8.22 Cubs in the Burgh

[CubinNY]

Wesneski is pud and I can’t bring myself to root for him. He’s got a Texas patch on his glove. I hope the Cubs trade him. He looks like every horsefeathers I’ve ever met.

[Bertz]

Alfonso Rivas really sucks

[Derwood]

Wesneski is pud and I can’t bring myself to root for him. He’s got a Texas patch on his glove. I hope the Cubs trade him. He looks like every horsefeathers I’ve ever met.

 

I have bad news for you about *checks notes* about 96% of MLB players

[Bertz]

Hayden's now started his career with 20 strikeouts to 2 walks

 

IMO the biggest question this offseason is whether the team thinks we need to add one SP of substance or two. I imagine Jed will go with the latter but personally I feel very comfortable leaning on the youths.

[CubinNY]

Wesneski is pud and I can’t bring myself to root for him. He’s got a Texas patch on his glove. I hope the Cubs trade him. He looks like every horsefeathers I’ve ever met.

 

I have bad news for you about *checks notes* about 96% of MLB players

Yeah well, most of them aren’t so open about and your made up statistics are for horsefeathers.

[Derwood]

Hayden's now started his career with 20 strikeouts to 2 walks

 

IMO the biggest question this offseason is whether the team thinks we need to add one SP of substance or two. I imagine Jed will go with the latter but personally I feel very comfortable leaning on the youths.

 

Are we assuming they are bringing Smyly back? If so, we already have Hendricks, Stroman, Smyly, Keegan, Steele, Hayden, Alzolay, Mills and Sampson before signing anyone.

[Bertz]

Hayden's now started his career with 20 strikeouts to 2 walks

 

IMO the biggest question this offseason is whether the team thinks we need to add one SP of substance or two. I imagine Jed will go with the latter but personally I feel very comfortable leaning on the youths.

 

Are we assuming they are bringing Smyly back? If so, we already have Hendricks, Stroman, Smyly, Keegan, Steele, Hayden, Alzolay, Mills and Sampson before signing anyone.

 

I'm assuming Smyly makes it to FA, and Mills definitely gets cut. But even still yeah I'm very happy with the depth and think the team just needs another guy you'd be happy with starting a playoff game. Like if we end up here

 

Stroman

Big Offseason Add

Steele

Thompson

Hendricks

 

+ Alzolay and possibly Sampson in long relief

+ Wesneski, Kilian, and Assad at Iowa

 

That feels like plenty? Especially since getting a second SP probably means foregoing on either adding a catcher or adding another LH bat.

[UMFan83]

Wesneski is pud and I can’t bring myself to root for him. He’s got a Texas patch on his glove. I hope the Cubs trade him. He looks like every horsefeathers I’ve ever met.

 

No worries I feel the same way. I realize that many many athletes are likely think similarly but it bothers me that he’s so vocal about it.

[champaignchris]

Was that just an immaculate inning?

[champaignchris]

Answering myself: Yes, it was.

[Bertz]

Answering myself: Yes, it was.

 

[Derwood]

I have never irrationally hated a baseball player more than I do Hermosillo, and it's 100% because of his hair

[Bertz]

Leiter's been sneaky good out of the pen

[Irrelevant Dude]

Wesneski, Kilian, and Assad at Iowa

It doesn't seem like there is much reason to keep Wesneski in Iowa. He should probably be the #5 starter going into next season, or at the very least a long reliever / spot starter until a consistent spot opens up.

[champaignchris]

Leiter's been sneaky good out of the pen

 

Since his last start, 20 games, 29.2 innings, 8 ER. 2.42 ERA.

[Bertz]

[soccer10k]

Weird that a game from August is still being talked about.