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Is Jon Lester Really Worth 6 or 7 Years and More Than $140 Million?
Let me begin by saying that I think Jon Lester is a great pitcher and, by all accounts, an awesome…
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Should the Cubs Target Nick Markakis? Let’s See What the Numbers Say
Nick Markakis was long thought to be a sure thing to head back to Baltimore this offseason for somewhere around 4…
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Cubs by the Numbers: wOBA Highlights Gleaming Strengths, Glaring Weaknesses
Weighted On-base Average (wOBA) measures a hitter’s overall value based on each individual event. Whereas OBP treats all the ways a hitter…
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Cubs by the Numbers: SIERA Illustrates Pressing Need for Better Pitching
There are a few different metrics that can give a clear look at a pitcher and his skill level. FIP (Fielding…
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Cubs by the Numbers: Starlin Castro’s Improvement Highlights Batted-Ball Statistics
Batted-ball statistics paint a very detailed picture of a hitter and what his success (or failure) is based on in a given…
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Cubs by the Numbers: Plate Discipline for Pitchers
In my last post, I showed how plate discipline metics highlight a hitter’s approach at the plate. Those numbers also…
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Cubs by the Numbers: Plate Discipline
Plate Discipline is a stat from Fangraphs that measures how frequently a hitter swings at pitches in and out of…
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Cubs by the Numbers: Free Agent Hitting Targets and Their Value
This list could begin and end with one target: Russell Martin. It is early, but right now it seems like…
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Cubs by the Numbers: Free Agent Pitching Targets and their Value
Free agency is now upon us, and coupled with the hiring of Joe Maddon, the Cubs are expected to be…
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Cubs By the Numbers: RE24 (Run expectancy on the 24 base-out states)
RE24 gets it name for the number of runs expected from the 24 base-and-out situations possible for a hitter (zero, one,…
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