Brewers game to extra innings in September. Even if they choose to add a guy who has more swing and miss stuff, they’ll still need plays like this one from Dansby Swanson that send a Cubs vs. To enter, you must enter EITHER the Stripes Leaderboard OR the Stars Leaderboard (leaderboard lobby linked in tweet), retweet the Sweepstakes Tweet using the retweet function within from your Twitter account, follow DKCasino and reply with your DraftKings Casino username. If the Cubs are going to continue to rely on starters who pitch to contact, upgrading defensively at the corners should be a priority this offseason. That has him tied for 24th out of 27 qualified third basemen in terms of the number of double plays at third.Īdditionally, no team in baseball had more errors made at first base than the Chicago Cubs, who registered 14 of them during the course of the 2023 season - 12 of which were fielding errors (also a league high). While Nick Madrigal only made four errors in 560⅓ innings at third base (good for a tie for second-fewest among all third basemen with at least 500 innings at the position) he also only turned nine double plays from third. They were middling in terms of the number of total double plays made, ranking 17th with 319, just slightly ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks and four short of the 16th ranked team, the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs made 50 fielding errors during 2023, tied for the seventh-most in baseball with the Braves and the Phillies. However, the elite defense at some positions really highlighted the glaring holes at other positions.