Transmogrified Tiger
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Minor League Discussion & Box, 5-1-24
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Updating this since the game's over now and I don't have to do a bunch of napkin math: 92 PA, .352/.495/.465, 19/19 K/BB, 7/9 SB -
An open discussion about the state of the forums
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I agree that especially in the offseason there's some nuance. I don't like everything being funneled into a single thread that spans hundreds of pages, but there were also a couple times where I felt like I was replying and making the same point in the same day because the same convo was essentially happening across threads. Maybe in the offseason there's a way to split the difference in a similar way that game threads do. We had a winter meetings thread that worked decently for that period of time, but repeating that idea for smaller intervals than *the offseason*, while still creating new threads when genuine news arrives, might be a middle ground? It's also just really hard when you have a slow offseason too, there's lots of interest in roster building but you've got 3+ months of information/news trickle and there's not a perfect way to solve for discussing that. -
Minor League Discussion & Box, 5-1-24
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Brett Bateman may need to make his way to Tennessee soon. Very little power but he's not really being challenged, plus he's 21/24 SB in 52 pro games. -
Madrigal does have options. He is also a good reminder of the gap between AAA and MLB. In rehabbing his injury last year Madrigal hit .424/.514/.678 at Iowa in 70 PA. Vazquez is hitting well for his first AAA exposure but there's little reason to think he is a better option going forward, and he would lose developmental momentum with Madrigal's current spotty playing time. Plus, if they were to send down Madrigal, bringing back Mastrobuoni to have a LHH infielder and PR option would probably be preferable.
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Really curious if they'll put Weah back there given his qualities and the reps he's getting at wingback for Juve. Would also solve the 'problem' of the front 6 having to sit an excellent player when everyone is healthy.
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we don't have to do this
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I suspect the overall thesis here is true, due to Gomes’s bat slowing with age. But also we need to be honest with ourselves that we’re talking about < 20 games each, hitting performance is not particularly meaningful or predictive, and defensive measures are basically a RNG at that sample size.
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the weak contact basically every at bat is such a bummer
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General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to David's topic in General Baseball Talk
Most people did want 2 years instead of 3, though I'm not sure how many people thought that 3 was a dealbreaker. AAV was maybe slightly higher than expected but only by a million or two, and he signed early in the offseason before we were calibrated on what FAs were making that offseason. -
An open discussion about the state of the forums
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
How do you feel about using less scalable/automated options? E.g. segment all articles in their own forum immediately, and rely on the author, moderators, or good samaritans to cross-post to existing discussion threads when they exist? -
General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to David's topic in General Baseball Talk
A lot of us really wanted Abreu, especially instead of the hodgepodge solution the 2023 Cubs had at 1B. He's now at 671 PA as an Astro with a 74 wRC+, and is under contract at 19.5M AAV through *next year*. -
An open discussion about the state of the forums
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Agreed with Bertz that the state of conversation feels pretty good, though we'll see what happens when the team isn't playing at a 100 win pace(injuries or not). Also agree that figuring out something better for the offseason would be a nice improvement. Related to that second point, the main thing I notice is that I'd love for there to be a little more seamless integration of articles when there's existing threads on that topic. An example of this cadence is that news breaks, someone starts a thread, it gets discussed a bit, then a couple hours later when e.g. Matt has had a chance to analyze that situation, an article gets posted as its own thread and fractures the conversation. I think there's been a time or two(probably in the offseason) when there's multiple articles on a topic that split things further. I know there's SEO motivations and architectural reasons for how articles get treated, but I'm guessing there's a way to find a middle ground where that analysis is incorporated into existing conversations when they exist, rather than forking the dialogue. -
Manaea is rough on LHH and is the only LHSP the Cubs are slated to face until after the off day. Won't be surprised if they empty the bench, Madrigal to 3B, Canario to RF, Wisdom to 1B.
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okay NOW throw the strike-to-ball splitter
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Finally stopped trying to throw the strike-to-ball splitter and immediately mowed him down
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what story will you tell your grandkids about being alive to see Mike Tauchman play
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Busch looks a lot more comfortable with the backhand picks, which is unfortunate considering his forehand picks come from Morel and the backhands come from Nico.
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49 mph off the bat, hahahahahahahaha
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swing through it again as long as you don't GIDP, that's where we are Matt
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Boog roasting random New Yorkers outta nowhere
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The catch probability of that ball was definitely less than the 99-100% that PCA just made it look like
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oh so we're just gonna go spit in god's face then huh, that's how we're gonna play it when Dansby comes down with club foot and Assad goes blind in one eye after a freak gasoline fight accident, we'll know who is responsible
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To that end, LHH are 2 for 17 against Wesneski in his 2024 time in Chicago. Only 1 K, but that can be forgiven for bottom line progress, especially when his GB% is north of 50% to both sided hitters and he's got 1 BB in 10.1 IP.
