Minor League Discussion and Box 4-9-14

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Rosscup went 2 innings and struck out 4. Remind me why he isn't in the Cubs bullpen?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Rosscup went 2 innings and struck out 4. Remind me why he isn't in the Cubs bullpen?

 

Because James Russell is a Proven Veteran

[Guest]

Double off the wall for Almora

[Proven Veteran]

Rosscup went 2 innings and struck out 4. Remind me why he isn't in the Cubs bullpen?

 

Because James Russell is a Proven Veteran

He doesn't look anything like me.

[gscool89]

Almora 2-2 with 2 doubles.

[Guest]

Almora started the year 0 for 9. Less than 3 games later he's hitting .381 for the season.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Almora started the year 0 for 9. Less than 3 games later he's hitting .381 for the season.

 

Good thing he made that adjustment or he would have had real problems.

[Guest]

Dude just hits everywhere. If it weren't for the damn injuries he'd seem invincible.

 

A small irrational side of me thinks he could hit like .280 in the big leagues right now.

[Guest]

Great outing for Pimentel, good to see him bounce back after getting hit around his first start. 6 IP , 3 H, 1 R, 10/1 K/BB, 1 HR

[illiniguy]

Dude just hits everywhere. If it weren't for the damn injuries he'd seem invincible.

 

A small irrational side of me thinks he could hit like .280 in the big leagues right now.

I just hope there is twenty homers a year in there somewhere.

[Guest]

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CJ Edwards - 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K... 35 Pitches, 26 strikes.

[Guest]

Final line for C.J. Edwards tonight: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO. 95 pitches/58 strikes. 1-0 Lookouts mid 6

[Guest]

Almora with a single followed by the first Vogelbomb of the year.

[Guest]

Almora with a single followed by the first Vogelbomb of the year.

 

We should have an Almora-o-meter only it will actually have good averages on it

[Guest]

But seriously what's the Almora-o-meter up to now?

[Guest]

But seriously what's the Almora-o-meter up to now?

 

.360, he had 3 outs in between his 2 hits in game one and that last single.

[Guest]

But seriously what's the Almora-o-meter up to now?

 

.360, he had 3 outs in between his 2 hits in game one and that last single.

 

Well that explains why it seemed like so long between his first hit and his most recent.

[Guest]

Rivero got a groundout to end the 8th then struck out the side(all swinging) in the 9th to get the save.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Rivero got a groundout to end the 8th then struck out the side(all swinging) in the 9th to get the save.

 

He will singlehandedly restore my faith in Hoystein.

[craig]

Fun to see Rivero and Rosscup racking up the K's.

 

At the big-league level, Rondon has continued to look good. I think he's a keeper.

[Guest]

At the big-league level, Rondon has continued to look good. I think he's a keeper.

 

Not sure I'm going to regret missing out on Josh Fields.

[davell]

Granted, it's a major league discussion, but Strop, Rondon, and Grimm are all very impressive at times. I guess I lump Schlitter and Parker together, but I'd probably bet one of them can become a long term contributor.

 

Then we have Vizcaino, Rivero, and Ramirez all with good chances of helping this year and in the future. Rosscup too.

 

I LOVE our pen moving forward.

[The-Kris-Bryant]

Did you watch the 9th inning?

[davell]

Did you watch the 9th inning?

 

Yeah?

[The-Kris-Bryant]

Did you watch the 9th inning?

 

Yeah?

Eh, I'm just not sure Strop will be consistent enough to be more than bullpen fodder. I do like Rondon and especially Grimm though.