Dave Cameron at FanGraphs sums up my feelings on bringing back Kyle Schwarber:
From an entertainment perspective, I hope the Cubs add Schwarber to the roster; it would make for a compelling story, especially when the Indians inevitably bring Miller in to face him, reminding the Cubs what they could have had in their bullpen if they weren’t so attached to him. From a baseball perspective, I’m less convinced that putting Schwarber on the roster would be a significant improvement for the Cubs roster.
The argument against rostering Schwarber has one pretty easy component, of course: we really have no idea how much of an impact his lack of at-bats will have on Schwarber’s ability to perform against big-league pitching. There’s a huge unknown related to what a team should expect from a guy in October who just missed the entire season, and there’s no real precedent for giving key at-bats in the World Series to a guy who missed virtually the entire regular season and the first few rounds of the playoffs. While it’s tempting to think of Schwarber as the guy he was last October, there seems to be a real risk that he’ll be Kyle Schwarber in name only, and won’t be an impact hitter while trying to get his timing back.
There’s much more. Note that this team was great without Schwarber, and the Cubs might be taking a slot away from someone who actually helped them get to the World Series.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2ezFabR
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