Bleed Cubbie Blue · Sep 7, 2018
2018 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 140
I’m totally aware of and understand the idea that there isn’t particularly a “clutch” skill and that these things even out over time. But I love that in David Bote’s first 21 plate appearances in the ninth inning or later he has a line of .421/.476/.577 with three doubles, three homers and 10 RBI. (His season line is .254/.329/.457.) So far, David Bote is an MVP-level player in the ninth inning or later and without doing the math, a below-average hitter in the rest of his at bats. All of those things will settle in to whatever normal will be for David, but it’s been a great run for him to start his career.