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I don’t wish ill will towards him, but the Dodgers gave up on him before the Cubs did. He just doesn’t seem like a full time MLB player. If he performs all year long I’ll happily say I was wrong. I just don’t see where he was going to get regular ABs at with the Cubs that would have made the team better.
Respect to Cubs pitchers. Rays normally tear the cover off the ball. That’s not happening in Chicago.
I was calling for his release to open up a 40 man spot so I'm stunned with how well he is doing.
clearly Ross thinks Steele can limit the Rays to 3 or fewer runs because that lineup is straight trash
Saw that Wes replaced him and was wondering what the story was. Hopefully a precaution. Big part of Cubs future.
I remember Kerry Wood wearing a sleeve for tightness….didn’t end well, God damn it
That’s what they say a week before they use words like ulner nerve, and 12-16 month recover time expected.
I sort of get it, but that was a pitch with like 20” horizontal movement that never got back to the plate. That’s a pitch you read out of the hand as seeming several inches outside.
That’s probably the best news we could get right now. Play it safe, skip the next start and see how he’s feeling.
Big win tonight, but still playing consistently in the margins of close games, which highlights every single managerial move, every AB with RISP and every late inning bullpen change. I talked about all that stuff on this week’s episode.
Here to give props to Taillon. As much as he’s driven me nuts, I certainly don’t WANT him to suck. No doubt the very best thing for the Cubs is for him to find his groove. Hopefully, this was the first step.
As long as I’m here, how about Alzolay - one of the top set-up guys in baseball. And Leiter with a very nice bounce-back outing. The Cubs pen needs those two performing.
As long as I’m here, how about Alzolay - one of the top set-up guys in baseball. And Leiter with a very nice bounce-back outing. The Cubs pen needs those two performing.
Agree with all of the above. I’ve seen some quibbling in other places kind of still hammering Taillon for not finishing 6, but after the way he’s been throwing, his performance yesterday was a big win.
Also agree on Alzolay and Leiter, but it’s going to be critical to keep Merryweather going and get some other guys to step up. If the Cubs are going to keep playing these close games, they need more. If it has to be Adbert & Mark every day, their arms will fall off by the break.
Suck it Taillon haters! But, if Ross is using 4 guys every night from the bullpen this team isn’t going to get better.
Ross played Morel and Mervis when they came up, but agree, there needs to be a plan. I don’t care about tonight, since he just had to travel west.
