Cole Hamels (2018-2019)
Hamels was fantastic across 39 starts in a Cubs uniform posting a record of 11-10 with a 3.30 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 9.0 K/9, and 5.0 WAR.
This past offseason, he received 23.8% of the vote on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot (his first year on the ballot). His case is certainly fascinating:
- 59.0 career WAR
- 163 wins
- 2,560 strikeouts
- 4x All Star
- WS MVP
- No-hitter
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Rick Renteria (manager - 2014)
Renteria was fired after a 73-89 season in 2014 to make room for Joe Maddon's arrival. Renteria would get another shot with the White Sox from 2017-2020. With the Sox, he posted a record of 236-309 and went 1-2 in the 2020 postseason.
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Michael Barrett (2004-2007)
Barrett was a solid catcher with a good stick for the Cubs (6.0 WAR, .284/.343/.484 slash line, and 109 OPS+), but his Cubs tenure is defined by one moment...
Cubs head to the South Side tonight for the first of three.
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Randy Wells (2008-2012)
Wells had his best career season in 2009. That year he started 27 games and had a 3.05 ERA with an ERA+ of 146.
Frome June 21 to August 3 that season, he went 8-1 over nine starts with a 2.85 ERA and held opposing hitters to a .253 average.
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Jason Marquis (2007-2008)
Random Cub Connection: Marquis was the first Cub to wear number 21 after Sammy Sosa left following the 2004 season. Marquis was the pitcher who gave up Sosa's 600th career home run on 6/20/07.
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Gerardo Concepcion (2016)
The Cuban left hander signed a five year, $6m deal in March of 2012. The investment netted just three games and 2.1 innings pitched.
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Billy Hamilton (2020)
Hamilton hit multiple home runs off only two pitchers in his career—Jon Lester and Jameson Taillon, tagging each of them twice.
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