4/14 Cubs (Arrieta) @ Milwaukee (Burnes) 12:30

[Andy]

 

Tony Wolters has been DFA'd to make room for Austin Romine.

 

Also apparently Hendricks has been sent home, still under the weather. So that's going great.

[squally1313]

Corbin Burnes was pretty incredible last year and has 20 Ks to zero walks and 2 hits so far this year (in 12 IP). So that + an already terrible Cubs line up without KB and Contreras....let's just hope no one gets hurt.

[Tim]

I assume Bryant is hung over?

[squally1313]

I assume Bryant is hung over?

 

As our only good hitter, probably just don't want him in same infield as Sogard. Infield pop up and 6 feet away goes right out the window.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Corbin Burnes was pretty incredible last year and has 20 Ks to zero walks and 2 hits so far this year (in 12 IP). So that + an already terrible Cubs line up without KB and Contreras....let's just hope no one gets hurt.

 

This feels like a complete game shut out for Burnes or the Cubs win 11-1, no in between

[muntjack]

Contreras wins the game last night with a mammoth HR and will now wait to play baseball for 3 days. I've never understood this.

[CubinNY]

Javy finally lays off one outside and gets rung up. Can't win for losing.

[abuck1220]

bote is soooooo bad.

[Schwarber Fan]

Impressive work by those bums to not only fail to get a run in, but have Arrieta leading off the next inning. Losers.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Contreras wins the game last night with a mammoth HR and will now wait to play baseball for 3 days. I've never understood this.

 

He has caught 86 of 100 innings so far and has a history of wearing down at the plate when he gets overused. Long season, gotta take care of the catchers.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Contreras wins the game last night with a mammoth HR and will now wait to play baseball for 3 days. I've never understood this.

 

He has caught 86 of 100 innings so far and has a history of wearing down at the plate when he gets overused. Long season, gotta take care of the catchers.

His chances of getting HBP twice or thrice after he pimped TF out of the HR last night are also fairly high.

[muntjack]

This is remarkable

 

Live OPS of our lineup

 

 

.542

.368

.530

.400

.702

.541

.473

.000

.000

[Bertz]

bote is soooooo bad.

 

I think he's solid, but he's likely a high end bench bat that can thrive in the right situations rather than an everyday guy. And what sucks is the thing he has shown to be the most hapless against (high velocity high in the zone) is a very popular weakness on this roster.

[Schwarber Fan]

This ump is trash.

[muntjack]

Contreras wins the game last night with a mammoth HR and will now wait to play baseball for 3 days. I've never understood this.

 

He has caught 86 of 100 innings so far and has a history of wearing down at the plate when he gets overused. Long season, gotta take care of the catchers.

His chances of getting HBP twice or thrice after he pimped TF out of the HR last night are also fairly high.

 

These are valid points, I just feel like I see the hot hand get the day off more often in baseball (cubs) than any other sport.

[muntjack]

Heyward's .541 OPS is now the 2nd best in this lineup.

[abuck1220]

5/$70 prolly looking pretty good to rizzo right now...

[CubinNY]

The offense is happless (no pun intended).

[Schwarber Fan]

In case you still believed that Spring Training results meant anything, the start to this season should take care of that.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Not sure Shelby Miller will make the team when the season starts.

[CubinNY]

[expletive] can't throw a strike.

[Bertz]

Lol Miller was literally brought up just for innings and gave them none

[Andy]

Oh look, we signed another shitty player whose only relevant success came with St. Louis and he horsefeathering sucked. Let me find an emoji to display my shock.

[CubinNY]

Mr. spin rate coming in.

[CubinNY]

Last one here, turn out the lights please.