Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup Projections(aka Bill James thinks they will suck)

[FirstTimer]

C: Soto (.252/.345/.450 19HR's 52RBI)
1B: Lahair(.272/.335/.474 13HR's 43RBI) Rizzo(.236/.312/.425 14HR 62RBI)
2B: Barney(.275/.317/.356 2HR 25RBI)
3B: Stewart(.247/.328/.444 10HR 35RBI)
SS:Castro(.312/.354/.441 8HR 66RBI)
LF: Soriano(.252/.308/.469 22HR 63RBI)
RF: DeJesus(.271/NA/NA 8HR 58RBI) BJax(.251/.333/.434 10HR 26RBI)
CF: Byrd(.275/.329/.412 13HR 66RBI)

 

[85Bears4life]

This team will suck...70 wins or less

 

[Rice Cube]

Think they can score 3 runs a game?

 

[nwfisch]

Woah there FirstTimer.

You sure the Cubs are going to be bad?

They have Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, Ian Stewart, the great Alfonso Soriano, and the best player the Cubs have, a beast, Geovany Soto.

2012 NL Central Champs Baby!

 

[ChiTeez.com]

Woah there FirstTimer.

You sure the Cubs are going to be bad?

They have Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, Ian Stewart, the great Alfonso Soriano, and the best player the Cubs have, a beast, Geovany Soto.

2012 NL Central Champs Baby!

The sarcasm is strong in this one lol.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Seems about right on the projections. I don't think they will be any worse than last year though. Especially since we have improved. But I guess that's just my logic at work.

 

[FirstTimer]

Seems about right on the projections. I don't think they will be any worse than last year though. Especially since we have improved. But I guess that's just my logic at work.

:rolling:

 

[85Bears4life]

Seems about right on the projections. I don't think they will be any worse than last year though. Especially since we have improved. But I guess that's just my logic at work.

In what way have the cubs improved?

lineup has NO power to speak of, No speed whatsoever...fucking garbage bench.

Starting rotation sucks balls. Bullpen sucks ass. traded away our best reliever to the reds for a mediocre starter.

Yea, the cubs have improved.......in being worst than the astros

 

[nwfisch]

Maybe the Cubs as a whole organization from A-MLB have improved with the acquisition of prospects, and front office I'd agree.

I'm assuming he's talking about the MLB only.

I disagree if CO is thinking the MLB has improved this season.

C-Worse
1B-Worse, though Rizzo is promisinng
2B-~the same
3B-Worse
LF-Worse
CF-~the same maybe better if Jackson is all that and a bag of Fareway baked potato chips
RF-~ the same
P-Better Mahlom, Wood, and Volstad replace Zambrano and round out the rotation nicely.

 

[FirstTimer]

LOL at CO saying the Cubs improved.

 

[Captain Obvious]

The fact that the Cubs do not have Lopez/Davis/Coleman/whoever in their rotation helps this team exponentially.

Yeah we're worse at 1B and 3B, but we're also better in RF. DeJesus>Fukudome.

Rotation has depth, which means no Lopez/Davis/Coleman. That's the big one.

 

[FirstTimer]

The fact that the Cubs do not have Lopez/Davis/Coleman/whoever in their rotation helps this team exponentially.

Yeah we're worse at 1B and 3B, but we're also better in RF. DeJesus>Fukudome.

Rotation has depth, which means no Lopez/Davis/Coleman. That's the big one.

Well thank God those aren't important positions in todays game and the drop off from the guys last season could be very dramatic!

 

[85Bears4life]

dempster
Garza
Volstad
Wells
T. Wood

That rotation looks like a REAL winner to me..........NOT

 

[Captain Obvious]

dempster
Garza
Volstad
Wells
T. Wood

That rotation looks like a REAL winner to me..........NOT

It's better than last years. Which is the point.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Well thank God those aren't important positions in todays game and the drop off from the guys last season could be very dramatic!

It could be. It could also not be. Pigs could start falling from the sky. Or they could not. A lot of things could happen.

You're really underestimating how bad our 5 spot in the rotation was last year.

 

[FirstTimer]

It could be. It could also not be. Pigs could start falling from the sky. Or they could not. A lot of things could happen.

And most any rational baseball observer would conclude that Ian Stewart who sucks, and Bryan Lahair/Anthony Rizzo will not come close to matching Pena and A-Rams production.

 

[DewsSox79]

The fact that the Cubs do not have Lopez/Davis/Coleman/whoever in their rotation helps this team exponentially.

Yeah we're worse at 1B and 3B, but we're also better in RF. DeJesus>Fukudome.

Rotation has depth, which means no Lopez/Davis/Coleman. That's the big one.

:dennis:

 

[Captain Obvious]

And most any rational baseball observer would conclude that Ian Stewart who sucks, and Bryan Lahair/Anthony Rizzo will not come close to matching Pena and A-Rams production.

I'm not arguing that they will come close. They likely won't. I'm just saying some things that could happen. You're not acknowledging the depth that the Cubs have gained in the SP dept. and how that will affect the team.

 

[FirstTimer]

I'm not arguing that they will come close. They likely won't.

Then how can you say the the Cubs improved from last season when they got much weaker at two of the most important positions on the team, lost their best bullpen arm, and on the flip side marginally improved in RF, and improved at the #5 SP position.

LULZ at you being a homer.

 

[IvyPickin87]

CO man, dude, bro, homie, guy, buddy, the cubs are not better at all, they are much worse then they were last year at the MLB level. I will say they are in better position on the farm teams. There is no way this team even comes close to contending. Just dig in this season and see what the future brings.