A Little SPOT of Optimism by Diane Alber

500, but it feels like we could be in a much better spot than that. But at the same time, it’s understanding that it is a wins-and-losses league, right?

I try to not get too caught up in the result every day. But having been through it - with some of the close games that we’ve lost and things like that - I do feel like there’s a lot more there. “If you go back to spring training, you’d take these positives to start. “From a 30,000-foot perspective, there’s a lot of positives,” Hoerner said. The April schedule was difficult, but May might be a harder month and June begins with 10 West Coast games in 10 days. A high-scoring offense (5-plus runs per game) has cooled off recently, which won’t mute the tweetstorms demanding that Jed Hoyer promote Christopher Morel and Matt Mervis from Triple-A Iowa. The Gold Glove defense should be consistent, though Yan Gomes going on the concussion injured list shows how things can change with one swing. The rotation ERA (3.18) and volume of quality starts (15) are among the best in baseball yet the organization’s pitching depth is already getting exposed. The Cubs are 15-15 with a plus-43 run differential and still in third place after Wednesday night’s 2-1 loss at Nationals Park. You can look at the glass as half full or half empty. Thirty games are enough to learn something about this group, especially with so much new personnel and so many players with something to prove. This season is exciting because the expectation for the team is a little unknown, and I think that’s an awesome thing in that it’s up to us to establish that.”Įxpectations are gradually rising because the Cubs have at least established a baseline level of competence. “Those things were recent but so far away in a lot of ways. “Each season has such a different narrative, whether it’s lockout or COVID or everyone’s traded,” Hoerner said.

A Little SPOT of Optimism by Diane Alber