Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Sat 6/10/23 5:31 PM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
Wisdom's game always involves plenty of power alongside huge strikeout concerns, but it's the latter which has been more prevalent recently. He hit .250 with 10 homers through the end of April despite a 33.3 percent strikeout rate, but things have gone significantly downhill since then. In 29 games since the start of May, he's homered four times while hitting .149 with a 43.0 percent strikeout rate. Nick Madrigal will take over at third base Saturday.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Wed 6/7/23 6:42 PM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Miles Mastrobuoni will start at third base and bat ninth versus the Halos and right-hander Jaime Barria. Wisdom is slashing just .145/.245/.313 in 95 plate appearances since the beginning of May.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Sat 6/3/23 6:59 PM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Wisdom went 0-for-4 in Friday's game against San Diego, and he is coming off a May where he posted just a .637 OPS in 68 at-bats. He'll get a day off against the Padres on Saturday with Miles Mastrobuoni starting at third base and hitting leadoff.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Mon 5/29/23 11:27 AM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
Wisdom started at third base in both of the final two games of the Cubs' series with the Reds this past weekend, going 3-for-6 with a pair of home runs, five RBI, one walk and an additional run. The big finish to the week ended a 2-for-28 skid over the previous nine games, during which Wisdom struck out a whopping 18 times. Miles Mastrobuoni will get a look at the hot corner Monday, and though Wisdom still appears to be the Cubs' preferred option at the position, his tendency to run hot and cold at the plate likely won't give him much job security.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Mon 5/29/23 7:30 AM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, a walk and five RBI in Sunday's 8-5 loss to the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Wisdom drove in all five runs for the Cubs after hitting a home run in the second and then another in the eighth. Sunday was just his second multi-hit game this month and his first long ball since May 10. He had been held out of the lineup two of the previous three times the Cubs had faced a righty and will likely need to bring his strikeouts down before he can be considered as a regular fixture again. The 31-year-old is now slashing .225/.316/.556 with 14 homers, 28 RBI, 28 runs and a 19:65 BB:K over 172 plate appearances.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Fri 5/26/23 11:23 AM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Wisdom has one hit in his last 21 at-bats, striking out 14 times with no walks during that span. This will be the third time in the last five games that he's been on the bench in favor of Miles Mastrobuoni, who will get another start at third base.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Wed 5/24/23 4:06 PM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
Wisdom was among the most productive hitters in baseball in April, but he's slashed just .163/.293/.327 across 59 plate appearances since the calendar flipped to May. Miles Mastrobuoni will handle third base and bat second Wednesday versus New York. Christopher Morel is serving as the DH and hitting seventh.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Sun 5/21/23 10:20 AM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus Philadelphia.
EDGE Analysis
Wisdom will get a day off after he's gone 1-for-11 with a double and eight strikeouts over the last three games. Miles Mastrobuoni will draw the start at the hot corner and bat eighth in the series finale with the Phillies.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Tue 5/16/23 4:55 PM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom isn't starting Tuesday against the Astros, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
The Cubs seem to have fallen into a pattern with Wisdom sitting every third game since May 6. Nick Madrigal will take over in the hot corner and bat leadoff.
Patrick Wisdom 1B/3B/DH FA Sat 5/13/23 1:05 PM
Patrick Wisdom
1B/3B/DH FA
Wisdom will sit Saturday against the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Wisdom finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in the last seven games, with Nick Madrigal replacing him at third base on each of those occasions. Wisdom still owns an excellent .248/.348/.607 season slash line, while Madrigal is slashing just .254/.293/.324, so there's seemingly every chance Wisdom claws back a larger share of the role soon.