PeanutPunch33
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Not really mad at the Altuve HR, he's a great player. But a bit disappointed that they are getting completely blanked by Valdez..
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Where was this last year, Isaac
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That's a nice knock by Turner
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I'm not trying to diminish his success or anything or be a hater but he is facing a mostly right handed lineup. It's a good matchup for him. And I'm enjoying watching how he's bounced back from the 1st inning
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That's fine I guess When the Cubs acquire some real starting pitching at the deadline, it'll probably take the edge off for a lot of us
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Pretty sure I said Jamo is "mid", and "average", I never said he sucks. I said Colin Rea sucks.. and... he kinda does based on his career numbers?
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Yeah, Steele is so underrated. I'd take him when he's at his best over Valdez
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Disagree completely on Jamo being a #3. He's got a mid 4 FIP in 3 years with the Cubs, and a negative WAR for 2 of his 3 seasons here. This is a guy you'd want to pitch in a game 3 of a playoff series? He's a #4 or #5 on a good team. Not overpaid I guess because he fills a lot of innings. But not really that great. Definition of average.
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Do you serve as an apologist for every mediocre pitcher that exists on this team? LOL yesterday you came at me for saying that Rea sucks. Even though most people on this board would agree with that statement 🤷♂️
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That's why I roll my eyes at the Mitch Keller rumors. He's Jamo 2.0.
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Jamo is so mid
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I hope Busch can figure it out someday vs lefties and never be taken out of the lineup. Because he is really special.
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this was a nice game
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very nice
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nico bonds
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that was impressive
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lol and there it is
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A starting pitcher who has pitched 2 scoreless innings, congratu horsefeathers lations. I can say whatever I want about him
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what?
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Nice job getting out of it but Rea is so bad
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That's true, I guess I have to not get so consumed by the last 6 week sample size. The overall body of work against lefties is still pretty good. It's just frustrating to see them completely dominated by LHP recently..
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That's true, Shaw is basically a wild card at this point regarding his potential and future. I just am not sure I see him as a key contributor this season and the idea of him getting all the playing time at 3b in a playoff series, honestly frightens me. IMO, the Cubs best path to a championship this year is to double down on their strengths. The Rangers won a WS not too long ago by just out slugging everybody in the playoffs. I don't personally think it's a bad strategy especially when the rumors are that they are looking at a journeyman like Luis Severino, or a 35-year-old Seth Lugo. I personally don't think those guys move the needle that much. I would change my tune if they got a real, real difference maker at SP that's here for a while. Like go out there and get Mackenzie Gore and give up 3-4 prospects and that would shut me up quickly. Regardless of whether they get Suarez or not.
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Why don't you use this same logic for Shaw then. I agree that prospects fail and fail often. Shaw would already be on a bus or flight back to Iowa for the 2nd time if the Cubs had anybody else not named Brujan or Berti. He'd be looking at his 3rd stint with the big league team in that scenario after he got the call again. I feel like they are doing this to save face more than anything, and that's what bothers me. They don't want to admit that they might just be wrong about Shaw and that he's not nearly ready to contribute at the big league level. They owe it to the fans to go for it this year and try to put their best foot forward to win a WS. Can you really say they are doing that, by playing a rookie that has one of the lowest exit velo's in the league for his amount of PA and who is dead weight on offense right now. As Theo once said, these opportunities are sacred. Regarding Smith - his value is just going up and up and Shaw's is going down and down. His trade value is undeniably lower today than it would have been before his first call up to the big leagues. You can't say the same thing about Smith.
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The offense is good, no doubt, but that number is because of their damage to righties. They are inept vs LHP and for a pretty decent stretch now, 2 months where they are amongst the worst teams in baseball vs southpaws. They will almost certainly face a handful of them in the playoffs. From my perspective, just because they go after a SP at the deadline doesn't mean they shouldn't actively explore other upgrades. Tell me why a guy like Suarez is a bad move when it wouldn't even be that expensive and he's got a near .900 OPS and it's a half season move, similar to when they got Castellanos. A guy like that would slide into this lineup like wheels on ice. He's exactly what the doctor ordered.
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It could cost them a deep playoff run.
