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I'm curious to see him pitch. He's got a flat Farnsworth FB sitting mid 90s, slider with cutter movement (not a good thing) and a plus curve. Best hitter among the Cubs' pitchers.

Very good hire under these circumstances, recruiting AAs in Chicago just got more complicated for other programs. Hopefully he can retain a high % of assistants.

See what Memphis wants for Conley or hope Reddish is there. I can't wait for them to draft a player based on how well they get back on defense.

It's going to be rough to watch this offense without Contreras tonight. The potential of frustration between watching Darvish and the top of the next inning consisting of Almora, Descalso, and Schwarber will be elevated tonight.

I'm buying. I think they're the 3rd best in the division. That pitching is very improved although Castillo won't continue but his FIP is outstanding. Mainly their hitting will catch up. Votto is hitting with the same exit velo as before but his babip is about .9 off his career. I think we'll see what we saw from Bryant. Suarez has been great, Dietrich has been solid. Same thing with Puig, his Babip is around .220 yet his exit velo is about 90. There's been some bad luck with their offense.

I think the Cubs would be more likely to draft Strumpf (sp?) from UCLA over Davidson.

Mechanically he's inclined to make contact, there's some uppercut but nothing extreme. It's a combo of being a guess hitter, no protection, and pressing. I've been burned by 4 tool Of'ers who swing and miss (Kyle Gaedele) and obviously Jackson leaves a bad taste. I'm not worried about his foot injury but being a 3 outcome hitter (even in the AA level of the SEC) is a serious concern. I love Malone if he's there, Allan is a shoulder injury waiting to happen with that follow-through, I've seen Priester a couple of times this year and I'm impressed, arm isn't as lively as Foltynewicz, isn't as polished as Odorizzi at this stage but a combo of the two. Reminds me more of Kris Honel. Solid frame. Plus FB and curve, mechanically sound, marginal change. I was always hesitant with TCU commits.

PG Garland from Vandy is worth the pick at 4-5. After him and Morant, there's not a PG until the end of the 1st.

I'm glad I can say that I am pleased with how the Cubs handled an off the field issue, which is rare these days. I'm all for giving people the benefit of the doubt but there were way too many easy dots to draw the picture of white supremacy. Even if you didn't know about the symbol, the following reaction should not be comparing it to something else less sinister.

That symbol evolved into a white power symbol. If there was anyone deserves the Bartman treatment, it's this guy. I can't believe he's doing it as its previous meaning before white supremacy became mainstream again.

I've struggled with this one more than anything surrounding the Cubs. I incorrectly overlooked Chapman due to the long suffering of losing while in a year that was great based on W/L but low on morality. Murphy is a homophobic clown, the Ricketts' and their terrible ideologies angered me but not to the point where I would consider to not follow the Cubs, but the Russell stuff hurts. It's sad on my part that it took her powerful words in an online post to trigger it. I should have believed the internet rumors that he is a POS but her words spoke great volumes about domestic violence and the mindset of the Cubs FO which enables Russell's behavior. There's little silver lining that be had from her suffering but if one person can develop the courage to leave their abusive partner, it would be that. My son was born 4 days before they won the WS, he has never been to Wrigley. I've waited until he is older as I was thinking about bringing him when he is 4, so he can have a better understanding of what it means to him and probably more importantly me to watch a game there with him. Not that he should eat them on a consistent basis but I've specifically held off giving him a hot dog until he goes to Wrigley sounds stupid in theory but it's what I want for him. I want him to experience walking up and seeing the green grass, ivy, giant scoreboard, etc. or sit in the bleachers trying to get a baseball. Now, I can't and it's unfair to us to have to gauge how immoral a team has to become for me not to support them. We've been to plenty of baseball games.... HS, collegiate, summer collegiate leagues, fall baseball, etc. and we'll still attend these but Wrigley is something I've held out for and been looking forward to doing my entire life with a child. They've stripped the innocence from that. I know it's going to sound like grandstanding and possibly fictional to some but I'm out. I don't know if it'll be until Russell is gone, the FO is gone, etc. but I can't follow them until things change for the better. I hope they sign Harper and some arms and the win the WS but it'll be tainted. Sorry for the selfish rant but I'm done with everything associated with the Cubs. I wish you all the best, hopefully they'll have a change of heart so I can too.

are you guessing the twins manager will become the cubs bench coach? Meh, nevermind. I completely forgot about that.

If I was to make a guess, I would guess that it would be Baldelli. Of course, with a new PC (Hottovy) who's inexperienced I'd rather see them get someone more familiar with pitching as well as the analytics of managing. My personal choice would be Brian Bannister as BC with the potential of becoming HC once Maddon's contract expires. https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/why-hasnt-rising-star-brian-bannister-left-red-sox

Did the White Sox start off with "We're the other team from Chicago"?

The Cubs have to meet their quota for their annual father/daughter dance.

I'm confused as to how his value will go up if they don't intend on playing him? This isn't like a top tier starter, this is a replacement level hitter who had weakened value before all of this. I can't imagine them being vindictive enough or dumb enough to waste a roster spot on someone they never intend on playing or care enough about him becoming a FA to where they'd rather have the scrutiny of keeping an abuser on to prove a point.

He was accused of other stuff other than physical abuse, at the very least he cheated on his wife. As far as we know.

I can understand the firing, he's not a NBA coach (I'm aware Garpax gave him crap), I don't understand how Boylan locked up the gig already for next year.

I’m not sure I buy into the notion of McCarthy was terrible, like most people here in Packerland. Yeah. I always felt he did more with less. Each new season that came along, I'm thinking this is the year they tank. But he always found ways to win games after losing talented players. Good riddance. Hope this is the start of 30 or so consecutive losing seasons for the green and gold. That roster is crap. He's not to blame but differing opinions with Rodgers as well as becoming stale after being there so long. They'd be better off getting someone like Fangio as HC and letting the OC work with Rodgers & run the offense.

No, this interim coach is Jim Boylen, different from the Jim Boylan that was interim head coach 10 years ago. Is this the worst run organization in pro sports? It's definitely on the short list, but I think the Bulls are safe from the top spot as long as the Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Sacramento Kings, Miami Marlins, and probably a couple others I'm forgetting are still around. Disagree, the Bulls are worse because they keep the same horrible people in charge at least the others try and flip the script usually unsuccessfully. There are some good candidates like Finch but I doubt they'll do it right even though their history of selecting coaches is slightly better than their roster construction which isn't saying much.

My dislike for Penn State will only increase.

Guilty, I switched to Packers/Cards.

Holy horsefeathers!

Horrible no call.

We'll, GB didn't gain any ground losing to AZ at home. Great throw by Daniel.