Redbird Rants published an article yesterday that compared the Cubs and the Cardinals based on wins above replacement as each team heads into the 2018 season, which is similar to what Jesse Rogers posted for ESPN about a week and a half ago. Both articles used FanGraphs metrics to give an analysis of where each team stands as we sit at about the halfway point of the offseason.
With Jake Arrieta still available in free agency, and because both the Cardinals and the Brewers have reported interest in the former Cy Young Award winner, I thought I’d look at how the NL Central might play out of the right-hander signed with either of those teams, or if he returns to the Cubs.