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MLB.com's scoreboard has an autoplaying video that shows a couple quick highlights from each starting pitcher before illustrating the pitching matchup in a graphic. Lackey's highlights are exclusively from the world series. -
We're not talking about someone like Frankoff being a Lackey replacment, it's guys like Butler(who is already outperforming Lackey at the MLB level) and Anderson (assuming he's healthy) that would be in line for starts if someone gets hurt.
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If they trade for a SP, Lackey is somewhere between the 6th and 8th best rotation option. I think they can be pretty secure that they can get the production Lackey provides for 2 months with their existing options.
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Those 2 quality starts are part of a run of having 4 quality starts out of 14. His ERA is 66th of 74 qualified starters, and his FIP is dead last. I agree they won't DFA him for Hendricks, but when they add another SP or maybe even when they get Anderson back he's not secure in his roster spot. EDIT: More to the point, I'd like to imagine that come 8/1 the rotation has Lester, Hendricks, trade acquisition, Arrieta, and Montgomery, with Butler back in Iowa in reserve and Anderson fulfilling Montgomery's previous role. The timing of Lackey's departure depends on several factors(when a trade happens, when Hendricks and Anderson are healthy), but I would hope that he's the one that doesn't have a home when the dust settles.
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by my count that's now 137 baserunners that have stolen 2nd and advanced to 3rd on the throw this year
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General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to David's topic in General Baseball Talk
Angel Hernandez is suing MLB for discrimination, claiming Torre has it in for him after some dust-up when Torre was managing the Yankees: https://www.law360.com/sports/articles/941017/umpire-sues-mlb-claiming-discrimination-manager-vendetta -
Random In-season Musings and Rumors
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Post Count Padder's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Perdomo is a decent option if the Padres are done with him as a starter. The deluxe option would be seeing if the Rangers want to give up on Martin Perez and turn him into another Wood/Montgomery. Maybe Tom Koehler? Going back to this...How about Patrick Corbin? Throws hard for a LHSP and has a couple useful pitches in his slider (whiffs) and changeup (groundballs). Pre-TJ Corbin might have become a first division starter. Maybe in a reduced role he could be an impact pitcher again? I also believe Anthony Banda from that org is going to be a quality ML pitcher. Arizona's got the kind of park I could see Almora doing well in full time. Trevor Bauer? I'm not sure he's a guy to quit on as a SP yet. I don't mind the idea of Corbin, but I'm not sure the Diamondbacks are interested in creating a hole in their rotation even if Corbin has been the worst starter so far. Plus even if you do trade for Corbin and he turns it around, he's a FA after 2018 so the risk/benefit is different than most people in that Montgomery/Arrieta mold. I liked Bauer this offseason and still don't think he's a bad target, but I don't see much motivation for the Indians to move him. They're still giving starts to Josh Tomlin after Salazar gets healthy so Bauer is no worse than the 4th starter on a team with competitive aspirations. -
They didn't show the best part [tweet] [/tweet]
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-2-17
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Austin Filiere is at 3B for Eugene today, 1 for 2 with a K to start his Eugene line. -
Start Montgomery
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What do you think has better odds of happening once Almora gets 0-2, him making a productive out, or either of him or Butler getting a hit?
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Zagunis back to Iowa to make room for Zobrist.
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in a just world Happ is 3 for 4 with a 2B and a HR
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-30-17
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Burks with a pair of doubles and a walk. Zobrist is 1 for 3 with a walk -
that was an incredible throw by Almora considering it came nearly flat footed after he pumped once
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Outstanding.
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I'm dumb...Montgomery, Hendricks... Archer. I'll settle for 'starter to be acquired that's better than Butler/Lackey'. Because if they can't manage that then what are they even here for.
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without 3 of our best 5 starters pitching too
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This is a new one, Gameday.
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Mild to Moderate Sprain for KB - UPDATE: No DL
Transmogrified Tiger replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Bryant only got hurt last night, so it's pretty early to criticize the DL/no DL decision. Heyward only has a cut, and they put him on the DL after giving him 3 days to heal and then discovering it was worse than expected. That seems like about the right balance to me, I don't want them DLing everyone the moment they need to miss a game or 2 and forfeiting the option to have those guys back sooner, but you do have to balance going short handed on the bench. Russell and Zobrist are less clear cut, but those are also shoulder injuries which are tricky to evaluate(especially in Zobrist's case since it was mostly with hitting from one side of the plate), but I see the argument more that they could have been DLed/DLed sooner. -
Minor League Musings
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Eloy will be the Cubs' Futures Game rep again. -
I've been mostly joking about you hating white players, but if you got him hurt I will end you
