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Cub offense Runs= 331(19th) wOBA= .301(22nd) wRC+= 95(20th) SLG= .367(27th) OBP= .311(15th) BB%= 9.3(4th) K/9= 23.6(23rd) SB= 69(9th) So they're good at taking walks and stealing bases, and that's about it. A climbing K% and no SLG to speak of.
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Cub MLB SP ranks ERA= 3.59(8th) FIP= 3.77(9th) xFIP= 3.88(12th) fWAR= 6.6(10th) K/9= 8.66(9th) BB/9= 2.51(8th) So basically it's a top 10 starting staff despite the injuries, despite Kyle completely tanking the first 1/3 of a season. Meanwhile the pen ERA= 4.55(24th) FIP= 4.28(23rd) xFIP= 4.17(21st) fWAR= -.5(27th) K/9= 9.53(4th) BB/9= 4.48(28th) Basically a bottom 5 pen and trending downward The pen since June 1st ERA= 4.35(21st) FIP= 4.74(26th) xFIP= 4.32(23rd) fWAR= -.8(29th) K/9= 9.33(9th) BB/9= 5.47(31st)
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I've already started checking out the 2025 draft prospects
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Cubs are now 3.5 games out of the WC and 10 games out of the division.
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If a season like this doesn't get Hoyer fired, nothing will.
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Cubs on the verge of being swept in a series where SF didn't have a regular starter go in any game.
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If only the Cubs had a guy in AAA who touches 100 that could go in the pen.
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It's legitimately amazing that every single person in the bullpen can be this bad
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I wonder if Kyle is a few more good starts from being a desirable piece at the trade deadline. It's amazing that even after going 21.1 IP where he only gives up 3ER and his ERA is still 6.87.
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This genuinely might be the single worst game I've ever seen from a hitter
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PCA 0-2 again 6 pitches seen, 2 strikeouts
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Was that just like a 7 pitch inning?
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Last five Cub games 12K, 14K, 8K, 13K, 11K and 6K through 3 IP tonight.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-25-24
Tryptamine replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I know he just got to AAA, but given the Cubs dire need for offense, if he continues this I wonder if we seem him by the end of July. -
PCA starts 0-2, par for the course
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I swear to god the entire umpire's union hates Seiya.
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Yeah, a 12 fWAR career player is like Howard's 99th percentile outcome at this point. Even reaching a Miles Mastrobuoni career is unlikely for him.
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So, are we expecting the Bulls to sit on their hands during the draft and just hope someone falls to them at 11?
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I think Jed's fault, with the offense anyway, was he didn't realistically evaluate the chances of a repeat performance. Bellinger was playing at an MVP pace out of nowhere, Seiya was a top 5 bat in all of baseball after returning from his benching, 35 year old Gomes had a big surge in 2023 coming off a 73 wRC+, etc. The reality is, in order to reach that level of offense in 2023, they had a lot of likely unsustainable performances. They were always an average to slightly below average offense and now this year paired with some bad luck, they're really bad.
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The guy is coming off a 4.2 and 4.5 fWAR season and while he's not been as good this year, I still think he'd net a significant haul given they'd get him for 2.5 years at a very team friendly contract. I'm certainly not saying yes straight up.
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The truth of the matter is that this team desperately needs to hit on Shaw/Caissie/Ballesteros. If they whiff, this is going to be a very mediocre team for a very long time.
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Usually yes, but how is Baltimore going to put all of Holliday/Basallo/Mayo on the field? Westburg is manning 3B and on pace to put up a 4.5fwar season. Henderson has SS and is one of the game's elite young talents. I mean sure Holliday could go to 2B, but what about Basallo/Mayo/Kjerstad/Norby? They have Rutschman at C, Mountcastle is putting up a 125 wRC+, Santander is putting up a 127 wRC+, O'hearn is putting up a 128 wRC+ too. They're just so ridiculously loaded with bats that they almost have to move a few prospects to get value or you end up burying them as bench players.
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The inability of the pen to throw strikes is just a complete failure as an organization. What's more is we've actively seen some of the relievers who were clearly scared to throw strikes. Last week it was Wesneski, a day or two after it was Neris and last night it was Smyly. Their 4.47 BB/9 is the 3rd worst in the majors and if we look at it since the start of June it's 5.43 which is dead last by a mile. The 2nd worst is 4.65.
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It all depends on the return for me. If it's overwhelming near MLB talent then I take the chance because this team needs bats in the worst way. Like if Baltimore comes at me and says something crazy like here's Holliday and Basallo/Mayo. I'm taking that.
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I know it's not rational, but if I'm Counsell I'm telling Smyly right now that he will never throw another pitch as long as I'm the manager.
