UMFan83
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Exactly, that's what I mean. So lets use that depth to our advantage and see if we can get some elite prospects from teams that are looking to contend this year and get a Bellinger or Stroman. -
Outside the box idea - Would the Cubs consider starting to consolidate their plethora of "nice" prospects by packaging 1 or 2 of them with Bellinger and/or Stroman to get a top 50 guy?
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I have some words for the Cubs but I can’t remember if this is still a family site or not.
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Disagree, this is clearly Jed signaling his intent to be a buyer. Looking forward to Ohtani's first AB at Wrigley as a Cub.
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lmao once again the 2 white sox/team squares are the lowest % correct for the day. Mine today:
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Steele gets the 3rd out of the 5th to bring his ERA back down under 3.00 to 2.99. Yay?
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Steele just doesn't have it today. He got hit up pretty good against Milwaukee in his previous start too, though managed to only give up 3 runs. Edit: Also I'm not following on my phone while I work on something so maybe these are all dink and dunk hits.
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Some wRC+ in July: Bellinger - 268 Barnhart - 151 Amaya - 149 Morel - 114 Seiya - 91 Wisdom - 81 Gomes - 80 Happ - 71 Swanson - 53 Tauchman - 47 Mancini - 42 Hoerner - -2 Young - -4
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Nothing like getting 1st and 2nd and 0 outs in 2 of the first 3 innings and then striking out followed by a GIDP both times
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Seems very odd to trade for a catcher right now even if this is just a minor move with no plans to put him on the big league roster. Currently 3 catchers on the roster, so even if you trade one at the deadline, there is no need for a 3rd catcher. Perhaps they trade Gomes and have Amaya start with Barnhart backing up and Higgins in Iowa as depth.
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Cubs really want Mastrobuoni to get that 2nd RBI this year
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I’m not sure how to add a source to a rumor but this is a source, though it’s from Daniel Greenberg. Probably something Levine said on the radio
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Daniel Greenberg is reporting that the Toronto Blue Jays, currently holding the second Wild Card spot in the American League, are showing interest in Marcus Stroman. It would represent a return to Stroman's roots, as he came up through the Toronto farm system and has played the majority of his career with the Blue Jays. View full rumor
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Daniel Greenberg is reporting that the Toronto Blue Jays, currently holding the second Wild Card spot in the American League, are showing interest in Marcus Stroman. It would represent a return to Stroman's roots, as he came up through the Toronto farm system and has played the majority of his career with the Blue Jays. -
Whole lotto suckin’ (Blackhawks 2023 offseason)
UMFan83 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Yeah, you’ve always been consistent that whether it works or not tanking sucks, which I totally get. It’s also probably not as great of a way to build a contender as people think it is. The Cubs may have won due to tanking, the Hawks might have gotten a generational talent doing it, but many more teams have pissed away 5+ years tanking and have nothing to show for it. What did the Bulls get for pissing away a half decade? LaVine and 1 playoff win basically. Their tank netted just 1 pick inside the top 6, and that was in a really shallow draft. The Sox got 2 playoff wins for their long tank and are looking to sell off now. It’s a lot of misery for a small chance at payoff. -
CLE and STL 300 game winners was harder than I was expecting. Thankfully I remembered from previous grids that none of Sabathia, Feller or Gibson got to 300 wins. Remembered Phil Niekro had a spell in Cleveland and took a wild guess that Cy Young played for the Cardinals.
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Definitely want to walk the first 2 hitters when you are up 7 with 6 outs to go. Nice start Fulmer
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BTW on Bellinger, yesterday was only the 2nd Cubs game I've been to this year and for whatever reason watching him in person gave me an added appreciation for his defense. His breaks on balls are almost always quick and accurate. His arm is crazy. Not sure how it appeared on the broadcast but he caught the one fly ball while backtracking away from 3B with a runner on 2nd and 0 outs. The runner tagged and he turned and had what looked like an effortless throw that ended up making to 3B on the fly and if more accurate may have had a chance to get the runner. Not very many CFs in baseball that make a throw similar to that. Fun guy to watch, especially when hes hitting.
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This is the kind of content we get when a Twins fan buys NSBB 😁
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Did the Cubs look at Justin Turner at all in the offseason? I remember his name floating around as a potential target. He's a butcher on defense at this point so may not have fit the type of team Jed was putting together but his bat would have looked really nice on this team at a position of need. He would be 3rd on the team in OPS by a wide margin over the 4th best player if he put up those numbers here.
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By no means is it a bad move at all, or even a decent move. It was a good move possibly very good. But the only way it would be an amazing move is if his 2023 production helped lead the Cubs to the playoffs or we got an elite prospect for him in a trade. Otherwise he's just a guy who had a good year here for one season (or a half season) and got a massive contract elsewhere.
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Not that Bellinger has been terrible against LHP in his career, but like most lefties his numbers have been noticeably lower against lefties before this year. (something like .850 vs RH, .767 vs LH) This year before the grand slam, Bellinger had a 1.063 OPS against LH and .792 against RH. Obviously a small sample size though (77 PA against LH)
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OK that one left the infield. Belli Slam!
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Walk, HBP, Walk, IF single gets the Cubs their 1st run lol. Fielders choice and error gets the Cubs their 2nd run
