Cubs 21 games into the season

As promised, I was going to do a progress check on the Cubs at 21 games. For the most part, the Cubs have come together. There are problems that have been there from the beginning, KB....YD.... and although most players have stepped up the the plate, Baez and Heyward should not be carrying the team on offense.

   Player           G AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   AVG  OBP
1  Baez, J         21 89 19 28  6  1  7  18  5 27  .315 .351 
2  Heyward, J      19 59 14 20  1  0  4  11 14  9  .339 .461 
3  Contreras, W    20 59 14 19  5  0  6  16 12 19  .322 .467 
4  Bryant, K       20 77 13 17  7  0  1   8 11 19  .221 .341 
5  Descalso, D     18 55  9 17  5  0  1  10  7 13  .309 .387 
6  Rizzo, A        21 75 15 15  2  1  4  13 14 16  .200 .362 
7  Zobrist, B      18 60  7 15  0  0  0   5  9  9  .250 .343 
8  Bote, D         19 44  7 13  4  0  1   9  5 10  .295 .380 
9  Schwarber, K    18 66  8 13  1  0  3   6  6 21  .197 .264 
10  Almora Jr., A  20 52  4 10  0  0  0   4  5  9  .192 .263 
11  Caratini, V     6 14  4  8  3  0  1   5  3  4  .571 .647 
12  Zagunis, M     12 23  1  7  3  0  0   4  0  8  .304 .304  

Last post I said the Cubs needed to be near 500, and of tonight, they are better than 500. As of tonight with 11 wins and 10 losses for .524 and two games out. The biggest improvement is Cubs pitching. Everyone but Yu has been really doing their jobs well.

Illinois Baseball

Illinois Baseball as of April 22, 2019

Bloomington Titans /  Illinois Wesleyan      
    14-15     .483
    H         Figus, Nick       38
    HR        Shea, Garrett      6
    SO        Brune, Nick       52

Chicago Cubs / MLB - National League
    10-10     .500
    H         Baez, Javier      26
    HR        Baez, Javier      6
    HR        Contreras, Wilson 6
    SO        Quintana, Jose    29

Chicago White Sox / MLB - American League
    9-12      .429
    H         Anderson, Tim     29
    HR        Moncada, Yoan     6
    SO        Rodon, Carlos     35

Crestwood Windy City ThunderBolts / Frontier League
    0-0       .000

Danville Dans / Prospect League
    0-0       .000

Decatur Big Blue / Millikin University  
    15-15     .500
    H         Walters, Jon      34
    HR        Bryan, Frank      5
    SO        Gross, Connor     53

Evanston WildCats / NorthWestern University
    16-20     .444

Joliet Slammers / Frontier League
    0-0       .000

Marion Miners / Frontier League
    0-0       .000

Normal Redbirds / Illinois State University
    25-15     .625
    H         Aeilts, Joe       59
    HR        Aeilts, Joe       9
    SO        Headrick, Brent   66

Normal Cornbelters / Prospect League
    0-0       .000

Peoria Braves / Bradley University         
    24-12     .667

Peoria Chiefs /  MiLB - Midwest League - Single A
    6-11      .353
    H         Gorman, Nolan    22
    HR        Gorman, Nolan    4
    HR        Nootbaar, Lars   4
    SO        Parsons, Tommy   23

Rosemont Chicago Dogs             
    0-0       .000

Sauget Gateway Grizzlies / Frontier League
    0-0       .000

Schaumburg Boomers / Frontier League 
    0-0       .000

Springfield Sliders / Prospect League
    0-0       .000

Urbana Fighting Illini / University of Illinois
    25-13     .658
    H         Massey, Michael   46
    HR        Taylor, Zac       6
    SO        Fisher, Andy      62

Best hitters in Chicago as of April 20th 2019

Best hitters in Chicago as of April 20th 2019 [in order]:

Player        Team  Pos    G   AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   RBI   BB    SO    AVG    OBP
Anderson, T    CWS   SS   16   64   14   27    3    0    4    12    1    12   .422   .439
Moncada, Y     CWS   2B   19   78   17   25    6    0    6    18    5    20   .321   .361
Baez, J        CHC   2B   19   83   16   24    5    0    6    16    3    27   .289   .314
Garcia, L      CWS   LF   17   76   13   21    5    0    1     9    4    22   .276   .313
Heyward, J     CHC   RF   17   56   14   20    1    0    4    11   12     7   .357   .465
Contreras, W   CHC    C   18   53   13   18    4    0    6    13   11    16   .340   .478
Jimenez, E     CWS   LF   19   74    6   18    2    0    3     8    5    23   .243   .300
Bryant, K      CHC   3B   18   71   12   17    7    0    1     8    9    18   .239   .349
Descalso, D    CHC   2B   16   51    9   16    4    0    1     9    6    12   .314   .386
Abreu, J       CWS   1B   19   74   10   14    4    0    3    12    8    22   .189   .274
Alonso, Y      CWS   1B   19   65    9   13    2    0    3    10   12    12   .200   .325
Zobrist, B     CHC   2B   16   52    5   13    0    0    0     5    9     7   .250   .355
Rizzo, A       CHC   1B   19   68   13   12    1    1    3    11   14    15   .176   .349
Schwarber, K   CHC   LF   17   62    8   12    1    0    3     6    6    19   .194   .265
Bote, D        CHC   3B   18   40    7   11    4    0    1     8    5     9   .275   .370
Almora Jr., A  CHC   CF   18   47    4   10    0    0    0     4    5     9   .213   .288
Sanchez, Y     CWS   3B   16   50    6   10    2    0    0     2    7    15   .200   .298
McCann, J      CWS    C    9   33    4    9    2    0    1     1    3     7   .273   .333
Caratini, V    CHC    C    6   14    4    8    3    0    1     5    3     4   .571   .647
Zagunis, M     CHC   RF   11   21    1    7    3    0    0     4    0     8   .333   .333
Lester, J      CHC    P    3    3    1    2    1    0    0     2    2     1   .667   .800
Rondon, J      CWS   2B    9   26    3    8    2    0    1     3    2     8   .308   .357
Castillo, W    CWS    C   12   35    2    6    1    0    2     6    8     9   .171   .356
Cordell, R     CWS   CF    7   13    4    6    1    0    2     4    1     3   .462   .500
Engel, A       CWS   CF   15   29    3    4    2    0    1     1    2    13   .138   .194
Palka, D       CWS   RF   13   35    0    1    0    0    0     2    6    15   .029   .190