New $8 million manager. Multi-billion $ franchise. Closer: Advert Azolay. Unbelievable yet not so much.

[Mike H]

One loss already with Counsell not even sharp enough to find a closer better than a mediocre middle-reliever type.  95 mph fastball and a flat slider?  Power hitters like Jankowski (2 homers in 3 years or something) tee off.

Also, new year and same poor clutch hitting.  Yes, the team avg will be around .240 after 2-3 games with 18 runs.  But the rest of them are games we constantly watch Happ and most of the rest walk back to the dugout after another failed opportunity.  Pathetic. Stop being so positive.  This organization needs winners and I don’t know if we have many..

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just gonna slide in here and mention that we have played 0.62% of the 2024 baseball season.

[squally1313]

• Adbert* Alzolay*
• Alzolay was the 16th best relief pitcher in the league last year by fWAR
• Cubs, overall in 2023: 254/330/431
• Cubs, RISP in 2023: 272/350/425

[Hairyducked Idiot]

If managers actually had a large impact on bullpen performance, they'd make a lot more than $8m a year 

[Derwood]

Of all the topics I've seen on this board, this is certainly the most recent

[We Got The Whole 9]

This really stupid thread should be stricken from the record

[Stratos]

Alzolay was lights out last year.  If Steele didn't get hurt and maybe pitched another inning or even finished the 5th they may have won even with the Alzolay HR.  Almonte may not have come in and Merryweather maybe could have pitched a full inning.

Edited March 30, 2024 by Stratos

[imb]

but he really shouldnt pitch to lefties in high leverage

Edited March 30, 2024 by imb
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