Welcome to our second week of the Remarkable season previews. We wrapped up the West divisions in each league last week. Now, we head to the Central divisions and start in the Windy City.
2019 Record: 84-78 (3rd in NL Central)
Cubs PITCHERS
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Jon Lester
- Jon Lester had an average fastball velocity of just 90.3 MPH last season — tied for 8th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.9
- Jon Lester threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 59.2% (346/584) of opposing batters last season — 5th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.8%
- Jon Lester had a first-pitch strike rate of just 58.8% (450/765) last season — 10th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.6%
- Jon Lester allowed a slugging percentage of .986 (73 Total Bases / 74 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .626
- Opponents batted .356 (171-for-481) against Jon Lester on pitches in the strike zone last season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .281
Yu Darvish
- Opponents batted just .194 (24-for-124) against Yu Darvish with runners in scoring position last season — 8th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .246
- Yu Darvish allowed an OBP of just .183 (421 PA’s) with two-strikes last season — 5th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .230
- Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 36.9% (236/640) against Yu Darvish last season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.0%
- Opponents batted just .152 (37-for-243) against Yu Darvish‘s non-fastballs last season — 5th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .219
- Right-handed batters batted just .181 (57-for-315) against Yu Darvish last season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .244
- Yu Darvish allowed a slugging percentage of .934 (71 Total Bases / 76 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .626
Kyle Hendricks
- Opponents batted .301 (43-for-143) against Kyle Hendricks with runners in scoring position last season — 4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .246
- Kyle Hendricks allowed an OPS of just .841 (122 PA’s) when he’s behind in the count last season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 1.078
- Kyle Hendricks walked 32 of 730 batters (4.4%) last season — 5th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.0%
- Kyle Hendricks threw his changeup 43.4% of the time (344/792) with two-strikes last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.5%
- Kyle Hendricks allowed a slugging percentage of just .207 (29 Total Bases / 140 ABs) on elevated fastballs last season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .382
Jose Quintana
- Jose Quintana had an ERA of 4.68 (167 IP)last season — 10th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.86
- Jose Quintana allowed a slugging percentage of just .344 (52 Total Bases / 151 ABs) vs left-handed batters last season — 15th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .438
- Jose Quintana allowed a slugging percentage of just .301 (43 Total Bases / 143 ABs) on elevated fastballs last season — 9th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .382
- Right-handed batters batted .290 (153-for-527) against Jose Quintana last season — 5th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .244
- Opponents batted .405 (139-for-343) against Jose Quintana in non-two strike counts last season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .339
- Opponents had a line drive rate of 30.4% (129/424) versus Jose Quintana on pitches in the strike zone last season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.6%
Tyler Chatwood
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .063 (4/63) against breaking balls from Tyler Chatwood last season — 12th best among among 134 qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: .130
- Left-handed batters hit .306 (37-for-121) against Tyler Chatwood last season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: .239
- Tyler Chatwood had a first-pitch strike rate of just 54.0% (175/324) last season — 3rd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 61.4%
Casey Sadler
- Casey Sadler threw his curveball 34.8% of the time (123/353) vs left-handed batters last season — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 19.5%
- Opponents batted .457 against Casey Sadler (21-for-46) when he was behind in the count last season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .344
- Casey Sadler had a strikeout rate of just 16.0% (31/194) last season — tied for 10th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.0%
- Casey Sadler had an ERA of 2.14 (45.2 IP) last season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 4.15
Craig Kimbrel
- Opponents have a miss rate of 31.0% (152/490) against Craig Kimbrel on fastballs since the start of 2018 — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.5%
- Opponents have a miss rate of 54.1% (113/209) against Craig Kimbrel on non-fastballs since the start of 2018 — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 36.6%
- Opponents are hitting just .116 (24-for-207) against Craig Kimbrel with two-strikes since the start of 2018 — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .162
- Opponents have a miss rate of 37.9% (265/699) against Craig Kimbrel since the start of 2018 — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27.6%
Ryan Tepera
- Ryan Tepera has induced opposing hitters to ground into 17 double plays in 117 opportunities (14.5%) since the 2017 season — 20th best among among 153 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 10.1%
- Opponents are hitting just .140 (13-for-93) against Ryan Tepera‘s elevated fastball since the 2017 season — 14th best among among 130 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .207
Kyle Ryan
- Left-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of just .097 (9/93) against Kyle Ryan last season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .165
- Opponents had a groundball rate of 70.2% (66/94) against Kyle Ryan‘s fastball last season — tied for 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.2%
- Opponents had a groundball rate of 63.4% (71/112) against Kyle Ryan in non-two strike counts last season — tied for 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.7%
- Opponents had a chase percentage of just 21.6% (117/542) against Kyle Ryan last season — 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.4%
Cubs HITTERS
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Kyle Schwarber
- Opponents used a defensive shift against Kyle Schwarber on 81.4% of his plate appearances (439/539) last season — 7th highest in MLB; League Avg: 40.6%
- Kyle Schwarber had a Well-Hit Avg of .255 (107/420) against RHP last season — tied for 15th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .204
- Kyle Schwarber had 70 extra-base hits out of 132 total hits (53.0%) last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: 39.7%
- Kyle Schwarber slugged .970 (64 total bases in 66 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 6th best in MLB; League Avg: .681
Albert Almora
- Albert Almora had a groundball rate of 54.5% (55/101) on breaking pitches last season — 12th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 43.6%
- Albert Almora had 132 quality ABs out of 363 total (36.36% QAB rate) last season — tied for 11th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 44.00%
- Albert Almora batted just .131 (17-for-130) on breaking pitches last season — lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .230
Jason Heyward
- Jason Heyward had a K:BB ratio of 1.4 (81/60) against RHP last season — tied for 10th best in MLB; League Avg: 2.2
- Jason Heyward batted .400 (36-for-90) on fastballs away last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .286
- Jason Heyward batted just .173 (38-for-220) on non-fastballs last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .245
- Jason Heyward had an OPS of just .553 (120 PA’s) against LHP last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .835
Anthony Rizzo
- Anthony Rizzo had 321 quality ABs out of 613 total (52.37% QAB rate) last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: 45.29%
- Anthony Rizzo saw fastballs 53.2% of the time (363/682) with two-strikes last season — 6th highest in MLB; League Avg: 46.7%
- Anthony Rizzo batted .240 (65-for-271) with two-strikes last season — 14th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .190
- Anthony Rizzo had an OBP of .459 (305 PA’s) at home last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .349
David Bote
- David Bote chased 42.8% of breaking pitches out of the zone down-and-away (65/152) last season — 23rd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 31.6%
- 51 of David Bote‘s 93 strikeouts (54.8%) came on fastballs last season — 18th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 42.0%
- David Bote missed on 32.6% of swings (214/656) last season — tied for 34th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 24.9%
Nico Hoerner
- Nico Hoerner batted .450 (9-for-20) with runners in scoring position over the last 30 days of the regular season (15 games) — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .273
- Nico Hoerner batted .304 (14-for-46) with two-strikes over the last 30 days of the regular season (19 games) — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .176
Javier Baez
- Javier Baez had 34 extra-base hits out of 63 total hits (54.0%) with two-strikes last season — 8th best in MLB; League Avg: 36.3%
- Javier Baez averaged just 3.57 pitches per plate appearance (2,002/561) last season — tied for 12th lowest among 139 in MLB; League Avg: 3.90
- Javier Baez slugged .693 (79 total bases in 114 ABs) with runners in scoring position last season — tied for 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .493
- Javier Baez chased 45.6% pitches (88/193) with the pitcher behind in the count last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 24.2%
Kris Bryant
- Kris Bryant hit 14 home runs in innings 7-9 last season — tied for 4th most in MLB
- Kris Bryant netted 9 extra hits against the shift (16 hits caused by the shift – 7 robbed hits) last season — best in MLB; League Avg: Net 3 hits lost
- Kris Bryant slugged .891 (49 total bases in 55 ABs) on fastballs against LHP last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .527
- Kris Bryant had an OBP of .448 (105 PA’s) when leading off an inning last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .331
Willson Contreras
- Willson Contreras batted .297 (30-for-101) on breaking pitches against RHP last season — 14th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .227
- Willson Contreras chased 42.0% of breaking pitches out of the zone down-and-away (71/169) last season — 25th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 31.6%
- Willson Contreras chased 35.8% of pitches out of the zone (81/226) of pitches 94 mph or greater last season — 8th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 25.9%
- Willson Contreras had a Well-Hit Avg of just .052 (4/77) on inside fastballs last season — lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .171
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