I think most of us were just constantly baffled that he was so easily getting people to 2 strikes early in the season, but just couldn't strike any one out.
Horton is pushing real hard. After tonight he's sitting at a 2.88 ERA in 93.2 IP. He has about 5 more starts left so he should finish in the 120 IP range.
I do think that if Horton is able to throw another 25-30 innings this season and finishes with a sub 3 ERA, the optics on that alone might give me a case for it, but it still seems unlikely given his peripherals are more just OK than particularly good.
I hate it, but i think it's Collins right now with Baldwin not far behind and Horton behind him. If Matt had started hitting a month earlier he'd be in the thick of it, but he waited for too long.
Cubs need to finish off a really great series with a win today. The division is still most likely over even with a win, but it would be really good for team morale to finish off this series on a 4-1 note.
Is Wrigley not a place where sports take place? Are Matt Shaw and Michael Busch not professional athletes playing for the team this website is dedicated to?