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  1. Rcal10
    I’m not sure I trust Little to throw strikes. However, I am still not sold on Cabrera either.
  2. Rcal10
    Maybe you are right. In your scenerio how do they limit Horton? Do you have them starting Rea with Horton going to the pen? Or are you suggesting a second starting pitcher via trade? I am pretty sure you agree Horton cannot pitch every 5th game without any restrictions. I know you are a big Horton guy (I like him too) but you have also have suggested he does need to ease a bit into innings this year. (I also agree with that) How do they do it? 🤷
  3. Rcal10
    I would think with days off and a manager like Counsell, who is creative, the cubs could send Brown and Horton down to AAA and then back up for their start. Then they can carry 8 pen arms at all times, line every other team.
  4. Rcal10
    I agree that if they get a quality starting pitcher I wouldn’t worry about the pen, with the exception of a top closer. I wouldn’t pick up a journeyman middle relief pitcher. They are fine there. Just get the best starting pitcher they can get. As for a bench bat, I think once the AAA season ends they can bring up someone. I am not that worried about the bench bat.
  5. Rcal10
    How about one stop shopping on Suarez and either Kelly or Gallen. All are FA at the end of the year.
  6. Rcal10
    Well Imanaga replaces Rea. Another starting pitcher, preferably a TOR starter gets added. That makes Taillion, Imanaga, Boyd and the starter added, which would be 4 of a 5 man in the rotation. Brown and Horton can fill in on the 5th spot, which would limit their innings. They would be going every 10 games instead of 5. If they trade for one starting pitcher they can limit each of those guys. Plus Assad might be back. If they wanted to, they can spot start Rea once or twice. Maybe even some sort of 6 man rotation. By getting one starter and getting Imanaga back they can absolutely limit innings on guys. Yes, come actual playoff time a stud pen arm can be as valuable as a starting pitcher. But they have to get there. And I would like to do that with Brown and Horton still having some innings in their arms. I am not arguing against a pen arm. I am saying if they get one I want a 9th inning guy. I think they have plenty of middle relievers.
  7. Rcal10
    Gilbert is still a very good pitcher and he will have one game pitched before facing the Cubs. They do seem to be running into some quality pitchers.
  8. Rcal10
    Yep, they get Gilbert and Kirby. They also get Peralta and the top rookie prospect who no hit the Cardinals into the 6th. So 4 of the 6 games the rest of this homestand they face great pitching. But I think the wind will be blowing out.
  9. Rcal10
    As long as if they went pen, it was high end pen arm. My first choice would be high end starting pitcher, but if not that then high end pen arm. And I really don’t know of any high end pen arms who would realistically be available. To me the only difference in rotation arm versus pen arms would be if the Cubs don’t get a TOR starter I would be ok with a guy like Keller, Fedde, Lugo, etc…. where if the Cubs didn’t get a high end pen arm, I feel a middle relief pitcher is kind of redundant. They have those. To me they need a starting pitcher regardless of if he is TOR or MOR. They need to limit Brown and Horton innings. And replace Rea.
  10. Rcal10
    😅 I totally deserved that. But it is what happens when posting without reading glasses and not double checking before sending. I wish it was for the reason you are hinting at….. I think I corrected my response now.
  11. Rcal10
    I also think it helped the Cubs a bit in that maybe he helps the Giants win a game or two from the Dodgers that maybe they don’t win without him. LA has a have a win or two less at the end of the season and that can give the Cubs a better chance at the first round bye. Whether they have to play the Giants, Phillies, Mets, Dodgers or SD doesn’t really matter to me. They are all good and all series can be a toss up. But being able to play one less series is a bigger deal to me. So I don’t care much that the Giants got better. It might help us. I also don’t care that now maybe the Red Sox have money to spend. San Francisco doesn’t have the money so they neutralize each other. As for putting pressure on Hoyer, sure, it may. But to me that is also a good thing.
  12. Rcal10
    Way too early for this talk. Even a sweep of the Brewers doesn’t put them away. Yes, it makes things difficult for them but there are 86 games to go after these 3. And, I doubt the Cubs sweep. This next series is going to be tough. Hopefully they win the first one then get one of the next two after that. Last two pitchers in the series are going to be tough.
  13. Rcal10
    2 out of 3 would be awesome. 3 more games off the schedule and gain a game.
  14. Rcal10
    He wanted an explanation. You cannot review a fair or foul call in the infield. That is why the Pirates couldn’t ask for a review. He probably wanted to know why the guy closest to the ball was overruled by umpires further away.
  15. Rcal10
    Yes, which is why they need another starting pitcher asap. I am sure Horton is in one as well.
  16. Rcal10
    Probably invisible since I doubt there is such a thing. I think Lugo would be a way more realistic option for the Cubs if KC sold. But I think that is a long way off.
  17. Rcal10
    Who has the Cubs 2-1 against the Pirates after 3 games.✋🏼I did. Honestly that is all that matters. They are slumping offensively. No one will argue that. But it happens. If they can play .500 ball while slumping with the bat, that isn’t bad.
  18. Rcal10
    You do you. I didn’t like Chapman in ‘16 either. But I sure enjoyed that season. I want that enjoyment again.
  19. Rcal10
    I am not sure what you mean by me being too much in protest mode, but I do know most posters share my views politically, here. So going back to baseball, I try to seperate my view of a ballplayers and how he plays the game from my view of him personally. I know there are a lot of bad actors in sports and frankly everywhere. So hard for me to get worked up if the Cubs did trade for Chapman. I don’t like him personally, but I wouldn’t disown the Cubs if they did trade for him.
  20. Rcal10
    To add to your scenarios, if it is Sale or another TOR starter and nothing else, or a guy to slot under Taillon and another middle relief pitcher, I go with Sale and roll with the pen they have. I would also take the ace starter over your option #2.
  21. Rcal10
    Thats better gflore. 👍 You have come a long way in a short time. Glad to see you thinking more like a Cubs fan than a Sox fan😅 I mean really the best outcome is cardinals winning both and the cubs winning both. That would mean in the 4 game series each team played the Cubs would gain a game on both the Cardinals and Brewers. But…….baby steps!
  22. Rcal10
    They played the Rockies with terrible weather and the wind gusting at 20-30 mph blowing in. Runs were not going to be scored in those games. Funny thing is if the wind was blowing out at 20mph for most of the Cubs home games we would be worrying about the pitching and saying how great the offense is. People need to step back and take a deep breath and relax. Baseball is a long season. Teams go through stretches all the time. They probably are not the top offense in baseball. But they are far from a problem.
  23. Rcal10
    But the offense isn’t something to worry about. They may not be the top offense in baseball, but they are top 5. Even if they are not performing at the level that is comfortable to people right now you do have to realize the competition as well as the fact that during every baseball season every team slumps from time to time. That is what this is. A combination of quality pitching, weather conditions and possibly guys slumping which leads to lower runs. That doesn’t mean that the offense is a trouble spot to start worrying about. Honestly if you watch baseball every year you will see every team go through this yearly. Be happy they are playing .500 ball while not really hitting.
  24. Rcal10
    Actually I wouldn’t mind them winning a game or two the next 2 games. Milwaukee is now the bigger threat. Your hatred of the Cardinals really reminds me of the Sox fans who only cared about the Cubs losing. If a Cardinal win helps the Cubs I am all for a Cardinal win. But mainly, I try to just focus on the Cubs.
  25. Rcal10
    I want a guy who can pitch at the front of the rotation now. Neither Cabrera nor Meyer fits that roll. While I like a Meyer, possibly for a guy they can have for several years, I don’t think he works here and now.
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