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Rex Buckingham

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  1. Rex Buckingham
    Whether you believe they should be able to or not, pitchers in the modern game are not built to carry that kind of load. We could speculate as to why, but all you have to do is look at Justin Steele this year to see what happens when you increase a guy's workload dramatically. He was absolute nails until his final few starts when he was merely ok. The starters generally would not remain healthy or effective when you dramatically increase their workloads. It's possible some might thrive, but the more likely result is guys being burned out and/or injured and your season falling apart because you have to fill in the gaps with guys like Caleb Killian or Drew Smyly or Adrian Sampson. A more effective solution to improving the pitching is building a better bullpen and taking the load off of the rotation early in the year and finding a way to bring in reinforcements throughout the year as injuries and ineffectiveness remove options.
  2. Rex Buckingham
    Philly's unis they're wearing tonight are pretty dang sharp
  3. Rex Buckingham
    Seriously? Moving a guy who is at least solidly above average in LF to make way for a guy nobody thinks is good in the OF? Soto will likely not care if he ever plays another game in the OF if we give him a buttload of $$$, which we should because he is an awesome hitter. Nobody is paying Juan horsefeathering Soto for his defense.
  4. Rex Buckingham
    It doesn't matter that Soto has played the OF, he does it poorly. And even if he was average, that's worse than Seiya and Happ, so if he were a Cub his best position is DH and that is perfectly OK because he's a top 3 hitter in the game right now and is generally likely to remain very good because he is only 24 years old.
  5. Rex Buckingham
    Among active players, Soto is 3rd in adjusted OPS+ at 157 , behind Trout (173) and Judge (164). He is 7 years younger than both of them. Acuna, Olson, Bregman, and Seager are the only other under 30 players in the top 28. They're all 16 points or more in OPS+ behind. Even if he is only a DH, Soto is a superstar worth a buttload of $$$ and a few good (not top) prospects
  6. Rex Buckingham
    honestly, i was expecting a lot more from the article. Kind of a blah retelling just hoping to generate clicks based off of Cubs fans being gluttons for punishment.
  7. Rex Buckingham
    Pete Crow-ArmstrongCade HortonMatt ShawKevin AlcantaraJordan WicksOwen CaissieBen BrownJackson FerrisJefferson RojasMoises BallesterosJames TriantosAlexander CanarioMatt MervisBJ Murray JrDerniche ValdezDaniel PalenciaJaxon WigginsBrandon BirdsellLuke LittleLuis Vazquez
  8. Rex Buckingham
    Clearly, having Chase Claypool with the team was the problem
  9. Rex Buckingham
    Denver sucks, lol
  10. Rex Buckingham
    Good
  11. Rex Buckingham
    Are they really going to start Steele in this meaningless game? Shut him down. He was great, but has really faded down the stretch.
  12. Rex Buckingham
    how stupid lucky can one franchise be?
  13. Rex Buckingham
    Dansby swinging through 91 belt-high down the middle encapsulates our September offense perfectly
  14. Rex Buckingham
    we look so bad against such a mediocre pitcher
  15. Rex Buckingham
    Well, after Sunday I think they'll have about 4 and a half months off
  16. Rex Buckingham
    I don't know if he's good, but taking a look at this roster: https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2023.shtml tells me he probably isn't bad, given they have won 78 games so far
  17. Rex Buckingham
    That pass on the OT winner was pretty awesome
  18. Rex Buckingham
    Surely Getsy gets the Thursday game too before getting the axe. I know scheme won't change, but can you really install a new OC on a short week?
  19. Rex Buckingham
    Honestly, in 2022 Holliday is the only guy I'd take over Horton, and in 2023 we would have had to get into the top 5 to get someone I'd definitely take over Shaw (in hindsight)
  20. Rex Buckingham
    Brock Bowers would be a pretty good target if trading down from 2 to like 5 or whatever
  21. Rex Buckingham
    Anyone else feel like the infield should have been back with Acuna up? Feels like Nico would have caught that line drive from normal depth.
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  23. Rex Buckingham
    Ian has to get this run in
  24. Rex Buckingham
    So is there literally anyone in the bullpen you would feel confident bringing into any close game right now?
  25. Rex Buckingham
    anyone surprised that the guy with an ERA over 5 is struggling the 3rd time through the order against the best lineup in baseball? No? Just David Ross?
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