My knowledge of Ethan Roberts was limited before I spoke to him at Wrigley Field’s home clubhouse in late August. I knew he was a 27-year-old, right-handed reliever with limited big-league experience and a high spin rate. He also had Tommy John surgery in 2022 and was an honorable mention on our 2023 Chicago Cubs…
Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports These are the saddest of possible words,Bryant to Báez to Rizzo.Seeing projected WAR cut into thirds,Bryant to Báez to Rizzo.Quickly declining in other team’s hats,by plate discipline or by powerless bats,concussions and sore backs turn comebacks to splats,Bryant to Báez to Rizzo. The 2016 season was one of the greatest in…
Welcome back to Top of the Order, where every Tuesday and Friday I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. Things have taken a rough turn for the Chicago Cubs since the end of April. Over the weekend, they lost three of their four games against…
(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) It’s still early in the MLB season, but it’s never too early to start thinking about end-of-year awards as we are now a third of the way through the season. One Chicago Cubs player has surprised everyone and is continuing to hold a sizable lead for one prestigious award. MLB.com…
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) The Chicago Cubs got some crushing injury news on Wednesday. One of their best players, Cody Bellinger, was placed on the injured list with a rib fracture, per MLB insider Jon Heyman. “Cody Bellinger has a fractured rib and Pete Crow-Armstrong has been called up, Cubs manager Craig Counsell tells…
