Cut Eyre, bring up lefty Pignatiello

[OleMissCub]

Piggy's line at Iowa: 13 games, 1.20 ERA, 15 IP, 11 hits, 2 earned runs, 16 k's, 2 walks, .204 opp BA

 

Eyre's line: 17 games, 8.16 ERA, 14.1 IP, 23 hits, 13 earned runs, 15 k's, 12 walks, .365 opp BA

 

GET IT DONE!

[NCCubFan]

Eyre must go immediately without having a chance to blow even one more game. To hell with his contract; Hendry made a huge mistake and now he must take the consequenses, which is to simply eat the contract.

[CubColtPacer]

Agreed-this team can't afford to be any more patient with him. If he refuses to go on the DL, and refuses to go on the minors, then he has to be released.

[Keener98]

There is noway Hendry is going to admit his mistakes you guys all know this. The best idea of future behavior, is past behavior.

[NCCubFan]

There is noway Hendry is going to admit his mistakes you guys all know this. The best idea of future behavior, is past behavior.

Then it's McDonough's duty to order Hendry to cut him. Eyre must go, period.

[RichHillIsABeast]

He really does look bad out there. It's pretty impossible to hide him in the pen. It just makes it that much tougher on everyone else - and they have their own issues to deal with.

[sunnydoo]

Pigs, Pigs, Pigs.

 

Havent been this excited since the Osprey landed.

 

 

 

http://pink-floyd.ru/bins/3682/image002.jpg

[Amazing_Grace]

Seconded.

 

It won't happen, because the Trib is a stupid organization that follows the "just because we've invested this much money in something we should see it through to the end no matter what" logic. Perhaps they run the rest of the Trib like a bunch of stubborn old mules also and that's why the company was on the verge of bankruptcy and was sold.....Hmmm.

[frostwyrm]

There is noway Hendry is going to admit his mistakes you guys all know this. The best idea of future behavior, is past behavior.

Then it's McDonough's duty to order Hendry to cut him. Eyre must go, period.

 

And after that it's McDonough's duty to forbid Jimbo from giving out anymore big relief contracts. His track record with relief contracts is so bad he could very possibly have gotten better results just putting names of FA relievers in a hat and picking them at random. Restricting him to medium-priced relievers won't guarantee increased quality of bullpen performance but it will guarantee a reduction in wasted resources.

[Soriano12]

Pignatiello is a local boy, Hammond, IN. 8-)

 

Honestly, how can they not bring him up?

[seanimal]

I never realized that Scott Eyre's eyes were uneven. That explains much.

[UK1679666180]

Rapada as the situational lefty. Find a reason to put Eyre on the DL (bad back), move Wuertz higher up the food chain.

[TruffleShuffle]

Rapada as the situational lefty. Find a reason to put Eyre on the DL (bad back), move Wuertz higher up the food chain.

 

I'd prefer Rapada over Piggy too... Piggy's stuff is marginal and I have a bad feeling that he'd be another pinata out of the bullpen. Or Cotts, who has thrown well in two games at Iowa and has a good MLB season (2005) under his belt.

 

But yeah, Eyre has to go. On a team claiming to be in "win now" mode, he's (a) killing the team with his horrendous performance and (b) taking the spot of someone who could potentially make a positive contribution. If you think he can get himself straightened out, then option him to Iowa... if he refuses than cut him loose. He was bad the second half of last year and has been given more than enough chances to turn his performance around this year.

[Jon]

How can you not assume it wouldn't just be Cotts to get the call if they did something with Eyre?

[Soriano12]

How can you not assume it wouldn't just be Cotts to get the call if they did something with Eyre?

 

It's the Cubs?

[OleMissCub]

I don't understand why Rapada would be better than Piggy.

 

Piggy: 13 games, 1.20 ERA, 15 IP, 11 hits, 2 earned runs, 16 k's, 2 walks, .204 opp BA

 

Rapada: 23 games, 3.91 ERA, 23 IP, 20 hits, 10 earned runs, 21k's, 10 walks, .240 BA

 

Obviously Piggy's stats look better from a distance because he's pitched less innings, but even proportionally they seem much better. The walks and opp. BA are what jump out the most at me.

[RichHillIsABeast]

I don't understand why Rapada would be better than Piggy.

 

Piggy: 13 games, 1.20 ERA, 15 IP, 11 hits, 2 earned runs, 16 k's, 2 walks, .204 opp BA

 

Rapada: 23 games, 3.91 ERA, 23 IP, 20 hits, 10 earned runs, 21k's, 10 walks, .240 BA

 

Obviously Piggy's stats look better from a distance because he's pitched less innings, but even proportionally they seem much better. The walks and opp. BA are what jump out the most at me.

 

Rapada is a LOOGY. Piggy is not.

 

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=449060&tm=IowPCL&bp=p

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=450320&tm=IowPCL&bp=p

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=450320&tm=TenSL&bp=p

[OleMissCub]

I don't understand why Rapada would be better than Piggy.

 

Piggy: 13 games, 1.20 ERA, 15 IP, 11 hits, 2 earned runs, 16 k's, 2 walks, .204 opp BA

 

Rapada: 23 games, 3.91 ERA, 23 IP, 20 hits, 10 earned runs, 21k's, 10 walks, .240 BA

 

Obviously Piggy's stats look better from a distance because he's pitched less innings, but even proportionally they seem much better. The walks and opp. BA are what jump out the most at me.

 

Rapada is a LOOGY. Piggy is not.

 

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=449060&tm=IowPCL&bp=p

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=450320&tm=IowPCL&bp=p

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=450320&tm=TenSL&bp=p

 

Those in depth stats really show that Piggy is pitching much better than Rapada.

WHIP

Piggy: .87

Rap: 1.43

OBP

Piggy: .232

Rap: .345

SLG

Piggy: .296

Rap: .438

OPS

Piggy: .528

Rap: .783

[JonnyRed]

Seconded.

 

It won't happen, because the Trib is a stupid organization that follows the "just because we've invested this much money in something we should see it through to the end no matter what" logic. Perhaps they run the rest of the Trib like a bunch of stubborn old mules also and that's why the company was on the verge of bankruptcy and was sold.....Hmmm.

 

I don't really think that the Trib cares if the Cubs cut Scott Eyre. They make enough in beer sales in one weekend to pay for Eyre's contract.

[Roast]

Pignatiello is a local boy, Hammond, IN. 8-)

 

Honestly, how can they not bring him up?

 

Really? Awesome. That's not too far from here!

[RichHillIsABeast]

I don't understand why Rapada would be better than Piggy.

 

Piggy: 13 games, 1.20 ERA, 15 IP, 11 hits, 2 earned runs, 16 k's, 2 walks, .204 opp BA

 

Rapada: 23 games, 3.91 ERA, 23 IP, 20 hits, 10 earned runs, 21k's, 10 walks, .240 BA

 

Obviously Piggy's stats look better from a distance because he's pitched less innings, but even proportionally they seem much better. The walks and opp. BA are what jump out the most at me.

 

Rapada is a LOOGY. Piggy is not.

 

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=449060&tm=IowPCL&bp=p

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=450320&tm=IowPCL&bp=p

http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=450320&tm=TenSL&bp=p

 

Those in depth stats really show that Piggy is pitching much better than Rapada.

WHIP

Piggy: .87

Rap: 1.43

OBP

Piggy: .232

Rap: .345

SLG

Piggy: .296

Rap: .438

OPS

Piggy: .528

Rap: .783

 

They're not comparable by their overall stats. The won't even have the same roles in a bullpen.

 

LOOGY Rapada vs. LH:

.083/.258/.125/.383 0.88 WHIP, 5.63 BB/9, 12.38 K/9

 

Piggy overall:

.204/.232/.296/.528 0.87 WHIP, 1.20 BB/9, 9.60 K/9

 

Those are awesome number. If a decent offer for Ohman comes along, I'd move him and call up Rapada, even if he does have walk issues. I'd dump Eyre right now and call Piggy up. We need a lefty who can get both RH and LH out. Well, getting anyone out would be an improvement on the current situation.

[TMan92]

Is it true Eyre can't take his Ritalin for ADD anymore? I really am starting to wonder if it is affecting the guy. His 0-2 pitches reek of someone who can't concentrate.

[seanimal]

Is it true Eyre can't take his Ritalin for ADD anymore? I really am starting to wonder if it is affecting the guy. His 0-2 pitches reek of someone who can't concentrate.

 

If that were the case, I might actually be able to scrounge up some sort of sympathy for the guy.

 

Maybe.

[OleMissCub]

Is it true Eyre can't take his Ritalin for ADD anymore? I really am starting to wonder if it is affecting the guy. His 0-2 pitches reek of someone who can't concentrate.

 

I doubt his ADD has anything to do with it. Like I've said before, I personally am very ADD and know many people who are, and concentrating during something they enjoy is rarely a problem. I never had a problem concentrating during baseball games and I was never on adderall during them. But perhaps he's a different case.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

i don't care what it takes but eyre needs to be out...plus just imagine if he was gone, no more listening to plesac tell that damn story about when they were in toronto