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New Defensive Metric Highlights Cubs Outfield

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Aug 24, 202626:05

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On today’s episode, Lance Brozdowski and Alex Cohen discuss a historic week by Pete Crow-Armstrong and Randy Arozarena, plus a new Statcast defensive metric rates all 3 Cubs outfielders in the top half of its leaderboard. Lance and Alex breakdown its importance and why the Cubs overall defense and can make up for pitching struggles. Later in the show, the duo dive into the NL Wild Card race and what the projections say about the last month of the season.

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When was this episode published?: August 24, 2026.
How long is this episode?: 26 min.
What podcast is this from?: Cubs Now. Browse the full back catalog on the show page.
What does this episode cover?: Cubs Now covers baseball. This episode runs on the show's regular cadence.

New Defensive Metric Highlights Cubs Outfield