Dan Freedman is lawyer and IBWAA member who writes about baseball. When I last wrote about Pete Crow-Armstrong at the end of June, he was doing his level best to remain on the big league roster.

Speaking at the Cubs Convention, Counsell was asked about the possibility of third-year center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (PCA) being the club's leadoff hitter in 2025. And based on the skipper's ...

Even without the bat, Crow-Armstrong should still be impactful. In 2024, his sprint speed was in the 99th percentile (30 ft/sec, per Statcast ). He had a 98th-percentile Baserunning Run Value (6).

Crow-Armstrong, a young outfielder, will play a big role in helping to replace Bellinger’s production in 2025. The 22-year-old appeared in 123 games played in 2024. He slashed just .237/.286 ...

Chicago manager Craig Counsell said his "gut says no" when asked about Crow-Armstrong serving as the Cubs ' leadoff hitter to begin the regular season, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The ...