8/21 Braves (Miller) @ Cubs (Hendricks) 3:05 PM, CSN, MLBN

[Sammy Sofa]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Just deeper.

 

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

[Guest]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Just deeper.

Not an Olt fan but the Cubs really need a power guy off the bench and then you have guys like La Stella and Villanueva that can contribute.

 

olt is the first guy you thought of as a power guy off the bench coming sept 1st?

 

kinda weird just saying

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Eh... because Javy? I mean, yeah, I will certainly like him more than Herrera, in the sense that I know, deep down, somewhere, there is a chance he just blasts one into the bleachers. But, he was shown to be really bad last year. Like, he was worse than the guys we already have on the bench. And, even if he is "fixed," the bench is still gonna be pretty bad outside of him. But, we don't really need a bench for more than a pinch hit or two and a couple defensive replacements. So, whatever.

[Guest]

sweeeeeeeeet

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Grimm Reaper

[PrimeTime]

Yayyy Russell

[Careless]

Love that kid!

[BigSlick]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Eh... because Javy? I mean, yeah, I will certainly like him more than Herrera, in the sense that I know, deep down, somewhere, there is a chance he just blasts one into the bleachers. But, he was shown to be really bad last year. Like, he was worse than the guys we already have on the bench. And, even if he is "fixed," the bench is still gonna be pretty bad outside of him. But, we don't really need a bench for more than a pinch hit or two and a couple defensive replacements. So, whatever.

I could produce a list of stars that have had a rough first go around in the majors, that lasted even more than a brief stay, but just imagine I posted that.

 

Anthony Rizzo is one of those players, by the way.

[ARCubsFan]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Just deeper.

Not an Olt fan but the Cubs really need a power guy off the bench and then you have guys like La Stella and Villanueva that can contribute.

 

olt is the first guy you thought of as a power guy off the bench coming sept 1st?

 

kinda weird just saying

Oh and Javy of course. Duh.

[PrimeTime]

[expletive] stupid bunt

[ARCubsFan]

[expletive] bunting

[BigSlick]

It's probably a bad idea to give the guy who's OPSing 1.000 for the past month a bunt sign

 

LIke a really bad idea

[rawaction]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Just deeper.

Not an Olt fan but the Cubs really need a power guy off the bench and then you have guys like La Stella and Villanueva that can contribute.

 

A guy with a .578 OPS in 300 career PAs, another with a .639 OPS in 350 PAs, and another 1 year removed from a .676 OPS in AA. That's not better, that's deeper.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

The only thing I don't like about Hendricks is he cannot miss bats to pitch out of jams whether he gets into those jams because of bad defense or bad luck or bad pitching. This leads to productive outs and runs that other pitchers with swing and miss stuff would at least have a puncher's chance at preventing. He's a good backend of the rotation piece but he will always give up runs in games even when it feels like he pitched well. I'm not watching this game so I can't really speak to it but this is how I feel about him in a general sense.

 

7.61 K/9 this season

 

it's not great but it's not like he can't strike people out

 

It's the same argument I had with Brett. It's not terrible but his swing strike% is like 4th worst among qualified starters. The K/9 stat can be really deceiving. I like Hendricks a lot, I just know there are going to be frustrating unlucky starts because he allows contact.

 

To get back to this, Hendricks strikes out enough guys that this isn't really a problem. He's got a 7.79 K/9. There isn't anything "deceptive" about this. Those guys aren't putting the ball in play, so there is just no way there can be bad sequencing luck on a K. Sure, he is more of a pitch-to-contact guy than a guy that will blow it by you. But he also gets a ton of ground balls, which even with weird sequencing luck, aren't going to hurt you much. And, also, he doesn't walk guys. So by not putting guys on, that weird sequencing luck isn't going to happen as much either.

 

Your worries are unfounded. He has just been a little unlucky. And he is a good pitcher. And weird sequencing luck isn't bound to happen more to him, just because.

[UMFan83]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Eh... because Javy? I mean, yeah, I will certainly like him more than Herrera, in the sense that I know, deep down, somewhere, there is a chance he just blasts one into the bleachers. But, he was shown to be really bad last year. Like, he was worse than the guys we already have on the bench. And, even if he is "fixed," the bench is still gonna be pretty bad outside of him. But, we don't really need a bench for more than a pinch hit or two and a couple defensive replacements. So, whatever.

 

I'd rather strike out with a chance to homer than herrara hit a dp with a chance to maybe single

[UMFan83]

I really want this 5th run

[UMFan83]

Oh its up to freaking Castro

[Careless]

Just noticed Schwarber's OBP is below 400,OPS under 1000. Panic!!!

[UMFan83]

dammit i wish you could unannounce players

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Eh... because Javy? I mean, yeah, I will certainly like him more than Herrera, in the sense that I know, deep down, somewhere, there is a chance he just blasts one into the bleachers. But, he was shown to be really bad last year. Like, he was worse than the guys we already have on the bench. And, even if he is "fixed," the bench is still gonna be pretty bad outside of him. But, we don't really need a bench for more than a pinch hit or two and a couple defensive replacements. So, whatever.

 

I'd rather strike out with a chance to homer than herrara hit a dp with a chance to maybe single

 

Agreed. And that's why I said basically the same thing. But, that doesn't mean he makes our bench good.

[UMFan83]

damn didnt realize it was bumgarner against locke tonight. might be a good night to gain on Pitt though id still rather SF lose because I'm a [expletive]

[ARCubsFan]

Bench is going to get a lot better on September 1st

 

Eh... because Javy? I mean, yeah, I will certainly like him more than Herrera, in the sense that I know, deep down, somewhere, there is a chance he just blasts one into the bleachers. But, he was shown to be really bad last year. Like, he was worse than the guys we already have on the bench. And, even if he is "fixed," the bench is still gonna be pretty bad outside of him. But, we don't really need a bench for more than a pinch hit or two and a couple defensive replacements. So, whatever.

 

I'd rather strike out with a chance to homer than herrara hit a dp with a chance to maybe single

 

Agreed. And that's why I said basically the same thing. But, that doesn't mean he makes our bench good.

Still makes our bench a lot better. After Coghlan/Denorfia, the 2nd best bench player is either Herrera or Castro. Yuck.

[UMFan83]

wow, thanks blue

 

 

ump wants to see Rizzo hit

[Careless]

damn didnt realize it was bumgarner against locke tonight. might be a good night to gain on Pitt though id still rather SF lose because I'm a [expletive]

You'd have to be a moron to care more about HFA vs making the game at all.

[Guest]

there's something you don't see too often