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  1. squally1313
    Leadoff Rizz! Rizz KB (3B) CarGo (LF) Javy Heyward (RF) Vic Bote Almora Hamels
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    so, wasn't kimbrel just doing demos for interested teams? Is he really just getting off the couch now? Seems odd to me that he would need that much time to get ready. I don't think there's a lot of upside in communicating some super aggressive timeline. Going to need at least a few games in the minors just to get used to the mental aspect of that, with time off in between. Think three weeks is on the high end.
  3. squally1313
    Have you ever known anyone to like Ted Nugent’s music? Confession: The Blackhawks, if not currently at least through their Cup run, took the ice to this song, and I absolutely loved it back before I knew who Ted Nugent was.
  4. squally1313
    With CarGo in the mix as an outfielder, it gives them even less reason to play him (or Russell). Bote should be playing second a majority of the time, give Russell the rest of the ABs.
  5. squally1313
    Who wants to see a video featuring Cub prospect legend Hak Ju Lee and Cubs legend Eddie Butler putting his own spin on Ted Lilly's best moment as a Cub? https://streamable.com/v7efu
  6. squally1313
    Sofa last night: Sofa all of five days ago:
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    Yeah...weird flip there. If you ignored the last month, you could kinda see how they weren't fans of Willson's framing, and thought they needed someone with better framing skills to catch Hendricks. But given the month the Kyle has just had, doesn't really make a lot of sense to switch up how things were going. Maybe Contreras was just dealing with something last night.
  8. squally1313
    It all comes down to the contract for me if we commit multiple years I won’t like it Then you won't like it.
  9. squally1313
    Pretty much everybody? Yeah, he's definitely not some savior, especially getting started this late in the year. But it's not like you're locking him into a spot in the lineup, so if he sucks, whatever. We have plenty of experience in dealing with bad pitching signings. Plus, the Cubs signing him means the Brewers and the Cardinals didn't.
  10. squally1313
    With two strikes too. Of course.
  11. squally1313
    Locked in Kyle is so fun to watch. He can dial up that back door sinker on the black seemingly at will right now, and he’s doing it at 90 MPH.
  12. squally1313
    Hasn’t Joe said in the past that the time to give a player rest is after a nice game so the player can rest on a positive? Possibly. But you’d think Contreras would be a little different considering he’s had a scheduled day off every five days for at least the last six weeks or so.
  13. squally1313
    Strop up, Maples down. Fun* fact, Jose Quintana, in his four innings on relief like, 2 months ago, has been our second most valuable reliever this year. *Not actually fun at all.
  14. squally1313
    3 HRs, with a .113/.234/.217 slash line, 124 PAs. Though I don't know how unusual that is compared to like, league average. Rizzo has 2, but puts up a .226/.297/.340 BaseballRef splits, if interested.
  15. squally1313
    Well the issue with the dongs is that being on pace for 30 in 2019 MLB isn't all that impressive anymore, as evidenced by the fact that he currently sits 69th (nice) in home runs right now. Sure, you hope there's more coming as it warms up at Wrigley, but projections are only counting on 27 total, which puts him right above last year. His best tool right now is his plate discipline, but as you mentioned, it almost seems too good at some points, and I know anecdotally we can all point out at least a few ABs where he gets totally screwed up by the umpire. If all he's going to be is a 30 HR guy, he needs to find a way to get a walk rate as close to 20% as he can and be some Joey Gallo-lite. That probably involves adding some 2 strike protect swing, which would obviously hinder the power...Rizzo's approach would be ideal, but we know how rare that is.
  16. squally1313
    What kind of fWAR do you think he's going to put up over the next few seasons? I mean, as much as it pains me to admit it, it's hard to really disagree. Outside of the top defenders/prime defensive spots, it's probably foolish to rely on positive defensive value, especially for someone with his clear limitations. He's made plenty of strides in the area, but he's never going to be fast and he's going to get turned around 4-5 times a year. That being said, from what I can tell, the only real difference offensively being 2018 and 2019 is that he's down 25 points in BABIP. Walk rate is down 1%, K rate barely up, and his batted ball profile shows a few more line drives, a few more hard hit balls, and significantly less soft hit balls (10.9% to 16.8%). Basically I don't think he's too far off from that 115 wRC. Whether a 115 with slightly negative defensive value is enough is a different question, but I think he's still an above average hitter.
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    Schwarber, KB, Rizz, Javy, CarGo, Vic, Heyward, Russell, Kyle 1. Weird that Vic is getting the start here and not just his usual Darvish start day, especially after Contreras donged last night. 2. Two days in a row CarGo gets the starting nod over Almora, which is interesting considering Almora just had one of his more useful (though still incredibly luck based) months of his career at an .823 OPS, whereas Heyward fell back to earth with a .618.
  18. squally1313
    I would think pretty much everyone who hangs out in the Draft Day thread can figure out who this is.
  19. squally1313
    What's the theory? He alone is getting stolen signs? No idea. Maybe? It’s strange, regardless. I mean, no. That is 100%, most definitely not the case.
  20. squally1313
    Just stop dude. He put up an 1.116 OPS last month. Ok, great. He then collided with Heyward and has struck out 10 times in 4 games+, while taking 0 walks. You're right. I take it back. Think we could maybe trade him for a reliever?
  21. squally1313
    Just stop dude. He put up an 1.116 OPS last month.
  22. squally1313
    Almora and Bote are solid defenders though, which Gonzalez definitely isn't. Batting 5th, playing RF tonight (over Almora, with Heyward in center). I guess we'll find out soon enough. Edit: I also have zero problems with David Bote's .289/.364/.500 against RHP in 129 PAs this year.
  23. squally1313
    dont worry, theo is already working on new urgency slogans for next march 6th in the majors in wRC, 4th in wOBA, 3rd in OBP. I can't even imagine the outrage among the other 83% of the league that has been worse than us this year.
  24. squally1313
    His main problem, as has been explained a few times already, is that he is a bad baseball player in his current form, and he has always been a bad baseball player away from Coors Field. If we need to rely on his health and durability in any way, we are so far beyond fucked.
  25. squally1313
    Wow this was a fun read this morning, good job everyone.
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