Crazy play - liner off pitcher and runner scores from 2nd to give the Cubs the lead again.
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This team has a lot of holes… bullpen, closer, C, 3B. I don’t know if this is the year you shoot your shot and trade the farm. I don’t think we’re there yet.
Fair points. But going into this year with the 3B situation pisses me off …
Agreed, but this team SHOULD be good enough to make the playoffs.
I’m still fully convinced that this team will win the division.
I remember the chatter, but don't recall the 3B available at least from the FA/trade market. That said, I believe the decision was made pretty early on in the spring that Morel was going to be 3B come hell or high water. SO that begs the question, WTF is Madrigal in there if he's going to kick the ball around?
I believe Matt Chapman was the potential 3B target in the offseason but that died once Bellinger re-signed. That put them right at the luxury tax and they didn’t want to go over.
They’re going to wind up over. I think they wanted to leave the young kids space to develop.
Scott Boras boned several of his clients this Winter. Chapman was one of them. His numbers, by the way, aren't especially good given what the Giants have invested in him.
Anyone else amused by the boos Counsell received in Milwaukee? Ownership cut him free, why they so mad? He's the all time winningest manager in Brewers history, a man who did more with less because ownership is cheap, and they booed him.
LOL.
LOL.
Skenes has 9 strikeouts in 5 inning against the Tigers today, still pitching.
How many of them were Javy Baez?
At this point do we DH the Catcher spot and let the Pitcher's hit? Catcher is an absolute black hole this year.
Old friend Victor Caratini is supposedly available, as well as Danny Jansen from the Jays.
Because Adames is in a free agency year. And Counsell wants to pad his stats.
I wouldn't say ownership cut him loose. They made an offer making Counsell the highest paid manager in MLB before the Cubs came in off the top rope. There's also the hype video he made when he took over - "I'm one of you, I grew up here, I bleed Brewers, etc." I think if he had followed Stearns to the Mets as was rumored, the reaction would be much more muted.
I don't get the hate, but I sure have a couple buddies who were ready to see him go. He was a great regular season manager who made some truly baffling post-season moves is how I view his Mil tenure.
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He didn’t do it for the money. He did it for a shit load of money .—-Lone Star
Does Madrigal have options left? Why the hell did they send the better defender down?
Sorry—should have specified—yes, trade them; don’t touch the farm.
