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#Sticks
#Sticks
Anyone know the reason/advantage behind those axe handle bats? Contreras just started using one and I think KB is still using his.
I'm really looking forward to another four years of Darvish after this season. And great job of self-scouting by the Cubs letting La Stella go and replacing him with DesCalso.
You all are burying the lead on the biggest news today:
With Hendricks back and Alzolay looking like the real deal, even with Hamels probably out a month or two at minimum, Lester, Hendricks, Q, Alzolay, and Darvish are probably about a top 10 rotation still. Kimbrel should help win at least 3/4 games along the way, and we probably get at least another lefty reliever. Would like to see Happ or Garcia instead of Descalso. Heyward's resurgence has been great too. This isn't the best roster in baseball, but it doesnt need to be.The Cubs are 20-25 over their last 45 games. That’s a huge chunk of the season to be muddling along under .500.
Fortunately for them, over the same stretch of time, the Brewers are 20-20 and the Cardinals are 18-22.
Seems like the first Central team that could pull off a decent stretch of baseball - something like 12-2 or 15-3 - could run away with the division.
I would pump the brakes on Alzolay until he gets 10 starts or so.With Hendricks back and Alzolay looking like the real deal, even with Hamels probably out a month or two at minimum, Lester, Hendricks, Q, Alzolay, and Darvish are probably about a top 10 rotation still. Kimbrel should help win at least 3/4 games along the way, and we probably get at least another lefty reliever. Would like to see Happ or Garcia instead of Descalso. Heyward's resurgence has been great too. This isn't the best roster in baseball, but it doesnt need to be.
Lots of time left to make moves in the standings, which we're still tied for first in the central.
I would pump the brakes on Alzolay until he gets 10 starts or so.