Cubs (Steele) vs Reds (TBD): 7/30/24, 6:10pm

[chibears55]

So they basically stayed as is...

Morel and Leiter gone

Paredes and a couple minor leaguers added

Edited July 30, 2024 by chibears55

[Cubs206]

4 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

So they basically stayed as is...

Morel and Leiter gone

Paredes and a couple minor leaguers added

Deadline moves went as well as the season …fire Jed should be offseason move #1. 

[s2obed]

Fine deadline. No one was going to take Cody or Neris off our hands.

[chibears55]

https://x.com/M_Montemurro/status/1818408356081471881?t=3qnG4cvHDu0G8xSsjptMkw&s=19

[WhyCantWeWin]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

https://x.com/M_Montemurro/status/1818408356081471881?t=3qnG4cvHDu0G8xSsjptMkw&s=19

I waiting for this day, no more mastrobuoni 

[I owned a Suzuki]

2 minutes ago, s2obed said:

Fine deadline. No one was going to take Cody or Neris off our hands.

Since his performance has been so spotty, would it be justified to "bench" Neris enough to make sure his option next year does not automatically kick in?

[Stratos]

Just now, I owned a Suzuki said:

Since his performance has been so spotty, would it be justified to "bench" Neris enough to make sure his option next year does not automatically kick in?

Jed doesn't do things like this.  Also would be hard to sign other FA relievers plus some of your team would hate you.

[Bertz]

2 minutes ago, I owned a Suzuki said:

Since his performance has been so spotty, would it be justified to "bench" Neris enough to make sure his option next year does not automatically kick in?

They don't even have to do anything nefarious.  He's pacing for exactly 60 games.  If he continues pitching well (which he has been for a little while now) he probably exceeds it and you're probably happy with the option and if he doesn't he doesnt and you're happy to show him the door.

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

They don't even have to do anything nefarious.  He's pacing for exactly 60 games.  If he continues pitching well (which he has been for a little while now) he probably exceeds it and you're probably happy with the option and if he doesn't he doesnt and you're happy to show him the door.

There is no world in which I'm happy about paying $9M for a 36 year old Hector Neris.

[chibears55]

19 minutes ago, I owned a Suzuki said:

Since his performance has been so spotty, would it be justified to "bench" Neris enough to make sure his option next year does not automatically kick in?

There's 54 games left, if they use him 3 times for every 10 games, he'll get about 15-17 appearances. 

 

[Eeyore]

28 minutes ago, Cubs206 said:

Deadline moves went as well as the season …fire Jed should be offseason move #1. 

I don't see Ricketts paying him to sit at home 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Neris since May 1: 27.2 IP, 3.58 ERA, 3.99 FIP, 29/13 K/BB, 3 HR

 

He got off to a slow start with all the walks, but since then he's been fine.  If the worst case scenario is you are required to pay him 9 million dollars there are many worse things.

[chibears55]

22 minutes ago, Eeyore said:

I don't see Ricketts paying him to sit at home 

Yea, theyll basically have the same team next season hoping guys play up to their career numbers more

[Tryptamine]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Yea, theyll basically have the same team next season hoping guys play up to their career numbers more

They'll have Paredes as a major upgrade and 40M to either get a couple big upgrades or one superstar upgrade. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

14 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Yea, theyll basically have the same team next season hoping guys play up to their career numbers more

what are you talking about

[KCCub]

Steele off again tonight. Hopefully he can get out of this and settle in.

 

Edited July 30, 2024 by KCCub

[Transmogrified Tiger]

that's a home run

[JHBulls]

Ffs Dansby, there is really no need to celebrate hitting a double when you should have a “WTF?” expression at barely missing a home run. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

Ffs Dansby, there is really no need to celebrate hitting a double when you should have a “WTF?” expression at barely missing a home run. 

[chibears55]

16 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

what are you talking about

That Hoyer will return and he'll be hoping that his key hitters will play better next season. 

Most of the key hitters will likely be returning barring trades.

Bellinger, Hoerner, Swanson,  Paredes, Happ, Bellinger,  Suzuki. PCA(maybe)

 

[JHBulls]

1 minute ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

Yep.

If I am going to watch the Cubs play 155+ times, I sure as horsefeathers am going to be as miserable as possible. 

[CubinNY]

WTF was that HR?

[Crusader]

The Cubs defense should be better next year. They had so many injuries too this year. If the team had been healthier the numbers likely would have been better. No more Hendericks as well, which at this point is addition by subtraction,

[ToolDRT]

This will all be worth it if Jed gets canned. 🙏 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Future is bright