Finger: Expected to be out until at least Aug 29 The depth charts found on the Team Pages are based on projected playing time, NOT the current status of a team's roster.
Cubs' David Bote: Not starting Game 1
Cubs' Victor Caratini: Catching Friday ALL AL NL ARI ATL BAL BOS CHC CIN CLE COL CWS DET HOU KC LAA LAD MIA MIL MIN NYM NYY OAK PHI PIT SD SEA SF STL TB TEX TOR WAS.
First up, all the teams ranked by projected fWAR:Fangraphs (still) likes the Cubs overall more than their NL Central competition. Finally, the Depth Charts gather a lot of information in one place.
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Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1 Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Serves up two homers in loss Cubs and NL Central Fangraphs Depth Chart projections for 2020Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds doubleheader preview, Saturday 8/29, 3:10 CTCubs roster move: Adbert Alzolay recalled as 29th man for Saturday doubleheaderThe righthander had an outstanding outing in the last doubleheader. Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Sep 5 Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 18 Cubs' Victor Caratini: Catching Friday
No, really, take a look for yourself.
Cubs' David Bote: Not starting Game 1
Cubs Depth Chart Ranking by fWAR Fangraphs Fangraphs (still) likes the Cubs overall more than their NL Central competition. I mean I suppose it’s possible that So on the eve of Spring Training I wanted to take a few minutes to look at Fangraphs Depth Chart projections are a combination of STEAMER and ZiPS projections with playing time allocated by Fangraphs staff.
While projection systems are much better at forecasting performance than people, projection systems aren’t very good at figuring out how much playing time a player is actually going to get.
First, they blend two projection systems together without you having to do any of the work, and that’s helpful because aggregate projections are better than any one system.
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Smacks sixth homer Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Serves up two homers in loss It’s also worth noting that these projected standings for 2020 project another down-to-the-wire finish in the Central (note, the 2020 projections have winning percentages, though not W/L records):The Cubs have that razor thin edge in the Depth Chart projections because Fangraphs’ projections systems still fundamentally believes in their offense. Cubs' Kris Bryant: Reports to alternate site Finger: Expected to be out until at least Aug 29
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