Chicago Cubs Power Rankings - 2013
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 27 | 66-96 | 26 | After two years of rebuilding and player development regression by both Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo, it may be time to part ways with Dale Sveum. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 26 | 65-91 | 26 | Dale Sveum may be managing his final games with the Cubs as Theo Epstein was non-committal on Sveum's future in a recent news conference. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 25 | 63-86 | 26 | After rehabbing for much longer than expected, Scott Baker will make his third and final start of the season on Friday before being shut down. The Cubs will then need to make the decision as to his health and value going forward this offseason. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 24 | 60-82 | 27 | Junior Lake leads all rookies in hits (58) since the All-Star break. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 23 | 58-78 | 27 | In 22.1 innings pitched with Baltimore, Pedro Strop posted an ERA of 7.25 and was considered expendable by the Orioles. Since being acquired by the Cubs, he's pitched 24.2 innings and has an ERA of 2.19 and has turned in a scoreless outing 24 of 26 times. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 22 | 55-75 | 28 | As embarrassing as this season has been for Cubs fans, there is always Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMAs to make you feel a little less embarrassed. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 21 | 53-70 | 24 | Starlin Castro's mental gaffe Saturday continued to add fuel to the fire that he is not part of the team's future. Until he can mature mentally, the front office has to question if the contract it gave him was the right idea. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 20 | 52-65 | 23 | On this date last season, the Cubs had a .389 winning percentage. Now, the Cubs are playing at a .444 clip. Hey, it's progress. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 19 | 49-62 | 25 | The Cubs haven't scored in 23 straight innings, with the last run coming in the fourth inning of their 6-2 loss to the Dodgers on Friday. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 18 | 48-55 | 23 | The Cubs have posted a .545 winning percentage since May 26, which trails only the Dodgers, Cardinals and Pirates in the NL. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 17 | 43-53 | 23 | Move over Yasiel Puig, it's Junior Lake's turn to set baseball on fire. Lakesanity ... commence!!!! -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 16 | 42-51 | 22 | Since being benched on June 25, ending his consecutive games streak, Starlin Castro has batted .303/.346/.487 with 3 home runs, 3 doubles, a triple and even 3 walks. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 15 | 38-48 | 25 | After a series win over the Pirates, Cubs fans turn their eyes to the Matt Garza watch. The highly coveted right-hander is scheduled to make two starts this week for the Cubs. Whether either one will happen before he's traded is anyone's guess. -- Joe Aiello, The View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 14 | 35-45 | 25 | Theo Epstein has gone on record as saying that there are even-money odds that the Cubs will make a trade before the All-Star break. July should be a fun month for Cubs fans and it probably won't have to do with the play on the field. -- Joe Aiello, A View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 13 | 31-43 | 24 | June 23, 1984 has become known to Cub fans as "The Sandberg Game" for his outstanding performance. June 23, 2013 will now be known as "The Sweeney Game" after Ryan's six-RBI performance to help the Cubs grab a series win against the Astros. -- Joe Aiello, A View From The Bleachers | |
| Week 12 | 28-39 | 25 | In an ideal world, the injury to David DeJesus would open up a spot for Brett Jackson to be called up. Unfortunately, a poor showing in Triple-A for Jackson (.229/.307/.378) means Ryan Sweeney gets the nod. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 11 | 25-35 | 25 | The Cubs fell to 25-35 after losing two of three to the Pirates over the weekend. On the bright side, if you follow Bill James' expected record, the Cubs are a .500 team at 30-30. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 10 | 23-32 | 23 | The Cubs had a five-game winning streak last week, their longest such streak since 2011. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 9 | 19-30 | 27 | Looking for a difference between the first-place Cardinals and the last-place Cubs? Compare their hitting success with runners in scoring position this year. Cubs: .216 batting average. Cardinals: .338. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 8 | 18-25 | 27 | Entering Sunday's game, Cubs starters had tossed 26 quality starts with an ERA of 1.93 in those starts. Those outings have yielded just 11 wins for the team. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 7 | 15-22 | 27 | The Cubs locked up one of their building blocks on Sunday, signing Anthony Rizzo to a seven-year, $41 million deal. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 6 | 11-20 | 28 | The Cubs bullpen has eight blown saves in 16 opportunities this season and is sporting an ERA of 4.71, which ranks 14th in the National League. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 5 | 9-15 | 27 | With two games to play, Anthony Rizzo is two home runs shy of tying the Cubs' record for home runs in April. The record is held by Alfonso Soriano. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 4 | 5-12 | 28 | Despite the poor performance on the field, the Cubs got good news last week as Matt Garza pitched a simulated game and should be on track for a rehab start very soon. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 3 | 4-8 | 26 | The Cubs have been a comedy of errors on defense, committing 10 miscues in 11 games, and will greatly benefit from the defense of Gold Glove second baseman Darwin Barney when he returns from the DL on Tuesday against the Rangers. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 2 | 2-4 | 27 | While it's easy to focus on the struggles and demotion of Carlos Marmol from the closer's role, it's more important to note that going into Sunday's game, the rotation was 2-2 with an ERA of 2.08 and an opponent batting average against of .157. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 26 | The Cubs are probably not going to be in contention for a playoff spot, and may even finish with the worst record in the majors, but the organization is moving in the right direction and still have chips to move before the trade deadline as the rebuilding effort continues. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |