8/3 Cubs (Lester) @ Pirates (Liriano) 6:05, CSN, ESPN

[ctcf]

Rizzo is so hot right now.

[sontensei]

Rizzo is so hot right now.

 

yeah i hope soler or bryant can get hot by the time rizzo cools off #stayhotrizzo

[Schwarber Fan]

Hopefully Rafael can handle 7-8-9 and be done.

[Burt Macklin, FBI]

Bryant : (

Rizzo : )

[UMFan83]

Was it a complete fluke that almost all of our top prospects have strikeout issues? Was that an attribute that was purposely ignored, is it an issue with development or just simply a matter of young power hitters tend to have contact issues?

[DiamondMind]

Hopefully Rafael can handle 7-8-9 and be done.

 

Hopefully I win the lottery

[DiamondMind]

pull him

[UMFan83]

Rizzo is so hot right now.

 

Eh I still think his eyes are too close together

[sontensei]

Was it a complete fluke that almost all of our top prospects have strikeout issues? Was that an attribute that was purposely ignored, is it an issue with development or just simply a matter of young power hitters tend to have contact issues?

 

im no expert but by just watching tv it looks like pitch recognition for soler and mechanics for bryant but what do i know.

[NotSoSober]

ok, get someone warming up

[BigSlick]

lol Soriano

[DiamondMind]

I'd rather have Ross pitching.

[Schwarber Fan]

Soriano's career is completely over.

[sontensei]

i still dont understand why soriano didnt get dfa'd instead of richard

[ctcf]

oh my god plz pull soriano RIGHT NOW

[sontensei]

here is hoping that its not 5-1 pirates by the end of this inning

[BigSlick]

I'm not sure what Maddon sees in Soriano. He needs to be fired out of a cannon.

[Derwood]

Was it a complete fluke that almost all of our top prospects have strikeout issues? Was that an attribute that was purposely ignored, is it an issue with development or just simply a matter of young power hitters tend to have contact issues?

 

anecdotal, but Mike Trout had 139 K's in his rookie year, and 184 in last year's MVP season

 

Harper had 120 in his rookie year, but has averaged less than 100/season since

[Schwarber Fan]

Pirates about to put up 4-5 and the rains will come.

[UMFan83]

i still dont understand why soriano didnt get dfa'd instead of richard

 

Because Soriano has a better track record of success, a much higher ceiling if he can get it together, and while stupid because it's a sunk cost, they invested quite a bit in him and want to exhaust all opportunities to get their money's worth.

Edited August 4, 2015 by UMFan83

[Irrelevant Dude]

Maddon is certainly playing with fire here.

[DiamondMind]

hey thanks for the free out

[sontensei]

Was it a complete fluke that almost all of our top prospects have strikeout issues? Was that an attribute that was purposely ignored, is it an issue with development or just simply a matter of young power hitters tend to have contact issues?

 

anecdotal, but Mike Trout had 139 K's in his rookie year, and 184 in last year's MVP season

 

Harper had 120 in his rookie year, but has averaged less than 100/season since

 

Bryant already has 128 with about 2 months to go

[DiamondMind]

could have let that drop for a double play if Soriano would get teh hell out of the way

[Schwarber Fan]

Thank you, Joe.