We cover the coverage like PCA covers center field. Pete was jobbed.
Tatis ranked 37th in baseball with 8 Outs Above Average (OAA) while Crow-Armstrong tied with Witt for the MLB lead with 24 OAA. By MLB Statcast’s Runs Prevented metric, Crow-Armstrong led baseball with 22 while Tatis was 31st with 7.
I mean, dayum. That’s cold. Tatis is a fine player and good defender. PCA is on another planet. The Friars’ fanbase must’ve voted early and often.
I wish I could squint slaunchwise and somehow see the
Cubs signing Kyle Tucker. But no. The Ricketts didn’t deny the charge that Jeff Passan leveled, which was more or less that the Cubs owners are among of the drivers behind the salary-cap movement.
So it wouldn’t be prudent to spend the money. Biblically-speaking, that is.
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- Brian Kelder (North Side Baseball*): Cubs’ love of flexibility is equal parts understandable and maddening. “If baseball handed out trophies for clean accounting books, the Cubs would be more hated than the Dodgers.”
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): 5 Cubs storylines to follow entering the GM Meetings. “The first week following the conclusion of the World Series sets the foundation for the offseason ahead.“ Maddie Lee has more* {$}.
- Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Projections on Shōta Imanaga’s possible contract and the impact of the qualifying offer. “I have a hard time seeing anything more than a three-year deal for Shōta Imanaga right now.”
- Paul Niemiec (North Side Baseball*): Six Free-Agent Third Basemen options if Cubs are seeking upgrade over Matt Shaw. “Shaw’s struggles in 2025 could make a third base upgrade a necessity in Chicago.”
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