In 2006, Jacque Jones had a line of .303/.358/.528 (.886 OPS), and hit 21 HR and drove in 59 runs, with 33 walks and 83 strikeouts in 433 PA. Wait, you're saying, that's not right. Yes, it is....

Only nine men have hit forty or more home runs in a season in a Cub uniform: Hack Wilson, Hank Sauer, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Dave Kingman, Andre Dawson, Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa, and Derrek...

Here's another one that could go in a number of different ways. Will Murton be platooned? If so, he could have as few as 200 AB -- since most RHB platoon players hit only vs. lefties. To me, that...

Playing for a really bad Cubs team in 2006, Aramis Ramirez set a career high with 119 RBI, and had his fourth thirty-homer season. He also set a career best for clogging the bases with fifty...

Most of you know that my nature and my approach tends to be optimistic regarding the Cubs. But not about Cesar Izturis. He has had one major league season that was even adequate -- 2004, when he...

Since no one with Photoshop skills emailed me yesterday, you are treated to this card of DeRosa in a Rangers uniform. At least the uniform number and colors are the same. If anyone wants to try...

Well. This ought to be interesting. There are several different ways a projection for Derrek Lee could go: Did he establish a new level of production with his MVP-type 2005 season? And can he...

So! I'm sure you were wondering, after 100 days, what we were going to do so you'd have an everyday post until games actually start. This is something I did last year, and it was well-received,...

Last offseason, I asked all of you to project what sort of seasons some Cub players would have. All told, BCB readers projected final stats for six pitchers and six hitters; all the projections can...

photo: AP For perhaps the first time in our projection series, here's a guy whose possibilities might not be known from his previous performance. His stat lines range from good (2003, 7-5, 3.30 in...