Former Cubs

[We Got The Whole 9]

14 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Taillon was pitching well tonight but looks like he got hurt again.

Getting an MRI for forearm tightness

 

[Andy]

15 hours ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Lester was asked to build an ultimate roster from his championship teams and he took Lowell over KB at 3B.

 

In the comments someone says that Lester revealed in a podcast that he didnt trust KB's defense at 3B. 

 

His defense never really killed us at 3B, right? I always thought he was just fine, he graded well, but obviously only played there a few years before moving to the OF. But I never cringed at him being there in the lineup. Was he actually that bad?

 

 

Bryant was a net positive on defense, according to fWAR, each of his first 3 years. That doesn't account for which position he was playing, but his best defensive WAR rating was 2016 - rated slightly higher, in fact, than Lowell did in 2007 - so that year, at least, I think we can assume he was legitimately good at 3B.

[jb10194]

17 hours ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Lester was asked to build an ultimate roster from his championship teams and he took Lowell over KB at 3B.

 

In the comments someone says that Lester revealed in a podcast that he didnt trust KB's defense at 3B. 

 

His defense never really killed us at 3B, right? I always thought he was just fine, he graded well, but obviously only played there a few years before moving to the OF. But I never cringed at him being there in the lineup. Was he actually that bad?

 

 

It might be worth noting that Bryant only started at 3B for 13 out of his 32 regular season starts that year. He started at 3B every Lester start in the playoffs, but wondering if he preferred him in the outfield with Baez at third and Zobrist at second.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Mo with the Angels so far: 5/35 with no xbh. What has happened to him?

[17 Seconds]

Patrick Wisdom has 32 home runs in 239 AAA at-bats this season

[We Got The Whole 9]

11 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

Patrick Wisdom has 32 home runs in 239 AAA at-bats this season

Lmao they gave him 15 games in Seattle and he hit 120. 

[Derwood]

9 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Lmao they gave him 15 games in Seattle and he hit 120. 

Poster Boy for a AAAA player

[Soul]

Kyle Tucker is horrible now.

[We Got The Whole 9]

14 hours ago, Soul said:

Kyle Tucker is horrible now.

Since the pitcher's mound was lowered in 1969, the only MLB hitter to have an 85-game home span with an:

 

👉 AVG below .182

👉 OBP below .288

👉 SLG below .266

(in at least 338 plate appearances)

 

is Kyle Tucker. 😮

[Rex Buckingham]

 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

38 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

 

Lol what

[Soul]

Whatever is wrong with Tucker seems much deeper than a day’s rest can fix.

[macarthur31]

 

That's over 123 PAs;  K%/BB% 22.8%/8.9%; xwOBA .380, 158 wRC+.  I'll always have a soft spot for C-Mo, so hope he's able to make it stick this time.

[Stratos]

On 8/15/2026 at 10:03 PM, Soul said:

Whatever is wrong with Tucker seems much deeper than a day’s rest can fix.

I wonder if the hand injury last year is the culprit?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Mo update after 47 PA with the Angels: .140/.213/.140

[Derwood]

Not destroying Fedde is infuriating

[We Got The Whole 9]

2 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Mo update after 47 PA with the Angels: .140/.213/.140

Man what the horsefeathers. Huge approach issues. We were warned and didnt listen.