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The Brewers are 14th in MLB in run differential and 6th in winning percentage -
Feels a bit risky, but then again this particular Brewers lineup is Yelich, Contreras, then thoughts and prayers for the other 7 so I'm not exactly intimidated by who's due up.
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Seiya is 5 for 11 in SB and Burnes was throwing over like he was prime Rickey Henderson
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IIRC Candelario is basically getting his whole salary above the minimum paid by Washington, so there really hasn't been much of any dent made in July. I'm not sure if that means they were already flush against their maximum or if they had other irons in the fire they wanted to save for that didn't come to fruition.
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White Sox Season in Jeopardy
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in General Baseball Talk
words are not enough -
Entering tonight the Cubs were 13-13 against the Brewers the last 2 years
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-25-23
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I'd also again point out that denominators are doing some misleading about the magnitude of the differences between Murray and those immediate comparables when it comes to the underlying dynamic we're saying is good. As a simplified example, taking FB + HR + LD - IFFB as a measure of 'hitting the ball hard in the air', Murray is at 174 per 500 PA, McGeary is at 168, and Caissie 161. -
why does Miley's picture look like he hasn't slept in 3 days
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The Cubs are 22-10 in their last 32 games, which started over a week before they added Candelario and Cuas. If they finish the year 21-11 they'll end with 90 wins.
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Rosters still expand, but only to 28 and only one of those(14 total of the 28) can be a pitcher. So you can think of September call ups as one position player spot and one reliever.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-27-23
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
He gave up a couple unearned runs after a Canario fielding error cost him an out, but still a pretty solid outing for Shane Greene again: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R (0 ER), 6/2 K/BB, 0 HR -
I think there's some reasonable hope that he has a 130-135 wRC+ season in him over the remaining 3 seasons in his deal. I'm not gonna hold my breath he hits 130 as some new norm over several seasons, but with the mitigating factors the last 2 years I think getting on the plus side of 3 fWAR at least once is a reasonable hope.
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that'll play
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wRC+ was down to 96 at the start of his break from the lineup, now up to 113
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Before the 5th he was stretching and flexing his hand/wrist for a minute, trainer came out and he said he was okay and then pitched the inning with the occasional shake/stretch of that area.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-27-23
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
No Shaw in the lineup, which while not so unusual perks my ears a little given it's the Sunday before travel day. -
Intentional choice from the Cubs in how they develop and care for arms is the biggest reason, with a sprinkle of inefficiency on his part. This is part of why I wasn't gung ho on calling him up to begin with, you can see a clear difference in the workload capacity demonstrated by Wesneski(who despite his struggles went 6+ IP and/or 85+ pitches 3 different times in April/May) or Kilian(6 starts of 16+ outs in AAA).
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Yeah, I mean I think you can have some level of comfort in what you're getting from Steele/Taillon/Hendricks (though that level is not quite what you might hope for, especially for Taillon), but Assad is walking a FIP tightrope, and while I'm encouraged by Wicks' start I'm hesitant to apply that to any future trips through the rotation where he's not facing a bottom offense on twice as much rest as he would get normally.
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PCA has a .566 OPS in his last 40 PA, there's definitely some adjusting still happening and he's not ripping everything in sight at the moment. Wicks has gone more than 5 innings/15 outs exactly once as a professional, and thrown more than 85 pitches exactly once as a professional(these were 2 different starts, funnily enough). He's only started on 4 days rest once this year, and his start last night was on 8 days rest. We should consider 4-5 IP a maximum from him if he's staying in the rotation.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-26-23
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
For me it's less about 'aggressiveness' or if it changes Shaw's timeline, but a matter of putting him at a level that's going to do the most for his development. He's at 20 games and 89 PA of a 197 wRC+ and hitting nearly .400, we're quickly reaching the point where additional A+ games are not going to be enough challenge to help with the things he needs to improve on to be MLB ready. So even if it's only a couple weeks and doesn't change how long he stays at AA in 2024, AA can still be the right spot for him. -
Reds down heading into the 9th. If they lose the Cubs will be 2 games clear of a playoff spot, if they come back then the Cubs leapfrog Arizona back into WC2
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please call the strikes Palencia throws mister umpire
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please throw strikes Palencia
