Chicago Cubs’ Ben Brown has been the savior of the pitching staff
One of the most surprising developments for the Chicago Cubs this season has been Ben Brown.
Brown is coming off a poor showing last season, posting a career-high 5.92 ERA in 25 games (15 starts) and bouncing between the starting rotation and the bullpen. A former 33rd round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies (2017) has been the opposite of bad this season, with a 1.74 ERA mostly out of the bullpen, but has carried that success starting, given the Cubs injuries.
Chicago Cubs’ Ben Brown has pitched like an All-Star this season
Between starting and relieving this season, Brown has been a better starter (2-1 with a 1.49 ERA and striking out 37 in 36.1 innings) than he has been a reliever (1-1 with a 2.10 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 25.2 innings). In 15 starts last season, the 26-year-old was 5-5 with a 6.30 ERA and walked 23 in 75 2/3 innings.
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The one area of weakness this season for Brown has been missing the catcher, leading Major League Baseball in wild pitches (six).
Showing growth, Brown has done well enough to represent the Cubs at the All-Star game, and it’s thanks to his sinker, which has been an effective weapon in his arsenal this season.
“After a tough season last year that made Brown’s role unclear, the righty began this season as a multi-inning reliever for the Cubs,” wrote Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. “It was soon evident how his focused offseason had paid off. Armed with a new sinker, Brown was dominant as a bridge arm, and proved crucial early on as Chicago’s bullpen was riddled with injuries. Then, when setbacks hit the rotation, Brown got his opportunity and has not looked back. The hard-throwing righty now has a 1.74 ERA overall and 1.49 ERA in seven starts for the North Siders, emerging as an unexpected All-Star candidate and one of the positive stories of the first half for the Cubs.”
Next to his curveball (.119 batting average and .143 slugging percentage) and changeup (.143/.179), Brown’s sinker has been his third-best pitch. In 198 pitches thrown, opposing hitters have a batting average of .215 and a slugging percentage of .217, and averaged 96.5 miles per hour.
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