These articles often start with the reasons for writing them. Occasionally, the rabble of Cubs fans get rather dismissive toward developing players over whichever reasons apply. “(Insert name here) is sunk because of his (insert numeric marker, here).” “The other guy can’t stay healthy. And that reliever’s numbers are hideous.” It would be amusing if it were a Second City sketch, but people actually believe that the numbers they’re looking at tell 85 percent or more of the story. Something rather basic gets lost between actual organizational executives and weekend worriers looking at a statistical encapsulation between bites of a microwaved burrito.
Cubs Prospect Perspective: Hunter Bigge
