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9/17 Cubs (Hendricks) @ Pirates (Morton) 11:35 CDT, WGN/MLBN

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Hendricks pulled for Richard. Can't say I love this move with an already overworked bullpen. We already got the split, no need to go into playoff mode for a 3rd consecutive day.

This is the most important game of the year so far and we have a huge pitching staff. Of course you do whatever it takes to win.

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In all seriousness. If the playoffs started today who is the Cubs 3rd starter?

 

Who you would choose, not necessarily who Maddon would choose

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In all seriousness. If the playoffs started today who is the Cubs 3rd starter?

 

Who you would choose, not necessarily who Maddon would choose

 

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Hendricks pulled for Richard. Can't say I love this move with an already overworked bullpen. We already got the split, no need to go into playoff mode for a 3rd consecutive day.

 

We have a 13 man bullpen, it is literally impossible for it to be overworked. Especially for long relief/middle innings guys.

And they haven't gotten a lot of work the previous 2 days.

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In all seriousness. If the playoffs started today who is the Cubs 3rd starter?

 

Who you would choose, not necessarily who Maddon would choose

The Royals went into the playoffs with a less than stellar rotation last year and that turned out pretty well for them. It's a meatbally thing to say that their average starters 'stepped it up,' but that's pretty much what happened.

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Kyle Hendricks has been less than stellar in the second half. I know he's working through some stuff, but I don't have much confidence in him right now.

His xFIP is actually lower in the second half.

 

That's about the only metric that has been better in the second half.

He's allowing more baserunners (he's walking more guys, in particular) in the second half, and that has not served him well. His command is clearly not what it was in the first half.

 

i mean that can't be true given that it's kind of a comprehensive stat based on other peripherals

 

And yet it is.

 

wOBA, FIP, BB%, K/BB rate, WHIP, LD%, BABIP, etc., etc. are all worse in the second half. His K rate is up a tad, but his walk rate has more than doubled.

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In all seriousness. If the playoffs started today who is the Cubs 3rd starter?

 

Who you would choose, not necessarily who Maddon would choose

 

I know someone earlier mentioned a bullpen game in Game 2 of the NLDS. And that's actually not the craziest idea ever. We have a bunch of former starters that are playing up a little out of the pen with increased velocity. What's wrong with letting Hendricks and Hammel piggybacking with Richard/Cahill/Wood? Let them all go through the line-up once. Keep the opposing hitters off-balance.

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Hendricks pulled for Richard. Can't say I love this move with an already overworked bullpen. We already got the split, no need to go into playoff mode for a 3rd consecutive day.

 

We have a 13 man bullpen, it is literally impossible for it to be overworked. Especially for long relief/middle innings guys.

 

Good point, but doesn't it seem like the 2nd best case scenario (next to us just scoring like 8 more runs) seem to be: Richard holds us in it and one of the bad bullpen guys blows a save. Better than just letting Hendricks get our asses beat, though.

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The 3rd starter would only have to start 1 game in the 5 game series anyway right? (and 7 game)

 

It's been so long since we've been in this situation that I forgot how these things work scheduling wise

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