No game action, obviously, but I assume he’s been doing his work and getting his reps in the cage, tee, probably some live BP and the VR sims.
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I see Reynolds will also miss Pirates night ball game after signing an 8 yr contract, 107 million yesterday.
Well, maybe Blake Snell will lob a few in for him tonight until he can get up to game speed.
Gomes giving Cubs fans his best Johnny Bench impression, mashing with men on base and displaying his gold glove, and Steele starting his Denny McLain impression, zeroing in on a 30 win season.
Cubs are developing a serious trend here. Pitch a shutout or score 10+ runs, they're going to win.😂
Cubs are developing a serious trend here. Pitch a shutout or score 10+ runs, they're going to win.😂
BN write up on Brennen Davis. He struggled at the start of the season, but has picked up the last week. Iowa has been really hit hard by crappy weather and postponed games, so it’s a small sample size. What I’m really hoping for out of Davis is a solid season, and injury free until next Spring.
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Brennen Davis Is Quietly Having a Very Nice Stretch
Brennen Davis is having a nice little stretch here in Triple-A after a slow start to the 2023 minor league season.
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Gomes .309 AVG 5 HR 12 RBI .316 OBP SALARY $6M
Contreras .273 AVG 2 HR 10 RBI .364 OBP SALARY $10M
Contreras .273 AVG 2 HR 10 RBI .364 OBP SALARY $10M
And the Pirates take 2 out 3 from the Dodgers, looks like, La have fallen off from a year ago.
The bottom of the order has sure produced a lot of offense for the Cubs this year.
Madrigal gets credit for running that out. He also is flashing a good glove today. He's made 2 really good plays to close out a couple of Padres threats.
That's a bit harsh.
ERA's - Thompson 1.23, Leiter 1.80, Rucker 2.53, Alzolay 2.92, Hughes 3.18, Boxberger 3.60
Those are 6 pretty dependable guys. Fulmer/Merryweather/Assad are the ones who have brought the numbers down, including 3 of the 4 blown saves. Assad is probably back at Iowa for good, and I doubt the other 2 will survive the season, although it would be tough to eat Fulmer's $4M, which is why he'll likely be the last casualty.
If the Cubs are competing in September, they'll have Heuer back, a few other candidates in house, and could always make a trade. I don't see the bullpen as a huge issue. I would consider the health and effectiveness of Hendricks and Taillon to be more of an area of concern right now.
I’ve been the problem, I watched the blown brewers, dodgers, and Padres games
Fulmer shouldn’t be closing, but otherwise, I think he’ll be fine long-term. He has a track record of quality stuff and getting guys out. He had 25 holds last year. After a shaky walk to start his outing today, he actually made a bunch of quality pitches and carved through a tough stretch in the Padre lineup in the 6th. Before the games he blew against LA, he blew one save on a Kelenic homer (Kelenic was red-hot at the time) and otherwise hadn’t given up much hard contact, despite a BABIP of .500. He sucked against the Dodgers and now has to earn his way back to leverage spots, but I think he’ll do it.
Suzuki needs a day or two off. 3 Ks and a GIDP today. Put Velasquez in RF for a couple of games. Suzuki has only 6 RBIs with 3 guys batting ahead of him, all having great OBP seasons. It doesn't make sense to have him batting cleanup right now.
