Szczur down, Schlitter up; Now Schlitter down, Coke DFA, Lake/Wada Up

[Felix Leiter]

According to Bruce Levine, Cubs to make 2 pitching changes today. Phil Coke likely gone, because "the Cubs can't trust him anymore".

[Boris]

Oh darn.

[KingCubsFan]

Wada has to be one, unless his contract allows for him to stay down in AAA past his rehab period. Rivero the other?

[Guest]

I'm not sure who would be leaving besides Coke.

 

Rondon and Strop aren't going anywhere

 

Grimm has an option and has been used recently, but I really doubt they'd send him down for 10 days considering how valuable he is

 

Rosscup has an option, but he should still be fresh and is clearly the top LHP option in the pen

 

Motte would need to be DFA'd, don't see that happening

 

I *think* Russell would need to be DFA'd, that could happen but I doubt it given Coke is leaving and Russell has been effective

 

Jackson would need to be released. He's pitched well so that'd be a little bit of a surprise, but if Wada is coming to bump Wood from the rotation or be a long man himself, there's some duplication.

 

 

The other thing it could be is losing the 8th reliever and bringing up La Stella. In either case, I'd have to guess Russell or Jackson going away.

[UMFan83]

I'm not sure who would be leaving besides Coke.

 

Rondon and Strop aren't going anywhere

 

Grimm has an option and has been used recently, but I really doubt they'd send him down for 10 days considering how valuable he is

 

Rosscup has an option, but he should still be fresh and is clearly the top LHP option in the pen

 

Motte would need to be DFA'd, don't see that happening

 

I *think* Russell would need to be DFA'd, that could happen but I doubt it given Coke is leaving and Russell has been effective

 

Jackson would need to be released. He's pitched well so that'd be a little bit of a surprise, but if Wada is coming to bump Wood from the rotation or be a long man himself, there's some duplication.

 

 

The other thing it could be is losing the 8th reliever and bringing up La Stella. In either case, I'd have to guess Russell or Jackson going away.

 

Jackson has pitched well? I am assuming I am missing something because my baseball knowledge dwarfs yours, but I see a 4.85 xFIP

[Guest]

...my baseball knowledge dwarfs yours...

I'm not sure that's how you meant to phrase that

[Guest]

lmao thought the same thing as i was reading it. had to double check who he was replying to.

[UMFan83]

...my baseball knowledge dwarfs yours...

I'm not sure that's how you meant to phrase that

 

Haha whoops. Other way around

[UMFan83]

lmao thought the same thing as i was reading it. had to double check who he was replying to.

 

I'm honored that you at least had to check.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Szczur Down, Schlitter up

[Guest]

Szczur Down, Schlitter up

 

GOD [expletive] DAMNIT NO

 

SERIOUSLY BLAST THAT GUY TO ANOTHER PLANET OR SOMETHING

[Andy]

GOD [expletive] DAMNIT NO

 

SERIOUSLY BLAST THAT GUY TO ANOTHER PLANET OR SOMETHING

 

Lester is going 7 strong today, we shouldn't need him.

[Sammy Sofa]

Szczur Down, Schlitter up

 

GOD [expletive] DAMNIT NO

 

SERIOUSLY BLAST THAT GUY TO ANOTHER PLANET OR SOMETHING

 

Theo and relievers:

 

[ScrubMD]

Hopefully it's just for today and then him and Coke go somewhere far away.

[treebird]

why should we have to play even one game with a nonexistent bench?

[bukie]

So why is the thread title "Phil Coke Gone" when the transaction is Szczur for Schlitter?

[Little Slide Rooter]

So why is the thread title "Phil Coke Gone" when the transaction is Szczur for Schlitter?

 

Stop trying to analyze thread titles.

[bukie]

It's not analysis, it's a thread title based solely on conjecture and no evidence, and has nothing to do with what actually happened.

 

The only analysis is "Hey, there's nothing to suggest that Phil Coke is gone", which, given your history on player value, is probably well beyond you, true.

[Guest]

It's not analysis, it's a thread title based solely on conjecture and no evidence, and has nothing to do with what actually happened.

 

The only analysis is "Hey, there's nothing to suggest that Phil Coke is gone", which, given your history on player value, is probably well beyond you, true.

 

I feel like you are taking this a bit too seriously maybe

[bukie]

I have a personal annoyance of the "breaking news" threads where it's just conjecture based on rumor.

[RynoRules]

There's going to be a trade for a reliever.

[tfarks]

GOD [expletive] DAMNIT NO

 

SERIOUSLY BLAST THAT GUY TO ANOTHER PLANET OR SOMETHING

 

Lester is going 7 strong today, we shouldn't need him.

 

Hah.

[Andy]

Well, I was right about the first part.

[bukie]

Yeah, once it was announced the Cubs were bringing up Schlitter as a 9th pen arm, they were definitely using him today.

 

The real question is, who comes up/goes down tomorrow. Lake?

[Guest]

Yeah, once it was announced the Cubs were bringing up Schlitter as a 9th pen arm, they were definitely using him today.

 

The real question is, who comes up/goes down tomorrow. Lake?

 

Yeah, Lake has to be it I'd think, mayyybe La Stella. Schlitter back down, and probably Coke getting DFA'd for Wada.