Twins (Bradley) vs Cubs (Boyd): 7/18/26, 1:20pm

[Dfan25]

21 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

I don't think there's a single reliable closer that's gonna be available. Maybe Josh Hader if the Astros suck the next two weeks?

Devin Williams maybe ? The walks are way up so far , but he doesn’t deserve the high era he has . 2 years left at 15 AAV . With that said Luke Weaver looks really good and he has close before . Problem with Weaver is basically all contenders want him 

 

Edit : Williams isn’t the guy he was with Milwaukee , just wanted to clear that up , but he still striking people out 

Edited 12 hours ago by Dfan25

[NorthsideAvenger]

12 minutes ago, Dfan25 said:

Devin Williams maybe ? The walks are way up so far , but he doesn’t deserve the high era he has . 2 years left at 15 AAV . With that said Luke Weaver looks really good and he has close before . Problem with Weaver is basically all contenders want him 

 

Edit : Williams isn’t the guy he was with Milwaukee , just wanted to clear that up , but he still striking people out 

Despite the bloated ERA with the Yankees, Williams looked pretty dang good for the NYY. Get Devin away from the Mets could be a blessing for him.  I would take a gamble on Williams. 

[Dfan25]

6 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Despite the bloated ERA with the Yankees, Williams looked pretty dang good for the NYY. Get Devin away from the Mets could be a blessing for him.  I would take a gamble on Williams. 

IIRC Williams first choice was the Cubs in the offseason , Jed didn’t want to pay that much for him . I also believe Williams is a mid west guy 

[Irrelevant Dude]

2 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

it sucks that KB couldn't be there, it's not like he's able to play baseball right now

I came here to post this.  I feel so bad for Bryant that he is stuck in limbo being an "active" player who can't play and not being able to participate with his 2016 teammates to celebrate the team that he was a HUGE part of.  We will probably never see him play another game, but I truly hope he can get to a point physically to be able to join the Cubs as an ambassador in a few years and be able to make occasional appearances at Wrigley, Cubs Con, etc.  I want to see him and Rizzo together again at Wrigley.

[JBears79]

53 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I came here to post this.  I feel so bad for Bryant that he is stuck in limbo being an "active" player who can't play and not being able to participate with his 2016 teammates to celebrate the team that he was a HUGE part of.  We will probably never see him play another game, but I truly hope he can get to a point physically to be able to join the Cubs as an ambassador in a few years and be able to make occasional appearances at Wrigley, Cubs Con, etc.  I want to see him and Rizzo together again at Wrigley.

I just want him to  get to the point where his quality of life is good. Back injuries and back conditions just suck, man. Hope he comes back to Wrigley soon.

[Brian707]

15 hours ago, JHBulls said:

 And then Joe Maddon shows up. Always have to smile seeing him.