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  1. KCCub
    Wind is absolutely a factor, but they squared him up well that inning.
  2. KCCub
    It’s not, but I don’t believe you were on PSD where we discussed the Hosmer signing ad nauseam. Come on, Hosmer vs Belli is Apples to Oranges, and you know that. That’s just such a terrible comparison. And I agree, this argument isn’t worth relitigating. We obviously have completely different views on how/where the Cubs should spend their resources, and that’s fine.
  3. KCCub
    They shouldn’t have wasted a dime on Hosmer. Every single person knew he was getting DFA’d once we signed him. He was trash with absolutely no upside. Mervis should’ve started with the team to be eased in instead of being called up, where there was a ton of pressure on the kid to produce right away after we had already wasted 31 games on a black hole. I will never agree to these dumpster signings over giving a guy with upside a chance. We see it over and over where a young kid struggles his first go around. Literally every single year this happens to multiple prospects. Sometimes they don’t work out, but I’m giving ABs to the prospect over someone like Hosmer 100% of the time.
  4. KCCub
    Cubs just keep making my day. Busch in the cleanup spot, with Hoerner/Happ batting 1-2. Mervis batting 8th behind Tauch, should get some opportunities to drive him in.
  5. KCCub
    He was actually showing signs of being hurt his last outing. Training staff was working with him in the dugout as he was twisting his back/hips. Shockingly, he came back out for another inning after that...
  6. KCCub
    Look at this team doing extremely obvious things that will make the team better. Good job Jed.
  7. KCCub
    I bet the Red Sox are already on the phone about Cooper. I do feel bad for him as he played fine, but this is getting us closer to a bench that actually has some upside and can play matchups better. I just wish they would get out of the dumpster diving mindset in the off-season and quit spending money on vets who clearly are toast or provide no upside.
  8. KCCub
    Hoping for some Belli, Busch, Mervis, and Happer bombs. I would say there's a chance Yordan hits one to the moon though.
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  10. KCCub
    What's the local weather saying for tonight's game? My future radar only goes to 6pm and looks like there's some small cells starting to popup right around then.
  11. KCCub
    Cabrera is going to settle in now…
  12. KCCub
    Yep, just let him go out and pitch and not overthink it. I like the change
  13. KCCub
    Is he? I was going off Fangraph's showing he had one option remaining. I assumed it was updated once he was optioned to start the year but maybe not. If so, then yea he'll be moved this year.
  14. KCCub
    Not to keep this discussion going and clog up the game thread, but you kind of made my point. With Seiya out for probably 4-6 weeks, this is his opportunity. I fully agree with the concept of not having a top prospect sit on the bench vs getting ABs everyday in Iowa. As we've established, he's not a top prospect and most likely a 4th OFer/DH bat. I'm just of the opinion that he's appealing enough that he should be given more of an opportunity than the Cubs appear to be willing to do. I fully acknowledge that the Cubs have all the data they need on him and have their reasons why they aren't playing him. Personally, I like the thought of seeing what he can do during this stretch before PCA and Caissie eventually take over. Once that happens, Canario will go by the wayside with next year being his last option year. It's really nothing more than I like the idea of giving a guy a shot who could be a cost controlled player with upside as a piece on the roster for the next 5 years vs adding vets every year who have been DFA'd/cut loose.
  15. KCCub
    I want to be clear, my disappointment is not Wisdom vs Canario specifically, as there's multiple ways we could of had both Canario and Wisdom in the lineup today. It's more so how we've configured our bench from a macro strategy the past couple years and selecting to use vets with low ceilings (Mancini, Hosmer, Tauchman, Cooper, Barnhart, etc) vs our own young guys who might be riskier, but also provide more upside. The same things were said last year about Velazquez's big league success was a result of being shielded. I fully understand from a micro strategy, that for instance, Wisdom is probably the better play today on paper than Canario, but damn it sucks that it's very apparent he's not going to get a shot with the upside he showed in his 2022 season. He's going to get passed by PCA/Caissie and we'll likely have to move him next year. Summary - I'm risk aggressive and even with Canario's contact concerns he's still produced at every level, I don't think it's extremely far fetched to give him more of a shot when our typical bench players have career wRC+'s of 56, 90, 97, 108, & 111.
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    Hard to do when you don't get a shot. We didn't give Velazquez a shot last year, either. It's not necessarily that I like Canario as a prospect and I understand why they moved Velazquez at the time, but pencil me in as wanting to have higher upside guys get opportunities on the bench/playing time as opposed to what we've had on the bench the past two seasons. Next year is Canario's last option year correct? With PCA and Caissie looming, Canario probably won't get many more opportunities, especially with the choice of lineup today.
  17. KCCub
    Yep, stinks no Canario. Wisdom in RF batting 2nd....
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  19. KCCub
    Did we ever hear anymore on this?
  20. KCCub
    That makes sense. I was going to say, this storm has produced a ton of rain/high winds while covering northern MO and basically all of Iowa. Looks to be reaching Chicago by 6ish. So unless it dissipates or slides just north, we might not be playing ball tonight.
  21. KCCub
    How likely is it that this game is played? We've had bad storms all night/this morning in KC and looks like they will be hitting Chicago this afternoon.
  22. KCCub
    I still think about Joc's bombs against Wesneski last year. Got lucky he hit that right at Busch.
  23. KCCub
    I can't wait until we are done facing Marte. He's so tough.
  24. KCCub
    What's the scouting report on Brewer?
  25. KCCub
    And it's that damn two strike middle cut hanging slider that he keeps throwing. He has the opposite issue as our other RP - throws too many strikes. That pitch needs to be in the dirt or outside the zone.
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