ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
And it's incredibly easy to pitch to a team where there's a "Madrigal-Mastrobuoni-Amaya" rest area built into every trip through the lineup. One problem compounds the other.
Chicago Cubs 2024
If Mr. Coffee is batting 5th, you have a problem.
Remember when Michael Busch was giving people the right to question those who questioned the trade? Since his 5-homer streak:
29 Games
95 AB
17 R
19 H
4 2B
1 3B
1 HR
8 RBI
11 BB
45 K
.200 AB
For the record, I thought there was a good chance he was overrated as a prospect but trade was well worth the gamble. Still probably feel that way, but no idea how the 2 prospects Cubs gave up are doing right now.
Haha, I'll concede the slump, and hopefully report back in a month or so with stats from a hot streak.
I hope so. Certainly not ready to write him off. He has talent, I just felt he’s been a bit overrated as a prospect last couple of years. Hope he puts it all together. Cubbies need him to produce.
I guess my question was answered
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Good move to put KH in the bullpen. He's generally been better the first and second time through the lineup. Makes sense to limit his exposure. He's done as a starter on a good team. If he needs to start, let him go to a bad team. But he seems like a competitor who just wants to win. Maybe he'll really take to the reliever role. Cubs desperately need another good bullpen arm.
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Maybe, but the second and third time through, batters are putting up easy mode video game numbers this year.
Why Cubs think a move to the bullpen is the best thing for Kyle Hendricks right now | Chicago Cubs News
The Cubs announced Tuesday that they were moving Kyle Hendricks out of the rotation and into the bullpen, amidst his early season struggles.
www.marqueesportsnetwork.com
Hendricks has been decent the first time through an order — opponents are hitting .254 off him. But those numbers balloon after that — the second time through, opponents are hitting .377 and the third time through, it spikes to a whopping .667.
That’s not who he was last year — the batting average and OPS were more consistent last year:
First time through: .233 AVG/.614 OPS
Second time: .268/.737
Third time: .275/.737
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
bummer. hadn't heard that
DFA Cuas, please
Now all you need is a rumor you might be going to the Cubs and you'll get hurt.
Tomorrow we're facing a guy who has a 6.10 ERA in the minors this year. Maybe we can get a baserunner by the 4th inning.
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Again, we all hate the bullpen, but the offense has been trash for weeks. Ever since Suzuki got hurt. He was off to an MVP start.
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
And he's looked completely lost since returning.
He hit the ball hard with no results in his first few games back but since then has looked bad. Last night he looked terrible.
Our offense is worse than putrid.
Did Counsell just that feel it was safe to get Hendricks some work in the 8th because a 1 run lead was just too large to overtake?
Did Counsell just that feel it was safe to get Hendricks some work in the 8th because a 1 run lead was just too large to overtake?
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
All of 4 hits today, and Hendricks still bad.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Nothing about his profile as a pitcher suggests a move to the bullpen will help.
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The absolute worst offense. Unwatchable.