kid on your Little League team who ran away when the ball was hit to him? Or flinched when he played catch? The Cardinals drafted him in the 48th round and he’s going to be an all-star.
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Can someone explain the baseball reference simple rating system to me? The Cards and Cubs both have negative ratings; that makes little sense, especially for the former.
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Can someone explain the baseball reference simple rating system to me? The Cards and Cubs both have negative ratings; that makes little sense, especially for the former.

 

The Cardinals are at 0.8

 

I believe it's run differential based, and there's an SOS component.

 

ETA: What's peculiar is the NL comes in at -7.3 despite being 1 game better record-wise than the AL

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Can someone explain the baseball reference simple rating system to me? The Cards and Cubs both have negative ratings; that makes little sense, especially for the former.

 

The Cardinals are at 0.8

 

I believe it's run differential based, and there's an SOS component.

 

That explains it - they've both played the Brewers at least three times over only 25 or so games, and the Pirates and Reds are both underwater.

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At this moment:

 

Anthony Rizzo (25) .327/.450/.577/1.0127

Kris Bryant (23) .276/.415/.395/.810

Jorge Soler (23) .281/.333/.439/.772

Addison Russell (21) .262/.286/.459/.745

Starlin Castro (25) .294/.317/.378/.695 (And this is our 7th best hitter in the midst of a slump)

 

Miguel Montero (31, but under control for 2 more years) .292/.382/.477/.869

Dexter Fowler (29, possible extension candidate) .268/.339/.420/.758.

 

Now if we were to get a few relievers capable of hanging on to a single digit lead, I'd feel very good about things going forward.

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FOX Sports: MLB ‏@MLBONFOX 16m16 minutes ago

Playoff Odds Power Rankings

 

1 #Dodgers 95.7%

2 #Nats 85.2%

3 #STLCards 83.8%

4 #Tigers 70.7%

5 #Cubs 62.8%

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FOX Sports: MLB ‏@MLBONFOX 16m16 minutes ago

Playoff Odds Power Rankings

 

1 #Dodgers 95.7%

2 #Nats 85.2%

3 #STLCards 83.8%

4 #Tigers 70.7%

5 #Cubs 62.8%

 

 

It's just a majestic thing to see once more. The Cubs are good. The Cubs are now and look the [expletive] out.

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Our catcher of the future is basically performing as good as Bryant did last year at this time.

 

As for Schwarber, he’s now hitting .306/.442/.620 with 10 homers in 38 games, walking nearly 20% of the time (and he’s struck out just twice more than he’s walked). This is a very special hitter, and it’s a guy who is pretty clearly ready for the offensive challenge of AAA.

 

http://i.imgur.com/4RGJLR0.gif

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Our catcher of the future is basically performing as good as Bryant did last year at this time.

 

As for Schwarber, he’s now hitting .306/.442/.620 with 10 homers in 38 games, walking nearly 20% of the time (and he’s struck out just twice more than he’s walked). This is a very special hitter, and it’s a guy who is pretty clearly ready for the offensive challenge of AAA.

 

http://i.imgur.com/4RGJLR0.gif

31 BB for a 20.1% BB%

33 Ks for a 21.4% K%

 

Whoever wrote that probably could have phrased it better.

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Our catcher of the future is basically performing as good as Bryant did last year at this time.

 

As for Schwarber, he’s now hitting .306/.442/.620 with 10 homers in 38 games, walking nearly 20% of the time (and he’s struck out just twice more than he’s walked). This is a very special hitter, and it’s a guy who is pretty clearly ready for the offensive challenge of AAA.

 

http://i.imgur.com/4RGJLR0.gif

 

How long would trying to keep him at catcher potentially delay him coming up to the bigs? If the answer is "any time at all" then plug him in to LF and get him up here. Me want hitting god.

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Our catcher of the future is basically performing as good as Bryant did last year at this time.

 

As for Schwarber, he’s now hitting .306/.442/.620 with 10 homers in 38 games, walking nearly 20% of the time (and he’s struck out just twice more than he’s walked). This is a very special hitter, and it’s a guy who is pretty clearly ready for the offensive challenge of AAA.

 

http://i.imgur.com/4RGJLR0.gif

31 BB for a 20.1% BB%

33 Ks for a 21.4% K%

 

Whoever wrote that probably could have phrased it better.

 

That was Brett at BN. Yeah, it was a little awkward when I first read it. Initially I read it as he was striking out at twice the rate of his BB%

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Our catcher of the future is basically performing as good as Bryant did last year at this time.

 

As for Schwarber, he’s now hitting .306/.442/.620 with 10 homers in 38 games, walking nearly 20% of the time (and he’s struck out just twice more than he’s walked). This is a very special hitter, and it’s a guy who is pretty clearly ready for the offensive challenge of AAA.

 

http://i.imgur.com/4RGJLR0.gif

31 BB for a 20.1% BB%

33 Ks for a 21.4% K%

 

Whoever wrote that probably could have phrased it better.

 

That was Brett at BN. Yeah, it was a little awkward when I first read it.

 

Redundant.

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So apparently the Cubs run differential so far is only +4. Does that mean I should feel positive because they sit 5 games above .500, winning a bunch of close games, or should I be worried that we're due some regression in terms of wins & losses?
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So apparently the Cubs run differential so far is only +4. Does that mean I should feel positive because they sit 5 games above .500, winning a bunch of close games, or should I be worried that we're due some regression in terms of wins & losses?

 

the cubs have played like a .500 team so far and enjoy a few bonus wins. we'll be glad to have them going forward when we start playing even better.

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