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Everything posted by We Got The Whole 9
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I definitely don't want Pete Alonso now
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Another meatball that Happ swings right through ,
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Good pitch to swing at Christopher
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Every BORP should be licking their chops to face this bunch of clowns
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What the horsefeathers are these guys swinging at. The discipline is just gone.
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Sucks that he got 1 bad call but it doesn't excuse this
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Minor League Discussion & Box, 5-1-24
We Got The Whole 9 replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Tom didn't start that one, I think I saw it last year. I kind of like it. -
What's his BA with RISP in that span? It feels like he very rarely got the job that he is supposed to be so dependable at done.
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Just wanted to pop in to say Nick Madrigal is the worst "contact" hitter I have ever seen in my life
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Now take Wauchman out of that. The big hitters on this team are just overmatched night in and night out. Such little SLG, it almost makes you believe in lineup protection.
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Nick Madrigal is not an MLB hitter
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91 mph meatball sinker and you can't even put the ball in play, come on man
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General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread
We Got The Whole 9 replied to David's topic in General Baseball Talk
Trout having surgery on his meniscus. Once again he will miss about half a season. What a damn shame. -
NL Central: Reds, Pirates and others
We Got The Whole 9 replied to Hairyducked Idiot's topic in General Baseball Talk
Elly is on pace for damn near 50/100 and he threw a ball in the field at 106.9 Holy horsefeathers horsefeathers. Absolute freak. I am not looking forward to him and Condon or Jac on the same team in the near future. -
I'm definitely not doing that, I'm just commenting.
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Minor League Musings
We Got The Whole 9 replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I know we can't really dig into the minutiae of Kyle's minor league performance like we can Caissie's these days but Kyle's approach today has been informed by his experience in facing Major League pitching, the era of coaches/orgs stressing pulling the ball in the air and having 8 years of practice doing that. For example, Kris Bryant's spray chart from the minors to majors would look like a direct contrast as his calling card in the minors was oppo shots and he soon learned that that approach didn't work for him in MLB. Comparing their high-minors performance is more sensible to me. It's not just "OF who hits the ball hard". Owen, if he would poke a few more over the fence, would be running a really high TTO right now. Last year it was really high, not far from where Kyle was at that level. To me, it's definitely the TTO and EV that will be Caissie's calling card. Who knows what his batted ball distribution will look like as a big leaguer. I don't think it's fair to compare the 2023-24 versions of them. I am skeptical of Owen adding any value beyond the bat. Time will tell, obviously. -
DJ has that look like, ok I get it now
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Minor League Musings
We Got The Whole 9 replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
He feels a lot like Schwarber, right? -
He still averaged 96 last year. Jed loves reclamation projects and that's a dude that posted back-to-back 5 war seasons when he was healthy. He usually loves taking flyers on these types, but you are right, his price tag was a little steep for Jed and where his roster was at.
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Cade Horton Promoted to AAA
We Got The Whole 9 replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Kid Cade It's gonna be so nice to have a power SP that doesn't walk many guys. -
Severino would have been a great pickup by Jed and right in his wheelhouse. Dude was pumping 97-98 like it was nothing through the 7th inning. He's a badass. The Cubs offense really sputters when pitchers fill up the zone. The mantra these days for a lot of staffs is throw your best "stuff" down the middle and when teams execute that plan we are pretty punchless. IDK I guess we're not alone in that regard, and our offense is top 10 in runs per game. It can just be frustrating to watch. Need another lockdown performance from Shota.
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Is it too early to trade for a closer?
We Got The Whole 9 replied to CubinNY's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I don't believe they think Alzolay is right. He hasn't pitched for almost a week. He spoke about his inability to tunnel right now, so I am thinking that behind-the-scenes, they are still trying to iron that out and don't want him pitching unless it's in mopup duty. He has 1 K over his last 4 appearances. Hitters are having no trouble distinguishing his pitches. I think It's insane to actually think Mason Miller will be a target of the Cubs. They'd probably rather Kyle get healthy and stick Brown there, but Jed will likely never empty a farm like that. He'll roll with Hodge and the Iowa shuttle eventually. I don't really see significant RP getting traded yet, but Ryan Pressly would greatly interest me. HOU is gonna trade him but they'll probably wait until his ERA aligns better with his peripherals, which are right in line with his career numbers. I'm curious to see what they get for him, though. -
Why wouldn't they have gotten Wicks MRI done already? If it is because of swelling that is concerning. But that doesn't appear to be the case. You'd think they would get that done right away.
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Check the thread I posted a few days ago. Major improvements across the board in his approach. Not chasing as much, swinging at more strikes, big improvements in contact and hard contact, barrel rate, and pretty much doubled his launch angle. His plate coverage has been really good. His approach is bar none the best on the team.
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Phew, thought for sure Bader was gonna get up and walk it off.
