Cubs (Peterson) vs Cardinals (TBD): 7/27/26, 6:45pm

[mk49]

1 minute ago, squally1313 said:

This is a good horsefeathers team. 

as long as, Nico and Bregman hit, like they should.  I'm OK with either Detmers or Hancock.  We need someone like that.  Plus, like you said, someone like last year's Kittredge.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

8 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Go get Detmers and Adell. Trade Alcantara, trade one of Shaw/Ramirez, or both I don't care, trade a couple guys from the top 10. Find another cheap starter and the 2026 version of Kittredge. Let Adell feast against lefties (like, say, the Sanchez/Luzurdo combo we might see in a wild card series), let Counsell cook with 2.5 good starters and Brown/Steele/Cabrera all going balls to the wall for extended relief appearances. This is a good horsefeathers team. 

What are we doing with Adell? Platoon with Happ?

[Irrelevant Dude]

4 hours ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I have been stuck at LAX since this morning and have another 4 hours to wait before my rescheduled flight takes off.  I've been sitting here waiting for the Cubs game to start so I have something to do, and now a weather delay...

Good news: The Cubs won and I got to watch the whole game on my tablet. 

Bad news: I live at LAX now.

[Soul]

5 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Good news: The Cubs won and I got to watch the whole game on my tablet. 

Bad news: I live at LAX now.

I feel you.  When LAX goes bad, it goes REALLY bad.

[squally1313]

5 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

What are we doing with Adell? Platoon with Happ?

Mostly. 161 wRC against LHP this year. 

[Geographyhater8888]

25 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Mostly. 161 wRC against LHP this year. 

Only a 64 versus righties. Those are insane splits. I’d love it. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[NorthsideAvenger]

15 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Only a 64 versus righties. Those are insane splits. I love it. Since 2023 he’s at a 148 in 352 PAs versus lefties and an 84 versus righties in 1168 PAs. horsefeathers it, go get him. 

I love the idea of Adell but if you can't get Adell what about Tyrone Taylor of the Mets? Taylor also kills lefties.

[Geographyhater8888]

2 hours ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

I love the idea of Adell but if you can't get Adell what about Tyrone Taylor of the Mets? Taylor also kills lefties.

Taylor is having an outlier year. He has a 137 wRC versus lefties this year, a 62 in 2025 and he’s a career 100 guy. I’m not sure what to make of that. If they move Shaw then there should be some focus on a lefty masher. Last years weakness is a strength this year with a great bench. 

The only issue with Adell is coming with another year of control. That’s a good thing in the sense that they’ll have a corner outfield vacancy next year, but all of their resources need to be poured into the pitching staff unless Shaw is traded. Adell has a 4 year track record as a lefty masher unlike Taylor though.

Edited 27 minutes ago by Geographyhater8888