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  1. Rcal10
    Reds are last in BA, middle of the pack in slugging and 24th in OPS. If by pretty legit you mean bad, sure their bats are legitably bad. I worry more about their eventual starting pitching. When Lodolo and Greene come back their rotation is solid with Burns and Abbott as well.
  2. Rcal10
    How about Michael fricken Conforto!!!!!
  3. Rcal10
    They look a little flat tonight. And Cabrera doesn’t look good. But it can change in one AB, so we shall see.
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    I agree. But it is a different conversation if the Kepley is the 3rd piece of the trade offer instead of the only piece. Didn’t the Nationals want Shaw and Horton for Gore? I expect cost to be ridiculous again.
  5. Rcal10
    He will be more than that. Someone will give something much better than that, regardless of if it makes sense or not. Kepley isn’t any better than the QO pick they get when Skubal declines the offer. So why would they do that?
  6. Rcal10
    The homer in the 9th was a routine fly ball most other days. The bigger issue is his control. Either Rolison or Martin will go down or released once Theilbar comes back. Not really something we need to be that concerned about. Just get pen arms healthy and we don’t have to worry about either Martin or Rolison.
  7. Rcal10
    Reds lost too and Cardinals losing. Could be a good day.
  8. Rcal10
    So Az announcers were talking about their starters having an era close to 10 the last 11 games and how Kelly is doing so much better than that. Is he? 6, so far, in 4.1 innings IS NOT better than 10. And they even said it as he was leaving the field.
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    HUGE hit. Had to score here.
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    I know a lot of people comment on the Cubs announcers. But try listening to the other team announcers some time. I am stuck listening to the Az announcers. I live in Az so thr only broadcast I get is their people. They are going on and on about how unpressed they are with Kelly today. In the blast 2 days you would think Ian Happ is a HOF ballplayer. They are talking about his BLAZING speed. I know there are some combinations of broadcaster the Cubs have that we all don’t like. But when you hear others you realize yours aren’t that bad.
  11. Rcal10
    I think that had Rea not allowed a baserunner he would have been allowed to pitch thru 6. He was at 92 pitches going into the 6th. So 3 up and 3 down shouldn’t be more than 15 more pitches. I think Craig would have been okay with 107. But when someone got on, that is when he pulled him. I figured that was going to happen.
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    Thanks Jason. I agree that Boyd can be useful. And isn’t a bad playoff option, as long as they watch his health this year.
  13. Rcal10
    Is Boyd done? I have seen several people basically not consider him when talking playoff rotation. He has struggled some out of the gate, but hasn’t he gotten a lot of swing and miss. Is his injury a precursor of what is expected to come? Can’t the beginning of Robinson just be a slow start? Or are all his underlying numbers also down? Maybe they limit his innings some this year and he isn’t gassed come the playoffs?
  14. Rcal10
    It would me. He is done.
  15. Rcal10
    Is Milner against Laureano minimizing the slug chances compared to Sheets against Brown? I would have to see actual stats to back that statement up before agreeing. I think it is more likely a manager playing a hunch and managing based on his gut decision. I would think the difference in slug for either matchup is negligible.
  16. Rcal10
    And he ended up facing Laureano, who hits lefties well. I mean, Counsell got the match up he knew he would get. SD manager also got the match up he wanted. I was always either going to be Brown against Sheets or Milner against Laureano.
  17. Rcal10
    Cubs need to not let those pitches bother them. No retaliation. 2 runs leads retaliation enough. But in a different game, a Padre would go down.!
  18. Rcal10
    Even harder to complain about 7 innings. He will win a lot of games only giving up 3 runs in 7 innings.
  19. Rcal10
    Nice slide by Conforto.
  20. Rcal10
    Pretty sure it is ABS.
  21. Rcal10
    And shouldn’t cost much. Maybe he is an option. But won’t be for a while.
  22. Rcal10
    Like I originally said, in today’s game, you are right. He has been steady. I also just realized, you missed a start he had in March. Would have made your argument even better. 6 innings and no runs. So now we are talking about 35 innings and 12 runs. Which, is very good. I honestly thought he was doing better. I was kind of surprised with the stats you showed. Based on revised stats, I agree with you he has also been a rock. And that said, IMO, there is more there with him that the Cubs will bring out.
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    You are right, based on the game in 2026. But it is kind of funny to think a guy who has only gone 6 or more innings twice in his 5 starts with 2 games being quality starts is considered a rock and a guy who eats up innings. 12 earned runs in 29 innings is, IMO, not Cabrera at his best. I am hoping for more, and believe there is more there.
  24. Rcal10
    Honestly, I’m not sure he is any better than Rea. But if they did sign him, Rea could have gone to the pen. Which helps the pen.
  25. Rcal10
    Great. This is your opinion. But when someone has a different opinion that doesn’t mean it is dumb because you don’t agree with it. Busch very well could end up a better hitter than Mo by years end. But right now juggling the line up to get the hotter bat closer to the top of the line up, is not dumb. And, apparently Counsell agrees.
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