Is Ryan Dempster Underrated?
February 23, 2010 by Rick Mell
Filed under Chicago Cubs Sites, MLB, Sabermetrics
Ryan Dempster made the conversion from closer to starter for the 2008 season. This conversion was a success as he won 17 games with an ERA of 2.96. He followed up his 2008 season by posting an ERA of 3.65 for 2009. In 2009 he proved his season in 2008 was no fluke. You would [...]
Why Aren’t the Cubs (or most teams) Looking at Ben Sheets?
December 24, 2009 by Brett Rosin
Filed under Chicago Cubs Sites
Can anyone tell me why Ben Sheets isn’t seriously being considered by the Chicago Cubs? When healthy, Sheets is dominating. When healthy Sheets is one of the best around. When healthy this and when healthy that. Yes he’s coming off flexor tendon surgery, and yes he’s a risk. But how much more of a risk [...]
