8/4 - The worst lineup yet

[Derwood]

1. Rafael Ortega, CF

2. Willson Contreras, C

3. Ian Happ, RF

4. Patrick Wisdom, 3B

5. David Bote, 2B

6. Frank Schwindel, 1B

7. Johneshwy Fargas, LF

8. Sergio Alcantara, SS

9. Alec Mills, P

[jersey cubs fan]

The worst lineup yet

 

This is a real "today is the oldest you've ever been" kind of statement.

[Derwood]

The worst lineup yet

 

This is a real "today is the oldest you've ever been" kind of statement.

 

Ross: “Challenge accepted”

[UMFan83]

I just can't get over Johneshwy Fargas. My brain refuses to see that as anything but a typo no matter how many times I see the name.

[muntjack]

How does a guy like Johneshwy Fargas make it to the major leagues? He's a LF with no pedigree that can't hit, has no power and rarely walks. If you squint really hard, he had an okayish? showing at high A in 2018 but I really don't understand why he's taking PAs from literally anyone right now.

[UMFan83]

How does a guy like Johneshwy Fargas make it to the major leagues? He's a LF with no pedigree that can't hit, has no power and rarely walks. If you squint really hard, he had an okayish? showing at high A in 2018 but I really don't understand why he's taking PAs from literally anyone right now.

 

Not sure why they aren't calling up Deichmann. Maybe they feel like he still has some things they want to work on with him before they expose him to big league pitching, or maybe they are trying to prevent his clock from starting (lol), but I'd rather see him getting ABs every day than Johns5sdwtk6y Fargas

[Proven Veteran]

What injury does Hermosillo have? I assume he will be up when he's healthy?

[Omar]

1. Rafael Ortega, CF

2. Willson Contreras, C

3. Ian Happ, RF

4. Patrick Wisdom, 3B

5. David Bote, 2B

6. Frank Schwindel, 1B

7. Johneshwy Fargas, LF

8. Sergio Alcantara, SS

9. Alec Mills, P

 

Look how they massacred my boy

[Sammy Sofa]

I honestly thought Contreras had been traded.

[Bertz]

How does a guy like Johneshwy Fargas make it to the major leagues? He's a LF with no pedigree that can't hit, has no power and rarely walks. If you squint really hard, he had an okayish? showing at high A in 2018 but I really don't understand why he's taking PAs from literally anyone right now.

 

Not sure why they aren't calling up Deichmann. Maybe they feel like he still has some things they want to work on with him before they expose him to big league pitching, or maybe they are trying to prevent his clock from starting (lol), but I'd rather see him getting ABs every day than Johns5sdwtk6y Fargas

 

Yeah I assumed that Fargas, Schwindel, and Romine (not that one!) were called up instead of Deichman/Rivas/etc. because of their expendability and the need to do some roster manipulation around the deadline. But we're nearly a week in so....?

[NOLA]

[NOLA]

Even the Cubs’ digital media team is like, “I got nothing”.

 

[Derwood]

Great start, Alec

[Derwood]

BABIP inning

[Derwood]

I think Boog quit and the Cubs just forgot to tell anyone

[champaignchris]

I keep waiting for whatever is happening with Wisdom to stop happening, but maybe he’s actually an MLB hitter? He certainly looks the part.

 

Can he be a reliable .775 OPS hitter and not so detrimental in the field that he could actually be a piece of a decent team?

[Tim]

Cool - they're going to give Manny the save opportunity.

[Tim]

Very nice to trade Kimbrel away and then call up Rodriguez to throw 100 mph darts to get saves.

[PackLandVA]

That Farkus kid had a nice game.

[We Got The Whole 9]

What injury does Hermosillo have? I assume he will be up when he's healthy?

 

Nothing's been mentioned, just that he was placed on the 7 day IL on 7/23

I thought he pulled a hammy and his season is likely done

 

https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2021/07/22/sogard-does-one-thing-very-well-kimbrels-velo-hermosillo-pulled-draft-relocation-and-other-cubs-bullets/

[mias_tisg]

I think Boog quit and the Cubs just forgot to tell anyone

Think he's doing the Olympics

[The_Achiever]

Imagine showing this lineup and roster to someone from

2017 and saying “yes these are the Cubs.”

[sneakypower]

if you had listed this particular infield to me, i'd have assumed a plane crash occurred

[Andy]

That Farkus kid had a nice game.