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Now a game under .500 and 5.5 games out of the 2nd wild card. How far out do they have to get before they decide to unload some of those free agents before the deadline? Is there any point they could possibly reach where they’d decide to shop Harper? Of course, the Cubs were 42-43 last year, too, and ended up winning 92 games and the division relatively easily.
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The Rockies Sent Jonathan Gray to AAA for Some Reason
champaignchris replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Caratini seems like the kind of hitter that would kill it in Coors. Lot of contact. Line drives to all fields. Just sayin’. -
Midseason Assessment (aka - what do we need at the deadline?)
champaignchris replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Oakland probably thinks they can make the playoffs next year (or even this year if Seattle stops being stupid lucky - they’re the freaking AL version of the Brewers), meaning they probably only sell a long term asset like Treinan if the other team pays through the nose. -
Figure Bryce Harper will get the SunTrust Park record for a long time if he re-signs with the Nats. If he doesn’t... Who? Hoskins with the Phillies?
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As of about two weeks ago it looked like there was at least a chance for the Indians to piss away the AL Central to the Twins or Tigers. But they’ve won 10 of 15 and suddenly look pretty solid there.
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Luckily haven’t had any back problems since my kids got old enough that I didn’t have to carry them anywhere. I used to make fun of “turf toe” until I got it. Slid my foot on some ice while delivering a combo washer-dryer set about ten years ago. It’s a dislocated big toe. Pretty much ended my running habit. Had to switch to weights for exercise. The sumbitch still hurts occasionally on random days. Now when I hear about a football player who might miss a game because of turf toe, I wonder how they can even walk, let alone play a football game.
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My order of preference would be... 1. Both leagues use no DH. 2. Both leagues use some sort of compromise rule like a “designated pinch hitter” who could bat three times in a game without the player he’s batting for having to come out. 3. Both leagues use the DH (Big space.) 4. Things stay the same as they are now. It’s absurd, especially since year round inter-League play began, that the two leagues have different rules. It’s as if the NBA’s Eastern conference had a three point line and the Western conference didn’t. I know both Leagues going the NL route is a pipe dream. And I don’t have any faith in baseball’s leadership to come up with a creative compromise solution. So I’m pretty resigned to the fact that the DH is coming to the NL. The sooner the better for me.
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It’s clearly affecting him as he’s on pace for a 4.8 WAR season.
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It’s kind of weird that Machado is less valuable as a shortstop than as a 3rd baseman, but it looks like his defense there is just that bad. bWAR, he and Russell have both put up 1.9 WAR seasons thus far. fWAR is 2.8 to 1.4. Even if you trust fWAR more than bWAR, that’s not enough difference to trade straight up, let alone Russell+ for half a year of Machado.
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I was thinking in terms of the second WC spot. Which the Angels are currently 6 games out of.
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And six games out of the playoffs. Hopefully that on-paper mediocre Seattle team comes down to earth a bit and Trout has a chance at a playoff run. Baseball is better when its best players are in the playoff chase and this is pretty easily the Angel’s best team in 4 or 5 years even without Ohtani.
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3.2 IP, 4H, 7BB, 5R on 96 pitches.
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CEJ to the DL with Shoulder Inflammation
champaignchris replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Let the Kelvin Herrera rumors commence... -
... It’s... It’s been one horsefeathering season. They went to the NLCS last year for horsefeathering sakes!!! What the duck is he talking about?!?
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I can’t believe the Reds continue to put up with Hamilton. That at bat against Darvish was horrible.
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So, basically identical to his last month and a half in Colorado. Imagine that.
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The Cubs are never going to play ever again.
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Would anyone of that caliber be any better than Alzolay or Mills? And speaking of Eddie Butler, is he dead or what?
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Despite playing 18 of their games in Coors, they're 13th in the League in runs per game. That's raw, without taking park factors into account at all. Their team OPS+ is 80.
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If that were the case, there’d be nothing stopping teams from saying, “He’s healthy now,” regardless of his real injury status and starting the suspension clock then. At least this way teams aren’t encouraged to lie.
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When is the “Schwarber can’t play outfield” thing going to die?
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Kelvin Herrera has a 14 to zero K/BB rate over 13.2 innings. That's pretty good. He's probably pitching himself onto a contender by the deadline and then to a pretty nice contract in the offseason.
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I don’t hate the Cubs trying to acquire Machado. I don’t hate the Cubs trading Russell. I do hate the Cubs trading Russell for Machado. That said, the Orioles are last in the AL is runs, BA, OBP, and SLG despite Machado slashing .344/.428/.606! How is that even possible? Unsurpringly, Machado leads the league with 7 IBB already. Trout led the AL in IBB last year with a grand total of 15. Machado is on pace to double that.
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If the Cubs could somehow throw Heyward’s contract into the mix, I could see Russell for Machado making some sort of sense. But there’s absolutely no way Heyward is waiving his NTC to go play in Baltimore.