Baseball Statistical Tidbits From the 2013 Season
Major League Baseball Every baseball season brings something different from a statistical standpoint. In 2013, we had some things we have never seen before and some real interesting tidbits from...
View ArticleJavier Baez Expected To Play 2nd And 3rd Base This Spring
According to Cubs GM Jed Hoyer, shortstop Javier Baez will work at a couple other positions this spring. Hoyer reiterates Baez will be exposed to 2nd/3rd in spring.. — Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs)...
View ArticleDoes Javier Baez Have A Shot At The Cubs’ Opening Day Roster?
Maybe the future in Chicago is a little closer than we think. A long shot to make the Opening Day roster out of spring training, Javier Baez is opening eyes within the organization with his stellar...
View ArticleCubs’ Starlin Castro could be ready by Opening Day
http://www.espn.com Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro has been hampered much of the spring with a strained right hamstring. However, he could be ready for Opening Day, reports MLB.com beat reporter...
View ArticleStarlin Castro willing to change positions to accommodate Baez
http://www.espn.com The Chicago Cubs have a plethora amount of infield talent at their disposal. Mike Olt, Darwin Barney, Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro and Javier Baez are names that all Cubs fans...
View ArticleHow Do The Chicago Cubs Stack Up At The Plate In 2014?
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Chicago Cubs will be a team with little room for error this season. It is no secret that the Cubs are in a transition year as they continue to build a young core...
View ArticleStarlin Castro Finding His Stride For Chicago Cubs
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports Over the last few games, the Chicago Cubs’ offense has been producing runs at a promising clip. One of the leaders in this outburst of runs scored has been the rejuvenated...
View ArticleThe Chicago Cubs vs White Sox Series May Actually Produce Good Action This Week
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Over the next four days, the cross-town rivals in the Windy City, the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will tangle in a home-and-home four game series. Despite the...
View ArticleChicago Cubs’ Changing Landscape Sets Up For Future Success
Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports With the 2014 trade deadline now come and gone, winners and losers are still being determined around the league. At the deadline, the Chicago Cubs made one move in...
View ArticleCubs Shut Down Castro
On Wednesday the Chicago Cubs announced that SS Starlin Castro had a high ankle sprain and was being shut down for the season. MRI’s showed that there was not structural damage in his ankle and Castro...
View ArticleStarlin Castro, Engel Beltre to be investigated following shooting at local...
Andy Lyons/Getty Images North America UPDATE: Castro’s agent says that the Cubs’ shortstop had nothing to with the shooting and has “no idea” who incited the shooting. Castro agent: Starlin not...
View ArticleStarlin Castro Not Leaving the Windy City Any Time Soon
Getty Images The Chicago Cubs are not trading away Starlin Castro away this winter, according to Jon Heyman from CBS Sports. The Cubs have been looked upon as a team with a surplus of young hitters,...
View ArticleOPSN Beat the Streak from April 10
Mike Trout (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) Yesterday’s picks for our staff in Beat the Streak were all over the map. Mike Trout and Jose Abreu were the only players selected more than twice, and a total of 18...
View ArticleKris Bryant makes big league debut
After weeks of hype and a questionable decision to start him in the minor leagues, Kris Bryant became a member of the Chicago Cubs on Friday. With high expectations, the second pick in the 2013 draft...
View ArticleIt’s 2015 and the Chicago Cubs are ready to create a dynasty
Come October, we will all find out if we should have put some money on the Cubbies. But whether or not the prediction in Back to the Future Part II comes true, I’m here to tell you that the 2015...
View ArticleBenches clear after Chicago Cubs’ Junior Lake homers against the Miami Marlins
Tempers flared during the Miami Marlins’ 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night at Marlins Park. In the top of the sixth inning, Cubs right fielder Junior Lake knocked a two-run home run...
View ArticleOPSN DFS starting 9 for June 4
Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) have taken over the fantasy baseball world, and we’re endeavoring to help our audience win here at Outside Pitch MLB. Each day we will be providing you with six position...
View ArticleChicago Cubs getting creative to find a spot for Javier Baez
Throughout both his major and minor league career, Javier Baez has been shuffled around the diamond. The one constant has always been his bat. The Chicago Cubs drafted Baez as a shortstop with the...
View ArticleJhonny Peralta making the case that he is the best shortstop in MLB
Jhonny Peralta has had a spectacular start to 2015 for the St. Louis Cardinals and is proving that he should be considered one of the top shortstops in the game today. Although he may not possess the...
View ArticleChicago Cubs walk-off against Cincinnati Reds
The Chicago Cubs have won their 33rd game of the season following their walk-off win against the Cincinnati Reds tonight, 4-3. The matchup saw pitchers Kyle Hendricks (2-2, 3.96 earned run average, 52...
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