We Got The Whole 9

Do you see the possibility that Zobrist doesn't finish his contract with the Cubs? Not really. His skill set ages well, but he'll probably be fairly bad by year 4. Until then, injuries can still get Happ plenty of AB's. The problem is his defense. His bat will be good; I have no doubt. But his range and arm... he is a liability in RF and just passable at 2B. How that ages is what concerns me. Then you have Happ and Young knocking on the door, with Eloy just a bit behind. If Zobrist only had 2 years left it wouldn't matter much but that 4th year of the contract I think he should/will primarily warm the bench... I'm with you in that we don't need to trade for that TORP that everybody has been dreaming on. This team is set up for GB/weak contact specialists to thrive, and we have had profound success with reclamation projects. So I am comfortable letting the rotation sort itself out. Most teams would dream to have Lester and Kyle as the 1-2, so the foundation is set, and we can stand to lose Jake. We have several guys that fit the Hendricks mold and I think at least 1 of those guys establishes himself as a MORP. Then you have Butler and Monty under control for a half decade. And I'm sure they'll keep grabbing a vet or two on 1 year deals. The pitching is going to be great. The puzzle is the position player side. We won't have room for everybody.

What is that big lumbering oaf of a LF doing calling off the SS... Sorry, I just read Schwarber's fg profile wherein Sporer basically eviscerates him

Do you see the possibility that Zobrist doesn't finish his contract with the Cubs?

Son of a bitch, that sucked

Steal another, KB, he's not even watching you

He looks like he's trying not to over-throw, to me. And the command of his curve has been quite good. Yeah, I've got no issues with what I'm seeing. He's pitching well. He made one mistake at a bad time. But, he's pitching really well. His stuff is probably still filthy, even at 91-92. And maybe him taking a little off will allow him to regain his command, without losing much of his nastiness. Hell, Kyle Hendricks can do it throwing 82 mph. So I'm not super worried about it. But, he's a guy that been injured before, has unorthodox mechanics, has had trouble with his mechanics (last year), now is showing a drop in velo (even if it's due to trying to fix the mechanical issues), he's been bad in the past. It seems like too many red flags, long-term. He's not a Jon Lester that you just plug in and not worry about. There's always something that feels like it could unravel at any moment. So, you take his best seasons, which were some of the finest seasons in franchise history. And then you let someone else worry about all the rest when he is old and getting paid a trillion dollars. Totally agree. I would only be good with a 3 year deal, which he isn't gonna take. He has had a phenomenal short stint with us but at his age and stage of his career there's no way I'd go longer than that. And here he goes and strikes out the side getting some ugly swings. Overall a very solid start with just the bad walk and then the HR.

He looks like he's trying not to over-throw, to me. And the command of his curve has been quite good.

I have to say that I do like that they play Real Mf Gz at Miller Park It's no Thuggish Ruggish Bone but it's solid enough

Man Kyle grooved that one

KB has his first real hit and we're tied!

Rizzo caught guessing

This douche likes Pedro Baez

Schwarber could have crushed that 3-1 and then he chases the next one. Damn.

Dear Cubs, Hit

Yeah. Before it was just sputtering audio but they've gone full [expletive]

Collided with Heyward on a shallow pop up

Wow Russell executed that flawlessly

These guys look mostly clueless at the plate right now

That Rizzo PA was awful

I thought I was lowballing 12 runs a game. Time to end this 12 over 4 bs, guys.

Alright Grimmy

Dodged a horsefeathering bullet now get this horsefeathers out

Seems like Javy gets that ball if he's positioned regularly

Too bad Jon Gray didn't bust hard

Lol that's a pretty easy fair ball and they can't do horsefeathers about it