He seems to wear down a bit during the season. Not a bad idea to have a six man rotation of give him more rest on the front end of the season. He's a good pitcher - but he doesn't have much room for performance decreases/ebb and flow.
I'm glad the Cubs won, but not just Counsel, it seems like a lot of managers don't recognize the obvious signs a pitcher is gassed. Two games in a row now, he's left the starter in an inning too long.
The NFL and NBA owners made a conscious decision to grant equity to players and build a true partnership. You think the baseball owners are going to do that? Hoping and wishing by the fans is what will put pressure on the players to take a bad deal. Instead, we should be 100% behind the players about getting a fair share.
The only way a cap will work is if the owners don't play record-label games with the players over profits.