The Cubs picked up flame thrower Curt Savage this off-season in an attempt to revive the Curt Savage of 2015-2016, when he posted a 3.80 and a 2.99 ERA, while striking out over 9 batters per 9 innings. Maybe he hasn’t been the Curt Savage of old – his ERA currently sits at 5.03 – but Savage has brought something else valuable to the Cubs. His bat.
In 48 ABs so far this season, Curt has hit .319/.360/.787 with 7 HRs and 14 RBIs. That all adds to to a 1.147 OPS (take that, Fred Tiers) and two INTENTIONAL WALKS.
That’s also after an 0-2 performance vs. the Washington Nationals. But, hey, they’re the Nationals. Sometimes, not even the mighty Curt Savage can hit against the Nats.