4/8/24 - Cubs (Assad) @ Padre (Darvish) - 8:40 WFT MARQ

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I really hate this pen.

[WhyCantWeWin]

This bullpen is reaaaaaally sus

[soccer10k]

Allowing 7 runs in an inning...

[JHBulls]

Might as well have just kept Assad in. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Which combination of 3 remaining bullpen arms can get through the next 3 innings unscathed?  None of them?  That's right.  The Cubs better add on.

[UMFan83]

10 games in and we've already blown a 9th inning lead and lost, blown a 6 run lead in the 8th inning but managed to win, now given up 7 runs in the 6th inning after starting the inning with an 8 run lead.  Exciting stuff.

Cubs usually figure the pen out eventually (even last year, until they all got burned out), but damn I really wish we did more in the offseason.

[WhyCantWeWin]

I forgot Neris was on this team. 

[UMFan83]

Go down 1-2-3 and then walk the first Padres hitter on 4 pitches is certainly sub-optimal

[UMFan83]

Counsell walking to the mound wishing he had a Hader or Williams to call on, but realizes his options are Neris and Leiter.

[Irrelevant Dude]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

 Cubs usually figure the pen out eventually (even last year, until they all got burned out), but damn I really wish we did more in the offseason.

They do usually solidify the pen over the course of the season, but this cycle of reliever roulette at the beginning of every season is extremely frustrating.

[JHBulls]

Aristotle once said, “To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.”

Now just imagine how happy we would all be right now if Cuas had listened? 

[UMFan83]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

They do usually solidify the pen over the course of the season, but this cycle of reliever roulette at the beginning of every season is extremely frustrating.

Especially because while they did solidify last year, they didnt have any depth at all and it cost them their entire season when the top guys got hurt/burned out.  And I get that theres promising young talent in the minors but responding to that collapse by adding whatever Almonte is and Neris while losing Fulmer was just perplexing.  Hopefully it ends up working out.

[Rex Buckingham]

get a ground ball to the MIF and we're on to the 8th

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

They do usually solidify the pen over the course of the season, but this cycle of reliever roulette at the beginning of every season is extremely frustrating.

That because Hoyer looks for  bargains that he can sign to 1 yr deals

[Crusader]

Thank you Nerris.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, chibears55 said:

That because Hoyer looks for  bargains that he can sign to 1 yr deals

If you listened to Crane Kenney last week on The Score, I'm not sure he has any other option.

[PeanutPunch33]

Needed that

[WhyCantWeWin]

Gotta score some more runs, even those outs were hit really hard

[squally1313]

Neris is legit. Almonte and cuas have been weird relievers to seek out. 
 

I don’t really know how you fill all these innings when you basically have 3.5 starters and can only carry 8 relievers and you’re constantly playing in 37 degree rain. 

[chibears55]

Need to come up with 2 more runs

[Irrelevant Dude]

Neris is supposed to be good, right?  Because I haven't seen anything that makes me think he is a reliable late inning reliever.

[JHBulls]

6 outs, no runs. Simple enough task. 

[chibears55]

Bring Darvish back in the game 😅

[Dfan25]

This bullpen is going to give Counsell nightmares . Neris has nothing on the ball . Even his splitter is sitting up in the zone like a beach ball . Velocity way down so far 

[Dfan25]

2 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Neris is supposed to be good, right?  Because I haven't seen anything that makes me think he is a reliable late inning reliever.

Stuff is way down . His velo was down last year as well . That’s why he had to take a 1 year deal .