Moshe Wilensky

Moshe is a weekly columnist, and self-styled financial reporter, for Cubs Insider. Moshe is a Chicago native who first fell for the Cubs in 1984 at age 7. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC where he gleefully watched the Cubs’ 2016 run, interrupted only by the birth of his first daughter on Thursday AC 0000108. He can be reached at moshethecubsfan@gmail.com.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyNovember 29, 2018

Tommy La Stella Traded to Angels for Cash or PTBNL

The Cubs announced Thursday afternoon that pinch hitter extraordinaire Tommy La Stella has been traded to the Los Angeles Angels…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyNovember 23, 2018

Hypothetical 2019 Hall of Fame Ballot: Yes on Bonds and Clemens, No on Sosa and Kent

The 2019 Hall of Fame ballot was released this week, and while I will likely never be eligible to cast…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyNovember 22, 2018

Follow Along as Daydream Cubs Enter the New Millennium

Back in May I started a thought experiment to see how good a team could be assembled beginning with the 1981 Cubs…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyNovember 11, 2018

How Accurate Will Crowd-Sourced Free Agent Predictions Be?

The very first post I wrote for Cubs Insider compared free agent contracts against crowd-sourced predictions of those contracts for both…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyNovember 3, 2018

Have MLB Financial Questions You’d Like Answered? Ask Them Here

Obtaining accurate financial numbers in baseball is hard. If you need convincing of this statement, just try to answer this…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyNovember 2, 2018

Cubs Not Pursuing Bryce Harper Would Be Irresponsible Given Massive Revenues

The Cubs exercised their $20 million club option on Cole Hamels Friday, simultaneously trading Drew Smylyto the Rangers for salary relief.…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyNovember 1, 2018

Slaying the Pace-of-Play Monster, Plus Two Other Changes to Improve Baseball

Having now reached my first offseason with Cubs Insider, and in accordance with rule 4.21(B) of the baseball bloggers code…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyOctober 26, 2018

Gold Glove Recognition May Mean Bigger Payday for Javy Baez

On Thursday, Rawlings announced Javy Baez was one of three Gold Glove finalists for second base in the National League…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyOctober 24, 2018

Trading Mike Montgomery Would Help Cubs Replenish Farm at Minimal Cost

All the talk to this point has been about the Cubs parting with an outfielder or two, but allow me…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Moshe WilenskyOctober 22, 2018

Cubs Can’t Afford Not to Pursue Bryce Harper or Manny Machado

When weighing free agent acquisitions, it is important to consider not only how good a given player is, but how…
Read More »