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  1. Bertz
    These next two and a half weeks are the season's real gauntlet: @ Dodgers facing Sasaki, Yamamoto, Glasnow @ Padres including a Dylan Cease start vs. Dbacks slated to see both Burnes and Gallen vs. Dodgers, thankfully looking like against the back of their rotation vs. Phillies, probably also getting the back of their rotation as they play the Mets right before A bunch of off days should help mitigate things to an extent, but very much a stretch where you're just hoping for 6-8 or 7-7.
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    It really is a fun pitch. I didn't notice it against the Dbacks but it stood out immediately against the A's. It feels like it really ties his repertoire together by like you say giving him a real weapon against lefties. I feel like visually I've been digging his curveball more too, though the data doesn't back me up there. Big picture though is Taillon’s swing and miss is way up right now. So honestly despite the ERA beginning a 6 I feel much more confident in Taillon than I did a month ago.
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    If ramping up from cold is viewed as an especially risky process, then even though it would give him extra rest your plan might ironically be more likely to lead to Steele e.g. blowing out his elbow.
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    Pearson just cannot consistently throw strikes with his fastball right now. I honestly think that's his entire issue. He really ought to go to Iowa IMO. I wouldn't even be surprised if it's a straightforward mechanical issue and he's fixed in a few weeks.
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    Ironically, given the way the Cubs talked about their fear around the ST/Japan/ST/regular season whiplash I think there's a decent chance this sort of proactive strategy is viewed as more likely to produce a long term injury.
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    The bullpen is giving up a .370 BABIP, and a decent number of the walks are trying to tap dance around that traffic. So the group isn't *this* bad. I would say I feel great about Hodge and somewhere between solid and good still about each of Pressly, Merryweather, and Keller. That said I wonder if a line change makes sense tomorrow over the off day. Swap out Pearson and Morgan for Palencia and Little? I could also see an argument for waiting for next Thursday after this Dodgers/Padres road trip, but I think it should happen some point soonish.
  7. Bertz
    Did you watch or just follow on GameDay? Because despite giving up a run Hodge was phenomenal tonight.
  8. Bertz
    In other Cristian news, Cristian Hernandez after 4 PA'S tonight has a 1.000 OPS exactly on the season. It's paired with a 16.7% K rate. I said this at some point this spring but him finally becoming the prince who was promised is probably the single funnest thing that could possibly happen for this org this year below the AAA level.
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    Christian Franklin learning to get the ball in the air without sacrificing his contact rates is a fun development. I've thought for a while he'd be a nice bench piece long term but if he's not burning a ton of worms there's a shot at an everyday caliber player.
  10. Bertz
    James Triantos has 4 steals early in Iowa's 8th game. Would love him to hit 50 this year after slowing down the stretch last year and falling short.
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    Patrick Corbin is really bad. That said the biggest component to that is his propensity to give up dongs. So I wouldn't be shocked if he has a decent night tonight. That said Taillon should look superficially strong in tonight's weather too. Just this game isn't the gimme it might be closer to Memorial Day.
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    I don't see any reason to think it won't be PCA.
  14. Bertz
    I think you dump Workman when one of three things happens: 1. One of the Iowa kids starts popping off and you want the roster spot 2. PCA's struggles against lefties reach a point that you want to add a dedicated RHH CF to more proactively platoon him 3. We've got another month or so of Workman looking this helpless
  15. Bertz
    With Corbin and Mahle going the next two games it is a pretty decent opportunity for another sweep. That'd really be nice to bank those wins because this upcoming west coast trip looks extremely tough.
  16. Bertz
    Flexor Strains generally require a recovery measured in months, not weeks. Brewers rotation is Peralta and pray for rain now
  17. Bertz
    JP Wheat with one walk and 4 K's in 4 innings? That'll do. Mathis has DH'd both games so far. I'm hoping him being at Myrtle is more or less any rehab assignment and he'll go to SB when he's a little healthier and the weather is a little warmer. Honestly exact same deal for Carico too while I'm thinking about it.
  18. Bertz
    Cam Smith has a 43% K rate and a 67% groundball rate. I've never seen those numbers combine for over 100 before (though it's obviously possible because they have different denominators). Maybe the minor leagues are necessary. Who knew?
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    This is, no joke, 95% of a manager's job.
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    Cubs play the Dbacks again in two weeks so unless this is a minimum length stay he will miss that series
  21. Bertz
    Nick Pivetta with the wind blowing in is a really tough matchup since his one weakness is dongs. That said Boyd's a flyball pitcher too so this should be another low scoring game. Hopefully we can defense and baserunning our way past them again.
  22. Bertz
    Matt Shaw was horrific in Japan and IMO a bundle of nerves. But he's got a 113 wRC+ and nearly even walks and strikeouts since getting back stateside. On top of that he's got a .341 xwOBA to a .322 wOBA domestically, so I'm not sure the luck argument holds either. There are some ugly swings, he's getting beat in-zone more than I'd like, but I don't see any reason he should be at Iowa.
  23. Bertz
    Wicks sat 93 and got 15 swings and misses tonight. I won't say I don't care about the rest, but I'm pretty close to not caring about the rest.
  24. Bertz
    Just two starts but Leiter's been incredibe to start the year and looked like he was breaking out. Now we miss him and get gifted Patrick Corbin. This April has been the opposite of early last year. Early last year we got the teeth of every single rotation we faced, now it's the opposite.
  25. Bertz
    May the last two years was a strength of schedule thing IMO. So the team *should* be having that dip right now if it were to happen. That said last year's dip lasted through June well after the schedule let up so 🤷
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