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  1. Bertz
    Cleveland is horrifically bad on offense against LHP. I don't know what the wind is supposed to do this week but assuming it's not howling out this should be a series where the pitching staff can lick its wounds a bit.
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    Matt Shaw's played at a 1.9 WAR/600 pace since he was recalled, and his xwOBA indicates he's probably even been BABIPed a little during that time. Like I wouldn't throw a tantrum if we traded for Geno Suarez but it's not the highest priority spot on the roster to address. A less terrible version of Brujan (or ideally an outright good one like Willi Castro) that can get a LHH bat into the lineup and spell Shaw vs. especially tough righties is probably plenty.
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    I'll say if Shaw keeps playing at roughly the level he has since getting back from Iowa, I don't have a lot of appetite for replacing him. We saw last year with both PCA and Amaya that the breakout can occur very quickly with talented rookies. And unlike those two guys in the first half of last year, Shaw right now is just sorta below average. He's not some worst in the league type bat acting as an albatross around the lineup's neck. One exception would be Willi Castro, a guy I've been pining for since like October. His ability to play everywhere would mean we could dial back Shaw's playing time without outright blocking him. I'm really into Taylor Ward's bat, though I don't love how little 1B he's played the last few years. I don't need a gold Glover but could the Angels slide him over there a few times a week for the next month?
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    The Chicago Cubs are second in MLB in runs scored per game and second in total WAR from their position players, and yet according to Patrick Mooney at The Athletic the plan is still to add offensive help prior to this year's trade deadline. Two main reasons are cited for the team's search for a bat. First is underperformance. The lack of offensive production from Matt Shaw and Justin Turner provides an opportunity to upgrade the team and push additional chips in on upgrading a likely playoff team. The second is vintage Hoyer: an attempt to limit downside risk. Knowing that the deadline is the last chance to add help, the front office doesn't want to leave itself vulnerable to something like an injury. Mooney lists Taylor Ward, Ryan McMahon, and Eugenio Suarez as "names to monitor", though it's unclear if there is traction with any of those players or if they are simply the type of hitter the team is likely to explore. View full rumor
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    More information about "The Athletic: Cubs Will Add A Hitter Before The Trade Deadline"
    The Chicago Cubs are second in MLB in runs scored per game and second in total WAR from their position players, and yet according to Patrick Mooney at The Athletic the plan is still to add offensive help prior to this year's trade deadline. Two main reasons are cited for the team's search for a bat. First is underperformance. The lack of offensive production from Matt Shaw and Justin Turner provides an opportunity to upgrade the team and push additional chips in on upgrading a likely playoff team. The second is vintage Hoyer: an attempt to limit downside risk. Knowing that the deadline is the last chance to add help, the front office doesn't want to leave itself vulnerable to something like an injury. Mooney lists Taylor Ward, Ryan McMahon, and Eugenio Suarez as "names to monitor", though it's unclear if there is traction with any of those players or if they are simply the type of hitter the team is likely to explore.
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    Take Wood at 17 and Russell at 56, get arguably the two best RH fastballs in the draft and call it a day IMO
  8. Bertz
    Hayes is also a good reminder that 7 years is a long time and we don't need to be in a huge rush to extend everybody
  9. Bertz
    Fun! I believe this game is in front of Statcast so we should be able to get some details on Wiggins' fastball. A little surprised at Caissie as opposed to Rojas. I had kind of assumed Rojas was a lock and also that the reason he is still at SB was because they didn't want to promote him until after this.
  10. Bertz
    Brandon Woodruff's velo is down 4 MPH, he looks pretty cooked. That said to the broader point the Brewers pitching factory will keep churning and keep them in the mix. But if the Cubs win the 90+ games they are currently on track for it shouldn't matter.
  11. Bertz
    Every opponent through the end of the month except for the Yankees and Red Sox is bad against LHP. He'll if you want to look past the trade deadline Baltimore and Cincy suck against them too.
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    Man this place would be having a 5 alarm meltdown if we lost the game the Brewers just did. - Lost to a bad team - Missed an opportunity for a sweep - Missed an opportunity to pick up ground on 1st place - Bullpen gave up runs in four straight innings (two being zombie runners wouldn't matter) - A former Brewer had the big hit - 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position
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    I wouldn't hate him coming up next turn through the rotation. Whether that's just a spot start or stealing Horton's spot for a month while he gets a breather I'd be fine either way.
  15. Bertz
    Mitch Keller is not my favorite arm. But if you offered me the choice between taking a Keller/Bednar deal now or waiting in hope someone significantly better comes available over the next month, I'd lock in a deal with the Pirates.
  16. Bertz
    I'm kinda of wondering if that page from FG is projected rest of season and not current YTD? Do you still have the links?
  17. Bertz
    I don't think your charts cover the same date ranges, because that's not what FG is showing for YTD right now
  18. Bertz
    Holy cow you're totally right. Last year it looks like he got hot on June 28th and basically stayed hot the rest of the year. Through June 27: .249/.302/.371, 100 wRC+ June 28th+: .304/.395/.478, 139 wRC+ So damn near a year to the day. He should have waited until today to get hot instead of start in the week!
  19. Bertz
    Really glad they got this win in. Realistically 7 games on the road against quality teams and you should be okay with 3-4, so they've locked that in. And with two uncompetitive games followed by an off day Monday, I think Craig can lean on the bullpen a little extra tomorrow and try to steal a win against Valdez.
  20. Bertz
    Alcantara is scorching hot right now, I love it
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    Chris Kachmar struck out 9 guys today. His 3rd time this month striking out at least 8. As far as I can tell from game logs he had one 8 K game last year, and one in '21, and that's as far as he's topped out in his career prior to this month. The degree to which Tyler Zombro is turning water into wine all over the system since ~Memorial Day is honestly starting to concern me. Like is every fungible arm in the system learning some new fad pitch that will only be effective for a year? Has he discovered whatever 2025's version of spider tack is? What is going on?
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    Mule is shoving again through 4. Hoping he doesn't run out of gas and fall apart like last time out.
  24. Bertz
    The Cubs have faced 7 lefty starters this month. Three of them are top 10 in the league in pitching WAR (Skubal, Gore, Luzardo). Matthew Liberatore is one of the others, and while far from a star is certainly good. Probably worth keeping the quality of competition in mind when you see these numbers about the team's June swoon against LHP.
  25. Bertz
    Pitching. Let's call it Michael King at something like 6/$150M a year and Ryan Helsley at something like 4/$80M.
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