Cubs Starters and Bats Shine, but the Bullpen Looks Shaky
There has been far more good than bad thus far for the 3-1 Cubs. Kyle Hendricks, Tyler Chatwood and Jon Lester all looked great in their first starts of the season. Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras are swinging hot bats, and the rest of the hitters have mostly delivered, as well. It hasn't been perfect (ahem, Craig Kimbrel), but David Ross has to be happy with what he has seen through four games. Brett Taylor, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney discuss all that, plus the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, on this episode of Onto Waveland.
Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs · The Athletic
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Show Notes
0:55 The Latest on the Marlins' and MLB's COVID-19 crisis
6:00 Craig Kimbrel's Issues
11:30 The Strangeness of the First Week
13:17 A Deep Dive Into the Bullpen
19:17 Could the Hitters Peak as the Bullpen Crashes?
21:12 How Great Was Tyler Chatwood?
24:29 Willson Contreras' Defensive Turnaround
26:53 A Look at the Offense Beyond Rizzo and Contreras
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