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  1. Rob
    PCA with the nice throw.
  2. Rob
    Cubs now at 69 wins.
  3. Rob
    Yeah, if the problem is that all of them are healthy at once, that just means they actually get to rest once a week. Not the worst possible outcome.
  4. Rob
    I'm talking myself into trading Busch+ for a Mariners SP and throwing prospects at the Blue Jays for Vlad.
  5. Rob
    There's too much ground for him to cover to get there. But he could challenge Chourio and Wynn for 3rd place.
  6. Rob
    It's not over yet, but I love this chart.
  7. Rob
    Walking PCA to get to Bethancourt was probably the right call there. But it's hilarious that our #9 hitter has 7 RBI now.
  8. Rob
    I am always shocked to see that former Cub farmhand Billy McKinney is still in the league.
  9. Rob
    With Busch's hit, all the starters have hits tonight.
  10. Rob
    Strawman argument
  11. Rob
    Honestly, I wonder if the universal DH has something to do with that. Back in the day, if you had two good players at a position, it was time to cut bait on one. The Phillies had Jim Thome and Ryan Howard, and no way to play both of them. So it was time for Thome to go. Now you'd see them both splitting time in the field and at DH. The universal adoption of the DH and the popular method of rotating players at that spot rather than having a set DH may be a significant reason why we don't see so many of those trades anymore.
  12. Rob
    Up 4-1 now. Looking poised to end the skid.
  13. Rob
    It's not just his first complete game. It's the first time he's ever managed 8 IP.
  14. Rob
    I'll never forget Bryan LaHair's magical first half in 2012.
  15. Rob
    Some places just had him ranked really high because they were anticipating a breakout that's yet to arrive. Those that love Alcantara as a prospect generally do so because of the power he possesses. But the power he's showing in games is middling. For the prospect-mavens to continue to rank him highly, he's going to have to start converting that raw power into game power. The longer he waits, the more he's gonna slide down lists.
  16. Rob
    Mervis is gonna be mashing in Japan or Korea next year.
  17. Rob
    Well, that's certainly interesting. I don't suppose he failed to hustle on a play just prior to getting pulled?
  18. Rob
    Junior Caminero is more than just "a guy in AAA." Fangraphs has him as the #3 prospect in baseball, behind only James Wood and Jackson Holliday. He had a cup of coffee last year where he didn't look completely lost despite bypassing AAA entirely. In his first crack at AAA this year as a 20 year old, he's hit .271/.330/.500. His power potential is as high as just about anybody in baseball. He's gonna be a heck of a player.
  19. Rob
    Historically, Snell is way better in the second half. Career 3.95 ERA in the first half and 2.50 in the second half.
  20. Rob
    I doubt it. The equation is the same as it was before. If the offer leaves us in better position for 2025-26, we're likely to take it. If it doesn't, we're likely to pass. Despite the acquisition of Paredes, we aren't playing for 2024. It'd be foolish to push all-in from last place.
  21. Rob
    It's less likely, but it may not be entirely due to factors under his control. Such as the ballpark...
  22. Rob
    Gotta remember, 2020 was shortened by COVID. Dansby put up 2.1 fWAR in just 60 games that season. Here's the leaderboard for SS in the three years prior to signing with us: Trea Turner (16.3 fWAR) Francisco Lindor (12.2) Carlos Correa (12.1) Dansby Swanson (11.9) Xander Bogaerts (11.7) Bo Bichette (10.6) Corey Seager (10.4) Dansby had clearly established himself in the upper tier of MLB SS. If you include 2023-2024, he's still in fourth place, behind Seager but ahead of Correa. Dansby was not some god awful signing, and I'm confounded by the revisionist history that somehow completely forgets about last year and says that this year means the contract was bad.
  23. Rob
    Yeah. Part of me was rooting for the Cubs to trade him during the offseason. I was worried his value might tank if he showed an inability to play the field. But this feels like getting pretty close to full value for Morel's potential despite the last few months. So I'm good.
  24. Rob
    I do fear that the Rays will be the ones to somehow take Morel's prodigious physical tools and coach him into being a passable defender somewhere on the diamond. He could be a 5 fWAR player if that ever happens. But when it comes right down to it, this is just an exchange of risk profiles. We gave up a guy with a bat and a risky glove, and got a guy with a glove and a risky bat. Given the dearth of 3B options in our system, this makes an awful lot of sense.
  25. Rob
    Jason Heyward put up 7.1 fWAR over 7 seasons in a Cubs uniform. Dansby Swason has put up 6.4 fWAR in a season and a half. He was the 5th most valuable SS in baseball last season. The two situations are not remotely comparable.
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