7/4 - CORBS (Q) @ Pirates (Lyles) 3:00p on ESPN

[CubInOK]

Just think of all the pitching prospects we could get for him in a trade though!

This sounds like 2013.

[Cubswin11]

We are in first place, lol

[Derwood]

And now a weird ass Friday off day

[We Got The Whole 9]

We are in first place, lol

That's really all that matters. Just need Theo to force Joe to play his best 8 every game. That's, IMO, where the sense of urgency is lacking. We can't be putting Russell, Almora, Descalso in the same lineup, ever. We're trying to win a dogged division, Joe. horsefeathers hurt feelings. Play your best guys.

 

I want them to trade Schwarber and Almora+ for an everyday CF, and use Bryant and Heyward in the corners so that Bote can get more consistent playing time. Heyward needs to play RF exclusively. Hes still amazing there. If we would ever cut Russell loose and let Bote have 2B that would be great as well. That way Willy can have LF and Vic can man C.

 

I know most of you guys think he's a shitty hitter but his plate discipline and batted ball numbers are trending in the direction that suggests otherwise. And hes just a more natural defender, only without the arm... but how much does that really help when the rest of your defense is so mediocre.

[CubsWin]

I want them to trade Schwarber and Almora+ for an everyday CF, and use Bryant and Heyward in the corners so that Bote can get more consistent playing time. Heyward needs to play RF exclusively. Hes still amazing there. If we would ever cut Russell loose and let Bote have 2B that would be great as well. That way Willy can have LF and Vic can man C.

That's an interesting idea. I'm gonna have to look into which team out there might be a fit for something like this.

 

I know most of you guys think he's a horsefeathers hitter but his plate discipline and batted ball numbers are trending in the direction that suggests otherwise. And hes just a more natural defender, only without the arm... but how much does that really help when the rest of your defense is so mediocre.

Who are you talking about here?

[David]

 

I know most of you guys think he's a horsefeathers hitter but his plate discipline and batted ball numbers are trending in the direction that suggests otherwise. And hes just a more natural defender, only without the arm... but how much does that really help when the rest of your defense is so mediocre.

Who are you talking about here?

 

caratini (as opposed to contreras)

[CubsWin]

A few days ago I wrote a post in the minor league forum about Robel and quoted the movie The Natural in reference to how he's come out of nowhere.

 

Did anyone else notice that lightning struck right before Robel hit his HR? I mean like right before the pitch was delivered. Amazing...

 

Listen to the baseball announcers in this clip. They very easily could be talking about Garcia. Brought up mid-season. Don't know much about him. Brought up because they're in a terrible losing streak. It's uncanny.

 

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[CubsWin]

 

I know most of you guys think he's a horsefeathers hitter but his plate discipline and batted ball numbers are trending in the direction that suggests otherwise. And hes just a more natural defender, only without the arm... but how much does that really help when the rest of your defense is so mediocre.

Who are you talking about here?

 

caratini (as opposed to contreras)

Got it.

 

I don't visit the game threads very often so I didn't know a lot of posters don't like his bat. I mean I get having reservations because he's still unproven at the big league level and his success this year is still a small sample size, but he hit .342/.393/.558 in AAA as a 23 year old and .313/.409/.478 last season with solid K and BB percentages both years. I was just waiting for his D to catch up to his bat. He's made good progress with that over the last year, IMO.

[We Got The Whole 9]

 

I know most of you guys think he's a horsefeathers hitter but his plate discipline and batted ball numbers are trending in the direction that suggests otherwise. And hes just a more natural defender, only without the arm... but how much does that really help when the rest of your defense is so mediocre.

Who are you talking about here?

 

caratini (as opposed to contreras)

Yeah I was talking about Caratini. I've just really soured on Contreras behind the dish. I don't see much progress but his bat will certainly play anywhere.