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Cubs Quick Hits: Cubs Hitters Have Highest WAR in NL
No other team in the National League has more hitting fWAR (FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement) than the Chicago Cubs. Altogether,…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Cubs #1 in Offense, Defense, and Baserunning
I remember scrolling through FanGraphs every day during that glorious 2016 run and seeing the Cubs’ historically-great numbers top every…
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Cubs Have Promoted Middle Reliever Daury Torrez to AAA Iowa
One of the Chicago Cubs’ under-the-radar prospects I follow is reliever Daury Torrez. On Thursday, the organization quietly promoted him…
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Quick Hits: Landing Darvish Would Give Cubs MLB’s Highest WAR Projection
Steamer projections already forecast the Cubs (47.7 WAR) as the third-best team for 2018, behind only the reigning NL champion Dodgers…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Jason Heyward is Crushing Two-Seamers This Year
One reason Jason Heyward couldn’t launch pitches in 2016 was because of an inability to get around on fastballs, a…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Jason Heyward’s Impressive Quality Contact Numbers Against Brewers
Jason Heyward hit the ball well in the Milwaukee series, but he smacked pitches particularly well during Sunday’s game. According to…
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Quick Hits: Cubs Opening Day Payrolls Since Theo Epstein Took Over
The Chicago Cubs’ 2017 opening day payroll is nearly identical to last year’s, in spite of adding Wade Davis ($10M),…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Bryzzo Ranked Fifth Best Duo, Dodgers Boast Top Pair
Blaspheny! Bryzzo isn’t projected to be the best duo in 2017? Sadly, you read that right. FanGraphs sought to find baseball’s…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Cubs Threw 4th Fewest High Four-Seamers Last Year
There seems to be a revolution against the grounder, as hitters and coaches alike are expressing the need to hit…
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