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 10/23/2015 MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Bryant, Kris
3B Kris Bryant, an NL Rookie of the Year candidate, led all
first-year major-leaguers in homers (26, tied), RBIs (99), doubles
(31) and runs (87) while finishing second in walks (77). The only
player to match or exceed those numbers in his rookie season was
Boston's Ted Williams in 1939.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Schwarber, Kyle
LF/C Kyle Schwarber was a midseason call up, arriving a year after
he was the team's first selection (fourth overall) in the 2014
draft. Schwarber batted .246 (57-for-232) with 52 runs, six doubles,
a triple, 16 homers and 43 RBIs in 69 games. He hit a memorable
homer that landed atop the new right field video board during the NL
Division Series against the Cardinals, and he wound up hitting .333
(9-for-27) with five homers and eight RBIs in nine postseason games.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Soler, Jorge
OF Jorge Soler batted .262 (96-for-366) with 18 doubles, 10 homers,
47 RBIs and 39 runs in 101 games in his first big league season. He
missed nearly two months with a left ankle sprain and a left oblique
strain, but he was healthy and effective in October. In seven
postseason games, Soler batted .474 (9-for-19) with three doubles,
three homers, five RBIs and six walks.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Russell, Addison
SS Addison Russell, 21, missed the NL Championship Series due to a
strained left hamstring after an impressive debut year. He was
called up from Triple-A Iowa in late April and became the club's
everyday shortstop on Aug. 7. Russell played in 142 games while
batting .242 with 13 homers and 54 RBIs. He likely would have been
healthy enough to play in the World Series had the Cubs made it.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Turner, Jacob
RHP Jacob Turner (mild right flexor strain and bone bruise on right
elbow) did not pitch for the Cubs in 2015. He remains on the 40-man
roster, and he is arbitration-eligible this winter, leaving his
status in question.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Rizzo, Anthony
1B Anthony Rizzo was a National League All-Star, and he topped the
league with 160 games played while compiling a .278 average, 94
runs, 38 doubles, 31 homers, 101 RBIs, 78 walks and 17 stolen bases.
He became only the sixth left-handed batter to reach those batters
in a single season. Rizzo was also hit by a pitch 30 times. He
slumped in the postseason, however, hitting .188 (6-for-32) with two
homers and two RBIs in nine games.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Castro, Starlin
INF Starlin Castro, a six-year veteran, initially struggled this
season at shortstop and at the plate. Then came a switch to second
base and a late-season revival. Castro batted .353 with 12 doubles,
six home runs and 23 RBIs in his final 47 games after switching to
second. He had a .369 average in September/October, tops in the
league for players with a minimum of 80 at-bats, before hitting just
.176 in nine postseason games. At age 25, he could be a mainstay at
second or attractive trade bait.
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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Guerra, Deolis
RHP Deolis Guerra was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Oct.
22. Guerra, 26, went 2-0 with a 6.48 ERA in 10 relief appearances
for Pittsburgh this year, missing the second half of the season due
to left knee inflammation. He finished 2-1 with four saves and a
1.23 ERA in 25 appearances for Indianapolis.
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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Snider, Travis
OF Travis Snider refused an outright assignment to the minors and
opted to become a free agent on Oct. 22. He would have been eligible
for arbitration this winter if he remained on the Pirates' 40-man
roster. Snider, 27, hit a combined .232/.313/.350 with four homers
and 28 RBIs in 87 games for Baltimore and Pittsburgh this year.
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MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Ishikawa, Travis
1B/OF Travis Ishikawa refused an outright assignment to the minors
and opted to become a free agent on Oct. 22. He would have been
eligible for arbitration this winter if he remained on the Pirates'
40-man roster. Ishikawa, 32, hit a combined .206/.306/.302 with one
homer and eight RBIs in 44 games for San Francisco and Pittsburgh
this year.
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MLB Note - Oakland Athletics Pomeranz, Drew
LHP Drew Pomeranz had minor surgery on his pitching shoulder Oct.
22. He should be recovered in time for spring training in February.
The procedure was done to ease pain in the AC joint at the
intersection of the collarbone and the highest point of the shoulder
blade. Pomeranz pitched with some soreness throughout his career,
but the discomfort led to the A's shutting him down in late
September.
Dr. Keith Meister performed the minimally invasive clavicle
resection surgery on Pomeranz, who finished the 2015 season with a
5-6 record and a 3.66 ERA in 53 appearances and 86 innings.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Haren, Dan
RHP Dan Haren, 35, announced his retirement after playing parts of
13 seasons with eight clubs.
Haren had a career mark of 153-131 with a 3.75 ERA. He went 11-9
with a 3.60 ERA this season while splitting time between the Marlins
and Cubs. Haren was a three-time All-Star and twice won 16 games in
a season, with the Diamondbacks in 2008 and the Angels in 2011.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Gordon, Alex
LF Alex Gordon sustained a bloody nose when struck by a ball off his
own bat Thursday. He will be fine to start Friday in ALCS Game 6.
In batting practice, Gordon hit a ball that struck the top of the
batting cage and ricocheted directly back at him. He was momentarily
stunned and bleeding before leaving the field for treatment.
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MLB Note - Los Angeles Dodgers Grandal, Yasmani
C Yasmani Grandal had arthroscopic surgery Oct. 21 to repair the AC
joint in his left shoulder. He is expected to be ready for the start
of spring training. Grandal dealt with pain in the shoulder since
August and had just seven hits in his last 104 at-bats (including
1-for-10 in the playoffs). "I'm looking forward to not having to
deal with this anymore," he said.
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MLB Note - Los Angeles Dodgers Turner, Justin
INF Justin Turner underwent arthroscopic surgery Oct. 22 to clean up
loose bodies in his left knee. He is expected to be ready for the
start of spring training. Despite knee discomfort, Turner played 126
games this year, hitting .294/.370/.491 with 16 homers and 60 RBIs.
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