Danger zone.
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Exactly. We need an out. Let’s see if Palencia can get the out.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
Yep. Game rests with Palencia.
This Cubs offense is frustrating. Tonight has been a microcosm of the whole season. Unless they hit the long ball.....there's nothing there. They don't find ways to put pressure on. We were going back and forth about PCA bunting.....this is a prime example. We don't put any pressure on the opposing teams pitchers. Stress free innings.
The problem is, for THIS YEAR, we don't have anyone on the roster who can truly put pressure on the opposing teams pitcher. He's the one. He's got the big swing in the arsenal, but sometimes.....you just need him on base.
Good chance this game ends tonight in the same fashion as it has the entire second half of the year. Unless there's a barrage of long balls, the Cubs don't score.
I know. Tucker was the key batter that inning, can’t strike out there.1st and 2nd no outs and we dont even advance the runners, 3 outs
All year long. Can't play station to station ball.1st and 2nd no outs and we dont even advance the runners, 3 outs
Feels like game and season.
2 runs feels like 10.
2 runs feels like 10.
Game Over.
I agree.
At least he’s a premium SS who hits 20 + bombs a year. Hayward was a light hitter at a power position. Dansby has been a 4-5 WAR player every season he’s been here. Hayward’s high water mark was 2.4 in a Cubs uniform. Swanson didn’t sign a contract and fall off a cliff. He’s basically the same guy he’s always been.
that's a good point. Swanson has always been this type of hitter, with heyward we expected the offensive production he had in st Louis and Atlanta to continue and it didnt
Not our day, guys.
With several changes to the staff and a power bat and two starting pitchers.
Start with starting pitching. Too many question marks.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
Certainly, they don’t have a stopper starter, although I think Horton can be that guy. The do have great depth, though.
Can we assume Steele is coming back full strength? Is Imanaga going to solve his HR problem? Can you count on Ben Brown and his 2 pitch repertoire? Will Asaad's apparent luck based on his analytics continue? IMO, I'm concerned about their depth. We need a couple of starters.
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I guess you didn’t watch the WC series. Dansby made several plays that changed the games. It’s not like people think he’s an all star. He’s a GG caliber SS with some pop, but a lot of holes in his swing. He made 25.3 million this year. Fangraphs estimates his value this season to have been 26.7 million. He’s almost exactly, properly rated.
We just didn’t have the juice needed to get it done this year. Might have been a lot more fun if Justin Steele had been healthy this year, or if we,d have had the balls to go get another legitimate starter at the deadline.
The good news is the team doesn't need a lot to be really good next year. Going to have to rebuild the bullpen again, but if there is one thing Jed is really good at, it’s that.
I think they let Tucker walk. Between Cassie, Alcantara, Ballesteros, and Suzuki, RF and DH should be covered. The 5 man rotation is good, assuming they pick up Imanaga’s option, but you need 6 or 7 SP these days. Someone will get hurt. It’s just the way things go in this day and age. Keeping Rea for 6 million makes a lot of sense.
Getting back in the Dylan Cease business would be fine with me…
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