Cubs (Taillon) vs Padres (Cease): 4/14/25, 8:40pm

[soccer10k]

Did Counsell pull a Dusty (I think) and bat Turner third because he’s the DH in place of Seiya and that’s where Seiya batted? It seems inexplicable that Turner would be batting third against Cease.

[PeanutPunch33]

Amaya has been pretty spectacular since the 2nd half of last season 

[JHBulls]

Nothing shows PCA’s speed more than a bloop hit like that and he goes from 1st to 3rd. Most players wouldn’t even attempt another base. 

[Jason Ross]

14 minutes ago, Dfan25 said:

Yes he is completely overmatched right now , especially against righties . Everthing is away and he simply can’t reach it .  

So, not really. I'm on mobile, so forgive me, I'm unable to back it up with heat maps (you'll have to check FG to verify), but hes hitting the outside pitch. In fact, it's his best average spot. I recently wrote an article on this, and double checked...still the same. 

My best feeling is that hes just not seeing it well right now. He's missing because he's all upstairs. He's guessing pitches and the instincts aren't taking over. He's processing slowly right now. It's rookie horsefeathers, and its probably a speed bump hes going to have to get through. On top of a jump from Triple-A to MLB, its been a jump to Cease, Yamamoto (x2), Gallen, Severino...like these are good arms. 

I also just checked his called strike heatmap when hes *ahead* in the count. It's inside pitches. He should be hitting those, and that's where he's watching. That tells me it's someone who isn't confident right now. Pribably why he's walking so much - he's just too slow mentally right now. It feels liKe Michael Busch early last year. He just felt a moment behind everything for a while. 

I think its patience that will carry the day.

[Hot Sauce]

10 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

Did Counsell pull a Dusty (I think) and bat Turner third because he’s the DH in place of Seiya and that’s where Seiya batted? It seems inexplicable that Turner would be batting third against Cease.

He hit him 3rd last night and he was something like 0 for 15 with 12 K’s versus Glasnow.

[squally1313]

Feel like I would have let Jameson try to get himself out of the inning there. 

[Jason Ross]

14 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

Did Counsell pull a Dusty (I think) and bat Turner third because he’s the DH in place of Seiya and that’s where Seiya batted? It seems inexplicable that Turner would be batting third against Cease.

Justin Turner had a 117 wRC+ last year, and a 116 wRC+ against RHP. Entering tonight, while the statline isn't great, he's under performing his xData, and his xwOBA is .326. That suggests hes hitting it much better than the results are. As well, he helps break up Tucker/Busch to protect from a LHP later. 

It's a justified position.

[soccer10k]

Somebody had to try to catch that ball.

[UMFan83]

wtf was that

[PeanutPunch33]

That's terrible

[Andy]

Oh, boy

[Andy]

Just now, soccer10k said:

Somebody had to try to catch that ball.

That's Happ's ball all the way IMO

[JHBulls]

If only Shaw/Nico/Dansby went full out for that like they usually do. That wasn’t good at all. 

[Derwood]

Why get people out when you can just walk them instead?

[soccer10k]

And then that BS on 0-2? Ugh.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

lol come on

[UMFan83]

Wow this horsefeathers blows.  

Walk

Bloop Hit that should have been caught

Walk

Dribbler for an IF single

[Andy]

Good lord that couldn't have been rolled out better. Hideous luck here for Keller

[Soul]

That’s about right.

[Randall Simon]

JFC!  How does JHey not gidp there???

[Thusly Boned]

What a ridiculous inning

[Derwood]

This bullpen

[cl smooth]

the hell is going on

[Andy]

Heyward owed us a 4-6-3 there

[UMFan83]

From 3-1 with 1 out and 0 on to 3-3 with 1 out and the bases loaded.  No wonder this team is 10-0 at home.