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  1. UMFan83
    Yeah the trickle down effect is Travis Wood, Trevor Cahill and Justin Grimm are now essentially mop up guys. Which is pretty incredible because in the last 16 months or so all 3 have been incredibly effective at various points. Cahill (or Grimm) might not even have a spot in the pen right now with no injuries. Chapman, Rondon, Strop, Edwards, Wood, Nathan, Montgomery and then either Cahill or Grimm. And that's with a 13 man pitching staff, otherwise they both don't have a spot (if Nathan fails that changes things a little).
  2. UMFan83
    LMAO "terrific" is a bit of an exaggeration for a guy with a .322 SLG in AA
  3. UMFan83
    Makes sense being a Boras client and all. Still not a huge fan of making this deal w/o one
  4. UMFan83
    Willy is ready [tweet]https://twitter.com/noslliw19/status/757610624784277504[/tweet]
  5. UMFan83
    #ThatsOurDerwood mocking derwood is fun, but that's not exactly what I'd take to the bank as "news" Multiple national baseball journalists reporting the deal has been completed isn't news?
  6. UMFan83
    literally two posts up #ThatsOurDerwood
  7. UMFan83
    Guesses on lineup with DH and likely no Russell (per maddon's comments yesterday)? My guess: Fowler, CF (S) Bryant, LF ® Rizzo, 1B (L) Zobrist, 2B (S) Contreras, DH ® Heyward, RF (L) Baez, SS ® Montero, C (L) LaStella, 3B (L) If Russell was playing, switch him out with Baez. LaStella in because he's been hitting well and we're facing a RHP
  8. UMFan83
    [tweet]https://twitter.com/wildermind_aeh/status/757603704555999238[/tweet] This dude is a blogger and has been "reporting" throughout. Not sure his legitimacy, but seems quasi legit at first glance. Anyways, he's sticking with the 'Deal is done but Cubs will only move forward with extension' story
  9. UMFan83
    What is the pen looking like now? (positions might vary depending on game situation of course) CL - Chapman 8th - Rondon 7th - Strop 6th - Edwards LHRP - Montgomery LHRP - Wood RHRP - Nathan/Grimm 13th pitcher - Grimm/Nathan There is no need to declare Chapman the Closer. It should be purely by situation whether Chapman or Rondon pitches the 9th, and I'm pretty sure that is how Joe will handle it. Hence why I put the disclaimer up. I said earlier if Harper comes up in the 7th with 2 on in a playoff game, I want the guy who has held LHB to an OPS under .400 in his career. In that case Rondon can slide to CL
  10. UMFan83
    What is the pen looking like now? (positions might vary depending on game situation of course) CL - Chapman 8th - Rondon 7th - Strop 6th - Edwards LHRP - Montgomery LHRP - Wood RHRP - Nathan/Grimm 13th pitcher - Grimm/Nathan
  11. UMFan83
    Also I'm getting sick of seeing people say "would Chapman have helped against the Mets last year?" I completely agree that if other parts of the Cubs team collapse in the playoffs, Chapman will not help, but the point is to put yourself in the best position to win. Chapman does that.
  12. UMFan83
    So 1 year of IFA spending, Starlin Castro, Jason Hammel (lets just call him the trade Shark for Russell and Hammel for McKinney) and another piece for 40 innings of dominant relief?
  13. UMFan83
    I would hope that Joe is smart enough to not just use him as a 9th inning guy. If Bryce Harper is up with 2 on in the 7th inning trailing by a run in a playoff game, I don't want Travis Wood or Montgomery pitching to him there. I want the guy that has a career .397 OPS against vs. lefties to be pitching there. Use Chapman as the closer a majority of the time, but if you have to use him earlier, Rondon steps in to close.
  14. UMFan83
    Heyman gonna Heyman. Does he ever break anything at all on his own? At least its not this: [tweet]https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/757584000173178880[/tweet] Posted about 5 minutes ago what everyone else posted an hour ago
  15. UMFan83
    Pretty sure Contreras and Almora have graduated. I can't remember who got called up first but I remember reading that Almora graduated right before going back down. Almora has fewer games and plate appearances than Joey Gallo, who was on prospect lists going into this season and has only one MLB PA this year. Contreras is still below the threshold for rookie status (which I think is enough to make him qualify as a "prospect" but I'm not positive if the criteria differs at all), though he won't be for long. Looking at MLB.com's top 30 mid-season Cubs prospects, Contreras is on the list and Almora is not. So sounds like Almora graduated and Contreras will also graduate within the next couple of weeks. Edit: Tim answered already
  16. UMFan83
    He's in a cluster with 2 others who are pretty close to each other. Fine call him a top 30 prospect I'm pretty sure Contreras still counts as a prospect, so he's #1. I'd personally have Eloy #2, and I'm not convinced Almora isn't #3, given that he's shown himself capable of being a (little bit) above average MLB regular over a decent sample size without any crazy BABIPing or anything and he's still only 22. That's also just me not being very high on Gleyber to begin with, though. As much as that can be said for a 19 year old MIF hitting well in A+. Pretty sure Contreras and Almora have graduated. I can't remember who got called up first but I remember reading that Almora graduated right before going back down. Anyways, regardless of how you value Torres, my point stands that he is a consensus top 30 prospect (ok maybe consensus top 50), so giving up a player valued as a top 50 guy along with 3 other guys for a 2 month rental reliever is very un-theo like.
  17. UMFan83
    Interleague play has been around for 19 years. Today we can finally say that every team has hosted every other team. The last interleague matchup that has never happened, San Diego @ Toronto happens tonight.
  18. UMFan83
    He's not our #1 prospect. Not in reality. He's in a cluster with 2 others who are pretty close to each other. Fine call him a top 30 prospect
  19. UMFan83
    A 4 for 1 deal that includes our #1 prospect for a 2 month rental reliever (albeit an elite one). Theo is going all Boston era on us after making a Cubs era Theo deal in getting Montgomery. Not happy at all. They deserve our trust but after all the stuff about not mortgaging the future for any one season, this seems like a real odd move.
  20. UMFan83
    2 other guys besides Warren and Torres? They better be organizational filler or the Yankees are giving us something back.
  21. UMFan83
    Much more meaning the Yankees are giving up more? Speculate on potential big league names? Eovaldi, Beltran, Ellsbury, Gardner are the most likely right?
  22. UMFan83
    Those were the good old days. Good thing there is a deadline on making this move
  23. UMFan83
    The Montgomery trade was exactly the type of transaction I've come to expect from this front office. Giving up Torres and more for the rest of the year of Chapman seems out of character and kind of surprising. This reminds me of Red Sox Thoyer! Balls to the Wall! That's exactly what I was going to say
  24. UMFan83
    Again my acceptance of this trade hinges on the rumored extension. If the extension happens I'm fine with it on a baseball level though it pains me to give Torres.
  25. UMFan83
    Jake is good, the White Sox are a dysfunctional mess. Let's bring the BP Cup back to the North Side! Also the Len and JD will be on ABC 7. Do not tune to CSN. Since it's a Sox home game you won't even get to enjoy Hawk schadenfreude.
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