Chicago Cubs Prospects of the Week for 5/29-6/4

Pitcher of the week: LHP Anthony Kay (28 Years Old)

3 G, 3.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0 H, 2 BB, 4 K

It’s not always about the “best player available.” Occasionally, the position the player plays must be taken into account, regardless of how many people tell you to “just figure it out later because it might not be an issue.” In this case, there were other pitchers that threw more innings as starters or had more strikeouts, etc., but Anthony Kay made three appearances and didn’t allow a hit out of the bullpen.

I’m going to repeat that because as fans of the Chicago Cubs, it’s not a sentence we get to read very often about the Major League team: Anthony Kay made three appearances and didn’t allow a hit out of the bullpen. 

He is 28 years old. He’s on his third team in his career. He doesn’t have a 100 MPH fastball or a curveball that breaks into the dirt after starting at a batter's head. He won’t be a closer. But none of that matters because (this week at least) he got outs and that’s something that is desperately needed in Chicago.