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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
11 years; $700M for all three
Uh...you do know Ohtani is working his way back to pitching again, right?
Even if you take Ohtani out of the running, I've seen other oddsmakers favoring Fernando Tatis Jr. for NL MVP ahead of PCA.
Even if you take Ohtani out of the running, I've seen other oddsmakers favoring Fernando Tatis Jr. for NL MVP ahead of PCA.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
I’d do it.
It’s time to move Flexen into the rotation until Imanaga comes back and move Brown to the pen. I said that he was not a starting pitcher but CC experimented and now we know. I believe his best place will be a late game guy. Having Brown, Keller, Palencia, Hodge (once he returns), Pomeranz, Brasier, Theilbar and Pressly will shut down teams the farther we get into the season. I will say right now, unless injury, that we stand pat in July. No need to deal for a rental but if a guy becomes available with years left we might listen.
Middle of June
Seiya 3-run HR for the lead. Not as clutch as it could have been, though, they were only tied, not trailing. Guy really needs to step it up.
Anything less than 6-3 over the next 9 would be disappointing.
Not sure if Flexen is an answer — his recent career stats say he probably isn’t — but at this point might as well try. Disagree about adding a rental SP though. A guy with multiple years left on contract will likely cost more in prospects than a rental. Unless trade partner is willing to taken on part of a rental’s salary, we’re probably talking about a mid-tier prospect or two who are not close to making major debut. You also don’t want to waste having Tucker this year or the season PCA is having. I’d also think the Cubs going for it by bringing in a SP could only help if they really plan to re-sign Tucker. How likely is a stud free agent to re-up with a team that isn’t willing to add to ensure making playoffs and actually making some noise when they get there? Regardless, Cubs need to add pitching or run the risk of wasting a big offensive year.
He is just filling in until Imanaga comes back. Yes, I understand that trading for a guy with years left is going to cost more and I am not in favor of making a trade just to make a trade. It has to be the right situation and trading just for a rental is not smart at this point as we really don’t have a glaring weakness at the moment. We have 8 solid relief pitchers right now not counting Flexen. Our rotation is doing well but lets evaluate once both Assad and Imanaga comes back. If Horton continues to improve ands the way Taillon is pitching, adding Imanaga back will give us three solid starters with Rea, Boyd and Assad fighting for two spots. If we need a bat later this season, Ballestros will be a nice option. Standing pat might be the best option
Matt Shaw looking fantastic with the glove at 3B since getting called back up.
No one who has started more than 1 game in May for Cubs has an ERA under 4.30 for the month. Horton’s high for innings pitched is 88.1 (2023). He’s already at 43.1. How many innings do you think Cubs will let their best pitching prospect throw this year keeping in mind he only threw 34.1 last year.
I’m not saying you add someone this week. But you have a hell of a lot more faith in Cubs starting pitching than I do. If the Cubs are in same spot in standings as they are now come start of July, I think they need to add one SP. Offense has been great so far, but can they continue to be top offense for whole year? And I think Horton is very possibly moved to bullpen at some point to limit innings pitched.
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7th in the league in home runs, 1st in RBIs. Obviously he sucks and needs to go. /sarcasm
What a fun year it has been. Keep it up.
I was looking for things to do for my wife's birthday coming up and had never sat on rooftops. Do you have any suggestions there? Is it worth the money, a good, fun experience, or better just going to the ballpark? Any advice/tips are appreciated. Go Cubs.
I was looking for things to do for my wife's birthday coming up and had never sat on rooftops. Do you have any suggestions there? Is it worth the money, a good, fun experience, or better just going to the ballpark? Any advice/tips are appreciated. Go Cubs.
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My one experience with the rooftops was watching from the right field side for a night game. Partly because of the sun going down, but you couldn’t see the ball. It was like watching a pantomime of a baseball game. Players swinging a bat, fielders running to a spot, making a throwing motion. It was ok for most of the folks at the party as they were there to socialize, didn’t appear to care too much about watching the game. Daytime, not looking into the sun, with people who were actually there to watch the game might be a better experience. Personally, I’d prefer being inside the park.
Good place to watch a game when the Cubs are 20 games out of first in September. Other than that, a hard pass. Much rather watch it on TV with other die hards.
This is what the plan has always been. Player development, brining up and in young talent without having to spend like drunken sailors. This is how teams like Atlanta, Cleveland and Houton stay and to a certain extent succeed. All you people complained that we didn’t sign Bregman. That saved us a ton on money. We are on pace for 99 wins. Now we probably wont get there but 93-95 is very doable. We are doing this without an ace. Once Imanaga comes back, the rotation of Imanaga, Taillon, Horton, Boyd and Rea is solid. Not quite as good as 2016 in that respect but it’s not that far off. The eight guys in the pen now have developed their roles and now we are solid from the 7th on. Move Brown to the pen and it’s even stronger. I think they could demote Brown for a few weeks, get him settled into a role and we become even better. Jed has perfectly built this team.
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
IMHO - it's something that everyone should do once. It's a fun experience.
definately
but I would wait until you can be in a large group on a rooftop .
also , there are no seats in the shade
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