Power and velocity aren’t everything, but they’re two of baseball’s most valuable commodities and choosing not to stockpile them isn’t some cool form of hipster rebellion against the status quo. On the North Side of Chicago, however, the opinion seems to be that the pros of hitting and throwing the ball hard come with too many cons — strikeouts, injury risk, etc — to be worth dogged pursuit. One could argue the acquisition of Kyle Tucker represents a break from that strategy given his top-tier ISO and slugging numbers, but he’s also got an elite plate approach and a Gold Glove.
Cubs’ Abject Lack of Power, Velo Illustrated in Two Examples
