With another huge addition to the 2025 Cubs, Heroes and Goats turns its attention to the 2024 Astros.
Even before Kyle Tucker was traded to the Cubs, that team had some players that have Cubs connections. We’ve already looked earlier this offseason at an early season game between the Guardians and the Astros that featured significant contributions from ex-Cub Victor Caratini. Caratini actually had two of the largest WPA games of the year for the Astros but ended the season at +1 via the Heroes and Goats method.
That wasn’t the highest final score by an ex-Cub.