The Cubs are 7.5 games out of the top pick in the 2013 draft, and can pick up some ground on the loss-leading Astros in this series. The Cubs have done their part, going 2-11 over the past two weeks but barely made a dent in the Astros lead after they went 3-10 over the same span.
Team Overviews
This should be ugly. NL rankings in parens
Astros
Cubs
wRC+
86 (14th)
76 (16th)
BSR
-6.2 (15th)
1.7 (6th)
UZR
-10.9 (12th)
20.2 (2nd)
DRS
-50 (15th)
+9 (5th)
SP FIP-
116 (14th)
103 (11th)
RP FIP-
108 (14th)
111 (15th)
The Cubs might stink, but this is a rare opportunity for us to watch the Cubs play a team that they are actually superior to. The 2012 Astros are well deserving of their position at the top of the loss column.
Position Players
The Astros have Jed Lowrie and Jose Altuve…but that's about it. Former top catching prospect Jason Castro has not made much of his chance in the upper minors and majors, posting a .259 wOBA in 200+ PAs in 2010 and blowing out his ...
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PLAYERS:
Jed Lowrie,
Jose Altuve,
Jason Castro,
Brett Wallace,
Carlos Lee,
Jordan Schafer,
Francisco Cordero,
Ian Stewart,
Armando Galarraga,
Jeff Samardzija,
Lucas Harrell,
Chris Volstad,
Bud Norris,
Justin Germano
TEAMS: Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox
TEAMS: Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox
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