[ W ] #54
Bears: 20 - Bengals: 9
Took advantage of Joe Burrow being out.
[ W ] #54
Bears: 20 - Bengals: 9
Good thing Cincinnati didn’t play Chase Brown.Took advantage of Joe Burrow being out.
Took advantage of Joe Burrow being out.
Good thing Cincinnati didn’t play Chase Brown.
What did you see?Edit. OK, maybe I was hallucinating? Thought I saw something that no one else is confirming.
Those guys have been around long enough to believe they can turn it around. A month ago Tallion looked like he couldn’t get through 5 innings at A ball. It’s a long season. Guys will have rough patches.With Stroman and Smyly in a funk, after Steele, Taillon and Hendricks, where does our starting pitching come from for the rest of the season? Just as we start to get going our early season strength is falling apart.
More like Anthony HRI'm sure they tried but I can't believe that Jed didn't get a lefty for the pen. Anthony Kay......
What did you see?
Those guys have been around long enough to believe they can turn it around. A month ago Tallion looked like he couldn’t get through 5 innings at A ball. It’s a long season. Guys will have rough patches.
Bringing up Cuas might be part of the answer. Palencia, Fullmer, Leiter, and Alzolay should all be available tonight as well. Hopefully Drew can give 5-6 solid innings.With Assad and Wes doing multi-inning relief appearances on consecutive days, Smyly starting tonight, and Kay getting blown up last night, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Cubs made a roster move today.
Send Kay down. Given Cuas’ reverse splits, he might get an opportunity.
A more aggressive move would be to bring a starter up, tell Smyly we just want 5 from him tonight and bring the starter in for the 6th. Unfortunately, both Brown and Killian (who has been really good since his last cup of coffee with the big team) just had their turns in the rotation, and there really isn’t anyone else at AAA who I’d remotely trust to get 3 or 4 innings tonight.
It is likely Cade Horton’s turn.to make his first AA start. But as fun as that would be, it’s probably a really bad idea.
I thought I saw a Bellinger extension. Looks like it was just someone asking Hoyer about extending Bellinger.
Bellinger is a Boras guy remember, and they insisted on a one-year "prove it" deal for 2023 in order to get back into the free agent market with more leverage.It was some commenting on the smile Hoyer gives at the end of the answer to this question. Doesn’t look like a guy who thinks Bellinger is playing somewhere else next season.
Bellinger is a Boras guy remember, and they insisted on a one-year "prove it" deal for 2023 in order to get back into the free agent market with more leverage.
It would surprise me if Bellinger re-signs before hitting FA.
Boras will also want a mega long term deal that pays Bellinger well beyond when he'll likely be worth it, and he's been very successful in securing those deals for his guys. But of course he can only get what the market will bear, and I think and hope Bellinger makes a good candidate for a shorter years higher AAV type deal.
For a guy of his age (28), I could easily see him signing a shorter-term deal in hopes of getting the big bag later. 2-3 years, AAV 25-30 million.Bellinger is a Boras guy remember, and they insisted on a one-year "prove it" deal for 2023 in order to get back into the free agent market with more leverage.
It would surprise me if Bellinger re-signs before hitting FA.
Boras will also want a mega long term deal that pays Bellinger well beyond when he'll likely be worth it, and he's been very successful in securing those deals for his guys. But of course he can only get what the market will bear, and I think and hope Bellinger makes a good candidate for a shorter years higher AAV type deal.
We are about to find out... Stro to the IL. (hip) Cuas being called up.With Stroman and Smyly in a funk, after Steele, Taillon and Hendricks, where does our starting pitching come from for the rest of the season? Just as we start to get going our early season strength is falling apart.
Struggling with extra points 2 games in a row. Time to look at some FA kickers.[ W ] #55
Bears: 16 - Bengals: 6
I would have kicked a hole in my TV last night if I were a Reds fan.
I was ready to kick my TV watching Smyly give up gopher ball after gopher ballI would have kicked a hole in my TV last night if I were a Reds fan.
Hope is alive in Wrigleyville. It's been a while. I almost forgot how much fun it can be to care about baseball daily.August sets up ridiculously well for this team, with series against the Mets, White Sox, Royals, Tigers, and Pirates (along with a series against the Brewers).
The Brewers schedule is probably comparable, but I wouldn't say it's easier.
But the Reds schedule is rough... Outside of the Nats and Pirates, every team is in contention. Plus a West coast trip to end the month.
Quick glance at September looks like all three schedules are fairly interchangeable, though that can change with how teams do through August.
And I know run differential can be meaningless (last two games for example), but the Cubs are the only NL Central team with a positive differential (Reds have gone negative because of the last two games).
The division is bad, and the schedule is favorable... This team might actually make the playoffs.