8/18 Cubs (Darvish) vs COVIDIOTS (Ponce de Leon) 7:15 Marquee

[Brian707]

David Bote hit a 3 run HR to snap a 4 game skid.

 

Yu on the mound again, the Cubs haven't won a home game since. He was dominant on Thursday, only allowing 1 run while striking out 11.

 

Go Cubs!

[squally1313]

Just saw a super fun stat that Baez over his last like 450 PAs (since his heel injury last May) has been like a 90 wRC hitter. Between that and Kris Bryant's Nagging Injury, I present to you the new lineup (CC David Ross).

 

Rizzo

Happ

Contreras

Schwarber

KB

Kipnis

Baez

Bote

Heyward

[Cubswin11]

Just saw a super fun stat that Baez over his last like 450 PAs (since his heel injury last May) has been like a 90 wRC hitter. Between that and Kris Bryant's Nagging Injury, I present to you the new lineup (CC David Ross).

 

Rizzo

Happ

Contreras

Schwarber

KB

Kipnis

Baez

Bote

Heyward

Yeah there’s more evidence Javy isn’t all that elite of a hitter than he is, at this point. Which makes sense with his profile. It also looks like we are continuing the wildly successful practice over the last ~3 years of letting guys just play through injuries with this KB wrist/hand/elbow/finger thing. At the least I hope he’s sitting going in to or coming out of the off days the next two Thursday's. I like that lineup with where we are at and what we know.

 

Picking nits but I think I’d tweak it to the below vs RHP, but whatever. Get KB/Javy down is most important.

 

VS RHP I think I’d go this with where Javy and KB are at:

 

Rizzo 1B

Happ CF

Contreras C

Schwarber LF

KB DH

Kipnis 2B/Heyward RF

Baez SS

Heyward RF/Nico 2B

Bote 3B

Edited August 18, 2020 by Cubswin11

[squally1313]

Just saw a super fun stat that Baez over his last like 450 PAs (since his heel injury last May) has been like a 90 wRC hitter. Between that and Kris Bryant's Nagging Injury, I present to you the new lineup (CC David Ross).

 

Rizzo

Happ

Contreras

Schwarber

KB

Kipnis

Baez

Bote

Heyward

Yeah there’s more evidence Javy isn’t all that elite of a hitter than he is, at this point. Which makes sense with his profile. It also looks like we are continuing the wildly successful practice over the last ~3 years of letting guys just play through injuries with this KB wrist/hand/elbow/finger thing. At the least I hope he’s sitting going in to or coming out of the off days the next two Thursday's. I like that lineup with where we are at and what we know.

 

Switch Bote and Heyward at the bottom now that I think about it more....makes it too easy for a tough lefty late in the game otherwise, even though Heyward profiles better as that 'second leadoff'. But yeah, Baez going forward seems to be absolutely still a first division starter, but someone you want to wait until his hot streaks come up before handing him a top spot in the line up.

[Cubswin11]

Just saw a super fun stat that Baez over his last like 450 PAs (since his heel injury last May) has been like a 90 wRC hitter. Between that and Kris Bryant's Nagging Injury, I present to you the new lineup (CC David Ross).

 

Rizzo

Happ

Contreras

Schwarber

KB

Kipnis

Baez

Bote

Heyward

Yeah there’s more evidence Javy isn’t all that elite of a hitter than he is, at this point. Which makes sense with his profile. It also looks like we are continuing the wildly successful practice over the last ~3 years of letting guys just play through injuries with this KB wrist/hand/elbow/finger thing. At the least I hope he’s sitting going in to or coming out of the off days the next two Thursday's. I like that lineup with where we are at and what we know.

 

Switch Bote and Heyward at the bottom now that I think about it more....makes it too easy for a tough lefty late in the game otherwise, even though Heyward profiles better as that 'second leadoff'. But yeah, Baez going forward seems to be absolutely still a first division starter, but someone you want to wait until his hot streaks come up before handing him a top spot in the line up.

Yeah, see my lineup edit before I saw your response. Same idea there. Also spreads the contact around a little better.

[Forgotmyoldlogin]

KB still dealing with that wrist injury.

 

[PackLandVA]

Tony just struck out on a pitch that hit him in the right thigh.

 

Edited August 19, 2020 by PackLandVA

[Bertz]

Man Darvish is so good. I've been trying to figure out, with the obvious exception of Arrieta, when's the last time we've had a pitcher on a run as good as what Darvish has done since last May? Peak Mark Prior?

[Brian]

so depressing to see Javy missing an average fastball right down the middle

[PackLandVA]

Swinging, Swinging, Swinging

 

[Andy]

Ian Happ is legit an elite hitter this year.

[Brian]

what if Happ ends up being the best of the tank draft picks

[We Got The Whole 9]

Can this version of Happ stay if/when Braez returns to good

[Cubswin11]

Happ is legitimately good, they should seriously extend him. Not a FA for 3 years. It won’t take more than ~$70 mil most likely. Him, Rizzo and KB in the $150-180 range would make me very happy.

[We Got The Whole 9]

horsefeathering lay off that garbage, man

[Brian]

when this version of the Cubs face an actual elite ace level pitcher tomorrow they are either going to strike out 20+ times or knock the horsefeathers out of him

[Bertz]

what if Happ ends up being the best of the tank draft picks

 

He's been playing at a ~7 win pace since coming back up last year, and that's before tonight

[Brian]

YU!

[Bertz]

While I would prefer much more contact, I have less of a problem when it's be paired with walks like it has been in this series.

[Brian]

i'm less annoyed by that awful way inside called strike earlier in the at bat

[UMFan83]

lol wait Yu got out of a bases loaded 0 out situation? Nice

[Derwood]

Heyward is legit a top 3 hitter in this lineup right now

[UMFan83]

Ok we are even now with failing to score in bases loaded less than 2 out situations

[We Got The Whole 9]

Rizzo got 3 amazing pitches to hit in that AB. That was like a Schwarber AB.

[soccer10k]

Would have been nice to get at least one more there.