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Sets the stage for a Schwarber comeback.

Why is Cueto pitching a second inning?

lol

Way to run hard, Posey

I just want Addison to make big plays since he is the only one people doubted.

In this case, "untouchable" and "won't trade from the major league roster" probably means that if you're offering Ervin Santana, don't bother asking for those guys.

Even Mormons drink. A lot in fact Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Literally (and I mean literally in this case) none of the 15-20 mormons I know drink any alcohol or caffeine at all. So, take that SSS as comprehensive evidence that no mormon has ever had any booze touch their lips.

Who are you basing that on? I just don't see what he could be basing it off of, this is the first group of kids that he has had and they are just now seniors. All three, including Nunn, improved a lot in their time at Champaign. He's lousy at keeping guys out of trouble?

Wow. I wish we could swap them out for Pitt in the big 10.

What happened?

I understand it is only words, but didn't Theo come out and say that they won't be trading major league assets to improve the team at the deadline?

I don't look at that group quite the same. My guess is when Dex is back, we'll send Almora back down to get him consistent AB's. He'll be back for September(earlier if injury dictates) and the playoffs. Coghlan isn't a factor to me at all. He could be DFA'd in August. Contreras will get some time in LF, but he's going to get 3 of 5 behind the plate, from the looks of things.He'll get a few days off here and there, but so will Dex and Heyward. KB will get some time in the OF, to give Javy some starts in the IF. Szczur is a backup. My guess is he doesn't get 10 starts the rest of the year. Soler seems to be the guy who gets dealt, to me. If he's healthy by the deadline anyway. Same with Seal Boy. 70 Games(Starts per player in OF) Dex-60 Heyward-60 Contreras-20(plus 42 at C) KB-20 Szczur-10 That leaves 40. Yes, they could go to any of Coghlan, Soler, or LA Stella. But I think all 3 will be gone personally. A Reddick could take all those games, plus a few more, and the AB's could still be fine for everyone. Edit-Forgot Almora, but I'd figure he gets 15 or so. But we've got Interleague coming too, so there's 8 DH games coming up too. In order to outbid all the teams that actually need a left fielder for Reddick, you're going to have to be prepared to give up a serious prospect or two for him. To get the upgrade from Soler/et al to Reddick, are you willing to give up 6+ years of someone like Happ? If you say we'll pay less than that, just keep in mind a team like Cleveland that may actually be one bat away. Do you think that the team is going to unload enough prospects to get a top tier reliever and a starter and bat? If not, which do you think they'll sacrifice first?

I don't think there's a way to limit it by hours, but you or a mod should be able to come in at 7pm and edit the post to close the voting.

You could always dedicate a sock to the cause.

Heh heh, yeah. Being a great kid with a bundle of tools (speed, great CF defense, arm, some pop), that's a great start. But if you can't actually hit the ball, hitting is the one tool you can't live without, and can't "develop" either. I don't know if I'd go so far as to say *can't* develop, but let's just agree on *really unlikely* to develop.

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2016&month=0&season1=2016&ind=0

Reddick hasn't shown a whole bunch of pop. He'd definitely grind out at bats, though.

I think you can think highly of those guys without thinking they are necessarily counting on them to win a WS. They aren't the reason this is the #2 ranked offense or anything. I also think that the Cubs' needs are shared by many and I don't believe Epstein singled out any single position when he said what he said. Plus, saying you don't want to pay the most is pretty generic in the grand scheme of things. I think the team is counting on them more for the future than the present. With Contreras up, they essentially just need to fill out the eighth spot in the lineup. What it comes down to for me is that the team is only going to give up so many of the assets that they've accumulated. There are much greater needs on the pitching side. That's where I think they're much more likely to make a move.

And I believe he is considerably ahead of Seager for 1st in NL Crawford is second at 4.2

Bryant made it with his game yesterday. He is currently third in MLB behind only Trout and Donaldson.

Baez, Soler, and La Stella are thre e of the lesser hitters on the team, there's nothing wrong with upgrading on those guys for a WS run. I also wouldn't be overly surprised to see any moved at the deadline, and either Gonzalez or Reddick is a really big move. You already have the #2 offense in baseball and the Cubs still think very highly of those guys. I guess it is possible, but Reddick is going to be a pretty expensive rental. As Theo said, there are other teams with much more obvious needs in the OF that are almost certainly going to be willing to pay more.

IIRC, it is often given to the the top prospect that has a good game instead of the guy with the best game.

:shrugs: - I figure if Grossman is maybe available then this guy might be. Reddick is definitely an upgrade - and of the LHH variety as the runors have been. A Heyward-Fowler-Reddick OF is a damn good one to go into the playoffs with. Trading for Reddick means that you now have a "regular" at every position on the field. That means nearly no at bats for Baez, Soler and La Stella. Now, if a couple of those guys are used in trades to get a big name pitcher, then I guess I could see it. But I doubt they make a move for a position player unless it is someone really big. And no, I don't think that's CarGo, either.

A little off here.... .339/.414/.500 over 140 PAs since 6/2 He keeps this up and he'll be top 5 post-deadline and/or end of season. Post deadline, the only one likely to have exhausted rookie eligibility is Contreras. Who would you kick out of the top five for him: Happ, Eloy, Gleyber, Almora, Cease?

I still say that Ervin Santana's shouldn't be overlooked. He's owed 27mm over the next 2 years, which might not be the worst thing, considering the upcoming free agent SP class. Unless Minnesota is purely giving him away, he doesn't represent much of an upgrade for that kind of price.