Tommy Cook, Author at

Tommy CookMay 17, 2015

Insider’s Inbox Answers Your Questions About the Pitching Staff, Proper Attire, and the Birds and Bees

As Cubs Insider’s popularity continues to bloom, it’s becoming harder and harder for me to go out in public without…

Tommy CookJanuary 20, 2015

Baseball’s (publicly available) defensive metrics are bad. I mean, there’s really no way around this conclusion – they do not…

Tommy CookDecember 2, 2014

You heard them when the Blue Jays gave Russell Martin 5 years/$82M and when the Nationals gave Jayson Werth 7/$126M.…

Tommy CookNovember 25, 2014

In the wake of Russell Martin signing with the Blue Jays last week, it was reported that the Cubs (among…

Tommy CookNovember 13, 2014

While the talk has long attached the Cubs and Jon Lester to one another, a increasing number of rumors have connected the…

Tommy CookNovember 12, 2014

If you missed last night’s twitter debacle, in which Cubs Insider’s Fearless Leader made up a bunch of lies and…

Tommy CookOctober 10, 2014

Bullpens are built from the ashes of failed starting pitching prospects, and “Neil Ramirez, Starting Pitcher” never did quite work…

Tommy CookOctober 8, 2014

First, a big thank you to @FuriousJeff and @Bo_Tron for their help gathering data for this piece! If you’re interested…

Tommy CookSeptember 30, 2014

Were any of us really all that worried that Starlin Castro wouldn’t return to form? Well, yes, I feel like we…

Tommy CookSeptember 25, 2014

Before you read my post, I suggest you read AJ’s post from yesterday about the Cubs’ strikeout problem. In general,…