General Cubs Chit-Chat

[WrigleyField 22]

Can't wait to trade Kimbrel for two 17 year olds (one of which is named Brett Bretterson) and I'm told it's good or whatever.

Everything is relative.

 

And if we're gonna trade Yu for 3 high schoolers, mineaswell® commit and trade Kimbrell for one Brett Bretterson.

[soccer10k]

I can’t wait to care about the Cubs again in 2026.

[Derwood]

Waves and waves

[Sammy Sofa]

Waves and waves

 

A live look at the Cubs org:

 

[NOLA]

Waves and waves

 

A live look at the Cubs org:

 

Serious question…if the fire was so intense that the flames are literally on the ocean surface, what’s the point of shooting more water at it?

[Rob]

Waves and waves

 

A live look at the Cubs org:

 

Serious question…if the fire was so intense that the flames are literally on the ocean surface, what’s the point of shooting more water at it?

 

It's not water. It's more like the fire-retardant foam that comes out of a fire extinguisher. It's an attempt to starve the fire of oxygen.

[minnesotacubsfan]

It also might be Halon, it's a gas that sucks oxygen out of the air thereby snuffing our fires. It will also Suko are you if you don't have a tank of oxygen nearby

[Tim]

This one is for TT:

 

https://theathletic.com/realtime/nimQLZq3o0wU

 

The Cubs have signed Robinson Chirinos to a one year, major league deal.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Cubs win the trade.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Last 30 days Cubs: 194/275/361

 

Sogard 2021: 250/287/313

 

You know what they say; you're only as good as your weakest link

[Banedon]

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/why-the-cubs-need-to-say-goodbye-to-members-of-their-2016-championship-core-and-sell-at-the-trade-deadline/

[Sammy Sofa]

You're definitely rolling.

[17 Seconds]

baez is on pace for a 4 win season

[d_money]

baez is on pace for a 4 win season

I wonder what’s the all time highest WAR for the MLB leader in K’s

[soccer10k]

baez is on pace for a 4 win season

I wonder what’s the all time highest WAR for the MLB leader in K’s

 

Aaron Judge had an 8 WAR season in 2017 by either of the WAR metrics. Trout in 2014 only led the AL but he was either 7.7 WAR or 8.3 WAR. I don’t know how to search for those two combined stats but those two names jumped out immediately.

 

Sammy was a 6.5 or 7.1 WAR player in 1998 and led the league in Ks.

[sweetpeteman]

baez is on pace for a 4 win season

I wonder what’s the all time highest WAR for the MLB leader in K’s

 

 

I was going to try and find it but I'm just going to go with Aaron Judge's 2017 - lead the league with 208 Ks and had a 8.3 fwar.

[d_money]

baez is on pace for a 4 win season

I wonder what’s the all time highest WAR for the MLB leader in K’s

 

 

I was going to try and find it but I'm just going to go with Aaron Judge's 2017 - lead the league with 208 Ks and had a 8.3 fwar.

That’s crazy. Thanks

[champaignchris]

I wonder what’s the all time highest WAR for the MLB leader in K’s

 

 

I was going to try and find it but I'm just going to go with Aaron Judge's 2017 - lead the league with 208 Ks and had a 8.3 fwar.

That’s crazy. Thanks

 

Reggie Jackson had a 8.9 fWAR with 142 Ks in 1969.

 

Babe Ruth led the League in Ks 5 times, in four of those - 23, 24, 27 and 28 - he topped 10 fWAR. In 1923, he led the League with 93 Ks and had 15.0 fWAR.

 

ETA - after double checking, both Jackson in 69 and Ruth in 23 led the Majors in Ks, not just the League.

[champaignchris]

Mike Schmidt led the Majors in Ks in 74, 75, and 76 and had fWARs of 9.4, 7.9, and 8.3.

[Derwood]

And all of those players are infinitely better than Javy Baez

[UMFan83]

And all of those players are infinitely better than Javy Baez

 

uh thanks for your input?

[UMFan83]

I wonder what’s the all time highest WAR for the MLB leader in K’s

 

 

I was going to try and find it but I'm just going to go with Aaron Judge's 2017 - lead the league with 208 Ks and had a 8.3 fwar.

That’s crazy. Thanks

 

Looking at this differently, there are 27 players all time who finished with a WAR at or above 4 but finished the season with an OBP under .300.

 

Javy at .282 currently, would have the 2nd lowest OBP for someone with a bWAR over 4 since 1910 after Bert Campanaris in 1972 (.278 OBP, 5.4 bWAR)

 

Link to list

 

Just trying to get some use out of my 1 month free Stathead trial :)

[Derwood]

Happy Rich Harden day, everyone!

[Banedon]

[Derwood]

 

Translation: he had the poops