8/30 - Brewers (Woodruff) vs Cubs (Hendricks): 1:20pm, Marquee

[champaignchris]

37 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

I'll be amazed if they get to 90..lol

19-10 would be a pretty impressive finish to the year. It’s improbable, but not unthinkable.  They’ve been playing at about that pace since around the ASB. 

[UMFan83]

16 minutes ago, champaignchris said:

19-10 would be a pretty impressive finish to the year. It’s improbable, but not unthinkable.  They’ve been playing at about that pace since around the ASB. 

Heck their SEASON pace including the crappy first half is now up to 87-75. 

Edited August 30, 2023 by UMFan83

[Rcal10]

2 hours ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

What a horsefeathers awful job by Leiter. Just had nothing working to the arm side. Horrible position to put Adbert in.

Lefties coming up and Lieter good lefties coming up. Move made sense. Didn’t work so he is criticized. . 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

1 hour ago, chibears55 said:

Don't disagree but again,  isn't it time to move on from Hendricks after this season over paying him 16 mil for depth?

I forgot Stroman if he picks up his option 

I don't have a strong opinion on keeping Hendricks either way. But if we don't, it's not because we have five starters already.

[Tim]

Hendricks option is effectively 14.5M. If they let him go, there's a 1.5M buyout

[UMFan83]

Marlins lose, now 5 games behind the Cubs. 2 weeks ago they were a game ahead of us. 

[Tryptamine]

3 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Marlins lose, now 5 games behind the Cubs. 2 weeks ago they were a game ahead of us. 

A chance to bury Cincy and Arizona coming up too

[minnesotacubsfan]

Guys technically the Cubs have a shot at 100 wins

 

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2 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

Heck their SEASON pace including the crappy first half is now up to 87-75. 

 

 

[UMFan83]

Anyone want to predict roster moves before Friday.  It should be unusually active since we have Sept callups and a 27th man for the DH on Friday who I assume will be the starter of one of the games.  Also .possible Cuas returns from bereavement list.  Cubs 40 man is at 38 so they have 2 spots to play with.

Guessing:

27th man - Shane Greene (added to 40 man)

Call up 1 - Brad Boxberger (off 60 man IL to 40 man roster)

Call up 2 - Mervis (or Young)

Could the PCA rumors be true?  If so, looking at booting someone like Rucker, Kay, Estrada or Young from the 40 man.

This is all assuming no waiver claims....if so then everything could change.

Edited August 31, 2023 by UMFan83

[PackLandVA]

42 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

A chance to bury Cincy and Arizona coming up too

They have a chance to bury those teams . But I’d be happy with a 4game series split (that’s actually a win as no ground is made up by Cincy) and a series win.  Just don’t lose series (consecutively) or go on a significant losing streak.  
 

[Rex Buckingham]

39 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Anyone want to predict roster moves before Friday.  It should be unusually active since we have Sept callups and a 27th man for the DH on Friday who I assume will be the starter of one of the games.  Also .possible Cuas returns from bereavement list.  Cubs 40 man is at 38 so they have 2 spots to play with.

Guessing:

27th man - Shane Greene (added to 40 man)

Call up 1 - Brad Boxberger (off 60 man IL to 40 man roster)

Call up 2 - Mervis (or Young)

Could the PCA rumors be true?  If so, looking at booting someone like Rucker, Kay, Estrada or Young from the 40 man.

This is all assuming no waiver claims....if so then everything could change.

They don't get the extra man for the double header since it's September 1.

[bukie]

The Cubs now have better playoff odds than the Texas Rangers.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Dbacks about to be swept, with the Orioles coming to town next. Take 3 out of 4 from the Reds and the Cubs will have a pretty firm grip on a playoff spot.

[We Got The Whole 9]

On 8/30/2023 at 11:38 PM, bukie said:

The Cubs now have better playoff odds than the Texas Rangers.

That's nuckin futs