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Based on those xBAs, there was a 0.2% of all of those being hits. -
a good sport that is definitely worth our time and investment
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Steele at 93-94, which should more or less confirm that we should ignore or add 2-3 mph to any Iowa velo readings
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Something I hadn't really thought about was how Madrigal's starts at 3B are significantly driven by the 2 lefty groundball SP, and despite being 40% of the opening day rotation they've only made 17% of the starts. Interested to see if that ticks up as Steele and Wicks return, or if confidence in Morel's defense/lack of confidence in Madrigal's bat win out.
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Welcome! I would be very hesitant to attribute single game AAA pitch data as a sign of the Cubs railroading Horton's pitch dev to fit into a mold that Steele only occupies out of necessity.
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You also have more sand go through the hourglass with every passing day in terms of what value he can offer his next team before FA. Is waiting til July when there's no doubt he's fixed for 60-70 games going to be worth more than the team making the high bid to have him for 110-120 games?
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Yeah absent info we don't have like an injury(however legitimate in the case of Alzolay), I think it's Brewer. He's had a couple decent outings most recently but on the whole hasn't been anything special, he doesn't offer platoon advantage and is clearly at the bottom of Counsell's pecking order. Plus the likelihood of him being needed again is not terribly high and neither is the downside of exposing him to waivers. If we got to his spot in the Iowa shuttle again, you have no shortage of other options that could be considered next time. From journeyman starter types(Teheran, Straily) to waiver wire fodder(McWilliams, Carl) to legitimate prospects of varying roles(Horton, Hodge, Cuas), there's likely to be someone favored above him at that point.
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Half of the top 10 in reliever fWAR last year had a BB% of at least 12%, there's a bit of a cost of doing business if you want to have dominant swing and miss stuff. Ironically, one of those 10 that didn't reach that mark(didn't come close really) was Scott. I'm not over the moon about him as a candidate in particular, but I'd caution to not over-index on walk rate, and definitely don't do so for a handful of April outings that he's already showing signs of moving past.
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I assume that such a deal would be for Scott. His early season control problems, non-trivial salary(5.7M), and imminent free agency would help keep the cost down, on top of being a solid fit as a lefty with velo to fit in the back of the pen. The other, more speculative target to me would be Puk. He was a bit homer happy last year so you risk a period similar to what Adbert's dealing with, but you'd also have 2 arb years after this year to enjoy the fruits of your labor. The other complicating factor is that he's currently on the DL with "shoulder fatigue", which seems like a level of risk they wouldn't take for this move unless Jed felt he was getting a big bargain.
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First this year, had 3 last September.
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the framing ability really runs in the family doesn't it
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We'll know if Boog has ever really pissed off a producer if he has to do a game with Girardi and a multi-inning Jeff Garlin interview.
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what are the odds that Jed was never planned to be here today and Boog texted him in the 2nd inning that Joe was already driving him nuts and to please give him an inning of peace
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Seems likely that it was his call, but PCA has a .233 OBP across AAA and MLB this year, against Peralta it's probably as good a bet as any.
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on the IL with a back injury
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-4-24
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Shaw has had a poor couple weeks, but he still has like a 130 wRC+ career mark at the AA level. We don't have to reconsider our opinion of a player's quality every 10 days. -
Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-4-24
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
friendship ended with Matt Shaw, now Moises Ballesteros is my best friend -
The Cubs led this game for all 9 innings
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Hunter you beauty
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JD this might be controversial but I think the 'something he could do' on that play is catch the ball with his glove that got hit by the ball(or would have, were it not for his hand)
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always loved Hunter Wendelstedt, brilliant arbiter of the game I call him
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send Hunter Wendelstedt to the Hague
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how many freakshow lefties can one bullpen have
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If only there were a real-time win probability graphic on the screen at all times today!
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you already rung up Hoskins on that exact motion, come on
