October 16, 2021 Morning Edition: Cubs News Roundup

This is your Cubs Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of October 16, 2021.

A Look at Cubs Pitchers’ Pitch Effectiveness

Brad Wieck

Brad Wieck’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered very good.
• He features a Slider that is considered below average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered very good.

Adrian Sampson

Adrian Sampson’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
• He features a Slider that is considered below average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Keegan Thompson

Keegan Thompson’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
• He features a Cutter that is considered below average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered below average.

Scott Effross

Scott Effross’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered above average.
• He features a Slider that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered below average.

Justin Steele

Justin Steele’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
• He features a Slider that is considered below average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered below average.

Adam Morgan

Adam Morgan’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered among the worst in MLB.
• He features a Slider that is considered very good.
• He features a Curveball that is considered below average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered to be quite poor.

Codi Heuer

Codi Heuer’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Slider that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Rowan Wick

Rowan Wick’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered above average.
• He features a Slider that is considered below average.
• He features a Cutter that is considered above average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered above average.

Adbert Alzolay

Adbert Alzolay’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Slider that is considered above average.
• He features a Cutter that is considered above average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered below average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Kyle Hendricks

Kyle Hendricks’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered below average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered below average.

Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…

“Three full offseasons have elapsed since the Cubs signed Yu Darvish to a six-year contract, and the only multi-year arrangement they’ve signed with a free agent in the offseasons since was a two-year, $5MM deal to utilityman Daniel Descalso. Even including the in-season three-year contract Craig Kimbrel signed in 2019, the Cubs’ total free-agent expenditures…”

Above is the summary of: Ricketts: Cubs Will Be “Active” In Free Agency… tap or click to check out the full article.

“Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts sent an email to Cubs fans Friday and I reproduce it here in its entirety, so you can read it if you weren’t on the recipient list. In a section on season tickets in my August article, I stated: Lastly on this point — the Cubs are almost going to have to give at least some sort of token price cut on season tickets. Lastly, the Cubs announced these dates for season ticket holders for 2022: Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25, 2022 – The 2022 Season Ticket Holder Family Day will take place at Wrigley Field (date subject to change). In August, I laid out four reasons why the Cubs have to spend to compete and (hopefully) put a contending team on the field.”

Above is the summary of: Tom Ricketts says the Cubs ‘have the resources to compete’ in 2022… tap or click to check out the full article.

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