Marlins (Cabrera) vs Cubs (Hendricks): 4/21/24, 1:20pm, Marquee

[chibears55]

4 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Why has it become such a difficult choice not to have Alzolay as this teams closer? He can go and have success as a 7th or 8th inning guy. 

Cause he has had success as one and they dont really have a guy now...

Not sure if they have a potential one in the minors at Iowa or Tennessee,  so they might have to wait til July to get one if still needed via trade.

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

1) No

2) It was before Seiya and Happ got hurt and he started doing things like starting at DH against Edward Cabrera

Yea, some guys should only see 10-20 AB a month, not in a week..

Their 0fers don't stick out as much

[CubinNY]

I expected this one to be frustrating and it didn’t disappoint 

[squally1313]

8 minutes ago, Chicago Al said:

Cooper sucks

Ah, good point, ignore my citing of statistics, won’t happen again 

[JHBulls]

10 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Cause he has had success as one and they dont really have a guy now...

Not sure if they have a potential one in the minors at Iowa or Tennessee,  so they might have to wait til July to get one if still needed via trade.

It’s going to be a long wait until July. In fairness to Alzolay, it’s not just him. The bullpen in general hasn’t been good. 

[JHBulls]

Very disappointing not to win that series. 

[Bull]

29 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Fair to say,  Hoyer did a terrible job with the immediate depth on both sides, hitters and pitchers.

 

 

I disagree. I think depth is a strength of this team. 
Kind of hard to anticipate your two (hopefully ) best pitchers and two best hitters going down in the first month.

That said, at least on the pitching side, the replacements have been strong. On the hitting side, with happ and Suzuki down you get a good look at a prospect and Wisdom waiting in the wings.

[Chicago Al]

9 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Ah, good point, ignore my citing of statistics, won’t happen again 

Last 7 games he’s 5-25, 3 RBI’s and an amazing 200 avg,

Edited April 21, 2024 by Chicago Al

[squally1313]

3 minutes ago, Chicago Al said:

Last 7 games he’s 5-25, 3 RBI’s and an amazing 200 avg,

If we’re doing 7 game samples we got a lot of people we need to talk about 

[Chicago Al]

Just now, squally1313 said:

If we’re doing 7 game samples we got a lot of people we need to talk about 

I agree

[17 Seconds]

the brewers are going to run away with the division again

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

It’s going to be a long wait until July. In fairness to Alzolay, it’s not just him. The bullpen in general hasn’t been good. 

Yep, gotta hope he can turn it around and the bullpen as a whole can start to settle in until they can start adding outside upgrades.

Maybe tomorrow Hoyer and Company should get together and see what they can do to readjust the 8 man pen with a few changes.  Bring up a couple guys like Wesneski, maybe Wieck or whoever to give them the opportunity to get the job done.

Keegan has stepped up so far, Little been ok, needs to get better with control,  Hoyer needs to find the best 8 right now to go with between Iowa, the Cubs, and maybe look at someone from Tennessee. 

 

[chibears55]

10 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Very disappointing not to win that series. 

Yep, game 1 yesterday hurt.

Figured today was going to be a going toss because it was likely gonna be in the hands of the offense to put up a bunch of runs to win it.

[CubinNY]

8 minutes ago, Bull said:

 

I disagree. I think depth is a strength of this team. 
Kind of hard to anticipate your two (hopefully ) best pitchers and two best hitters going down in the first month.

That said, at least on the pitching side, the replacements have been strong. On the hitting side, with happ and Suzuki down you get a good look at a prospect and Wisdom waiting in the wings.

Yes, all things considered-2/3 of the outfield and 2/5 of the starting pitchers out and the schedule, the blown saves… They are doing quite well. 
 

we have to hope they can get healthy and this bit of good fortune and good baseball, will help them to stay competitive for the season. Because all and all, they are doing well. 

[chibears55]

6 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

the brewers are going to run away with the division again

They're due for a bit of bad luck/slump, the key will be when they do will the cubs be clicking to take advantage. 

Plus, outside of the Orioles, their opponents to date hasn't been all that great.

[PackLandVA]

On a positive note, Hendricks had his "best" start of the season, statistically speaking.

[chibears55]

30 minutes ago, Bull said:

 

I disagree. I think depth is a strength of this team. 
Kind of hard to anticipate your two (hopefully ) best pitchers and two best hitters going down in the first month.

That said, at least on the pitching side, the replacements have been strong. On the hitting side, with happ and Suzuki down you get a good look at a prospect and Wisdom waiting in the wings.

Future depth is good, not the current one..

Mastrobuoni, Madrigal, Cooper, Tauchman,  and even Gomes now haven't exactly been guys you feel confident in when they start games.  Wisdom is even off to a rough start so far.

The pitching depth, yes taking a clearer look, I shouldn't of added them to that statement I made.

Edited April 21, 2024 by chibears55

[gflore34]

Home run or not, I've had enough of Canario with his contact issues, it'd be nice if PCA starts to hit soon.  Get Canario on the shuttle back to Iowa as soon as possible.  Is Cassie a realistic possibility this year?

Edited April 21, 2024 by gflore34

[squally1313]

35 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Future depth is good, not the current one..

Mastrobuoni, Madrigal, Cooper, Tauchman,  and even Gomes now haven't exactly been guys you feel confident in when they start games.  Wisdom is even off to a rough start so far.

The pitching depth, yes taking a clearer look, I shouldn't of added them to that statement I made.

Cooper was discussed plenty. Tauchman had a .364 OBP going into today. I remain so confused on what you guys expect from an MLB bench. They’re backups for a reason. 

[Derwood]

Not great when your "best" three hitters (Belli, Morel and Swanson) have all been poop. Suzuki getting hurt was huge

[muntjack]

1 hour ago, gflore34 said:

 Is Cassie a realistic possibility this year?

He has an .815 OPS in Iowa.  If he can make the next adjustments,  and go on a tear, and the team has the PAs available between LF and DH, sure.  

[Bull]

5 minutes ago, muntjack said:

He has an .815 OPS in Iowa.  If he can make the next adjustments,  and go on a tear, and the team has the PAs available between LF and DH, sure.  

I agree. Pretty unlikely.

 

Cassie’s most likely paths to the majors this year include a long term injury to multiple players and Morel continuing to hit so poorly that you don’t have to “find a place for the bat”.

[chibears55]

56 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Cooper was discussed plenty. Tauchman had a .364 OBP going into today. I remain so confused on what you guys expect from an MLB bench. They’re backups for a reason. 

There's a difference in having guys who come off the bench here and there to spell someone a day off or PH now and then, and being depth to fill a position spot for a week(s) or month because of an injury.

Those guys are not ones you want filling in everyday and getting 20+ AB a week because of an injury to a starter, cause the more they play everyday the more you see their weaknesses.

Everyone keeps bringing up Tauchman OBP, he hasn't been bad lately, but realize his OBP was actually at .500 11 days ago because he was walked 8 times in his first 8 games, he has 1 walk since (11 games) and as we see his OBP has dropped significantly. I'm not thrashing Tauchman,  but he's not a guy you want to give AB to everyday like they have been giving him between OF and DH, 2 starts a week is good for him as a 4th OFer.

[chibears55]

14 minutes ago, Bull said:

I agree. Pretty unlikely.

 

Cassie’s most likely paths to the majors this year include a long term injury to multiple players and Morel continuing to hit so poorly that you don’t have to “find a place for the bat”.

Yes, Caissie and even PCA when he gets ot going again are likely to spend the season in Iowa unless there's another significant injury later in season to an Outfielder.

Hoyer will have a decision to make in offseason with all the Outfielders both on Cubs and their top prospects in Iowa and maybe even Alcantara. 

[Rcal10]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

There's a difference in having guys who come off the bench here and there to spell someone a day off or PH now and then, and being depth to fill a position spot for a week(s) or month because of an injury.

Those guys are not ones you want filling in everyday and getting 20+ AB a week because of an injury to a starter, cause the more they play everyday the more you see their weaknesses.

Everyone keeps bringing up Tauchman OBP, he hasn't been bad lately, but realize his OBP was actually at .500 11 days ago because he was walked 8 times in his first 8 games, he has 1 walk since (11 games) and as we see his OBP has dropped significantly. I'm not thrashing Tauchman,  but he's not a guy you want to give AB to everyday like they have been giving him between OF and DH, 2 starts a week is good for him as a 4th OFer.

How many teams have a guy on their bench, or even in the minors, that can step in for a month, and be very good? How many are better than Tauchman, Cooper and even Wisdom? As for Gomes, you are judging him on a slow start. These guys are bench guys for a reason. Same reason guys on other teams are bench guys. There really isn’t much depth around the league that can fill in for a month at a time.