It’s the halfway point of the 2018 season so now’s a pretty good time to check in again on Cubs starting pitching. A few notes, the starting pitchers are still over performing their peripherals. While the team starting ERA of 3.80 ranks fifth in the National League, the team starting FIP of 4.60 ranks thirteenth. That is a pretty large difference and while part of it may be due to the Cubs outstanding defense in the first half, it may also signal that a regression is on the way.
With that in mind, let’s check in on particular starters and their performance so far in 2018.