Swanson 0-4 and 2 k’s batting.181
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I know I'm beating a dead horse and everyone goes through slumps but still can't see the logic of a black hole in the middle of the line up. Why can't Counsell bat him 8th until he at least gets to the Mendoza line?
Dansby's hard-hit percentage is tracking at a career high 50%. (balls in play hit 95 mph or more) His batting average on balls in play is a comically low .227. (.300 is considered average)
He has been incredibly unlucky.
Understood but his strikeout rate is at 33%. 0 hard hit balls in those at bats. MLB average K rate is 24%.
Either way still rooting for him to improve or get luckier.
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As long as the Cubs have a bunch of pitch to contact starters, it really doesn't matter how bad Dansby is at the plate, he's still valuable.
Hoyer balked at trading for guys like Crochet and Luzardo though.
Hoyer balked at trading for guys like Crochet and Luzardo though.
For sure the walk rate has to come up and the K rate has to come down. I think the bad luck is causing him to try to do too much. It happens. It's a long season. You've got to believe regression is coming.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Flip that around. If you've got a Bermuda Triangle of Swanson, Hoerner and PCA behind the mound, take advantage of what that does to the value of pitch to contact starters.
Fair, but do you think a playoff rotation of: Imanaga, Boyd, Taillon, and Rea can win a world series?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Possible, but not likely.
That said I'd still rather add Alex Bregman to this team than Garrett Crochet if given the choice.
Imanaga hurt, hopefully not too serious.
Matthew Boyd, notorious ace and #1 starter is the next man up.
Matthew Boyd, notorious ace and #1 starter is the next man up.
Seiya with a pseudo cycle: Walk, Double, Triple, HR.
Dansby dropped to 8th
and responds with Walk and HR.
Dansby dropped to 8th
and responds with Walk and HR.Very clutch I had the -8.5 spreadSeiya with a pseudo cycle: Walk, Double, Triple, HR.
Dansby dropped to 8th
Carson Kelly
Just posting this here without comment:
Suzuki's 2025 numbers: .298/.368/.596/164 wRC+
(164 wRC+ is actualy one point higher than Tucker, and 2nd on the Cubs behind Kelly)
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
But...he's not clutch! /s
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
5yr/85M for a 27 year old Seiya Suzuki is low key one of the best free-agent deals of recent years.
Matt Shaw had a rough few games when he first got to Iowa, but is now hitting .290/.405/.452 in 37 plate appearances. Won’t be surprised to see him get another whack at the Bigs in a couple weeks if he keeps that up.
I'm starting to think you guys think it is pure chance and coincidence that he hits a HR and a triple last night when the game is already well decided against minor league relievers, but strikes out in 3 pitches in a 1-1 game against the Phillies' relievers.
It's pretty obvious that Suzuki can hit the minor league scrubs the Pirates throw out there, he's perfectly capable of that, also most of the average pitchers in this league, but the top end guys he just doesn't hit ever at all, which makes perfect sense since Japan doesn't have anyone like Alvarado out of their bullpen.
Illinivek23
- Gurnee
Any adjustments noticable to his stance or swing?
I don’t think they’ll rush him back. Might wait for him to battle through another rough patch (hopefully not as rough nor as long) to show he can make adjustments.
Just saw this on Twitter.
The bullpen is so bad that no lead is safe and a HR when you’re up 5-0 is meaningless. Got it.
He looks overmatched entirely by very good pitching. It's why you'll never win anything relying heavily on him. I guess we can hope to make the playoffs and then run into Pirates AAAA pitchers in the playoffs. But yeah, I don't really know what else there is to say. In a 1-1 game when a big hit wins you a game, he goes 0-4 with 3 K's... in a 9-0 game where you could have put a kid in a wheel chair in his spot in the lineup and still won, he shows out. It's been his thing for 4 years. Not going to change.
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