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  1. Jason Ross
    My guess is that the choice is something like "Cade Smith is really good, and if you don't use Roberts than he was kind of wasted in the DH". Early in the year save bullets. That said, I'd have probably gone to Maton or Harvey regardless and kept it to one.
  2. Jason Ross
    Don't love going to Roberts here. Webb was fine. Roberts, down-1...feels like an unnecessary white flag with Maton and Harvey.
  3. Jason Ross
    The Cubs are not going to re-heat an arm in sub 40 degree weather. That's a really good way to create injuries.
  4. Jason Ross
    Jacob Webb has reverse splits and the Guardians are heavy LHH. The Cubs used up Milner and Thielbar in game-1. So it's either Webb, a RHH who is especially good at limiting LHH or Riley Martin, the rookie, as your two "LHH specialists " for this game.
  5. Jason Ross
    I doubt the team uses him a second time on a cold day like today. Maton or Harvey will get the duties.
  6. Jason Ross
    Happ.
  7. Jason Ross
    They don't have many options. It's either Shaw and Carlson in the same lineup and Happ at DH or someone like Conforto/Ballesteros as lefties. And it's April 5th, they had the day off yesterday. He's been a good player his entire career, he's had a bad handful of games. He can work through it.
  8. Jason Ross
    Miggy. Miggy. Miggy.
  9. Jason Ross
    Odd that Mo isn't starting game 1. Lefty slated for game 2.
  10. Jason Ross
    Jerzembik was a big time recruit who went to South Carolina and then basically spent his entire time hurt. He didn't log an inning with USC in an official spring game since 2023. He's a complete dart throw, but the stuff on him was always big. If his arm lasts a few years he could be a fun thing.
  11. Jason Ross
    Looks like it's a pretty chilly day with high's as low as 41 and a bunch of wind. Probably not going to be an easy day to hit all around.
  12. Jason Ross
    Martin has been stretched out and has been starting as well. Assad had good velo in his first start this year in Iowa but got crushed. He probably isn't coming up to take a start right now. It'll probably just be Rea with Martin coming up as someone who can go a few extra innings right now.
  13. Jason Ross
    My memory is fuzzy but there was a pitcher in the last year or two who got taken off the field at one point and everyone here decided it was definitely TJS only for them to make his next start.
  14. Jason Ross
    It is probably too soon for Wiggins. Especially if Steele isn't forever away. My guess is Rea to the rotation, Asaad to the pen. They will tread water until Steele returns and then Wiggins will be later or the next serious injury. Things change if at any point another injury hits though.
  15. Jason Ross
    Exactly this. If you want guys who break the concept of what we expect humans to do, this is going to be an unintended consequence. Horton throws 98 while essentially throwing a cutter with big IVB. It's a pitch that stretches the human capacity to the fullest. They're going to blow up. If you want power guys, this is the outcome, sadly.
  16. Jason Ross
    Ugh. I've been battling with MLB.tv because they keep blacking me out (I'm no where near a blackout area) and I come back and this is what I missed? Great.
  17. Jason Ross
    Same concept, but lessened. Instead of Kingery, the end result is that Carlson or Conforto is your RF the rest of the game. Conforto hasn't looked good and Carlson has never really hit RHH in his career and the team hasn't given him a PA yet. Plus, while I think Shaw can handle RF, Seiya is probably a better defender right now due to experience.
  18. Jason Ross
    Yes. At least "primarily". Lineups are fluid and sometimes a player will DH to get a bit of a break, But think of it this way: if the goal is to essentially have Ballesteros as your main DH against RHP, but you don't want him to start against LHP, then Shaw is Ballesteros. replacement. If you don't really want Shaw hitting against RHP as the game goes on, but you have him at 3b over Bregman and Bregman at DH you're in a bad spot. You can't move Bregman to 3b, or you'd lose the DH. So then you either are forced into Matt Shaw hitting against a tough RHP, or substituting your best LHH - none of which play 3b. If this spot comes up in the 6th, and you PH Shaw for Ballesteros, Mo gets one PA, and then you have to insert Scott Kingery the rest of the game. That's it. That's all you got.
  19. Jason Ross
    I think if Bregman is starting at 3b, Suzuki will be the RF, not Matt Shaw.
  20. Jason Ross
    Mathis horsefeathers murdered that. Wow.
  21. Jason Ross
    Man, for what is supposed to be a down year for the system, it's starting off pretty good.
  22. Jason Ross
    That is definitely a new swing. https://www.milb.com/iowa/video/james-triantos-solo-home-run-x1725
  23. Jason Ross
    Mr. Boyd with the lowest velo whiff of the day, league wide.
  24. Jason Ross
    He currently has a +1 DRS and a 0 AA.
  25. Jason Ross
    I spy with my little eye...
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