Cardinals (Fedde) vs Cubs (Assad): 8/2/24, 1:20pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[KCCub]

 

 

[Crusader]

8 minutes ago, KCCub said:

 

 

Interesting. Busch and Hoerner both playing 2nd.

[NorthsideAvenger]

4 minutes ago, Crusader said:

Interesting. Busch and Hoerner both playing 2nd.

It's definitely a bold strategy. 

[chibears55]

Amaya may be getting some competition soon for next season with Ballesteros coming up.

[WhyCantWeWin]

14 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Amaya may be getting some competition soon for next season with Ballesteros coming up.

Id call him up now. I know hes got a 100 wRC+ at AAA but i think its worthwhile to get him a look at the MLB level to gauge how badly they need to spend this offseason at the catcher position 

[Rcal10]

15 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Amaya may be getting some competition soon for next season with Ballesteros coming up.

He’s coming up? Where did you see that? 

[Outshined_One]

13 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Amaya may be getting some competition soon for next season with Ballesteros coming up.

Ballesteros is a catcher much in the same way Kyle Schwarber was a catcher.

He can play the position in a pinch, and maybe you can get away with him starting at catcher for 10-15 games over the course of a season, but he seems ticketed for DH/LF long term.

[Outshined_One]

2 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

He’s coming up? Where did you see that? 

MLBTR was speculating about it a few days ago. based on Nido's surgery.  Nothing concrete.

[Bertz]

I could see Ballesteros coming up next month with expanded rosters.  Catcher is an easy position to carry 3 at, and as a catcher there's legitimate value in soft skills and stuff he would learn outside of game action.

There's no reason to think he would be a positive offensive contributor in the short term though.  He is holding his own at AAA, not excelling.  That's fine it's been just over a month and he's 20 years old, but let's all be clear headed about this.

[We Got The Whole 9]

11 minutes ago, Bertz said:

I could see Ballesteros coming up next month with expanded rosters.  Catcher is an easy position to carry 3 at, and as a catcher there's legitimate value in soft skills and stuff he would learn outside of game action.

There's no reason to think he would be a positive offensive contributor in the short term though.  He is holding his own at AAA, not excelling.  That's fine it's been just over a month and he's 20 years old, but let's all be clear headed about this.

I can see this dude wearing out that short LCF in Wrigley in time. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Bethancourt has been solid, great tag by Hoerner

[Tank]

Bethancourt reminding us what it's like to have a catcher that can throw out baserunners.

[Rex Buckingham]

tagged him in the face! 
 

that throw makes up for the misplay of the chopper

[Tank]

Seiya been turning it up lately! 

[CubinNY]

Yes, don't trade Seiya. They are starving for slugging and need three more guys like him.

[LBiittner]

20 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Bethancourt has been solid, great tag by Hoerner

I wish we had him at the beginning of the year. 

[Rex Buckingham]

weird zone from the plate umpire today

[LBiittner]

I had predicted jed would sign pham pham during the offseason. I didn't want him, just thought he was jed-likeable 

[LBiittner]

1 minute ago, Rex Buckingham said:

weird zone from the plate umpire today

I'd just tuned in and already saw 4 or 5 questionable calls

[LBiittner]

The fedde, kopech, pham deal was kinda sucky on the whitesox end imo. 

[Crusader]

LFG!

[KCCub]

PCA has been looking like a completely different hitter up there lately. If he figures it out, look out.

[Tryptamine]

So Bethancourt was the catcher the Cubs needed all this time?

[LBiittner]

I wish we had him opening day