UMFan83
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B tier prospect with an A tier ceiling I think. A guy with a solid BB/K rate and good power can be a stud if it translates to the majors. What are his major areas of concern? I know Keith Law commented on his mediocre bat speed and spin recognition, but I have no idea if those are valid concerns.
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Closer of the day is Mark Leiter Jr -
Update?
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One day its going to be possible to build a team that doesnt all get hot and slump at the same time...I hope
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Starter came in with a 4.67 ERA for the season, mowing down the Cubs other than the 1st inning.
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DFA him
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This means nothing at all but I find it funny that Mervis is from Potomac, MD and was drafted by the Nationals before he committed to Duke, but the Cubs waited until after the series in Washington to call him up. Maybe playing in front of his hometown may have been more pressure for him than debuting at Wrigley.
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Ross basically said that he knows Morel has been possibly the best hitter in AAA this year but there's not a spot on the roster for him right now. The 3 most common DH's for the Cubs this year have been Hosmer, Rios and Torrens so yeah I'm pretty sure even with Mervis pushing Mancini to DH, they can find semi-regular ABs for him. It's not like he hasn't proven it on the MLB level yet either. He had a .742 OPS and 1.6 fWAR last year. Not saying those are amazing numbers but its not like he's the position player version of Caleb Kilian out there.
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I'm excited about this but tempered until we figure out what role he is going to have. Is he coming to start? Is he going to be the short end of a 3-headed 1B monster? So far we've seen Velazquez play once every 3-4 games despite hitting well when he's played, and Rios has 20 total ABs and we're about 6 weeks into the season. If Hosmer isn't being DFA'd as part of this move, I can totally see Mervis falling into the same situation, at least early on. That said, its clearly not a temporary call up as he's being added to the 40 man in order to come up. He will get opportunities to play and presumably he's up for good unless he just doesn't play well.
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Has solid start changed your expectations for 2023 Cubs?
UMFan83 replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Nope looks like 75-78 wins was right -
Yep, very important in year 3 of our "definitely not a rebuild" retool to prioritize breaking in our young players over winning baseball games. I get that its possible we can do both and certainly playing washed up vets like Hosmer isn't the answer. Next time just call it a horsefeathering rebuild Jed.
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Cubs are very close to being put in the same jail I put the Bulls in, check the score on my phone and read the discourse on twitter/NSBB
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Hey, I got to see the only Cubs win on the road trip in person!
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Ross needs to hire someone to be the game manager and he can just motivate guys and stuff. He's terrible at this.
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No matter who is coaching the players, no matter who the players are, no matter who the opponents are, the Cubs are doomed to suck with RISP for the rest of time.
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Dammit Bellinger
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Wow they tied it
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Ugh taking strike 3 right down the middle
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The Cubs are coming off a 1-6 road trip against the Marlins and Nationals and are 4-10 in their last 14 games, but tickets still need to be sold. Calling up Mervis is a smart marketing decision
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Rumors are that AK got a secret extension too, just like Donovan before the season. Rewarding more mediocrity. The franchise is hopeless
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The Cubs are 12-15 when not playing one of the worst teams ever
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This is just an incomplete team. It looks good until you get to 5th or 6th in the lineup when some combo of Hosmer/Barnhart/Madrigal/Rios fills out the bottom spots. But not Velazquez who is for some reason only allow to play in every 4th game.
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We really gonna go 1-5 on a road trip against the Nationals and Marlins?
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Would love to see the offense get going
