Baez

[Guest]

since everything great seems to happen to us, i'm gonna present this question

 

if starlin hits well the rest of the year and javy gets a significant amount of PA and mashes in a way that addresses some of our concerns about him, how seriously do we consider javy as next year's CF?

 

i don't want this lost on the bottom of the page :-"

[mul21]

just 20 Ks in his last 100 PA

 

What do the rest of the numbers look like in that same time frame?

[Guest]

just 20 Ks in his last 100 PA

 

What do the rest of the numbers look like in that same time frame?

 

probably amazing because he's been awesome lately

[Guest]

since everything great seems to happen to us, i'm gonna present this question

 

if starlin hits well the rest of the year and javy gets a significant amount of PA and mashes in a way that addresses some of our concerns about him, how seriously do we consider javy as next year's CF?

 

i don't want this lost on the bottom of the page :-"

I'm going to guess that Starlin gets traded (almost) no matter what this offseason. That would open up 2B for Javy.

[Cubswin11]

since everything great seems to happen to us, i'm gonna present this question

 

if starlin hits well the rest of the year and javy gets a significant amount of PA and mashes in a way that addresses some of our concerns about him, how seriously do we consider javy as next year's CF?

 

i don't want this lost on the bottom of the page :-"

Even if they think he's fixed I think I'd prefer to re-sign Fowler for CF, then do some sort of revolving "platoon" between Baez, Castro, Coghlan and Soler in LF/RF, 2B.

[Clem Fandango]

just 20 Ks in his last 100 PA

 

What do the rest of the numbers look like in that same time frame?

 

probably amazing because he's been awesome lately

 

Since August 1st...

 

http://i.imgur.com/72xF62x.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/gLGnEIb.png

[Guest]

i hate so much that the contact percentage numbers are gone, even if they weren't amazingly reliable

[Guest]

since everything great seems to happen to us, i'm gonna present this question

 

if starlin hits well the rest of the year and javy gets a significant amount of PA and mashes in a way that addresses some of our concerns about him, how seriously do we consider javy as next year's CF?

 

i don't want this lost on the bottom of the page :-"

I'm going to guess that Starlin gets traded (almost) no matter what this offseason. That would open up 2B for Javy.

i never do these but

 

re-sign fowler

sign price

trade hendricks and castro for ross

 

what say you guys?

[mul21]

Meh, not enough dongs.

 

In all seriousness, looks like really solid progress and I'm sure the pop will get back to near normal levels once he completely figures the new approach out and is comfortable with it.

[Guest]

since everything great seems to happen to us, i'm gonna present this question

 

if starlin hits well the rest of the year and javy gets a significant amount of PA and mashes in a way that addresses some of our concerns about him, how seriously do we consider javy as next year's CF?

 

i don't want this lost on the bottom of the page :-"

I'm going to guess that Starlin gets traded (almost) no matter what this offseason. That would open up 2B for Javy.

i never do these but

 

re-sign fowler

sign price

trade hendricks and castro for ross

 

what say you guys?

I won't be upset if they sign Price, but I'd rather invest that $200+M in other ways.

[sneakypower]

since everything great seems to happen to us, i'm gonna present this question

 

if starlin hits well the rest of the year and javy gets a significant amount of PA and mashes in a way that addresses some of our concerns about him, how seriously do we consider javy as next year's CF?

 

i don't want this lost on the bottom of the page :-"

I'm going to guess that Starlin gets traded (almost) no matter what this offseason. That would open up 2B for Javy.

i never do these but

 

re-sign fowler

sign price

trade hendricks and castro for ross

 

what say you guys?

i'm getting tired of beating this drum, but with our transparent, dogmatic approach to prioritizing controlling the strike zone, it's simply unfathomable we'd ever trade Hendricks+ for the league leader in issuing walks

[Guest]

i never do these but

 

re-sign fowler

sign price

trade hendricks and castro for ross

 

what say you guys?

i'm getting tired of beating this drum, but with our transparent, dogmatic approach to prioritizing controlling the strike zone, it's simply unfathomable we'd ever trade Hendricks+ for the league leader in issuing walks

 

 

I'm not one of the Hendricks haters. But after signing Price, he'd probably be our "worst" starting pitcher. I was just connecting the dots between our interest in Ross at the deadline, our interest in trading Starlin, SD's possible interest in a SS, the last minute deadline rumor that Hendricks might have been traded, and the fact that he'd be the most upgrade-able part of the rotation.

 

Ross may be what you said, but he's also an upgrade over Hendricks.

[Old Style]

Great article on Javy from ESPN.com

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13512551/after-loss-injury-javier-baez-ready-cubs

[badger1679666666]

Great article on Javy from ESPN.com

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13512551/after-loss-injury-javier-baez-ready-cubs

 

 

:-k

[Guest]

Ross may be what you said, but he's also an upgrade over Hendricks.

 

A very minor one that's not really worth punting Castro and 3 years of team control(Hendricks v. Ross) to obtain.

[Guest]

Ross may be what you said, but he's also an upgrade over Hendricks.

 

A very minor one that's not really worth punting Castro and 3 years of team control(Hendricks v. Ross) to obtain.

 

I'm under the impression that Castro has negative value

[Banedon]

Great article on Javy from ESPN.com

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13512551/after-loss-injury-javier-baez-ready-cubs

 

Check the last page of the thread.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

Depending on how the year finishes out, right now, I'm OK with keeping the lesser of Castro/Baez as the Zobrist super utility role. I think theres room, and I think the clubhouse can handle them all.

 

Hypothetical:

 

STARTERS

3B Bryant

SS Russell

2B Baez/Castro

 

BENCH

SS/2B/3B/OF - Castro/Baez

3B/2B - LaStella

 

Lots of depth and insurance in the shitty event KB or Russell get dinged up, but I realize it is probably unlikely.

[sontensei]

Ross may be what you said, but he's also an upgrade over Hendricks.

 

A very minor one that's not really worth punting Castro and 3 years of team control(Hendricks v. Ross) to obtain.

 

I'm under the impression that Castro has negative value

 

I think your assessment of Ross is pretty much way off and Hendricks wouldnt need to go to get Ross in the offseason.

 

Hendricks

FiP 3.45

GB% 50.5%

HR/9 0.86

K/9 7.79

WHIP 1.22

 

Ross

FiP 2.93

GB% 62.5%

HR/9 0.30

K/9 9.49

WHIP 1.38

 

Ross just needs better command really. But he is a much better pitcher than Hendricks... I dont see how comparing these numbers can be considered minor.

[Guest]

Ross may be what you said, but he's also an upgrade over Hendricks.

 

A very minor one that's not really worth punting Castro and 3 years of team control(Hendricks v. Ross) to obtain.

 

I'm under the impression that Castro has negative value

 

You are a bad person.

[Guest]

Ross may be what you said, but he's also an upgrade over Hendricks.

 

A very minor one that's not really worth punting Castro and 3 years of team control(Hendricks v. Ross) to obtain.

 

I'm under the impression that Castro has negative value

 

You are a bad person.

 

2/3 years of complete ineptitude. Am I wrong?

[Guest]

Ross may be what you said, but he's also an upgrade over Hendricks.

 

A very minor one that's not really worth punting Castro and 3 years of team control(Hendricks v. Ross) to obtain.

 

I'm under the impression that Castro has negative value

 

I think your assessment of Ross is pretty much way off and Hendricks wouldnt need to go to get Ross in the offseason.

 

Hendricks

FiP 3.45

GB% 50.5%

HR/9 0.86

K/9 7.79

WHIP 1.22

 

Ross

FiP 2.93

GB% 62.5%

HR/9 0.30

K/9 9.49

WHIP 1.38

 

Ross just needs better command really. But he is a much better pitcher than Hendricks... I dont see how comparing these numbers can be considered minor.

 

I think you don't seem to know what my assessment of Ross is.

[Guest]

Ross may be what you said, but he's also an upgrade over Hendricks.

 

A very minor one that's not really worth punting Castro and 3 years of team control(Hendricks v. Ross) to obtain.

 

I'm under the impression that Castro has negative value

 

You are a bad person.

 

2/3 years of complete ineptitude. Am I wrong?

 

Bad people are more often than not.

[sontensei]

David i was referring to Tiger's comment.

[Guest]

David i was referring to Tiger's comment.

 

Saying 'Ross just needs better command' is not terribly dissimilar to saying 'Hendricks just needs to throw 5 mph harder'.