*****Official Cubs 2024 thread*****
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Is this Cubs team worse than last years?
Is there a single statistical improvement? Maybe SP quality starts.
Do the Cubs have a top 50 player on their roster?
Did they make one move in the off season that has made them better?
Is there a single statistical improvement? Maybe SP quality starts.
Do the Cubs have a top 50 player on their roster?
Did they make one move in the off season that has made them better?
Honestly, they should have been 18 games over .500 when this stretch started, but because the owners are tight wads, we didn’t address the bullpen. They could still be 10 over with any semblance of a ****ing closer
Imanaga looks to be a great signing this off-season.
Madrigal has an option. He must also have pics of Jed with farm animals.
So far, this team is 3 games better than they were last year through 57 games. The starting rotation is way better than last year 1-5 and I don’t think it’s debatable. At this time last year, the pen was a mess, but would emerge as a strength (based on 4 guys) until running out of gas in September. Offense is a push. The roster is better, but not currently playing like it.
Hard to believe the Reds are a worse hitting team than the Cubs. Last I saw their team BA was .216. They crushed the ball against the Cubs last year and stole bases without getting caught. Hopefully this year will not be a repeat.
You could see the ball hit his hand. WTF are these umps looking at? They are in complete denial of video evidence just so they can be "right"?
Madrigal can’t even get HBP correctly. God he’s worthless.
Hold him at 3rd and Belli just sac flied in the tie run. Nope,
It goes back to that HBP non-reversal. Suzuki's 2B would have tied it and Belli's SF should have won it.
gonna get swept by the lowly Reds
what are we getting from all that money to Council?
what are we getting from all that money to Council?
Can he pitch a solid 8th or 9th?
The pen is killing this team and we aren’t doing … anything.
We can’t just waste years.
Bullpens are more about scouting and grabbing failed starting pitchers or cheap bounce backs. It’s more of a numbers game. Spending a lot on relievers isn't a good allocation of resources.
LOL
Might as well just laugh at this point. Much healthier than getting upset.
Might as well just laugh at this point. Much healthier than getting upset.
You can literally hear Ron's heart being ripped out.
We can shit on Madrigal's speed all we want, but that was a horrendous send.
PCA is the only one on this roster that would've had a chance and even then he's probably gunned down too.
We just CANNOT make these mistakes and we do something stupid like this every. Single. F*cking. Game.
PCA is the only one on this roster that would've had a chance and even then he's probably gunned down too.
We just CANNOT make these mistakes and we do something stupid like this every. Single. F*cking. Game.
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Vazquez would have had a chance, but for some reason Madrigal is guaranteed a major league roster spot, so we can’t have Vazquez.
If Madrigal hits .350, he still doesn’t provide enough value with a.360 obp, no slug and average at best defense. He is about as close to a zero tool player as you can get.
It is beyond me why he is on the roster.
I don’t blame Madrigal, he is not the one who put himself on the roster.
Someone needs to explain to me how Jed Hoyer is good as his job. I see no evidence that he knows what he’s doing. I have no trust in him trading our prospects and getting anything of value back for them.
While he is busy pissing this season away, I just hope he doesn’t do damage to future seasons in a desperate attempt to save his job.
Rant over
That would be huge if he could become a legit prospect/player! We looked really set up for the long term future at SS a few years back, but him and Christian Hernandez have both had things go awry for different reasons. Hernandez I believe is having somewhat of a resurgent season so hopefully they both get back on the right track
