5/24 Cubs (Hammel) @ D-backs (Hellickson), 3:10pm, WGN

[Sammys Boombox]

I thought Bryant hit balls like that to RF. Actually, he did that just yesterday. Does his spray chart really indicate they should be shifting on him?

 

There's a lot of guys who get shifted even though they aren't pull-monsters just because they very rarely hit groundballs the opposite way. That might be a bit aggressive for Bryant, but the downside is limited.

 

So when he goes the other way it's usually in the air/line drive? I could buy that. Would love to see the chart.

[Castros trade value]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

[Castros trade value]

And Castro has zero business hitting 4th.

[Guest]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

 

my god you're a [expletive] weirdo

[Sammy Sofa]

I wonder if Soler and Castro get swapped in the order next series.

 

They should be batting Montero ahead of him, too. I don't know why they've insisted on keeping him in the #4 spot as long as they have.

[CubInOK]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

Only if you can someone who can consistently put up 4 WAR/season at SS.

[Castros trade value]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

 

my god you're a [expletive] weirdo

 

Enlighten me.

[OleMissCub]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

Only if you can someone who can consistently put up 4 WAR/season at SS.

 

And when you find that guy, can you have him work with Castro to hopefully make him that good?

 

(Note: I appreciate the response to a madman talking about dumping Castro, but Castro has never consistently put up 4 WAR seasons)

[CubInOK]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

Only if you can someone who can consistently put up 4 WAR/season at SS.

 

And when you find that guy, can you have him work with Castro to hopefully make him that good?

 

(Note: I appreciate the response to a madman talking about dumping Castro, but Castro has never consistently put up 4 WAR seasons)

If we're gonna replace Castro, it needs to be a clear better replacement. I think Castro is a 2-3 WAR/season player for the rest of his career, and I don't think that 4 WAR SS is in our system.

[Sammy Sofa]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

Only if you can someone who can consistently put up 4 WAR/season at SS.

 

And when you find that guy, can you have him work with Castro to hopefully make him that good?

 

(Note: I appreciate the response to a madman talking about dumping Castro, but Castro has never consistently put up 4 WAR seasons)

If we're gonna replace Castro, it needs to be a clear better replacement. I think Castro is a 2-3 WAR/season player for the rest of his career, and I don't think that 4 WAR SS is in our system.

 

Ah, gotcha.

 

I thin Russell very easily could be that guy, but I also think he can be that guy at 2B, too.

[Guest]

yeah, part of the problem with trading Castro and putting Russell at SS is that you've now created a hole at 2B that needs to be filled. Unless you are confident Baez or Alcantara are ready now, then you haven't really fixed anything.

[Schwarber Fan]

Another solid outing from Hammel. Take out the Goldschmidt ABs and he's in line for another win. Now let's steal this game.

[OleMissCub]

Wish we had Baez on the bench right now

[Guest]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

 

my god you're a [expletive] weirdo

 

Enlighten me.

 

your handle is castros trade value and you consistently post about trading castro

 

you are an obsessed weirdo

[DiamondMind]

why no PH addy there

[Schwarber Fan]

Can't wait til we're done with Herrera.

[Sammy Sofa]

why no PH addy there

 

Come on, you haven't been dying to see Mike Baxter and Jonathan Herrera hit back to back? That's the stuff dreams are made of!

[Castros trade value]

Castro will be gone by the all star break. Has had a nice stint as a Cubs player but we need to move him for an arm and move Addison to short.

 

my god you're a [expletive] weirdo

 

Enlighten me.

 

your handle is castros trade value and you consistently post about trading castro

 

you are an obsessed weirdo

 

Cool. You know nothing about me, but keep riding Castro's dick. :hello:

[Derwood]

 

Cool. You know nothing about me, but keep riding Castro's dick. :hello:

 

Now I know a little about you

[Sammy Sofa]

Cool. You know nothing about me, but keep riding Castro's dick. :hello:

 

You do realize that trading him when the thing you're named after isn't particularly high doesn't really make much sense, right? Terrible trade speculation by hack baseball writers doesn't mean that actual GM's don't notice how he's struggled this year or two season ago. He's not somehow damaging the team, so hopefully they just move him down in the lineup for the time being.

[DiamondMind]

trading castro is so dumb. he's 25.

[Schwarber Fan]

Bryant/Rizzo back to back time.

[Guest]

and Bryant has had disappointing HR output...

 

He's at 5 in 35 games which is a 23 home run pace for 162 games. I think we all would like more but that combined with a .850+ OPS from a rookie is pretty good.

[Guest]

oh good, an 120 mph lineout