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Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1B/DH • Chicago Cubs Proj Rank 21 Actual 9 133 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
453.245146352.357.39129.70
Compare to same point last season
376.263226553348.4974

Michael Busch Trade Value

Trade value on the open market is 10.35 which ranks him 20th among first baseman's and 149th overall. His maximum trade value within the past 60 days is 12.40.

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Name Rating
Cade Cavalli WAS SP10.48
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Will Warren NYY SP10.40
Michael Busch CHC 1B10.35
Caleb Durbin BOS 3B10.32
Max Muncy LAD 3B10.31
Justin Wrobleski LAD SP10.30
Riley O'Brien STL 10.28

First Baseman Similar in Value

Name Rating
Willson Contreras BOS11.46
Ty France SD10.77
Christian Walker HOU10.44
TJ Rumfield COL10.23
Josh Naylor SEA10.15
Michael Busch CHC9.70
Kyle Stowers MIA9.38
Kody Clemens MIN9.25
Royce Lewis MIN9.16

Michael Busch Trade Value Over Time


Date Rating
Aug 12th9.70
Aug 11th10.31
Aug 10th10.31
Aug 9th10.35
Aug 8th10.02
Aug 7th10.05
Aug 6th10.26
Aug 5th10.16
Aug 4th9.88
Aug 3rd9.65
Aug 2nd9.38
Aug 1st9.58
Jul 31st9.61
Jul 30th9.47
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Busch Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.168 0.6 2.6 2.2 0.1 .220 .257 .477 3.7 0.8 0.0 5.1 25.3 1.6 0.0 7.8 15.0
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.244 .1 .5 .4 0 .311 .39 .701 0.7 0.2 0 1 4.1 0.3 0 1.6 3
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Depth Chart

Chicago Cubs

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carson Kelly 24% 20%
Miguel Amaya 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Alex Bregman 96% 83%
Michael Busch 73% 59%
NAME OWN START
Nico Hoerner 97% 93%
Dansby Swanson 70% 54%
Pedro Ramirez 7% 3%
NAME OWN START
Pete Crow-Armstrong 100% 99%
Seiya Suzuki 99% 94%
Ian Happ 86% 74%
Matt Shaw 7% 1%
Tyrone Taylor 2% 2%
Michael Conforto 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Shota Imanaga 99% 76%
Kevin Gausman 95% 49%
Matthew Boyd 86% 37%
Clay Holmes 47% 13%
Ben Brown 39% 4%
David Peterson 38% 36%
Edward Cabrera 36% 5%
Colin Rea 12% 8%
Javier Assad 11% 8%
Cade Horton 7% 2%
Justin Steele 6% 0%
Aaron Civale 2% 2%
Braxton Garrett 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Daniel Palencia 48% 10%
Jacob Webb 39% 37%
Ryan Zeferjahn 16% 15%
Ryan Rolison 2% 2%
Caleb Thielbar 2% 2%
Hunter Harvey 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.250
8th
R
622
2nd
HR
151
8th
RBI
585
2nd
SB
89
12th
OBP
.339
1st
SLG
.418
5th
OPS
.757
3rd
W
70
5th
SV
27
24th
ERA
4.07
12th
WHIP
1.25
10th
QS
37
21st
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BrewersBrewers74-47.612-592462
CubsCubs70-50.5833.5622513
CardinalsCardinals61-60.50413529530
RedsReds57-61.48315.5487560
PiratesPirates58-63.47916602583

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carson Kelly8928041747430.264  
Miguel Amaya6416529404210.242  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Busch1194535211114632.245  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nico Hoerner1184695112375619.262  
Pedro Ramírez4511217332155.295  
Scott Kingery8421001.250  
James Triantos5511000.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Alex Bregman1174666611713543.251  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dansby Swanson1153957484176416.213  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Pete Crow-Armstrong12045285129277230.285  
Ian Happ116424709220514.217  
Seiya Suzuki1023886410520682.271  
Tyrone Taylor72158233810280.241  
Michael Conforto7918024429271.233  
Matt Shaw5613020324204.246  
Kevin Alcántara202145150.238  
Dylan Carlson3410000.000  
Justin Dean17833031.375  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Kevin Gausman246100134.11314.291.26  
Shota Imanaga24890137.11303.741.10  
Colin Rea24881121.2904.591.36  
David Peterson23671106.0885.351.50  
Aaron Civale2157184.0675.141.58  
Matthew Boyd1481079.2663.501.22  
Edward Cabrera1454072.1655.101.40  
Ben Brown2042168.0651.850.94  
Javier Assad2061176.1513.541.14  
Clay Holmes1045056.2462.861.17  
Jordan Wicks402210.1810.451.94  
Cade Horton21007.142.460.82  
Ty Blach10003.020.000.33  
Vince Velasquez20003.110.000.30  
Antoine Kelly10001.110.000.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Jacob Webb5342853.0602.381.17  
Ryan Zeferjahn4943455.0793.931.24  
Caleb Thielbar4232335.2445.301.35  
Trent Thornton3554337.1192.651.10  
Daniel Palencia1921316.2192.701.38  
Gavin Hollowell1400114.1132.511.33  
Corbin Martin70015.0410.802.00  
Ryan Rolison4271147.1472.281.20  
Hoby Milner3910135.2183.531.21  
Jake Woodford1810126.1237.181.79  
Phil Maton3101027.2316.181.81  
Ethan Roberts2302025.2174.211.40  
Drew Pomeranz3123029.0175.591.66  
Tyler Ferguson1701017.0205.290.94  
Yacksel Ríos10001.220.000.00  
Andrew Wantz20003.2114.732.18  
Hunter Harvey40104.046.751.50  
Luke Little10001.019.002.00  
Riley Martin80008.1102.160.84  
Jayden Murray1000016.1149.372.08  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-11 @WASW 6-8Shota Imanaga
Jake Irvin
08-12 @WAS06:45 EDTDavid Peterson
Jackson Kent
08-13 @WAS04:05 EDTKevin Gausman
Cade Cavalli
08-14 STL02:20 EDTClay Holmes
Matthew Liberatore
08-15 STL02:20 EDTMatthew Boyd
Michael McGreevy
08-16 STL03:15 EDTShota Imanaga
Hunter Dobbins

Player Timeline

Aug 3rd

Michael Busch Joins Cubs’ Home Run Surge

Jul 1st

Michael Busch Powers Cubs to 23 Runs in Offensive Explosion

Jun 30th

2026 Cubs and White Sox Combine for 17 Walkoff Moments, Led by Michael ...

Jun 24th

Michael Busch Ties Game with 9th Home Run of the Season

Jun 13th

Michael Busch Homers, Extends On-Base Streak to 18 as Cubs Win

Jun 11th

Michael Busch Records 200th Career RBI

Jun 6th

Michael Busch Walks It Off as Cubs Win After PCA Ties It Twice

May 6th

Cubs Share “Michael Busch Fan Club” Photo

May 5th

Michael Busch Launches Game-Tying Blast Into Wrigley Bleachers

Apr 23rd

Michael Busch Homers in Back-to-Back Games

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    Steelers Re-Sign Veteran Linebacker Elandon Roberts to One-Year Deal

    @AdamSchefter

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