Marlins (Bellozo) vs Cubs (Brown): 5/13/25, 6:40pm

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, KCCub said:

 

Never thought we'd be seeing Nicki Lopez on the roster let alone getting starts at 3B 🙄🙄🙄

[WhyCantWeWin]

If Ballesteros is killing it and Happ is ready to return, that’s probably a situation where Busch may get pushed to 3B. One of Turner/Brujan/Nicky get the boot in that scenario 

[Rcal10]

48 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

If Ballesteros is killing it and Happ is ready to return, that’s probably a situation where Busch may get pushed to 3B. One of Turner/Brujan/Nicky get the boot in that scenario 

It is possible, but I think it isn’t very likely. I don’t see the Cubs moving Busch to 3rd. He has done so well at 1st. And who know if Ballestaros could even be ok at 1st. 

[chibears55]

Let win another one and good luck Mo, get that first hit tonight 

[Stratos]

25 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

It is possible, but I think it isn’t very likely. I don’t see the Cubs moving Busch to 3rd. He has done so well at 1st. And who know if Ballestaros could even be ok at 1st. 

Ballestaros has played 1 game at 1b this year and 8 last year.  And based on his weight i imagine he's not going to be a cat out there like Busch.  Not sure they try it.

Might not hurt to try though if Berti keeps hitting poorly like as of late.  We know Busch can handle catching balls at a corner position but we don't know how he throws.

 

[Jason Ross]

Busch almost assuredly cannot keep up defensively at 3b. If he could, it wouldn't be starting now, it'd have happened sometime last year when Morel couldn't, either. 

We gotta stop pretending the not-3b is a 3b. 

[JHBulls]

One positive to Dansby hitting sixth is I don’t think we’ve seen him suck while hitting sixth this year. 

[Jason Ross]

Strong first from Brown. Key for him is getting ahead. Hes very predictable when behind, but getting ahead allows him to use his two pitch mix with deception. More of that, especially against a bad lineup. 

[javy knows my name]

Good command from Brown to start. I don't care if he misses bats if the fastball stays down like that 

[JHBulls]

Seeing a fully green ivy is such an awesome sight. 

[Stratos]

18 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

One positive to Dansby hitting sixth is I don’t think we’ve seen him suck while hitting sixth this year. 

Dansby's been mashing since they first moved him to the 8th spot.  wRC+ up to 117 for the season. 

[Stratos]

Middle-in fastballs get cranked 

[javy knows my name]

17 minutes ago, javy knows my name said:

Good command from Brown to start. I don't care if he misses bats if the fastball stays down like that 

So of course he throws a dick shot

[JHBulls]

6 minutes ago, Stratos said:

Dansby's been mashing since they first moved him to the 8th spot.  wRC+ up to 117 for the season. 

And that’s my point. He couldn’t hit in the 5 spot, then moved down and he started hitting everything. I just hope that moving him up doesn’t ruin his routine and he goes back to early season Dansby. 

Edited May 14, 2025 by JHBulls

[squally1313]

2 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

And that’s my point. He couldn’t hit in the 5 spot, then moved down and he started hitting everything. I just hope that moving him up doesn’t ruin his routine and he goes back to early season Dansby. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation

[Eeyore]

How many extra pitches because of the clowning?

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

And that’s my point. He couldn’t hit in the 5 spot, then moved down and he started hitting everything. I just hope that moving him up doesn’t ruin his routine and he goes back to early season Dansby. 

I wouldn't worry about it. Even if we want to go with the thought that hitters hit better in different spots in the order (not something I really subscribe to), Swanson's best wRC+ over his career is in the 6th spot. His second worst is the 8 spot. 

Swanson will eventually cool off. But thats because he's always a streaky hitter.

[Rcal10]

6 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

I wouldn't worry about it. Even if we want to go with the thought that hitters hit better in different spots in the order (not something I really subscribe to), Swanson's best wRC+ over his career is in the 6th spot. His second worst is the 8 spot. 

Swanson will eventually cool off. But thats because he's always a streaky hitter.

I don’t care where Dansby hits. I am just glad he is hitting so the dumb comments about him being another Heyward signing could stop for a bit. His war is about what you would expect after 40+!games and he is trending to a 4+ war yet again. So maybe people will be quiet for a while. 

[Jason Ross]

3 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I don’t care where Dansby hits. I am just glad he is hitting so the dumb comments about him being another Heyward signing could stop for a bit. His war is about what you would expect after 40+!games and he is trending to a 4+ war yet again. So maybe people will be quiet for a while. 

Give it three weeks. We are a cyclical bunch. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Absolutely demolished 

[Derwood]

That was cranked

[Jason Ross]

I think Tucker should do that too.

[Nolansomebody]

[profisme]

But what happens if PCA leads the team in homers this year? Wow. A better than prime Grady Sizemore? Is that too low?

[javy knows my name]

Poor ball