07/31 Cubs (Harden) @ Marlins (Volstad) 6:10 CT, CSN TV

[hotshot13422]

wish we had reed here

[UMFan83]

100 ABs isn't enough to say definitively, but Jake Fox is starting to win me over in the "is he legit?" argument.

 

He hasn't really had a prolonged period of ineffectiveness, his 7 HRs are spaced out pretty evenly, he seems to have enough of a plate discipline to work the count in his favor consistently. The strange thing is he has a pretty big reverse split going so far, hitting lefties at a .809 clip and righties at a .967 but that has to be attributed to sample size. I wish we could find a permanent position for him and see if he has a little Fontenot Syndrome in him or not, but for this year's club, he is actually quite valuable in his current role.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I think Soriano would be the better call here.

 

07/06 - 07/30      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Soriano            71   11   27    5    0    5   16    9   16  0.380  0.450  0.662  1.112  0.440  3.86  0.070  0.289
Baker              31    3    8    3    0    1    5    3    9  0.258  0.324  0.452  0.775  0.333  4.06  0.065  0.190
Hoffpauir          33    6    7    1    1    1    3    2    3  0.212  0.278  0.394  0.672  0.207  3.47  0.066  0.143

[Andy]

100 ABs isn't enough to say definitively, but Jake Fox is starting to win me over in the "is he legit?" argument.

 

He hasn't really had a prolonged period of ineffectiveness, his 7 HRs are spaced out pretty evenly, he seems to have enough of a plate discipline to work the count in his favor consistently. The strange thing is he has a pretty big reverse split going so far, hitting lefties at a .809 clip and righties at a .967 but that has to be attributed to sample size. I wish we could find a permanent position for him and see if he has a little Fontenot Syndrome in him or not, but for this year's club, he is actually quite valuable in his current role.

As long as we don't trade a productive starter away and give him a starting job based only on his super-sub performance a la Fontenot, I'm more than happy with him. He's been nails.

[Flames24Rulz]

Well, at least we tied it. Need a strong performance from the pen tonight.

[E.J.]

That sucked.

[Butterscup1679666578]

no reason not to go with soriano there

[BigSlick]

im not sure what we acquired jeff baker to do, strike out against lefties?

[Schwarber Fan]

I always feel like we're going to lose tie games on the road late... wish baker would have come through there

[UMFan83]

no reason not to go with soriano there

 

I agree with you but Lou has consistently not used his best available PHers earlier in the game.

[Butterscup1679666578]

woo heilman we lose.

[Fred Hornkohl]

100 ABs isn't enough to say definitively, but Jake Fox is starting to win me over in the "is he legit?" argument.

 

He hasn't really had a prolonged period of ineffectiveness, his 7 HRs are spaced out pretty evenly, he seems to have enough of a plate discipline to work the count in his favor consistently. The strange thing is he has a pretty big reverse split going so far, hitting lefties at a .809 clip and righties at a .967 but that has to be attributed to sample size. I wish we could find a permanent position for him and see if he has a little Fontenot Syndrome in him or not, but for this year's club, he is actually quite valuable in his current role.

As long as we don't trade a productive starter away and give him a starting job based only on his super-sub performance a la Fontenot, I'm more than happy with him. He's been nails.

 

So what's not to like ??

 

Fox                AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Pinch hitting      12    1    5    2    0    0    3    0    2  0.417  0.400  0.583  0.983  0.500  4.53 -0.017  0.429
runners on         46    5   15    3    0    4   21    3    7  0.326  0.352  0.652  1.004  0.314  3.67  0.026  0.262
RISP               28    3    9    2    0    3   19    3    5  0.321  0.343  0.714  1.057  0.300  3.63  0.021  0.308

overall            99   12   31    8    0    6   23    6   14  0.313  0.351  0.576  0.927  0.316  3.70  0.038  0.262

[Guest]

Here comes Heilman to pull a Howry.

[BigSlick]

I always feel like we're going to lose tie games on the road late... wish baker would have come through there

remember the daryle ward monster homer?

 

that was like, the best thing ever, i think that was a harden start too

[Schwarber Fan]

I always feel like we're going to lose tie games on the road late... wish baker would have come through there

remember the daryle ward monster homer?

 

that was like, the best thing ever, i think that was a harden start too

 

We were actually losing that game though...

[RedFlash]

I always feel like we're going to lose tie games on the road late... wish baker would have come through there

remember the daryle ward monster homer?

 

that was like, the best thing ever, i think that was a harden start too

 

Carlos Zambrano's start.

[OleMissCub]

great shot of Soriano

[muntjack]

As long as we don't trade a productive starter away and give him a starting job based only on his super-sub performance a la Fontenot, I'm more than happy with him. He's been nails.

 

 

I don't believe Fontenot led the world in HR/OPS when called up from the minors. Fox's power is for real. The fact that he's doing this in limited duty is staggering. His HR/AB is incredible. I'd almost be willing to move Soriano to 2nd to get his bat in the lineup. Almost.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS bullpen since the All-Star break............

 

07/16 - 07/30        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC    ST   ST%  P/IP   GB   FB   GB%   IR  IRS  IRS%  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Marmol              7.3    2    0    0    2   12    0   124    80  0.65  16.9    4    5  0.44    2    0  0.00  2.45 14.73  0.00  0.55  0.00
Marshall            5.3    5    0    0    3    4    0    94    55  0.59  17.6    9    3  0.75    7    2  0.29  5.06  6.75  0.00  1.50  0.00
Atkins              2.0    1    0    0    0    0    0    21    17  0.81  10.5    3    3  0.50    0    0  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.50  0.00
Guzman              8.3    4    2    2    4    6    2   138    90  0.65  16.6    8   10  0.44    4    0  0.00  4.32  6.48  2.16  0.96  2.16
Stevens             5.3    2    2    2    4    4    0    88    47  0.53  16.5    4    8  0.33    0    0  0.00  6.75  6.75  0.00  1.13  3.38
Gregg               7.7    5    3    3    5    8    1   127    75  0.59  16.6    4   11  0.27    6    1  0.17  5.87  9.39  1.17  1.30  3.52
Heilman             5.7    5    4    4    3    6    2   107    66  0.62  18.9    5    6  0.45    3    2  0.67  4.76  9.53  3.18  1.41  6.35
Samardzija          8.3    9    6    6    3    3    2   124    78  0.63  14.9   12   10  0.55    0    0  0.00  3.24  3.24  2.16  1.44  6.48

Totals             50.0   33   17   17   24   43    7   823   508  0.62  16.5   49   56  0.47   22    5  0.23  4.32  7.74  1.26  1.14  3.06

[mul21]

Cards just got pretty lucky. Lugo was meat at 3rd trying to stretch a double and the ball pegged him in the back about 12 feet from the bag. Then of course Holliday knocked him in.

[Flames24Rulz]

Heilman hasn't been bad lately.

[Flames24Rulz]

Cards just got pretty lucky. Lugo was meat at 3rd trying to stretch a double and the ball pegged him in the back about 12 feet from the bag. Then of course Holliday knocked him in.

 

You can't make any of that stuff up.

[Flames24Rulz]

Have to take the bat off your shoulders, Kosuke.

[UMFan83]

Wow, Fukudome was either going to K looking or walk in that AB in his mind huh?

[Andy]

Cards just got pretty lucky. Lugo was meat at 3rd trying to stretch a double and the ball pegged him in the back about 12 feet from the bag. Then of course Holliday knocked him in.

 

You can't make any of that stuff up.

St. Louis Cardinals baseball: Anything can happen - and if it can help the Cards, it usually will.