Michael Busch| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2024 proj | 412 | 101 | 45 | 13 | 49 | 38 | 104 | 3 | 0.245 | 18.0 |
| 2024 | 135 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 53 | 1 | 0.252 | 33.8 |
| 2023 | 72 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.3 |
| Date | News |
| 5/11/24 | Michael Busch: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player. Another week down and another weekend to enjoy life, which obviously includes reading this post about up-and-coming dynasty players. This week I want to talk about Michael Busch of the Chicago Cubs.
A left-handed hitter, Busch played for North Carolina from 2017-2019 and was considered one of the best offensive players in the 2019 draft. The concern scouts had about him, however, was where would he play in the field. Primarily a first baseman, he wasn't exactly a Gold Glover at the position.
With the universal DH now in use, his glove wouldn't be a concern. But it was a real concern in 2019 and his lack of a real defensive position led to him falling to the 31st pick of the first round when the Dodgers selected him.
If you don't follow college baseball, Busch still shouldn't have snuck on anyone who plays in dynasty leagues as he has been considered a top 100 prospect since 2021, when he was ranked as the 87th best prospect by Baseball America and 91st by Baseball Prospectus. Ahead of last season he was ranked 54th by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline and 59th by Baseball Prospectus and entered this year ranked 43rd, 51st and 71st by those three ranking services.
Let's dive deeper into why Busch is an up-and-coming dynasty player. Source: https://razzball.com/michael-busch-up-and-coming-d... |
| 5/08/24 | Busch walkoff homer lifts Cubs over Padres 3-2. Michael Busch led off the ninth inning with a game-ending home run, Cody Bellinger went deep in his return from broken ribs and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night. Shota Imanaga was in line to win his fifth straight start before the Padres broke through in the eighth. Source: https://www.westkentuckystar.com/Sports/Busch-walk... |
| 5/08/24 | Craig Counsell's decisions in latest Cubs' victory stirs conversations. Before Wrigley Field went into jubilation for Michael Busch's walk-off home run Tuesday night, fans had their heads in their hands after the Cubs blew another late lead. Clinging to a 1-0 lead in the 8th inning, Craig Counsell kept starter Shota Imanaga in the game to try to get as many outs as possible. Imanaga, who had thrown seven scoreless innings, gave up a single to Luis Arraez and then a go-ahead homer to Jurickson Profar. Imanaga then left the game at 102 pitches. Source: https://cubbiescrib.com/posts/craig-counsell-s-dec... |
| 5/08/24 | Busch hits game-ending HR, Bellinger goes deep in return as Cubs beat Padres 3-2. Michael Busch led off the ninth inning with a game-ending home run, Cody Bellinger went deep in his return from broken ribs and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-2. Bellinger had three hits after missing two weeks. He gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead when he connected leading off the fourth against Randy Vásquez. It stayed that way until the eighth, when the Padres got to Shota Imanaga after he sailed through the first seven innings. He gave up a leadoff single to pinch hitter Luis Arraez before Jurickson Profar chased him with a two-run drive that just cleared the left-field wall. Busch won it in the ninth when he drove the first pitch he saw from Enyel De Los Santos out to right. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/busch-hits-ga... |
| 5/08/24 | Michael Busch goes yard on the first pitch of the ninth inning, securing the walk-off win for the Cubs against the Padres. Michael Busch went yard on the first pitch of the ninth inning, securing the walk-off win for the Chicago Cubs against the San Diego Padres. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/watch/fmc-ljair3cfufqrx0... |
| 5/07/24 | Busch hits game-ending HR, Bellinger goes deep in return as Cubs beat Padres 3-2. Michael Busch led off the ninth inning with a game-ending home run, Cody Bellinger went deep in his return from broken ribs and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night. Bellinger had three hits after missing two weeks. It stayed that way until the eighth, when the Padres got to Shota Imanaga after he sailed through the first seven innings. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/busch-hits-game-ending-hr... |
| 5/05/24 | MLB world dazzled by incredible defensive play. On Sunday, the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers completed their three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field. Cubs infielder Michael Busch grabbed some headlines after he made a sparkling defensive play during the game. Early on in the game, with the game scoreless in the second inning, Brewers infielder Oliver Dunn laid down a bunt. Busch, playing first base, hustled up to the ball as it rolled up the field. While Cubs pitcher Javier Assad ran to the ball too, Busch scooped it up and decided to do it all himself. Busch retrieved the ball, lunged out, and tagged Dunn on the baseline before he made it to first! What an effort by Michael Busch! ?? pic.twitter.com/vLBZLgohMc — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) Source: https://thecomeback.com/articles/cubs-michael-busc... |
| 5/04/24 | Patrick Wisdom delivers in eighth inning as Cubs beat Brewers 6-5. The Cubs were reeling after a four-run seventh inning by the Brewers left them clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth. After first baseman Michael Busch tripled on a line drive, designated hitter Patrick Wisdom, who had already homered, singled to center to bring Busch home. “The at-bat in the eighth inning was a great at-bat,” manager Craig Counsell said. Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/05/04/patri... |
| 5/01/24 | Michael Busch's recent struggles are no reason for the Chicago Cubs to worry yet. Since his home run streak a couple of weeks ago, Michael Busch has looked like a completely different hitter for the Chicago Cubs. Over his past 11 games, however, he's fundamentally changed for the worst with many of his greatest strengths, like his plate discipline, becoming weaknesses. Busch began the year with a stellar .327/.410/.731 slash line, or a 209 wRC+ through his first 16 contests. It wasn't likely that he was going to keep slugging at that level throughout the entire season, but his contact quality and discipline from the minors had seemed to translate directly to the majors, as he boasted a 13.1% walk rate and 26.2% strikeout rate. Source: https://cubbiescrib.com/posts/michael-busch-s-rece... |
| 4/27/24 | Inside Michael Busch's long road to becoming an instant success with the Cubs. After being blocked in L.A., Busch has hit the ground running in Chicago. Is he the long-term answer at first base? Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40023865/micha... |
| 4/26/24 | Shota Imanaga improves to 4-0 as Cubs top Red Sox. Michael Busch went 3-for-4 while rookie Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded his second straight multi-RBI game to help the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The Cubs totaled 14 hits in support of rookie left-handed starter Shota Imanaga (4-0), who struck out seven -- the second-highest total of his young MLB career -- and allowed just one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Christopher Morel and Dansby Swanson also had two hits apiece in Chicago's fourth straight win. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/shota-iman... |
| 4/23/24 | Cody Bellinger: Former Dodgers Prospect Michael Busch 'Running With' Opportunity To Start. Michael Busch emerged as a top prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he was traded to the Chicago Cubs during the offseason due to a roster crunch. With the presence of Shohei Ohtani, it also would have been impossible for the 26-year-old to get at-bats as the designated hitter. The Cubs gave Busch a clear path to playing time at first base and he has made the most of his opportunity. Source: https://dodgerblue.com/cody-bellinger-former-dodge... |
| 4/19/24 | Michael Busch 'doing damage' for Chicago Cubs after being boxed out by superstars in LA. Michael Busch was just like every other Minnesota kid. In the meantime, well, he's got the city of Chicago celebrating its gift from Los Angeles. Busch, a Dodgers castoff, has emerged as one of the game's premier hitters in April while establishing himself as a serious NL Rookie of the Year candidate. After homering in five consecutive games to tie a Cubs franchise record, Busch has the team sitting with a 11-7 record as they begin a seven-game homestand beginning Thursday. Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnis... |
| 4/18/24 | Michael Busch 'doing damage' for Chicago Cubs after being boxed out by superstars in LA. Michael Busch has been one of baseball's best hitters early in the season for the Cubs after being unable to crack into the Dodgers' lineup. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-busch-doing-damag... |
| 4/17/24 | My Two Cents: Home Run Streak Ends For Cubs' Michael Busch, But Optimism Remains. My Two Cents: Home Run Streak Ends For Cubs' Michael Busch, But Optimism Remains New Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch had his five-game home run streak snapped on Tuesday night, but he's still been a breath of fresh air early for the 10-7 Cubs. Author: Tom Brew Apr 17, 2024 In this story: Michael Busch Chicago Cubs Home Run Streak NL Central Cubs When the Chicago Cubs hit the road for a West Coast road trip last week, they weren't expecting to make history. But they did, thanks to new first baseman Michael Busch. The 26-year-old who came over from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a trade during the offseason hit a home run in five straight games, starting on April 10 in San Diego. He went deep Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/chicago-... |
| 4/16/24 | Cubs' Michael Busch ties franchise record with latest home run amid torrid streak. The Chicago Cubs have raced out to a 10-6 record in the surprisingly competitive National League Central division to start the 2024 campaign, and they opened their series with a hard-fought 3-2 victory in 11 innings over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. If it weren't for Michael Busch's latest home run, though, the game wouldn't have made it to extra innings in the first place. Busch made his 27-game MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023, but he wasn't particularly effective, and he ended up getting traded to the Cubs over the offseason. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-michael-busch-t... |
| 4/16/24 | Cubs rookie Busch homers in 5th straight game. Rookie Michael Busch homered for the fifth straight game Monday night, matching the longest streak by a Cubs player since 1900. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39952485/micha... |
| 4/15/24 | WATCH: Michael Busch goes deep in fifth straight game, tying Cubs' franchise record. Busch came over in a trade with the Dodgers in January Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-michael-b... |
| 4/15/24 | Michael Busch’s hot start shows why the Chicago Cubs are so high on the slugger: ‘That’s raw power’. SEATTLE — Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch is in the type of offensive zone where every plate appearance becomes a must-watch event, even for coaches and teammates in the dugout. Four consecutive games with a home run will do that. Busch’s two-run homer in the fourth inning Sunday against Seattle Mariners starter Luis Castillo gave the Cubs a three-run lead, runs that proved to be the ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-busch-hot-start-s... |
| 4/15/24 | Chicago Cubs' Rookie Does Something Never Done Before in Franchise History with Home Run on Sunday. Chicago Cubs' Rookie Does Something Never Done Before in Franchise History with Home Run on Sunday Chicago Cubs' rookie Michael Busch once again homered on Sunday, putting himself firmly atop the record books in team history. Author: brady farkas Apr 15, 2024 In this story: chicago cubs chicago cubs news chicago cubs history chicago cubs record chicago cubs game chicago cubs update chicago cubs roster cubs news cubs stats cubs roster cubs updates cubs record cubs game michael busch michael busch stats michael busch history michael busch cubs michael busch updates michael busch home run The Chicago Cubs beat the Seattle Mariners in a wild one, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Park. The Cubs Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/chi... |
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