It didn’t matter that Brett Anderson “felt something” (in his surgically-repaired back) after fielding a bunt in yet another disastrous 1st inning Saturday, though his inevitable trip to the DL will necessitate a change that was already in the offing. The Cubs were going to need a new starter after Anderson posted a 21.94 ERA across the 1st innings of his six outings, allowing a .467/.543/.800 slash line and a .558 wOBA.
Some of you might look to his .395 BABIP against and say the lefty is just being bitten by the bad-luck bug. Except that BABIP works both ways, which in this case means Anderson’s pitching contributing mightily to the likelihood of batted balls landing for hits.