“[I]t will be important for us to bring in some reliable strike-throwers going forward out of the pen,” Theo Epstein said shortly after the Cubs had been eliminated by the Dodgers in last year’s NLCS.
While their aggregate 4.34 BB/9 mark is still the worst in baseball, we’re starting to see signs that the Cubs are coming around. The numbers are inflated by some early struggles but more recent improvements have them creeping in the right direction. Justin Wilson, who was at a 6.23 BB/9 heading into Thursday’s walk-less third of an inning, has pitched to a very acceptable 3.