This was a makeup for the Sunday loss vs Houston where the Cubs lost 8-5 with an xWOBA of 398 vs Houston’s 276. Seemed like the Cubs were on the receiving end of batted ball luck last night.
I’ll take a 7-2 win in a Rea vs Skenes matchup either way.
Also, in an anonymous player survey, Counsell ranked ranked 4th among all MLB managers as the person players would most want to play for. The only evidence we have is that he’s a positive clubhouse presence.
I’m guessing the roster construction is why the computer models gave the Cubs the 10th highest odds of winning a World Series of the 12 playoff team last October despite the 4th highest team fWAR in baseball.
The problem is that their top 100 position prospects are both infielders, 3 if you count Shaw who are all blocked by 30+ YO old or soon to be 30 YO infielders owes over $400 million.
I have no idea what the plan is when there’s 2 corner outfield spots up for grabs.
That’s Dansby being Dansby. He’s always had a bipolar bat. He hit 155 in May of 2024 too. This is the same core of fickle bats we’ve had since 23 and they’ve face planted to the mean after the 10 game winning steaks. If I told you they’d be on pace for 762 runs and a 108 wRC+ 1/3rd of the way through the year, no one would bat an eyelash.