KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
One of the Fox announcers called him that on the broadcast last night.
Chicago Cubs 2026
Play-by-play guy gushed "Pete Crow Alexander!!" before correcting himself after PCA's home run.
And I doubt if they will, but what if they decided on a hard cap? Do the Dodgers have to get rid of guys?
The Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, Padres, Phillies and Blue Jays(is that all over them way over?).....when this is all said and done are either going to be punished retroactively or they'll continue to be at a competitive advantage until those contracts expire.And I doubt if they will, but what if they decided on a hard cap? Do the Dodgers have to get rid of guys?
If they get rid of the ability to defer contracts, the Dodgers would be screwed given all of the money that they have spread out over the next 15 years. That said, you can't penalize them after the fact when they've been playing by the rules and you can't violate contractual agreements. I guess you could keep a team that's over the cap from signing free agents until they're under???? That would work, especially if you raise the salary floor. It would give every team a crack at free agency, raise the salaries of the lower end free agents, but severely cap the stars.
This is going to be a mess. There's absolutely no way that the Union/Players Association is going to go for ANY of this. Conversely, the competitive disadvantage that's occuring with about 7-10 teams can't continue either.
It's going to get ugly over the winter. When paychecks start being missed and games are removed from the schedule is when the collars on both sides get tight. Until then, it's all posturing and tough talk.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
If Wicks is the answer, I’m not sure what the question is.
Is Assad still being stretched out in Iowa? He's got to do better than this.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
He got torched by the Dodgers in April and gave up a solo homer to the White Sox. Otherwise, he's been good. Agreed, he can't be any worse than Wicks.
Also got torched by Philadelphia early in year I think.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
His performance in the minors isn't all that good, either. But getting him stretched out is the main thing.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
How long can you allow Swanson to be a black hole in the lineup? It seems like the high leverage situations always find him.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
He does this every year and always finds his way back to being a league-average hitter while being an essential lynchpin to the best defense in baseball.
Yeah, unfortunately Swanson has had at least one month per season since joining the Cubs when he’s hit under .200. Hopefully he breaks out of it soon. He is walking more than normal, which has his OBP only slightly lower than last year (.293 vs 300) and his runs scored are just 3 fewer than this time last year.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
He's not been this bad. He's hitting .183 through 191 ABs. Slugging .330 with an OPS of .623. OPS+ is 82. On pace for less than 100 hits. He had 24 homers last year and 22 in 2023. If it doesn't start happening soon it's not going to happen this season. He's so bad he's worthy of being DH'd for.
He looks completely lost at the plate. Maybe he should focus on hitting the other way. It certainly works for Hoerner.