Brandon Morrow
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
The Rundown: Darvish Strong, Baez Ready to Break Out, Morrow Conflicted Facing Old Team
Heavens to Murgatroid, these Cactus Cubbies can play some ball! In case you missed yesterday’s game against the Dodgers, here’s…
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Spring Training
CI Recap (3/6/18) – Cubs 9, Dodgers 5: Happy Yu Day!
Yu Darvish finally made his first start of the spring and it was an eventful one. The Cubs offense started…
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Chicago Cubs News
The Rundown Lite: Contreras Fears for Brother’s Life, Leadoff Picture, More Spring Debuts Coming
Despite the advent of Sunday alcohol sales in Indiana, I’m writing this post stone sober. I may, however, have to…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Morrow Helping New Teammates Figure Out Dodgers’ High-Strike Strategy
Yu Darvish was the most prominent former Dodger the Cubs signed this winter, but Brandon Morrow could be even more…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Using Brandon Morrow as Traditional Closer Could Promote Better Performance
Theo Epstein has put together a bullpen that could end up being the league’s best. ZiPS thinks six Cubs relievers…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Epstein Prefers Tradition to Analytics When it Comes to His Closer
Though it’s a relatively new development in baseball’s long timeline, the role of closer is still firmly entrenched in tradition.…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Cubs Could Go Closer By Committee, Which Actually Might Not Be Too Bad
Perhaps no phrase causes as much stress or is as misunderstood as “closer by committee.” The concept is simple, you…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Relief Targets Coming Off Board, Shifting Market Complicates Matters
To call the Cubs’ goals for the Winter Meetings an open secret would be a misstatement. Fact is, they have…
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Chicago Cubs News
The Rundown: Making Sense of Cubs’ Moves, Cards Looking to Add Big Bats, Trade Rumors Flying
Well, an inebriated good morning to you all. That’s not to say that I have been on some type of…
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Chicago Cubs News
Cubs Projected to Win 93 Games After Additions of Morrow, Chatwood
Early in November, ZiPS startled Cubs fans by projecting only 87 wins for the defending NL Central champs in 2018.…
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