Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Well I guess it’s a blowout now, maybe he can eat some innings.
Chicago Cubs 2026
[Lee Corso]Not so fast, my friend.[/Lee Corso]
PCA is on pace for 10 bWAR. Since 2000, 3 position players have gotten 10 bWAR and not won the MVP:
Trout in 2012 came in 2nd to Cabrera who won the Triple Crown.
Sosa in 2001 came in 2nd when Bonds also had a 10 bWAR season.
In 2000 ARod somewhat mystifyingly came in 3rd to Giambi and Frank Thomas.
Trout in 2012 came in 2nd to Cabrera who won the Triple Crown.
Sosa in 2001 came in 2nd when Bonds also had a 10 bWAR season.
In 2000 ARod somewhat mystifyingly came in 3rd to Giambi and Frank Thomas.
Since 1967 (when both Leagues started handing out a Cy Young award) only three others with a 10 bWAR haven’t won the MVP, I can only assume Yaz in 1968 (9th) and Ripken in 1984 (27th?!?!) didn’t win because of some leftover hangup unwritten rule over voting for a guy two years in a row, because those votes don’t make any sense otherwise.
Rocco Petrocelli came in 7th in 1969, and every player in front of him is a far bigger name. I assume the writers of the time recognized his season for the fluke it apparently was.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
I give the Cubs credit for how they kept at it today after being down 7-1. Since they had the 7-22 stretch to fall to 34-34, they have gone 25-12, which is a really nice bounce back. Swanson has had a great July, good for him. Ramirez has really looked good.
hopefully a few arms will get healed and we can have a solid 5 man rotation & a closer
It is the job of the starting pitcher to keep your team in the game. Jameson Taillon did not even remotely do anything like that.
He is giving up HR's at a record pace.
I thought the same as the previous posters: There is NOTHING to convince me that Taillon should start before Assad. I guess the size of your contract determines who should be in the rotation.
He is giving up HR's at a record pace.
I thought the same as the previous posters: There is NOTHING to convince me that Taillon should start before Assad. I guess the size of your contract determines who should be in the rotation.
I felt bad for Taillon after the game. Counsell was unusually harsh about his future in the rotation and Taillon's comments after the game were hard to hear. He threw himself right under the bus. Feel for him. Great guy, cancer survivor, does a ton of community work and by all accounts a great teammate. Unfortunately, his outings haven't been remotely close to acceptable.
It was Taillon’s first coming back from IL, so I’ll cut him a little slack. That said if he’s in rotation after trade deadline, something is wrong.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Unless things change, he’s probably a guy you can’t have on the playoff roster.
It was his second start. His first was last Monday. 4 innings. 4 earned. 2 HR's.
He has given up 25 HR's in 76 innings. 1 HR every 3 innings.
Nice guy but, my God.
I sense a phantom IL trip in his future.
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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Yeah, we gotta get two guys this week who can start and win some Aug-Sept games. One of those two needs to be a guy who can become at least our #2 or #3 starter in the playoffs. 1. Boyd 2. Imanaga 3. New guy 4. Cabrera 5. Assad/Brown (Then hoping we can have Steele out of the bullpen late Sept and into October. Peterson and Rae are two wild cards we cannot count on to start games).
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Is Brown even gonna pitch again this season?
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Saw a graphic after the game that he is giving up 2.96 homers per nine innings, next closest guy is 2.34.
Agree Counsel doesn’t trust him, but then again he doesn’t trust anyone without at least 5 years MLB experience it seems. Other than Shaw (and it took awhile) and Moises to some degree this year for awhile, what young position players has he trusted. Ramirez ha had the “good fortune” to be brought up when the entire infield was slumping, and with Shaw out Counsel almost had to play him to shake things up. To his credit though, he has performed and is earning Craig’s trust.
I disagree somewhat on that Alcantara won’t bring back much. Not so sure with the year he’s had at AAA that the luster has dimmed as much as you think with other teams. He alone isn’t likely to bring back an A caliber player, but I think he could still headline a package to bring in a quality player.
Two guys I’m hopeful are included in deals are BJ Murray and Brett Bateman. Both are having very nice years at AAA, but are unlikely to see any real time in Chicago anytime soon. Not sure if either will ever have any more trade value (not saying it is huge), so give them a shot elsewhere and get something back.
Amazing support for terrible pitching performances!
Jame-0 has lost his radar. His stuff has never been great; he needed pinpoint control to avoid the fat part of the bat. As a result of extremely poor location, he's allowed 25 homeruns in 75 innings, which puts his team so far down that the Cubs can't make it back. No offense or great defense can overcome that.
The Cubs have the greatest infield defense that I've seen in years. Ground balls, not flyballs (unless they're hit to center!) are the key to their success in run prevention. Taillon doesn't cut it.
We need the opposition to pound the ground.... and JT can't provide that.
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Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Just throwing this out there, and I haven't checked how he's doing in Iowa since he was sent down. Is there any chance Ballesteros is traded at the deadline for help?
Curious if they’ll bring him back on a MiLB contract. Would some one actually pick him up?
good dude...bad pitcher...Long gone.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
I guess he won't be on the playoff roster.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
I’d say no. Who else needs a very back end of the rotation guy?
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
According to Jesse Rogers, he's make very good progress and an August return is still in play.
First pitch reportedly set for 8:30 PM.
Bregman coming to life?