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  1. Bertz
    Matt Waldron sucks, but! - A 12-something ERA is ripe for regression - Knuckleballers are weird...I don't think we've faced one since pre-pandemic? - Taillon’s not exactly Cy Young Definitely feel much closer to good than great for this one.
  2. Bertz
    FG's Cubs list is apparently coming out this week
  3. Bertz
    This was the Soriano lifecycle to a T, and I agree I definitely expect Pete's ebbs and flows to look like this
  4. Bertz
    This is not to go as far as to call them all pushovers, but the Cubs don't face another SP who is definitely good until next Sunday when they draw deGrom. Everyone before then is either outright mediocre to bad or a guy with a good resume having a bad start to 2026.
  5. Bertz
    Probably not. At least not a dude you'll ever trust in a high leverage spot against a RHB. That said if someone is not a dude I appreciate them coming in and just relentlessly filling the zone
  6. Bertz
    Jerzembeck's alive! Honestly kind of shocked, usually when they bother to IL a guy he's out a while.
  7. Bertz
    Eli Lovich dong
  8. Bertz
    Yeah TJ#1 is more or less routine but TJ#2 is still assume the worst until the guy has re-proven himself.
  9. Bertz
    Ethan Roberts gave up a homerun on a ball hit 118 MPH. I...don't think I can blame that one on the conditions. Struck out the side after, he feels like a much safer bet to rejoin the big league club at home on Friday.
  10. Bertz
    No exit velo reading on Bateman's dong, but Triantos just donged on a ball hit 94.4 to the opposite field. Wild conditions today.
  11. Bertz
    Okay yeah Brett Bateman just homered they're clearly playing moon baseball today
  12. Bertz
    Yikes! Although, 10 whiffs so far....
  13. Bertz
    Assuming today goes well, I'd consider Wicks for the MLB pen as early as this weekend.
  14. Bertz
    Yeah I'm hoping this pairing is semi-permanent, you pretty much couldn't craft a better vet to pair him with in a lab.
  15. Bertz
    Bryan sort of gets at it but one of the most encouraging things about the farm thus far is the mid level guys stepping up. Despite having four guys make various T100s and a bunch of interesting guys in A Ball, the farm didn't rank well this winter largely because it lacked the 45 FV types that really make for high end depth. But with Ayers and Mathis and Caple and Sanders etc. you're starting to get like an actual fight for the back of the top 10 again, as opposed to a farm where there's not much difference between 9 and 19. In terms of magnitude it's Hartshorn/Ramirez/Rojas and then a sizable gap to everything else, but that depth is important especially if you're looking to be active in July.
  16. Bertz
    Despite the solid ERA Randy Vasquez was one of the worst starters in the league last year. This year he's been legitimately good but with some luck layered onto that. He probably still sucks? But especially since he added some juice to his fastball I'm not super confident in that. I'd rather have Boyd going either way but the degree varies.
  17. Bertz
    Yeah I suspect they're going to take their time with Steele, probably do one rehab outing at each level. Kick that process off next week and you're looking at early June. The other arms we're waiting on, pending any setbacks: Phil Maton - Tonight Ethan Roberts - This week Palencia - Next week (has a bullpen tomorrow, I'd presume a rehab this weekend) Harvey/Thielbar - TBD but sounds like weeks not months
  18. Bertz
    FWIW a few years ago Longenhagen was glazing Leigh and said his slider was super legit. And he's throwing about 2 MPH harder than he was at his last go-around with Iowa in late '24. I wonder if this is a Roberts/Little situation where he spent this offseason in a time machine and rediscovered some lost velocity.
  19. Bertz
    Uhhhhh Pedro Ramirez came out of the game today and there's not obvious context for why based on GameDay
  20. Bertz
    Good for him, but good lord what happened to Toronto's outfield that they're reaching this far down the depth chart?
  21. Bertz
    I was cautiously optimistic about Velasquez with the idea he'd go from 93 as a starter to closer to 95 as a reliever. But he actually lost velo last night? I wonder if he gets a second outing or if he immediately gets the boot for Maton today. Assad appears to be getting hit with the regression stick hard right now. He's been more than due for a long time.
  22. Bertz
    Imagine thinking 13 months ago that the Cubs would have a sizable SP advantage in a Colin Rea / Roki Sasaki matchup.
  23. Bertz
    Didn't realize the Padres were in Mexico City this weekend. Considering that's basically Coors Field south that feels like good timing for us to get them Monday.
  24. Bertz
    The team winning this game after Craig (correctly) waved the white flag with Rolison is diabolical. If the Brewers had won this game we'd be shrieking.
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