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  1. squally1313
    Come on, man; how long does one season's worth of a Fangraphs defensive rating get to be the sort of thing you can hang a statement like this on? Whatever you do, don't look at the defensive ratings of DHs that are built into their WAR calculations.
  2. squally1313
    please do not restart this conversation Fair. If he just stated that normally, I'd be more likely to just be like 'well that's wrong, but whatever'. But it's the whole 'as I've said many times' thing that bugs me.
  3. squally1313
    There’s plenty of numbers by him and historical comps to have a pretty good idea what he will be, not certain, but a good estimate. He will more than likely be a productive hitter, I’ve never said he won’t. He just won’t be all that valuable and it’s nonsense how he’s talked about as a future MVP/superstar. He’s probably going to end up being a player with similar value to Schwarbs (they’ll get there differently) as a 2-3 win guy most with maybe a peak year or two over 4 but not much over. And I have pointed out many times that Schwarber would be much more valuable in the AL. I still think it's way too early to guess/estimate what a 22 year old will turn into when he's had less than 200 PA in the ML. What do you mean by "much more valuable" in the AL?
  4. squally1313
    I swear it looks like he took something off that last swing...it was almost Ichiro-esque in putting the ball right where he wanted.
  5. squally1313
    My buddy who played basketball through college said it would have actually gone down as a team technical when I brought up the same (hilarious) point.
  6. squally1313
    I mean, that's fair, especially given where most of us were 4-5 years ago in terms of this team/organization. And it's obvious you're starting to just lean into the bit, which is fine as long you admit that's what it is. I'm not excusing anything done at the front office level, or by Russell, or Theo in bringing in these assholes, or anything else. But ultimately there's very few things in life better than sitting in the bleachers on a Friday afternoon, and them winning more than losing makes that even more enjoyable. It could be a better team, but it's still pretty good, and all of a sudden we're 4.5 years into this run and 2.5 years away from looking at Rizzo being a 31 year old declining free agent first baseman looking for big money, along with pretty much everyone else of value (KB, Lester, Javy, Schwarber, Kimbrel now) up for free agency as well. In three years the garbage people owning the team will still be there, but we probably won't have one, if not multiple of the key players that brought us the only WS any of us have ever seen. So yeah, there's a guilty feeling in paying for season tickets and watching Russell hit and everything else. But for me, the positives still outweigh the negatives.
  7. squally1313
    Can we have a day off please
  8. squally1313
    I mean, I hate to break it to you, but the list of players that could qualify as Monstars is pretty slim. Thankfully, we have at least one of them already, and the one everyone wanted in the offseason, well... 294 PAs, 11 HRs, 13.6% BB%, 29.6% K%, .338 BABIP, .251/.357/.466, 114 wRC, 1.8 WAR 254 PAs, 13 HRs, 13.4% BB%, 27.6% K%, .272 BABIP, .233/.335/.460, 104 wRC, 0.6 WAR Unless your list of 'cool ways it actually matters' is BABIP (sure?), defensive metrics (almost definitely not), or a majestic, flowing mane of hair (alright, definitely fair)...we'd kinda be in the same spot.
  9. squally1313
    Also, this type of statement, posted by any new poster here, would get ripped apart by pretty much everyone here, including, if not especially, you.
  10. squally1313
    Schwarber!?!?!?
  11. squally1313
    Maybe if we make him the quasi utility guy for a few weeks we can convince him to sign a Bote contract.
  12. squally1313
    We have seven guys in the line up who are above average hitters, and at least a couple are elite. Outside of Contreras, none of them are terrible defenders, and the fact that Contreras is a borderline elite hitter at the hardest defensive position is pretty solid. I feel like this always gets shifted back into a 'the Ricketts suck' argument. Yes, Bryce would be sweet, or Michael Brantley, or whoever else. Yes, I agree the Ricketts suck. Given this false budget we're supposedly working under, signing a hitter in the offseason could have meant no Kimbrel. What's a bigger issue on the team at this point, especially given the inherent fragile nature of a rotation with four guys in their 30s? In conclusion, the Ricketts suck. The Cubs offense, and the Cubs in general, definitely do not suck.
  13. squally1313
    Oh no we only have four hitters in the *checks notes* top 45 hitters in baseball (wRC), currently, and then we are forced to supplement that with *checks again* a 125 (Bote), a 105 (Heyward), and a 104 (Schwarber) hitter. That leaves one whole spot in the lineup! For a Russell (97) or Almora (84), who derive most of their value from defense!
  14. squally1313
    Please point me to all the excellent 24th and 25th men on other rosters. I think it’s fair to say the inconsistency overall is a problem. Please point me to all the teams that play 'consistently' well.
  15. squally1313
    Please point me to all the excellent 24th and 25th men on other rosters.
  16. squally1313
    The one currently leading baseball in bullpen WAR? Ummmm....what?
  17. squally1313
    It is definitely a symptom of entitled fandom where I want zero Cubs making the all star game this year.
  18. squally1313
    3.98 FIP, 3.84 xFIP, 9.3 K/9, 2.8 BB/9 over his last 6 starts. Yes, even that is not what we signed him for, but I've definitely backed off the whole 'Darvish is broken' bandwagon.
  19. squally1313
    Eh, neither of them are any good, so I'm not going to get too worked up over it. Given that Almora's biggest defensive strength is his reads/routes, not his speed, I'm fine with CarGo's experience in that outfield, especially because he isn't totally terrible defensively (though definitely moving in that direction). Another start for Caratini, though with Darvish on the mound this is more where you expect him. He obviously isn't going to keep up a 1065 OPS, but if he keeps hitting the ball well I wonder if they play around with Contreras in the outfield for a game or two just in case we need it at some point. I also wonder if ultimately our best alignment has KB in RF, some depressing Almora/Heyward platoon in center, and then Bote and Russell both in the infield.
  20. squally1313
    Good for him. Great story for a dude who seems to be really liked among the players and media. Apropos of nothing, here's a picture of Bryan Lahair.
  21. squally1313
    MAYBE?!?
  22. squally1313
    Yeah how do you screw up the Nicest day of the year
  23. squally1313
    it's not great but it's not a rally, campaign/donor people have a suite at the game. Yeah I think the person asking the question used 'rally', but you're right.
  24. squally1313
    Someone tried to ask Kimbrel about the Trump rally at Wrigley and Theo shut it down pretty quickly, said he could make himself available after for whatever other questions.
  25. squally1313
    pretty good bet that it's about Willson having the 2nd most games played and PA among catchers after going it alone for a month. Summer is on the horizon and he could use some rest. Yep...pretty decent chance he has to do the All Star weekend, so pump the breaks a little bit during this stretch of games.
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