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There's nobody left on the farm I particularly care about trading. Hopefully Theo and Jed feel the same way.
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10/21 Mets (Matz) @ Cubs (Hammel) 7:07 pm TBS
KingCubsFan replied to soccer10k's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Castro just lined a ball 110 mph right at a defender while you were typing this. I was staring down the LF line when he hit that and literally jumped out of my seat. That was a base-clearer. He looked great in the playoffs. That hit was pretty representative of the entire series. Mets play a guy at 3B with no spine and he makes an amazing play on a potential bases clearing 2B going 300 mph. -
Harvey is only throwing strikes.
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Plus, I have to imagine NY/Chicago will always get the primetime slot over Toronto/KC.
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Non-Cubs Playoff Games Thread
KingCubsFan replied to ctcf's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
if you think about it, the Mets are like the 2003 Cubs. And the Cubs are like the 2003 Marlins. And Kyle Schwarber is like 2003 Miguel Cabrera -
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This would have made more sense after the Pittsburgh game in the event that Ross got suspended.
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Guys JUST BEAT THE F'N Cardinals in the playoffs
KingCubsFan replied to imb's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
One of the best articles I've ever read. -
Outside of August he's been damn good this season. When did I say he wasn't good? Well, saying he's not likely to be used outside of some crazy outlier of a game seems to be implying he's not bringing much value. The playoff rotation only being Arrieta/Lester/Pitching smorgasbord doesn't seem too realistic. I think he's just talking about tonight's game. Lester is clearly only there for injury, and Hendricks would only be used in the case of a really long game.
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Jeffery is the only free agent of that group, so no reason they all shouldn't be back. And I think OL has to be the #1 pick and you probably have to bring in a FA (Bushrod needs to be gone). But yeah, this team isn't that far off. They are a really good LT from being a top 10 offense (top 1/2 of the league when Cutler has played this year, without Jeffery and White). And it looks like McPhee and Goldman are building blocks on D. Amos, Fuller, and McClellin also have shown flashes of being decent the last 2 weeks. So Goldman has looked good? I haven't been able to watch a lot since the opening game.
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Addison Russell is awesome and deserves a thread
KingCubsFan replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Addison Russell led all qualifying SS in BB% this year. As a 21 year-old. -
Len will definitely be in the radio booth.
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Why? He was available for free last month and nobody wanted him. I know he's had a good month, but I doubt that's rebuilt his trade value to the point where somebody is taking on his contract and giving something of value. I've shared this sentiment before, but 'Castro clearing waivers means the baseline for his trade value is literally zero' is simply not true. Teams have different motivations and risk tolerances in August, and generally the default is letting a player pass through waivers out of courtesy if nothing else. We're 10 months removed from Matt Kemp's corpse and bloated contract getting insane value in trade, and he didn't have Starlin's youth, health, positional advantage, friendlier contract, or insane September to promote optimism. I obviously have no insight as to how GMs view the waiver wire, but I just can't imagine a team like the Padres letting Castro slip through waivers simply out of courtesy if they felt his contract was at all friendly. I'm not saying he's untradeable, but I think people need to scale back expectations on getting anything of real value for him at this point.
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Why? He was available for free last month and nobody wanted him. I know he's had a good month, but I doubt that's rebuilt his trade value to the point where somebody is taking on his contract and giving something of value.
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Also, drafting good players is a key to success in the NFL. The Bears haven't figured out how to do that yet.
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This is the most important game of the year so far and we have a huge pitching staff. Of course you do whatever it takes to win.
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Something definitely clicked last year with him that made it seem like it was a worthwhile attempt. He was .001 off his career high in ISOp, career high BB% and career high LD% and FB%. But pitchers adjusted and clearly Starlin hasn't been able to. I was all ready to place the blame on the front office after 2013, but I think Castro's miserable season this year is all on him at this point.
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Rizzo plays Trap Queen as well. And both Lester and Wood play country songs that my wife listens to in the car but I forgot the names.
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So let's say that is what it took to effectively fix him and he finished out the year looking good. Do they trade him in the offseason? Absolutely. But I have irrational faith in Javy.
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People presume that the Cubs will go after another expensive arm this offseason, but it's often overlooked that Arrieta is a free agent after 2016. Given his performance and the fact that Boras is his agent, would you rather give Arrieta a Lester type deal, give something similar to Zimmerman, or give $200 million to Price?
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-26-15
KingCubsFan replied to ctcf's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
.303/.370/.479 in the second half for Almora, with 15BB and 20 K's. He's in the top 3 for me, but I'm more bullish on him than most. -
can't a trainer usually identify a broken bone in the hand right away? Didn't the Cubs keep saying that Olt was day-to-day until they finally discovered he had a broken bone in his hand? That's because they were waiting to call Bryant up.
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Out to RF
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Who was that Cubs player a few years ago that took a swing and immediately curled up in pain? That's how I imagine La Stella's first at bat will be.
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