NL CENTRAL - Chicago Cubs

SS Starlin Castro might be the best at his position in the league, and he's certainly a rare bright spot on the Cubs.

 OVERVIEW:

POSITION PLAYERS:

C Welington Castro (0.86 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.01 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.14 WAR avg. in good season)

1B Anthony Rizzo (1.11 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.77 WAR avg. in medium season, 4.17 WAR avg. in good season)

2B Darwin Barney (1.04 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.98 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.67 WAR avg. in good season)

SS Starlin Castro (1.91 WAR avg. in poor season, 3.00 WAR avg. in medium season, 4.61 WAR avg. in good season)

3B Ian Stewart (-0.67 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.67 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.56 WAR avg. in good season)

LF Alfonso Soriano (-0.98 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.9 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.94 WAR avg. in good season)

CF David DeJesus (0.77 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.48 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.31 WAR avg. in good season)

RF Nate Schierholtz (-0.06 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.53 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.07 WAR avg. in good season)

BENCH (-2.0 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.0 WAR avg in medium season, 1.1 WAR avg. in good season)

PITCHERS:

SP Matt Garza (0.75 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.72 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.0 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Jeff Samardzija (0.74 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.03 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.05 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Edwin Jackson (0.12 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.34 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.95 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Scott Baker (-0.07 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.22 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.01 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Scott Feldman (-0.89 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.21 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.15 WAR avg. in good season)

CL Carlos Marmol (0.19 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.65 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.93 WAR avg. in good season)

BULLPEN (-2.4 WAR avg. in poor season, -0.4 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.0 WAR avg. in good season)


MLB FORECASTER SCHEDULE-ADJUSTED OVER/UNDER LINE: 71.0 (5th, NL CENTRAL)

VEGAS OVER/UNDER LINE: 72.5 (5Dimes); 73.0 (LVH); 72.0 (Atlantis) 

RECOMMENDATION: Stay away. It's the Cubs. Betting on them will only bring bad luck.