When it comes to the standings on the first day of the second half, what you see is *mostly* what you get.
Notable pitching performances this week from Drew Pomeranz, Jake Arrieta and MIchael Fulmer.
The struggling Cubs fail to build any momentum, the Angels win without Trout, and the Indians keep destroying the Tigers.
The Cubs’ pitchers are on a historical DRA-beating pace. Are there some factors that explain why some teams do this?
The Cubs right now have a real case for an 11-man pitching staff.
The Cubs are suddenly losing, the Mariners are seriously losing, and Zack Greinke moves up a special leaderboard.
As the first openly gay owner in Major League Baseball, Laura Ricketts gives Cub fans reason to feel pride in every sense of the word.
Is Bill James right about groundball pitchers?
It’s mid-June, and Jason Heyward is is slugging .307. Why we’re sanguine.
Chicago can’t quit Chris Coghlan, while the A’s pick up a former top prospect with remaining intrigue.
Did Justin Verlander announce his resurgence in a Twitter reply?
Preempting a bunch of Chicago Cubs hot takes.
‘You go from picking top 10 four years straight to picking 104. What doesn’t change is our preparation and our expectation to do well.’
The Diamondbacks hand Jake Arrieta his first recorded loss, Jose Fernandez pitches his way into the history books, and Clayton Kershaw’s worst outing is still pretty good.
Thinking probabilistically about upgrades.
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