Rex Buckingham

I don't care about either. I just want to see good baseball being played by the Cubs. If one or both of those helps that happen, then sign me up I guess. The players deserve a bigger slice of the pie, for sure. And any owner that refuses to spend a reasonable amount of money should be shamed and forced to sell their team, since they're all wildly rich and only getting richer off the backs of others, many (maybe most?) of whom come from disadvantaged situations.

Seiya sure hasn't covered himself in glory early

Trump Jr. is involved, so that's basically a lock to be true

It's fun having young hitters to be excited about... it's not 2014 with Bryant and Baez and the like, but it's fun to see Hartshorn performing like this at such a young age

You're just being intentionally dense at this point. Pete is clearly not getting the results we hope for, but hitting the ball hard repeatedly, and taking walks!, is a good thing

I know it has been argued back and forth that, whether accumulated on offense or defense, all WAR is equal. But after watching the Cubs offense every year post-2016, I refuse to believe it. A bunch of average offensive players who are great defensively are not as valuable as a bunch of great hitters who are average defensively.

A lead was fun while it lasted

That's enough Cubs for tonight

Thats an awful call

Trade deadline position: Buyers. Chicago is already making phone calls regarding starting pitching help, and I would expect between now and the trade deadline they land a starter because they have the prospects to make a deal. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7287091/2026/05/19/mlb-team-outlook-trade-deadline-quarter-mark/ Something we probably assumed, but nice to hear they are already making some calls and being proactive rather than waiting

3 game losing streak led to 10 game winning streak, what will the 4 game losing streak lead to?

Per this article from Scott Powers, top 6 winger https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7260123/2026/05/14/blackhawks-roman-kantserov-nhl-khl-stats/ 36 goals in the KHL, most ever over there by an under-23 player. Maybe hoping for a Patrick Sharp-level offensive threat beside Bedard

His offensive production at his age in the KHL is comparable to Kaprizov

I believe Hendriks is a noted potty mouth on the mound, but I think that's about it