7/31 Ortega hit a Dong and is batting .299

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Ortega has had a long road in his career. Pretty cool that he’s seeing success.

 

Andrew Romine is 2-2 and has passed his brother, Austin, on the Cubs all time hit list.

[Derwood]

Is Ortega an actual serviceable player?

[CubinNY]

Is Ortega an actual serviceable player?

No.

[d_money]

Maybe we can flip him for a RP

[Derwood]

Ortega is a perfectly fine 4th or 5th OF.

[chopsx9]

Gotta' figure Wisdom and Ortega have the most to gain from the current situation? Has Wisdom made more money in the last 3 months than has since he was drafted in 2012? Short of some massive implosion they've both likely earned a look from another team if the Cubs were for some reason to release them (not saying that's likely) whereas 6 months ago they both had to be mulling the possibility of never seeing the majors again.

[UMFan83]

Gotta' figure Wisdom and Ortega have the most to gain from the current situation? Has Wisdom made more money in the last 3 months than has since he was drafted in 2012? Short of some massive implosion they've both likely earned a look from another team if the Cubs were for some reason to release them (not saying that's likely) whereas 6 months ago they both had to be mulling the possibility of never seeing the majors again.

 

I don’t know how Wisdom is keeping a decently high OPS. Every time I watch him he is striking out and I think his K rate for the season is 44%. But even if you look at his numbers after that initial HR tear, his OPS is .767 which is nothing special but if that’s his “coming back to earth” performance then maybe he does have a future in the bigs. Don’t think he’s an everyday player or anything but he’s worthy of a roster spot on a good team

[Derwood]

I've seen about enough of Rex Brothers

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Heuer comes in with the bases loaded 0 outs and only yielded a sac fly.

[David]

nice debut for the new guy

[UMFan83]

Our closer is Kyle Ryan lol

[chopsx9]

I remember thinking at one point earlier in the year that there were 3 or 4 guys who might be able to close. Kyle Ryan wasn't one of them.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Our closer is Kyle Ryan lol

The guy who wasn't even good enough for a roster spot a week ago.

[PackLandVA]

Was at the game. Not overly exciting the first few innings. Kyle H. was great. Four run inning was fun. Lots of Cubs fan in the stands, just like two weeks ago in Phoenix. Good to see a win…again. 2-0 this season!

[UMFan83]

Gained a game on the Brewers!

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Gained a game on the Brewers!

 

I was telling my wife to picture Johneshwy Fargas, Sergio Alcantara, and Rafael Ortega leading us offensively in the playoffs with a quality start by Arrieta lol