Chicago Cubs: What wins championships?

There is the old Bear Bryant quote that say “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” Does that work for the Chicago Cubs in baseball?

It may, but not a guaranteed stat to follow like you one sees in football. What does it take to win a World Series? Is there a stat that can be pointed to and show the likelihood of the Chicago Cubs making it to October baseball? The quick answer it no. There is no single stat to help predict the World Series winner. Typically, is it a combination of two out of three stats that will help.

For our discussion, let’s focus our minds on three team starts: batting average, ERA, and defensive efficiency rating. Because of the depth of stats that go…