6/25 cObs (Lilly) @. Tigers (Galarraga) 12:05CT WGN

[Sammy Sofa]

Pull him.

[Tryptamine]

Anyone surprised?

[illiniguy]

Awesome job Ted.

[pitchcs]

Fox needs to come to the rescue

[Butterscup1679666578]

im done. lilly's getting mashed today.

[Little Slide Rooter]

yeah, were done.

[DiamondMind]

I don't get it!! Hanging a curve or offspeed or whatever that was on an 0-2 count? WHY!?

[jersey cubs fan]

Does Font have options?

 

Font is my biggest disappointment this year. I really thought he was capable of coming in on an everyday basis and putting up a .285 .360 line with 15 HR pop.

 

Same here. :(

 

And really, there was nothing that would lead you believe otherwise before this year. I mean sure he's going to regress from that 906 OPS or whatever he posted last year....but I didn't think this would be what would happen upon him receiving a starting role. Really depressing.

 

Nothing? He hit double digit HR once as a pro and just barely put up those AVG/OBP as a relatively older minor leaguer. His pre-2008 numbers didn't come close to what he did last year and every indication was he was not an everyday player, because he can't hit against LHP. I thought he'd be a little better than he's been, but not much. His numbers are dragged down by a 400 OPS against LHP in more PA than he should really be getting against them. But his .246/.342/.401 line against RHP is not that disappointing from realistic expectations.

 

Last year was a fluke. He's 29 now and he's not getting any better.

[erik316wttn]

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[Tryptamine]

I wish the Cubs would decide if they want to suck or be playoff contenders. Years where a team misses the playoffs and gets a crappy draft pick suck.

[illiniguy]

Does Font have options?

 

Font is my biggest disappointment this year. I really thought he was capable of coming in on an everyday basis and putting up a .285 .360 line with 15 HR pop.

 

Same here. :(

 

And really, there was nothing that would lead you believe otherwise before this year. I mean sure he's going to regress from that 906 OPS or whatever he posted last year....but I didn't think this would be what would happen upon him receiving a starting role. Really depressing.

 

Nothing? He hit double digit HR once as a pro and just barely put up those AVG/OBP as a relatively older minor leaguer. His pre-2008 numbers didn't come close to what he did last year and every indication was he was not an everyday player, because he can't hit against LHP. I thought he'd be a little better than he's been, but not much. His numbers are dragged down by a 400 OPS against LHP in more PA than he should really be getting against them. But his .246/.342/.401 line against RHP is not that disappointing from realistic expectations.

 

Last year was a fluke. He's 29 now and he's not getting any better.

This. Every move that Hendry made this off season was awful. Every single one.

[DiamondMind]

Does Font have options?

 

Font is my biggest disappointment this year. I really thought he was capable of coming in on an everyday basis and putting up a .285 .360 line with 15 HR pop.

 

Same here. :(

 

And really, there was nothing that would lead you believe otherwise before this year. I mean sure he's going to regress from that 906 OPS or whatever he posted last year....but I didn't think this would be what would happen upon him receiving a starting role. Really depressing.

 

Nothing? He hit double digit HR once as a pro and just barely put up those AVG/OBP as a relatively older minor leaguer. His pre-2008 numbers didn't come close to what he did last year and every indication was he was not an everyday player, because he can't hit against LHP. I thought he'd be a little better than he's been, but not much. His numbers are dragged down by a 400 OPS against LHP in more PA than he should really be getting against them. But his .246/.342/.401 line against RHP is not that disappointing from realistic expectations.

 

Last year was a fluke. He's 29 now and he's not getting any better.

 

I don't think it was a fluke at all. Serious regression, but not a "fluke". With that said, I didn't realize how lame he's been over his career against LHP. Is it fair to assume that last year he had better matchups picked out for him by Lou, and this year he's being figured out by the league and basically being overmatched?

[pitchcs]

Does Font have options?

 

Font is my biggest disappointment this year. I really thought he was capable of coming in on an everyday basis and putting up a .285 .360 line with 15 HR pop.

 

Same here. :(

 

And really, there was nothing that would lead you believe otherwise before this year. I mean sure he's going to regress from that 906 OPS or whatever he posted last year....but I didn't think this would be what would happen upon him receiving a starting role. Really depressing.

 

Nothing? He hit double digit HR once as a pro and just barely put up those AVG/OBP as a relatively older minor leaguer. His pre-2008 numbers didn't come close to what he did last year and every indication was he was not an everyday player, because he can't hit against LHP. I thought he'd be a little better than he's been, but not much. His numbers are dragged down by a 400 OPS against LHP in more PA than he should really be getting against them. But his .246/.342/.401 line against RHP is not that disappointing from realistic expectations.

 

Last year was a fluke. He's 29 now and he's not getting any better.

This. Every move that Hendry made this off season was awful. Every single one.

 

1) Trading DeRosa - check

2) Gregg - check

3) Heilman - check

4) Vizcaino - check

5) Bradley - check

6) Miles - check

 

Wood - fine by me

[jersey cubs fan]

Does Font have options?

 

Font is my biggest disappointment this year. I really thought he was capable of coming in on an everyday basis and putting up a .285 .360 line with 15 HR pop.

 

How in the world is Fontenot a bigger disappointment than Bradley?

 

Because Bradley looks like he's coming around, other than the power stroke. Fontenot looks as clueless as ever.

 

Fontenot gets paid peanuts and his being used out of position but he's still outhitting Bradley against RHP, which is what Bradley was supposedly specifically brought in to do, for big money.

[Keener98]

Well the New York Nobodys just scored 3 runs off Chris Carpenter and lead 3-1 in the 4th

[illiniguy]

 

1) Trading DeRosa - check

2) Gregg - check

3) Heilman - check

4) Vizcaino - check

5) Bradley - check

6) Miles - check

 

Wood - fine by me

Not offering Wood arbitration was a farce.

[Banedon]

I don't think it was a fluke at all. Serious regression, but not a "fluke". With that said, I didn't realize how lame he's been over his career against LHP. Is it fair to assume that last year he had better matchups picked out for him by Lou, and this year he's being figured out by the league and basically being overmatched?

 

Well yeah, he had better matchups. He was Derosa's backup for the most part. With Derosa gone, and Aramis injured, Fontenot is being exposed.

[DiamondMind]

I don't think it was a fluke at all. Serious regression, but not a "fluke". With that said, I didn't realize how lame he's been over his career against LHP. Is it fair to assume that last year he had better matchups picked out for him by Lou, and this year he's being figured out by the league and basically being overmatched?

 

Well yeah, he had better matchups. He was Derosa's backup for the most part. With Derosa gone, and Aramis injured, Fontenot is being exposed.

 

Exposed...that was the word I was looking for.

[Tryptamine]

This is the kind of game where they don't come close to scoring again.

[Banedon]

Awesome inning.

[DiamondMind]

This is the kind of game where they don't come close to scoring again.

 

Until Foxy comes up again.

 

:beg:

[jersey cubs fan]

1) Trading DeRosa - check

2) Gregg - check

3) Heilman - check

4) Vizcaino - check

5) Bradley - check

6) Miles - check

 

Wood - fine by me

 

Wood was a ballsy move, letting a high paid closer walk because high paid closers are overrated. But he negates that smart move by trading for another over compensated relief pitcher who gets the "proven closer" tag. If you don't want to waste money on a reliever, good for you, but don't then go right back out and waste money on another reliever.

[DiamondMind]

Granderson is everything I wish Soriano was right now.

[illiniguy]

1) Trading DeRosa - check

2) Gregg - check

3) Heilman - check

4) Vizcaino - check

5) Bradley - check

6) Miles - check

 

Wood - fine by me

 

Wood was a ballsy move, letting a high paid closer walk because high paid closers are overrated. But he negates that smart move by trading for another over compensated relief pitcher who gets the "proven closer" tag. If you don't want to waste money on a reliever, good for you, but don't then go right back out and waste money on another reliever.

Who is way worse than the one you let walk. Even if you like not bringing Wood back, how do you like not offering him arbitration? Take advantage of the draft system being broken.

[wekse]

why did they sacrifice with a guy who just went deep in his last AB? plus, they're up a run in the 5th inning.