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Kluber’s final line (6 IP, 1 ER) is somewhat deceptive: Throwing on only three days’ rest, his stuff seemed to lack the crispness and velocity that usually characterizes one of the best pitchers in the American League. But Kluber’s 81 pitches went through the sixth inning, enough to ...
On Dec. 8, 1987, Chicago shipped him to Boston for a pair of pitchers. Neither lasted more than parts of two years with the Cubs.After the trade, legendary Chicago Tribune writer Jerome Holtzman wrote that Smith "had begun to show irrefutable indications of wear and tear." As it turned ...
Kepler had three hits and Josh Donaldson added two for the Twins, who took two of three from the NL Central-leading Cubs. After winning the AL Central last year, Minnesota clinched its second straight postseason berth on Saturday and trails the Chicago White Sox by two games in the division...
a player shouldn’t go in on the first ballot, that there was something magical about the first ballot. No serious person has ever constructed an argument that Maddux didn’t belong in the Hall after his amazing career. The JAWS system ranks Greg eighth all-time among starting pitchers. ...
and Trevor Bauer's finger injury is still a concern. The Cubs at least know who their pitchers will be, if not the exact order, but will have to make a decision on Kyle Schwarber. The left-handed power bat played in just two games this year before injuring his knee, but appeared in...
Braves are 13-6 in their last 19 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. Braves are 2-8 in their last 10 Tuesday games. Braves are 0-4 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. ...
and pitchersRyan Dempster,Carlos Zambrano, andTed Lilly, in 2007 and 2008 the Cubs won consecutive NL Central Division titles—the first time in 100 years that the team qualified for the playoffs in consecutive seasons. In 2009 the Cubs had a winning season but missed out on the playoffs, ...
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There is always built-in risk in big, multiyear deals for pitchers, no matter who they are. The Diamondbacks know this as well as anyone, as they've seen deals go south (Madison Bumgarner, Montgomery) or become onerous to their ability to do other things (Zack Greinke). The future of ...