Neither of these topics stood out as being particularly worthy of stand-alone posts, so I figured I’d put them together quickly ahead of Friday’s game. With the Cubs’ offense hitting a bit of a rough patch after a scorching start, there’s been a lot of talk about how they can right the ship or at least patch a hole or two. The most obvious of those spots is at third base, where Craig Counsell has gotten -0.9 fWAR and a 47 wRC+ so far.
Those marks are both 29th in MLB, with only Milwaukee’s hot corner (-1.