This idea was suggested by a BCB reader in the comments a few weeks ago (sorry, can’t remember who), and I filed it away for future reference.
With today being pitcher/catcher report day, and as we await the first official team workout Wednesday, I thought I’d take a look back at who the best spring-training hitters and pitchers were for the Cubs as far back as mlb.com has complete statistics (2006).
For hitters, this is not a subjective choice. It’s a ranking by best OPS in spring games. Since in most years there are between 30-35 games, and most players don’t play in anywhere close to all the games, I’m making one decision here — the player has to have 50 plate appearances in spring games.