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Despite being a perennial World Series contender for the past several years the Chicago Cubs have been one of the biggest money losers on the board in that span. When you combine the Cubs perpetual status as favorites along with their massive worldwide following and popularity with casual bettors you end up with a team that offers little in the way of wagering value.
A new era beckons on the North Side of the Windy City for 2020 as Joe Maddon, the first man to lead the Cubs to a World Series title since 1908 in 2016, has departed for the Los Angeles Angels. While it was sold as a mutual parting of the ways and that it was time for Maddon to go its still a profound and risky separation for both parties. Maddon led the Cubs to their most successful era in over 100 years with four consecutive playoff appearances from 2015 through 2018.
Now filling the huge shoes of Maddon is David Ross, who played in the Big Leagues from 2002 through 2016. He was a member of World Series championship teams with the Boston Red Sox in 2013 and the Cubs in 2016. Ross was a catcher in his playing career. Ross signed a three-year contract to manage Chicago after a spending three years as a special assistant with the club.
General manager Jed Hoyer has held his position since 2011 after previously serving as general manager of the San Diego Padres. He broke into baseball with the Boston Red Sox and was a close assistant to Theo Epstein, who led the famed “Gang of Four” executives, which included Hoyer, to a highly successful era. Epstein of course is the man that ended “The Curse of the Bambino” in leading the Red Sox to their first World Series title since 1918 in 2004. Epstein is the Cubs president of baseball operations.
Chicago Cubs at a Glance
Manager: David Ross
Home Stadium: Wrigley Field
World Series Championships: 3 (Last, 2006)
League Pennants: 17 (Last, 2016)
Divisions Titles: 7 (Last, 2017)
Current Odds to Win World Series: +3114
Current Odds to Win National League Pennant: +1559
2020 Season Preview
The Cubs boast the fourth highest payroll in baseball led by right fielder Jason Heyward and starting pitcher Yu Darvish.
Left fielder Kyle Schwarber is the man that powered the Cubs last year. Schwarber scored 82 runs with 29 doubles, 92 runs batted in, a .250 average, .531 slugging percentage and OPS of .871. Schwarber set a career best in all major categories in 2019.
First baseman Anthony Rizzo has been a Cubs mainstay since 2012. He is slated to lead off for the 2020 season. Last year Rizzo scored 89 runs while compiling 29 doubles, 27 home runs, 94 runs batted in with a .293 average, .520 slugging percentage and .924 OPS. Rizzo is a three-time NL All-Star and won NL Sliver Slugger honors in 2016. In that same year he won the Rawlings NL Platinum Glove.
Right hand starter Yu Darvish was only 6-8 for 2019 but did not get a lot of support as evidenced by his 3.98 earned run average. Darvish struck out 229 batters in 178.2 innings of work. While with the Texas Rangers, Darvish was a four-time AL All-Star.
Closer Craig Kimbrell was an unmitigated disaster last year with a record of 0-4 and 6.53 earned run average with only 13 saves and an eye-popping WHIP of 1.60. Kimbrell had 42 saves the year before with a 2.74 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. Kimbrell is a four-time All-Star and was the 2014 Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year as well as the 2017 Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year.
2020 Chicago Cubs Schedule
June 26-29: at Milwaukee Brewers
June 30-April 1: Pittsburgh Pirates
April 3-5: Arizona Diamondbacks
April 6-9: at Pittsburgh Pirates
April 10-12: St. Louis Cardinals
April 14-15: at Baltimore Orioles
April 16-19: at Washington Nationals
April 21-23: San Diego Padres
April 24-26: Philadelphia Phillies
April 27-29: Pittsburgh Pirates
April 30-May 3: at Arizona Diamondbacks
May 4-6: at Los Angeles Dodgers
May 8-10: Washington Nationals
May 11-13: Milwaukee Brewers
May 14-17: at San Diego Padres
May 19-21: at Pittsburgh Pirates
May 22-24: at Milwaukee Brewers
May 26-28: Miami Marlins
May 29-June 1: Cincinnati Reds
June 2-3: Baltimore Orioles
June 4-7: at Cincinnati Reds
June 8-10: at Philadelphia Phillies
June 13-14: at St. Louis Cardinals
June 16-18: New York Mets
June 19-21: Boston Red Sox
June 23-25: at Cincinnati Reds
June 26-28: at New York Yankees
June 29-July 2: Milwaukee Brewers
July 3-5: Tampa Bay Rays
July 7-8: at Chicago White Sox
July 10-12: at Atlanta Braves
July 17-19: Cincinnati Reds
July 20-21: Chicago White Sox
July 23-26: at St. Louis Cardinals
July 27-30: at San Francisco Giants
July 31-August 2: Milwaukee Brewers
August 3-6: Atlanta Braves
August 7-9: at Milwaukee Brewers
August 11-12: at Cincinnati Reds
August 14-16: at Toronto Blue Jays
August 17-20: Los Angeles Dodgers
August 21-23: St. Louis Cardinals
August 25-27: at Miami Marlins
August 28-30: at New York Mets
August 31-September 2: San Francisco Giants
September 4-6: Cincinnati Reds
September 7-9: at Colorado Rockies
September 10-13: at St. Louis Cardinals
September 14-17: Pittsburgh Pirates
September 18-20: Colorado Rockies
September 22-23: at Pittsburgh Pirates
September 25-27: St. Louis Cardinals
Statistics By Year (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
HOME |
AWAY |
MONEY |
O/U |
DIVISION FINISH |
| 2019 |
84-78 |
51-30 |
33-48 |
-1172 |
85-80-7 |
3rd |
| 2018 |
95-68 |
51-31 |
44-37 |
55 |
73-88-2 |
2nd |
| 2017 |
92-70 |
48-33 |
44-37 |
-1,198 |
76-79-7 |
1st |
| 2016 |
103-58 |
57-24 |
46-34 |
+299 |
75-79-8 |
1st |
| 2015 |
97-65 |
49-32 |
48-33 |
+1,751 |
71-81-10 |
3rd |
| 2014 |
73-89 |
41-40 |
32-49 |
-450 |
82-73-7 |
6th |
| 2013 |
66-96 |
31-50 |
35-46 |
-1,542 |
68-86-8 |
5th |
| 2012 |
61-101 |
38-43 |
23-58 |
-2,568 |
80-75-7 |
6th |
| 2011 |
71-91 |
39-42 |
32-49 |
-1,424 |
79-77-6 |
5th |
| 2010 |
75-87 |
35-46 |
40-41 |
-1,613 |
69-82-11 |
5th |
Year-By-Year History (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
STANDING |
POSTSEASON |
| 2019 |
84-78 |
3rd |
- |
| 2018 |
95-68 |
2nd |
Lost NL Wild Card |
| 2017 |
92-70 |
1st |
Lost NLCS |
| 2016 |
103-58 |
1st |
Won World Series |
| 2015 |
97-65 |
3rd |
Lost NLCS |
| 2014 |
73-89 |
6th |
- |
| 2013 |
66-96 |
5th |
- |
| 2012 |
61-101 |
6th |
- |
| 2011 |
71-91 |
5th |
- |
| 2010 |
75-87 |
5th |
- |
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