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  1. muntjack
    He would get absolutely manhandled by Zach Wheeler tonight, and I don't think that helps anybody. Definitely start him every game against lefties, but I'm fine relegating him to bad righties until he shows he's ready for more. That's a reasonable opinion. I guess I'd just rather he get opportunities in moments when his confidence is likely to be highest.
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    Playing match ups to what end, though? Getting Ortega or Rivas going? They aren't going to sneak into the playoffs. You are probably right that Velazquez isn't major league ready, but he's a helium guy. As you know, in the AFL he really began changing his trajectory. Seems far more valuable to me to keep throwing him in the fire ala Morel in the hopes that he can keep changing it rather than spreading PAs around to whatever effect.
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    I swear to god. You're managing a team with a .387 winning percentage and one of your rookies hits two HRs in the first game back from the all star break, so what do you do? David Ross takes him out of the lineup. That's just crazy horsefeathers to me.
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    WOW
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    I understand that Juan Soto is a baby unicorn and is worth a metric ton moving forward, but there is the fact that Nico Hoerner is 14th in the NL in WAR. Soto is 17th. Obviously this isn't to say that I wouldn't give up Nico + a hefty package of top prospects, but it's worth SOMEthing. I'd do: 1. Nico or Morel + Herz Then choose 2. PCA or Davis + Devers Then 2 of Cassie/Triantos/Made/Hernandez and then any one prospect outside of our named top 20. Basically, I'd just try to incentivize them to take quantity and avoid the guys I most want to keep , the names could be changed depending on how you feel.
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    Their record is terrible and they aren't a good team but they are better than a number of cubs teams since 2000.
  7. muntjack
    Good deal. It should be time for a number of promotions.
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    He is #91 on Fangraphs.
  9. muntjack
    I've heard Boog just let Sutcliffe's terrible takes just hang in the air, which I enjoy, but I must have missed him getting exasperated. Maybe he and JD are fine, though JD and Len seemed like they really got along and there is a stark difference in the rapport.
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    I love JD. I wish he and Boog got along but there's obviously an issue there.
  11. muntjack
    Great night so far on the farm. Love that Wicks is apparently putting all the pieces together.
  12. muntjack
    So if Groshans, who is slugging .330 this season at AAA, can headline a deal for a 27-yr old All-Star making $10 mil/yr with multiple years of control, we should be able to deal our top 5 prospects and field the '27 Yankees.
  13. muntjack
    They just played an obviously foul ball like it was fair and it fooled the ump?
  14. muntjack
    Yeah I think going hard after Musgrove or Rodon is a must, along with finding a solution at 1st. The stupid expanded playoffs have widened everyone's window. We don't have to strip it bare again and again. That was the optimal strategy for a minute but not anymore.
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    Not a fan of Yan Gomes
  16. muntjack
    If they are asking for fair contracts, I'd pay them. I'm all on board for more Kilians and if we can bring back young starters dominating the upper minors then I can understand moving them. I just don't want packages of former prospects, squinting-to-see-potential types and 17 yr olds in the DSL.
  17. muntjack
    I'm going down swinging with this unpopular opinion. We're just hoping these incoming bats are going to match the output of our two all stars? And then we're back to where we are now? We have the DH, Willson doesn't have to catch everyday and when he does no one is getting better offensive production from that position. Happ is 4th in wOBA amongst NL OF. How the hell are we replacing this, much less improving on it? If we want to write off 2023, then I get it, I guess. If we're getting an ace back, I get it. I just feel like we have some very good pieces that need to be supplemented, instead of starting over again. I'm done with the prospect fetishising. We sold off, reloaded the farm, now build something.
  18. muntjack
    So, can anyone explain to me why we wouldn't just keep the LF that is younger than either Gallo or Conforto, is not dealing with any injuries, and is on pace for 4.5 WAR? I get that in Conforto's best season ever he had a slightly higher WAR, but we can't be counting on his best season coming off of shoulder surgery. For suffering the likely drop-off from Happ to either of these guys, we get a package of prospects, and that has to be factored in, but unless it's a top-10 prospect or a knocking-on-the-door, ace-type, then I'd argue it isn't worth it. Acquiring more 'potential 3rd starter' guys isn't worth it. To put it another way, if Happ was on a different team, we'd be lamenting the fact that there was no reasonable scenario in which we could acquire him.
  19. muntjack
    Two top of the rotation pitchers turns a bad team into a threat and a decent team into a WS contender. This is already a decent team, record notwithstanding. Contreras and Happ are both top 20 in the NL in wOBA. Morel is legit. I don't buy that they need a star in the lineup. Deal the relievers, audition Mervis and Slaughter and anyone else who might have unlocked something, go hard after Musgrove, and be prepared to add next year.
  20. muntjack
    His PAs have been consistently impressive. Some guys can just hunt fastballs, or hit mistakes but Higgins seems to have a really good general idea at the plate.
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    Higgins has impressed me a great deal.
  22. muntjack
    Gotta love giving up outs with runners on, tied in the ninth.
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    Hader with 4 straight balls to start the inning so let's have a rookie power hitter bunt.
  24. muntjack
    I can't believe this. Ross is terrible.
  25. muntjack
    Kyle Schwarber is on pace for 50 HR. You guys remember when the Cubs non-tendered him? That was a bad decision. I would love to see the Cubs get pieces for Robertson, Effross, etc., keep Happ, extend Willson, and use guys from the coming 40 man crunch to actually buy at the deadline. I also think the team isn't far away, and one big bat makes the offense pretty formidable, imo. Obviously need an Ace, and that could be addressed in the offseason.
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