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  1. bukie
    Wait'll he comes crashing back down to his rightful place as a .720 OPS scrub The most concerning thing about LaHair at this point is his nearly 33% K rate, which is Mark Reynolds/Adam Dunn/Pedro Alvarez bad, and follows from his past struggles through the years. His walk rate is decent, but lower than Reynolds/Dunn. If his production is going to end up being anything better than decent Adam Dunn-level, he's got to improve that, because that BABIP is going to go down eventually. EDIT: Also, his 65.9% contact rate on swings is among the worst in baseball among regulars (3rd ahead of Mark Reynolds and Yoenis Cespedes).
  2. bukie
    Again, the situation could really use a strikeout, and Dolis isn't missing enough bats right now to be that guy.
  3. bukie
    in what way is he the best option He reminds me of Carlos Marmol without a strikeout pitch.
  4. bukie
    Fun fact: Soriano currently leads the team in UZR/150.
  5. bukie
    Oh, that's why they pitched around LaHair. Soriano was removed for defensive purposes.
  6. bukie
    LaHair also leads the team in walk rate.
  7. bukie
    Not a huge fan of someone with Dolis's K/BB ratio in high leverage situations.
  8. bukie
    BS, indeed.
  9. bukie
    They'll use Russell to face Votto and Bruce the next time around.
  10. bukie
    A 50% success rate isn't ideal for these situations.
  11. bukie
    In comes Dolis, who can't strike anybody out, when the Cubs really need a strikeout.
  12. bukie
    Once again, Marmol's slider has been the least effective pitch of any Cub reliever so far this year.
  13. bukie
    When was the last time Russell pitched? I'd like Russell to face Votto/Bruce.
  14. bukie
    Maybe he was quoting Risky Business.
  15. bukie
    101 pitches for Dempster through 8. Harris-Votto-Phillips-Bruce in the 9th.
  16. bukie
    The guy is a monster but I don't know much about him. Can he start? Are there concerns his hard throwing and the increased innnings would lead to injury? They were going to use him as a starter, but then Ryan Madson went down for the year, and since that caused them to shift Marshall to the closer spot, Dusty said they'd be able to make better use of Chapman as the lefty reliever in the pen than a starter.
  17. bukie
    LaHair's HR/FB rate is in the stratosphere of the league along with Carlos Gonzalez, Josh Hamilton and Curtis Granderson hovering around 36%. Matt Kemp's HR/FB rate is 60%.
  18. bukie
    Amusing (to me) stat: Ian Stewart has the second-lowest LD% among all Cub regulars (Soto) at 21.0%, but he's still above average in the category among all major league regulars.
  19. bukie
    Yes, Dusty, using Aroldis Chapman as a setup guy is totally maximizing his value.
  20. bukie
    He also actually has the highest LD% on the team.
  21. bukie
    15 minutes of fame? He's got 2000 major league PA with an OPS+ of 107. 15 quarters of fame?
  22. bukie
    Yeah he looked a lot better than last year. Still not sure what the Cubs see in Lendys Castillo. They can't send Castillo down right now. Maine was arguably the best reliever on the team during his time up, though. I know they can't. I just don't see why they feel the need to stash him in the majors all year, as his stuff hasn't been very impressive. He's really young, and a future asset. This year is lost anyway, so they can afford to stash a young gamble in the back of the bullpen for three months.
  23. bukie
    Len mentions how Soto is seeing the ball better just after he swings at a pitch about 2 feet out of the zone.
  24. bukie
    Stewart just decides to try doing exactly what LaHair is doing. And it works! Line drive hit to center.
  25. bukie
    His purpose is to be expendable when Brett Jackson is ready.
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