Giants (Ray) vs Cubs (Cabrera): 6/5/26, 1:20pm

[Outshined_One]

Just now, Dfan25 said:

Counsell looks depressed . He doesn’t know what to do anymore 

I mean, what else is there that can be done?  The rotation is a jumbled mess of injuries and trash, the offense is inconsistent, and the pen sucks any time the rotation and offense actually do well.

[mk49]

8 hard hits, 3 HR's in 3.2 innings.  That sucks.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

What happened to this killer 90+ changeup this guy is supposed to have ?

Have hitters just started to treat it like a normal fastball 

He has zero command of anything. Killer stuff  means nothing if you just throw it up there and pray

[Geographyhater8888]

Brown game 1, Rea game 2, Assad game 3, bullpen game/elimination game 4 if I were to construct a playoff rotation for the cubs.

[Dfan25]

2 minutes ago, Outshined_One said:

I mean, what else is there that can be done?  The rotation is a jumbled mess of injuries and trash, the offense is inconsistent, and the pen sucks any time the rotation and offense actually do well.

Yeah , I know . Only pitchers they have are Brown and Palencia 

[Gjfificifjdej]

Wtf was that horsefeathers Cabrera? 

[cl smooth]

I look away for a few moments and the score jumps from 2-0 to 8-0. Unreal.

[We Got The Whole 9]

I would rather trade Cabrera for the best prospect arm you can get than watch them try to "fix" him for the next 2 years. Hes becoming unplayable. 

[UMFan83]

Since Boyd and his 6.00 ERA will be back imminently, one of these guys will likely be demoted from the starting rotation...

Imanaga - 4.74 ERA

Taillon - 5.13 ERA

Rea - 5.49 ERA

Cabrera - 4.99 ERA

Brown - 1.92 ERA

 

It's probably going to be Rea because he has more long relief experience right?  What a disaster

[soccer10k]

3 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Brown game 1, Rea game 2, Assad game 3, bullpen game/elimination game 4 if I were to construct a playoff rotation for the cubs.

The way this team is trending that won’t be necessary. And even if we do make the playoffs, we’re certainly not getting a bye so no need to plan for a Game 4 yet.

[17 Seconds]

it's mind blowing when you compare theo's rebuild to jed's

[Geographyhater8888]

48 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Since Boyd and his 6.00 ERA will be back imminently, one of these guys will likely be demoted from the starting rotation...

Imanaga - 4.74 ERA

Taillon - 5.13 ERA

Rea - 5.49 ERA

Cabrera - 4.99 ERA

Brown - 1.92 ERA

 

It's probably going to be Rea because he has more long relief experience right?  What a disaster

 I wish all of them was an option.

Edited 3 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[UMFan83]

Just now, 17 Seconds said:

it's mind blowing when you compare theo's rebuild to jed's

Jed's was a retool don't forget.  A retool that lasted longer than Theo's gut rebuild and led to 1 playoff appearance and 4 playoff wins vs 5 playoff appearances, 19 playoff wins and a WS title.

[Geographyhater8888]

2 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

The way this team is trending that won’t be necessary. And even if we do make the playoffs, we’re certainly not getting a bye so no need to plan for a Game 4 yet.

Oh I know. They won’t even get to a game 3 in a wild card round. 

[UMFan83]

3 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Since Boyd and his 6.00 ERA will be back imminently, one of these guys will likely be demoted from the starting rotation...

Imanaga - 4.74 ERA

Taillon - 5.13 ERA

Rea - 5.49 ERA

Cabrera - 4.99 ERA

Brown - 1.92 ERA

 

It's probably going to be Rea because he has more long relief experience right?  What a disaster

Continuing that thought, maybe DFA of Taillon or Shota is an option since they're both in the final year of their contracts and likely don't offer any relief value.

[Tryptamine]

Is it time to start talking about who the Cubs hope to get in the lottery of the 2027 draft?

[PeanutPunch33]

This has to be the most disappointing season in a long time, probably since 2019.  

[NorthsideAvenger]

I don't care if Jed has gotten an extension, he has been here long enough and he has produce mediocre results that his seat should be warming. Jed can not build a roster. 

[Gjfificifjdej]

Idk how you don’t see this roster and immediately fire Hoyer. This is by far the worst team in MLB. Even watching like Rockies etc, they look worlds beyond what this team is. The talent disparity is terrifying. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Theo identifies Arrieta as a buy-low potential ace, Jed identifies Cabrera. Apple falls far from the tree and all that

Probably a dumb take but I'm beyond pissed at this point

Edited 4 hours ago by Tangled Up in Plaid

[WhyCantWeWin]

This cabrera fella really sucks. A top 50 prospect blown on this

[chibears55]

Not that I have much confidence in him with this but if there is any kind of offseason with player movements,  Cubs will have a decent opportunity to really change their roster up pretty big if they choose to.

4 guys tied to contracts in Swanson Bregman PCA and Maton for a total of 97 mil. 

Not saying he is or should get 20 new players, just saying that if there ever will be an opportunity for him to change up the look of this roster even a little bit, this offseason could be his best opportunity to do it.

 

[Geographyhater8888]

The pitching staff is bad enough to make me forget about the fact that the Cubs are being shut out through 5 innings against a bad pitcher. 

[chibears55]

16 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Since Boyd and his 6.00 ERA will be back imminently, one of these guys will likely be demoted from the starting rotation...

Imanaga - 4.74 ERA

Taillon - 5.13 ERA

Rea - 5.49 ERA

Cabrera - 4.99 ERA

Brown - 1.92 ERA

 

It's probably going to be Rea because he has more long relief experience right?  What a disaster

Horton and at the time Cabrera aside, I had little confidence in this rotation coming into the season. Was just hoping that Steele could return in time and be affective enough to help Horton and Cabrera. 

Boy did things go sour once the season started

[PeanutPunch33]

5 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

This cabrera fella really sucks. A top 50 prospect blown on this

The funny thing is that it was obvious Cabrera sucked before they even acquired him, his career numbers were on par with a guy like Javier Assad and taking this season into account, he should probably be joining Assad in Iowa.