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  1. Tim
    The touchdown to ESB was his second read on the play, iirc.
  2. Tim
    :-k
  3. Tim

    Winning in 2023

    Tim replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Let's run with that for a minute... That would give us a lineup something like this: SS Turner 2B Hoerner LF Happ RF Suzuki DH Reyes 1B Mervis 3B Wisdom C Gomes CF Morel And a rotation something like this: Rodon Stroman Steele Thompson Hendricks That doesn't suck! It likely needs more depth to be a championship team and is counting on Mash to do a lot of heavy lifting from the left side of the plate. But that would be an awfully great start to the offseason.
  4. Tim
    Ortega and bad bunt attempt are redundant. I don't think I've ever seen a worse bunter attempt so many bunts
  5. Tim
    That technical stuff is for the birds and launderers. He’s not going anywhere and flashing some Valued skills in the upper minors. Ortega’s the least likely among the 40 OFers other than Suzuki to be DFA’d or traded…Everyone’s working with some time here, very little but not zero Maybe there’s most a hope they don’t poop their pants over trading prospects we’ve heard of/haven’t moved on from yet for stars and starters. This guy was once a teen Rk ball sensation himself You are very confusing. You literally stated in the post I replied to that Ortega is likely on his way out.
  6. Tim
    That’s fine? No one said he has to be? I don’t get the point being made? You seemed to be super implying that he should be considered to replace Ortega.
  7. Tim
    He won't get rostered this offseason. But don't worry, he won't be selected, either.
  8. Tim
    Because you probably lose an extra player in the offseason if you bring him up now
  9. Tim
    Really have to thank the SF defense for all the penalties
  10. Tim
    To be fair, there was nobody near the receiver. He just totally missed seeing the underneath zone coverage. Or he completely whiffed on the touch to get it over the guy.
  11. Tim
    I mean, he's going to win it
  12. Tim
    All I want out of it is for the long-dead 53 extension to finally go through. I'm far enough off of it that it won't have any negative impacts on my property value. I'd be close enough, though, that the increased access would add to the value significantly. I'm sure the rich asshats in Long Grove will still manage to stand in the way of progress, though.
  13. Tim
    I think I read somewhere that this is only the 3rd non conference road game in the Nick Saban era at AlabamaThey usually play a big time neutral site game to start the season, I believe. It's not like they've been scheduling nothing but non-conference cupcakes. "Neutral" as in scheduling a northern / western team to play somewhere in the deep south?
  14. Tim

    Winning in 2023

    Tim replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Being over the tax would be temporary as Heyward, Contreras, Happ, Gomes, probably Stroman, and possibly Hendricks come off the books after '23. So they'd be able to immediately reset (if that's still a thing). Also, Contreras almost certainly won't accept the QO, so we'd likely "only" be 20-30 million over. :) I'm not sure Rodon is the best FA SP, but he's certainly top 3-5. I'd vote DeGrom as best even if you only get 50% playing time from him. Scratch Rodon and substitute Verlander or the best SP you can sign. I think if you're going to commit to using the assets to trade for Ohtani that you commit to trying to win it all in year 1.
  15. Tim

    Winning in 2023

    Tim replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I don't think Ohtani's return will be *that* massive with only one year left on his contract.
  16. Tim

    Winning in 2023

    Tim replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Are you bought into the Willson = Bad Catcher thing? Bad catcher? Don’t know. Just don’t know how many seasons he has left in his knees That's why I'm only willing to commit one year to him. I was thinking that through, though. You definitely make Gomes the personal catcher for Ohtani so that Willson can DH every fifth day. Then I think you spot start Gomes additional games so that you get Willson complete days off, too.
  17. Tim
    That was an incredible debut
  18. Tim

    Winning in 2023

    Tim replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Are you bought into the Willson = Bad Catcher thing?
  19. Tim

    Winning in 2023

    Tim replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    1. Trade for Ohtani, extend (Davis, Christian Hernandez, Thompson, Kilian) 2. Xander Bogaerts 6/180 3. Carlos Rodon 4/100 4. Give Willson the QO, hope he takes it; let him walk if he doesn't 5. Sign a couple of BP vets 6. Sign a (relatively) cheap CF who can shag fly balls like a champ to a 2 yr deal SS Hoerner LF Happ 3B Bogaerts DH Ohtani C Contreras RF Suzuki 1B Mervis 2B Madrigal CF Guy who can shag like a champ Bench: Gomes, Wisdom, Morel, Reyes, etc. SP: Rodon SP: Ohtani SP: Stroman SP: Steele SP: Hendricks Depth: Wesneski, Sampson, others That gets us through 2023, then we've got reinforcements coming after that with Canario, PCA, Wicks, Wesneski & more.
  20. Tim
    Wesneski looks really good for the most part, but has benefitted from the Reds missing some cookies
  21. Tim

    Winning in 2023

    Tim replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Cubs position fWAR rankings as of today: C: 8th 1B: 27th 2B: 25th 3B: 25th SS: 8th LF: 6th CF: 21st RF: 21st DH: 7th That's...not great. Also not great is that the primary contributor to the C & DH ranking is a free agent. Also not great is that the primary LF has a wOBA of .351 but an xwOBA of .309. the wOBA for the position ranks third - Happ's xwOBA would rank 20th on that list (though there might be others that would fall with that adjustment, too). We can reasonably hope for better results at RF with health from Seiya and an adjustment in his second season. One of SS or 2B is locked down with Hoerner. Every single other position should be up for grabs. It would be understandable if the Cubs went with a broad-based investment instead of targeting one of the SS at the top of the market.
  22. Tim
    I may have to steal TT's "large adult son" bit for Ballesteros.
  23. Tim
    Better than the injured list after his last outing?
  24. Tim
    .844 OPS in 73 PA as an 18-year old. In Myrtle Beach
  25. Tim
    Devers doing his thing to start the game, too.
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