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    Probably puts both guys back in Chicago during the Mariners series, definitely before the Dodgers.
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    Wet conditions washed out Wednesday's game Now today's game is on Apple TV+ Which is weird because I thought those games were only on Up for the Rangers is Nate Eovaldi. He USED to be a piece of horsefeathers, but thankfully For the Cubs it's Marcus Stroman, who is terminally online and tends to overshare Win today so some suburban dads can get lit at Sluggers Go Cubs
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    Riley Thompson in front of Statcast for the first time, horsefeathers year
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    What's the protocol here, do I start a new thread or do we repurpose this one?
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    Ryan Jensen is shoving through 4. 1 walk to 5 Ks and a ton of groundballs
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    Manny Rodriguez sitting 98 that outing. His velo coming all the way back for good would be pretty fun
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    I was gonna try and wait at least through the Texas series before diving into this, but this bears watching. With his power, going from horrendous contact to even just pretty bad would probably be enough to lift him from fringey starter to quality 1st division type.
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    Great writeups. This part of the system is maybe actually the funnest part of the list. Having guys of this caliber outside of the org's top 10 is something really only a few other teams like the Rays, Guardians, and Dodgers can boast. Like heading into 2019, Aramis Ademan was our #3 prospect and a 50 FV at Fangraphs, and his resume wasn't that different from Made's. If you were to ask me for a pick to click this year in the org on the position player sjde I think Moises would be the guy. The history of 18 year olds who can hit in full season ball is strong. I would give him a very short leash defensively because the ceiling seems quite limited there while the bat seems really special.
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    This is a great tip, but I'm obligated to post this
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    I think Hosmer was a good idea in January that became a bit redundant when it became clear the team was happy with Rios' changes during ST. But he's making the league minimum, once he goes from "a bit redundant" to "an actual problem" he'll get the boot.
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    Last night was a hit party Now today it's an early weekday day game, so get everything you need done in the AM We've got Marcus Stroman going for the Cubs And Hunter Greene going for the Reds. He's the hardest throwing starter in baseball So the Reds must usually win when he's on the mound, right? Go Cubs
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    Bellinger
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    This is what I get for assuming he was done after 2
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    Alzolay has faced 13 hitters in the early going here this year. 6 have struck out, 5 have put it on the ground, 1 popped out. Brice Turang hit a hard liner to CF, that horsefeathers
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    There's some data cleaning that happens overnight and might shift these numbers, but as of right now looks like Wesneski is up 1.3 MPH, from 93.4 -> 94.7
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    The bottom half of the order this year
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    Ooof, that list is bleak. Hopefully Leeper's the exception
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    Oh man didn't realize it was his third. Huge bummer. Is there anybody who's had a notable career after 3? Daniel Hudson might have had 3? On the other hand the Hodge news is great though. Probably the most aggressive assignment anybody received this spring. Hope he shows out.
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    It hasnt taken 3-4 months to find the right combos. It's been more like 3-4 weeks, if that. The Cubs bullpen last year pre trade deadline was: - 2nd in innings - 20th in ERA - 5th in xFIP - 4th in WPA In 2021 it was: - 6th in innings - 6th in ERA - 10th in xFIP - 4th in WPA The full year numbers have sucked because the units have been slashed to bits at the past two deadlines, but the groups they took north each year were very effective. That 20th in ERA last year sticks out like a sore thumb, but the divergence from the WPA tells you the story. The top half of the bullpen was very strong, and did their job in the games and situations that mattered. But since they had to cover so many innings with the SP woes, the bottom half had to go out there and wear it in a bunch of blowouts. This year's pen is probably more settled than it has been coming out of ST since like 2017. This weekend sucked, and showed the cost of trying to get by with 0 lefties out there. But Hughes will be back by like the weekend so I get why they didn't want to burn someone on the 40 man for like two Ryan Borucki appearances.
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    I didn't expect to have to break out the big guns this early, but we're going with I Think You Should Leave Last night's game wasn't great And really, the last thee haven't been good But to break this slump Rossy has tapped our best young pitcher, Hayden Wesneski If Hayden chokes though Because the offense
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    Hosmer does not seem likely to make it to May 1st in the org
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