Ace is probably too strong of a word when your ERA is almost always around 3.80. At the same time, he is a reliable starting pitcher.
if he was a free agent, he would make double or triple his salary.
Corbin Burnes allowed 11 hits in 2.2 IP in the same game Peralta allowed 8 hits over 3.1 IP on Friday.
I’m not worried. I assume Peralta will be around his career average 3.79 ERA this year.
Ben Sheets had terrible outcomes every spring, too.
I can’t imagine wanting Canha to play much more than backup 1B? In which case, his ability to hit LHP is moot since Rhys can do that too.
Chourio, Mitchell, Frelick and Yelich should get 95% of the playing time in the outfield?
Cubs drop game two. 15 base runners and only three runs. Not a lot of bright spots against a Dodger lineup that was without Betts and Freeman.
I guess the Cub bullpen only allowed one run over 5 IP today.
Cubs travel to Arizona for four game series next week.
.876 OPS this spring
.761 OPS last spring as a team
.782 in 2023
.741 in 2022
is there something different about the baseball this season? The 110 point bump in team OPS seems significant.
I cannot remember another spring training where nearly every starting position player has an OPS above 1000 seemingly.
Milwaukee leads all of baseball with a .876 team OPS in spring training
The Cubs have a brutal opening month of the season. They could be meaningfully below .500 entering May. Even the A’s series could be tough.
After tomorrow’s game in Japan against the Dodgers:
Four against the Diamondbacks in Arizona
Three against the A’s in Sacramento
Three against the Padres at home
Three against Rangers at home
Three against the Dodgers in Los Angeles
Three against the Padres in San Diego
Three against the Diamondbacks in Chicago
Two against the Dodgers in Chicago
Three against the Phillies in Chicago