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Yes on the 14. Thought I heard they have hit 20 HRs in the last 5 games. Thanks God the wind is blowing in.
Thompson pitched really well today. And Frazier cleared waivers so he has to choose free agency or Des Moines.
He'd be playing 1B after Schwindel's injury but Jed is trying to show utter incompetence
Those guys might have been guys brought in with the hopes of bringing in good prospects. I doubt they pay a guy like Simmons $4 million for that reason though. Villar had a couple really good seasons with Milwaukee and was pretty decent last year.
Matt Duffy was a guy last year that could have been a great signing/trade prospect, until he got hurt.
I was fine with them bringing those guys in, and Villar even got off to a quick start. My problem is them playing so often now while doing very little as guys who didn’t really get their shot are being DFA’d.
Great game. The guys on The Score were declaring his career dead this morning. He is young, and could be a valuable arm for years.
I thought they said the Braves had hit 20 HRs in their previous 5 games. They were still in that swing mode. You could see a couple of them shaking their heads after flying out deep.
I'm glad that Ross left Steele in to finish the fifth inning. He deserved a win, plus it was a very good teaching minute and evaluation period. Plus plus.
We have to get value where we can this season. Thompson yesterday and Steele today are the best examples. Let’s see what they are.
Yep. Sounds like Kilian is going to be getting some more starts too.
His younger brother, Rafael, is pushing up the prospect list. He is now a top 30 prospect in the Cubs system.
https://www.cubshq.com/cubs-baseball/story/cubs-prospect-focus-rafael-morel-19082
I do believe that I had more fun walking across muddy fields in this kind of stifling heat while detassling corn than I do sitting in my recliner in the AC watching this current Cubs roster.
Vogelbach just went from second to third on a fly out like there was a ham sandwich waiting for him at third.
Outscored 2-19 last 2 to pirates. Hawkifann usually has solid analysis that I generally agree with but I think he predicted this wouldn't be a top 5 draft team and I was hoping he was wrong. At this rate it could be, I'm fine with them losing every game. If you're gonna suck, suck bad. Rub the Ricketts' nose in it
Jed was asked about this yesterday. He gave some rambling answer about how things have changed and teams shouldn’t or it can’t be as easy to tank. The question was something like ‘Theo said you either needed to be good or bad, being in between does you no good’. They are definitely trending toward the bad.
They’ll have a top ten pick for sure at this point. I’ll be curious what they do at and after the deadline. There’s a very much non-zero chance that they actually improve slightly later in the season as more talented, but raw players see more time. It’s not uncommon.
im also still hoping there’s some tiny chance they keep Contreras and Happ.
They are really being hurt by all the injuries to the starting pitchers (yes I know they have offense issues). Stroman has been hurt and underperformed, Smyly has been hurt, Miley had barely pitched, Mills has barely pitched, Alzolay has been out all year, and Hendricks has underperformed.
That is a lot of major league average pitchers that has been missing. Not saying we would be .500 with them but it wouldn’t be as ugly.
That is a lot of major league average pitchers that has been missing. Not saying we would be .500 with them but it wouldn’t be as ugly.
I hope they keep Contreras and Happ to make them cornerstones of the next contending Cubs team.
I believe Kyle Hendricks would have had more value to the Cubs at the 2021 trade deadline than he will have any time over the next 2-3 seasons. But that ship has sailed. I wonder if Jed didn’t go all-in on the tear down because there are too many fans who don’t understand MLB who would have been mad about such a thing.
Here’s to hoping for a top 5 draft pick. I’m beginning to hope for a tank job in 2023 as well.
Theo/Jed/McLeod absolutely destroyed what they built from November 3, 2016 until the Yu Darvish trade prior to 2021 season. They are paying for those sins now.
I believe Kyle Hendricks would have had more value to the Cubs at the 2021 trade deadline than he will have any time over the next 2-3 seasons. But that ship has sailed. I wonder if Jed didn’t go all-in on the tear down because there are too many fans who don’t understand MLB who would have been mad about such a thing.
Here’s to hoping for a top 5 draft pick. I’m beginning to hope for a tank job in 2023 as well.
Theo/Jed/McLeod absolutely destroyed what they built from November 3, 2016 until the Yu Darvish trade prior to 2021 season. They are paying for those sins now.
I flipped on the game last night already down like 6-1 and the first pitch I saw was belted over the right center field wall. When you are giving up this many runs is it the TEAM that sucks or the PITCHING that sucks? It's not like the Cubs are booting it all over the field. The number of HRs given up give the rest of the team no chance.
Yeah, offense needs to get better but it is the pitching that has just been atrocious.
Yeah, offense needs to get better but it is the pitching that has just been atrocious.
Look at all the naysayers who avoid this thread after a solid win!
My takeaway was Thompson looked good. That’s about all I care about right now. That and any position player development we see. It sucks to see Heyward. On a little tear. I’d be crawls above .215 they will never DFA him.
My takeaway was Thompson looked good. That’s about all I care about right now. That and any position player development we see. It sucks to see Heyward. On a little tear. I’d be crawls above .215 they will never DFA him.
Not trying to be a wise guy, but I keep reading about position player development. Which guys, outside of Hoerner, Madrigal, Morel, Velasquez and maybe Hermosillo, do we need to see more development from?
Happ is established, Wisdom and Schwindel won’t be contributors when the team gets good, same for Ortega and Heyward. Villar and Simmons won’t be on the team next year. Higgins is 29. Not trying to be a jerk, but most of the future impact bats are in the lower minors.
but a low BA and low power stats are not a good mix. Kyle Schwarber hitting .215 is much different than JH hitting .215
You hit on one of them, Velazquez. I also want to see Rivas play a bunch. He might be a capable left-handed MLB batter, and he is skilled around first base. What is he for next year? Time to find out. Schwindel actually has so little service time he will be around for several years if he holds up. There are 40 man decisions to be made on position players and pitchers. Get those guys some time. Jared Young may be someone. Bring him up later on and see if he can perform.
I do not need to see another Hayward AB. Ever.
Love the smile of this man face
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This and Patrick Wisdom is a legitimate major league player. He’s not a star. He’s not a cornerstone. He is a real player and a real power bat.
Pretty impressive. Provided no value in any facet of the game. Probably an asshole in the clubhouse too.
So Apple TV only tonight. FU Steve Jobs, rot in hell!...Off to Trek Fest 2022 in Riverside. Demo Derby, Busch lights and music in the park. My kind of people having my kind of fun...
