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.090 xBA on that HR -
If Hendricks is pitching well I wouldn't be surprised to see Wicks go to Iowa. He's less useful in the pen than Wesneski or Brown, and Smyly can serve as a similar option as a stretched out LHRP once healthy too.
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I'm more specifically talking/joking about Gomes' bat slowing down to the point where he's an extreme underdog to make contact with anything 95+, so him facing Skenes again(he went K, K the first time), is going to have predictable results.
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Happ is back, Nico is not Amaya starting also means that Gomes will get to face Skenes again, so that'll be funny at least
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This is excellent, the idea of using the bat tracking data as a proxy for aggression against a pitcher is really clever. I wonder how Assad looks in that regard when sorted by count? The Roark comparison I think is a very good one too.
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Tauchman is going to get 500 PA this year and we're still wondering if there possibly could be room for PCA with the other 3 OF?
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More seriously, I am softening on the idea of PCA being able to learn at the big league level vs. needing more Iowa time to get at bats. That said, I'd caution that his current top line results don't portend a lot of optimism of continuing unless adjustments happen. HBP are more than 10% of his time on base, and his contact quality is not great. If he's going to hover at the big league average K rate though, he can be plenty functional as long as pitchers don't find a super-repeatable easy button to get pop ups or ground balls.
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Is Michael Busch cutting it at 1st
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CubinNY's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Defensively I would say these 40 games have been of the 'not good enough' variety, but unlike Morel I have a lot more optimism for Busch improving. He was a college 1B, but he only played 22 games there as a pro prior to this year, so there's lots of opportunity for refinement in what he's struggling with(picking hops). The fact that several of those literally hit the pocket of his glove makes me think with greater repetition he'll rise to the level of 'fine' defensively, especially since he seems like he has good range at the position. -
well now we have to call him al bino
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2023-24 Offseason Prospect Lists
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Kinda interesting to me that Fangraphs was the high eval on Triantos last year(50), and this year dropped him to a 45, but the commentary is basically the same? Maybe you could see a little more bearishness on the defense or power potential, but splitting hairs for the magnitude of the drop. -
Yep. I'm very open to the idea of paying the going rate for an elite reliever, I'm far less open to the idea of paying an elite reliever being valued at that level for 4+ seasons, because the odds of actually being at that level compared to a hitter or SP are just so much lower. And that's before we get to pitcher injury risk and especially Miller's injury risk, which is going to be elevated above the norm. Pressly, Kopech, and Fairbanks are the names so far that catch my eye as potentially better targets.
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It is so incredibly stupid that it's not an exaggeration to say that Albies turns into prime Bonds against the Cubs.
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now PCA just needs to bunt his next PA and he has a decent chance of a 1.000 OBP against Sale
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we need to frame him for murder, it's the only option left
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are you kidding me
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wheeeeeeeee
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No, the answer was to get one of the more consistently good relievers of the past 5+ years, and to rescue an undervalued reliever that took basically one week to be excellent(Almonte after the first 2 series/3 appearances of the season: 13.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 19/5 K/BB, 0 HR). But most of all, the answer is "you cannot offseason your way out of 4 starters and 5 relievers getting hurt more or less simultaneously". Not every negative thing that happens is an avoidable failure.
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Minor League Musings
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Sounds like Zac Leigh's music -
I think the reason is he did and then his existing leverage relievers evaporated and also rotation and depth injuries have robbed them of further depth. There are no solutions that prevent 'Merryweather misses the first half of the year and Alzolay turns to dust, Almonte, Palencia, and Smyly all have a DL stint in the first 6 weeks, and they get minimal bullpen innings from Assad, Wesneski, or Brown due to rotation injuries' from being a problem. As it stands, Neris has been wild but effective, and Almonte was nearly on the Merryweather track before his injury. Adding that to the existing back end along with the stuff guys who could've but haven't yet broken through(Palencia, Little) with the long relievers/rotation depth they have should be fine, but no pitching staff can just shrug off 4 starters and 5 relievers needing DL stints in a 6 week span.
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Miller was a Cubs 4th round pick in 2016 and has bounced around AAA since leaving the org.
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Strike 3 has to be called there, not good enough
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Statcast says both of those are out of Wrigley, and that's without considering whatever bird apparently hit that one last inning to die as late as it did
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how in the world did that not carry out
