I’m writing this article today for two reasons. First, because I really do think Craig Kimbrel could help the 2023 Cubs.
But second, for some dumb reason I woke up this morning with an earworm of his intro music:
It’s actually a pretty good song for that purpose, I think. The Cubs matched it with a video they played when Kimbrel entered the game.
We’re all quite familiar with Kimbrel’s Cubs tenure, which spanned three seasons (2019-21) but just a bit more than two calendar years, his struggles in 2019 and 2020 before he was absolutely lights-out in 2021 before he was traded to the White Sox at the deadline for Nick Madrigal and Codi Heuer.