Dodgers (Skubal) vs Cubs (Assad): 8/4/26, 7:05pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

In the madness of yesterday, I completely missed the Cubs beating the hell out of the Dodgers.

[Brock Beauchamp]

	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TOT
Tyler Ferguson	0	24	0	0	0	24
Trent Thornton	0	0	17	0	22	39
Ryan Rolison	24	0	0	30	0	54
Javier Assad	83	0	0	0	0	83
Jake Woodford	0	0	0	0	14	14
Jacob Webb	15	0	17	0	0	32
Caleb Thielbar	11	0	13	0	0	24
Antoine Kelly	0	18	0	0	0	18
Aaron Civale	9	0	0	18	0	27

 

[The_Achiever]

Would love to take this sloppy bastard out in his first dodgers appearance.  

[squally1313]

1. PCA
2. Suzuki
3. Bregman
4. Kelly
5. Pedro (2B)
6. Taylor (DH)
7. Nico (SS)
8. Busch
9. Alcantara (LF)

, please

Edited 2 hours ago by squally1313

[JunkyardWalrus]

6-1 bitches! JAssad don’t give a two shits about your metricritics.

Baserunners? He’s lonely. He loves ‘em.

But, he’s also a mysterious loner, so he strands them, like the homeless girls he dates. 

[JunkyardWalrus]

3 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

1. PCA
2. Suzuki
3. Bregman
4. Kelly
5. Pedro (2B)
6. Taylor (DH)
7. Nico (SS)
8. Busch
9. Alcantara (LF)

, please

I thought that was the lineup! I thought to myself, “Huh, that’s fun."

[ILMindState]

6 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

1. PCA
2. Suzuki
3. Bregman
4. Kelly
5. Pedro (2B)
6. Taylor (DH)
7. Nico (SS)
8. Busch
9. Alcantara (LF)

, please

 

3 minutes ago, JunkyardWalrus said:

6-1 bitches! JAssad don’t give a two shits about your metricritics.

Baserunners? He’s lonely. He loves ‘em.

But, he’s also a mysterious loner, so he strands them, like the homeless girls he dates. 

I thought this was the lineup and the game had already started and I didn't know it was a day game.

[Jason Ross]

33 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

1. PCA
2. Suzuki
3. Bregman
4. Kelly
5. Pedro (2B)
6. Taylor (DH)
7. Nico (SS)
8. Busch
9. Alcantara (LF)

, please

I don't think they can keep Alcantara on the roster. Believe he has to be sent down to make room. 

[squally1313]

15 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

I don't think they can keep Alcantara on the roster. Believe he has to be sent down to make room. 

Do they really need Triantos though

[NorthsideAvenger]

Skubal is no Michael Lorenzen, so the Cubs have a shot tonight.

[Jason Ross]

34 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Do they really need Triantos though

They probably don't super need him. But I'd guess his versatility on the bench when Ramirez starts (especially at DH) is more useful than Alcantara now that Taylor is here. There's probably more overlap there from an options standpoint. 

Just a guess. But I'd be fine if it was James who went down. I prefer Kevin as a player. 

Probably need to amend my first post (forgive me, it's my first day back in a school for 2 months) from "need" to "I think they will".

[macarthur31]

 

Not seeing the full lineup, I'm assuming that Couns is starting up the LF platoon in earnest.

 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

2 minutes ago, macarthur31 said:

 

Not seeing the full lineup, I'm assuming that Couns is starting up the LF platoon in earnest.

 

Yep, I sincerely doubt Ian gets many AB against lefties the rest of the season 

[gflore34]

Don't get why the assumption is Skubal will sign with the Dodgers.  He's from Seattle, I would imagine playing for Mariners has some appeal for him.

[JBears79]

I called Alcantara yesterday so im calling an Assad perfect game today.

[macarthur31]

3 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Yep, I sincerely doubt Ian gets many AB against lefties the rest of the season 

Perhaps it's projecting a bit too far in the future, and while it's the right thing to do for the '26 campaign -  Does this hinder his desire to re-sign with the Cubs on a QO or extension offer? (akin to - $75M/3Y, and maybe mutual option for that 3rd year)

[Andy]

6 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Don't get why the assumption is Skubal will sign with the Dodgers.  He's from Seattle, I would imagine playing for Mariners has some appeal for him.

There are reports, and were before he was traded there, that Skubal wants to sign with LA, though I don't think he's confirmed that (and why would he)

[gflore34]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

There are reports, and were before he was traded there, that Skubal wants to sign with LA, though I don't think he's confirmed that (and why would he)

Thanks. Was unaware of reports suggesting he wanted to sign with the Dodgers.

[Rcal10]

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

There are reports, and were before he was traded there, that Skubal wants to sign with LA, though I don't think he's confirmed that (and why would he)

He will be a Dodger. I think that’s as sure a think as Ohtani was. 

[mul21]

14 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Don't get why the assumption is Skubal will sign with the Dodgers.  He's from Seattle, I would imagine playing for Mariners has some appeal for him.

Seattle has a full rotation and needs offense waaaaaaay more than pitching.  I think that would be a major surprise.

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, mul21 said:

Seattle has a full rotation and needs offense waaaaaaay more than pitching.  I think that would be a major surprise.

Unless he shits the bed the rest of this season and the Dodgers decide they don’t want him, he will be a Dodger. 

[JBears79]

Id be surprised if he doesnt have the framework of the extension already worked out with them.

[ILMindState]

It'll be a huge contract deferred for 50 years that will be grandfathered in because the ink will be dry before the current CBA expires.

[Jason Ross]

I think most of the "Skubal to the Dodgers long term" is people just connecting Skubal to the team who spends the most money. I could have missed it (I'm still catching up on a lot of the trades league wide because I was so in the weeds with the Cubs deadline - I've missed a lot the last three days from that standpoint), but I have yet to see anything from someone who I'd believe reporting Skubal has been eyeing the Dodgers or anything. 

I get it, the team with the most money feels like they'll be a player, but I'll wait to let the dust settle on the season before I even begin speculating.