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  1. Thusly Boned
    Bregman may win the GG at 3B this year (tied for the lead in DRS at 3B), and Nico is Nico at 2B, so I don't see that happening in the short term. If (when) Dansby's defense falls off (he's still a top 5-7 defensive SS, probably), you cross that bridge when you come to it. But I don't think we're at the precipice of that.
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    Yeah, you'd much rather keep Suzuki than Happ (I love Seiya), but as you say Suzuki isn't going to accept the QO. And if he does in fact command a nine-figure contract over 5+ years, I don't think that is a wise move to make. I'm not convinced Happ will take the QO given the state of thew market, but he's definitely more likely. But as much as I have appreciated him, I hope he doesn't. I'd be pretty irritated Jed offered him any kind of multi-year deal, tbh. His extreme streakiness is frustrating, and with another similarly hot/cold everyday player in the lineup, I think he should be let go. But otoh, as bad as the offseason market is, I think replacing either or both of them in any meaningful way would end up being trade and/or Alcantara.
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    I thought it was plainly obvious how it affected the team when he was out, with a number of notable game altering plays that didn't get made (either at SS or 2B) that would have with him. Enough that I don't want to see him go anywhere, at least so long as we have such a contact heavy staff. Of course, his inconsistency at the plate (and to K in big spots) is often completely maddening, and that leads to negativity bias for a lot of people, but the Cubs are better with him without question.
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    Exactly. Their offense depends on stringing stuff together and maintaining pressure, and in the postseason where pitching is optimized, that is largely taken away from everyone. Which what makes the Cubs situation so frustrating: the ability to explode at almost any point in the lineup, but without the pitching to suppress any kind of offense, really.
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    I think any team with a couple really good starters and/or a lockdown bullpen has a good shot at taking the Brewers out. It's been a point of discussion for a while and I think foolish bailey did a good video about it recently, but the Brewers offense is actually ranks worse against really good pitching than most other teams. Unless they suddenly start thumping, they'll remain vulnerable in series against teams with strong pitching. I think they have a better shot than last year with the emergence of Misiorowski and Henderson, but against teams than can match up almost 1 to 1 with their pitching (like LA, but unlike the Cubs), they're at a disadvantage, imo. Of course it's October, so anything and everything is on the table, so I'd rather the Cubs get a shot at them than not, at the end of the day.
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    Yeah, I don't think the Brewers offense can work well in the postseason and they are destined to get bounced again, but our pitching is so bad that I can't see it being the Cubs who do it. Knowing that their fans have such a complex about the Cubs that they almost don't care if they are eliminated so long as they beat us almost makes me not want to even see them have the opportunity almost
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    I see the NL playing out a lot like last year, unfortunately. The pitching (mostly the bullpen) is just too iffy for the Cubs to survive for long. I can see them getting past the pads, but not further.
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    Yeah, of we're talking excitement over one player's season, 1998 stands alone in my lifetime (imo). That was crazy. Of course that is partially because I just can't get excited for these things in quite the same way I did 25-30 years ago.
  9. Thusly Boned
    It's hard to get mad at the homer, it's his best pitch and it was well executed. If he throws that exact same pitch to him 10 more times I doubt he hits it out again. The walk is what pissed me off.
  10. Thusly Boned
    Yeah, that's really all you can say about this game. Even with a top-notch offense during a good stretch, you can run into the occasional buzzsaw.
  11. Thusly Boned
    I was around A- to B+, so I went with a B. I would have preferred one of the SP had more control, but all the major needs were hit, and both Gausman and Holmes are good fits (I wouldn't mind Holmes being extended, depending on how things go). Zeferjahn adds much needed strikeouts to the bullpen and has a lot of control. It'll be interesting to see what the lab can make of Braxton Garrett, too. Not in love with giving up Mo/Rojas, but some of that is probably prospect bias. If Brown/Cabrera come back healthy, the new depth will give the team a lot of options for pitcher deployment in October. Not sure how anyone could rationally grade this lower than a B.
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    Seems like a lot of inexplicable non-challenges by Cubs hitters lately
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    Bregman's K really annoyed me, but Nico not challenging there was inexcusable. I don't usually yell at the TV, but I did there. In that situation you have to challenge, even if it isn't clearly a ball (which it was). And challenge again on the next close pitch if it comes to it. Like once it got to 3-0 he should have been primed to challenge anything close. That was just a supremely frustrating game.
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    I was thinking the exact same thing again, lol
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    I was about to make a snide remark about not PH Alcantara for Conforto vs the LHP, but I guess I'll take that
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    Welp, this seemed likely at some point, though I didn't think it would be this soon. I think the ideal scenario was not to have to lean on him too hard in the regular season, but that was kinda shot when half the staff went down. If this is serious at all, I think you have to go out and get someone now. Like right now, pretty much.
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    Cards weren't going to be factor in the playoff race even before this offseason's sell off, but they might be looking at 100+ losses in 2026 They should have done this last offseason
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    It isn't quite as clear as some say (and agree you can't really blame Dusty for Wood, but his injury history should have been a reason to go easier on him), but Dusty was the worst about riding SP, even in context. In 2003, Cubs starters led the majors in pitches per start, for example, and his teams were routinely at or near the top in this area.
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    It was just an egregious example of unnecessarily riding his pitchers. If you look a Prior's pitch counts for the whole season, especially down the stretch, it was brutal, even for the time. It looks even worse in context. And sending one of your prize pitchers out for the late innings with 100+ pitches and a seven-run lead was not routine.
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    Corey Patterson and Hee-Seop Choi Choi was turned into Derrek Lee so it worked out for the team, but I had really wanted him to be a thing
  22. Thusly Boned
    Yeah, I think with the injury risks, Steele coming back from injury, and Shota and Boyd and getting gassed down the stretch last year, loading the rotation up is a wise move. Skip some Cabrera/Shota/Boyd starts here and there and spread the regular season innings around a bit and protect your best arms so they're good to go late in the year.
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    I mean most athletes aren't intellectuals, but it's one thing to assume the people you're rooting for are largely regressive morons and it's another to know it. He's in the bucket with Chapman and Addison Russell as far as I'm concerned. However, IMO there are also sound baseball reasons to want to trade him. For example: Even before all the nonsense, I wasn't at all in love with what I saw. If his statistically good second half can be spun into a trade for something of value, I say do it.
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    No, but it's New York; he'd be subject to the same scrutiny as if he were "the guy" in just about any other market, especially if they were paying him what the reported offer is.
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    Yeah, Toronto seems like the obvious fit for Tucker to me as well. He wouldn't need to be "the guy", and it isn't the pressure cooker NYC is. I think the Mets would be an awful fit for him.
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