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  1. Rcal10
    Why weren’t the Cubs running when Kelly was up? I don’t understand this team.
  2. Rcal10
    Actually I agree with this. It is closer to a 50/50 decision then some think. Basically that is why I would like to see them work something minor out with Detroit to keep Workman. Whether it is Brujan now or someone else later, I don’t expect Workman to be in the major league roster all year. I am fine with him in the system but don’t feel he would have the job just because they can’t move him around. Figure it out now, go with Brujan on the roster and get Workman playing time in AAA.
  3. Rcal10
    I don’t think it takes another month. Why wouldn’t the Cubs just release Brujan if they liked Worlman more than him? Even if they wanted to see what Workman could do so they gave him 3 weeks while putting Brujan on the IL, Workman has been bad. I think when Brujan is ready the Cubs will have to decide if they can work out some minor arrangement with the Tigers and keep Workman, or send him back. Fact is, it is very hard for a team competing to stash a rule 5 guy all season. If it isn’t now it will be another time. So if they think right now Brujan helps them more I would think when he is ready they will make the move. And if they don’t think he helps them more now, they should have just let Brujan go. Honestly, I am ok with whatever they do. I think Workman got was overhyped this spring. Sure, he might be a decent utility guy to have in the system as a guy who is up and down. But he isn’t anything special. And as a rule 5 guy they can’t move him up and down. My best case scenerio is a deal with the Tigers. Maybe only a cash deal or a ptbnl deal where the Cubs can keep workman. Send him down and put Brujan on the team as the 26th man.
  4. Rcal10
    If the Cubs are in contention at the deadline they are not trading Tucker. And I would guess they will be contending.
  5. Rcal10
    I don’t think it needs to be $500M. He is older than Vlad, so he shouldn’t get the years Vlad got. Judge got $40M a year for 9 years. I can see something like that annual but maybe 12 years. And, honestly, that is a lot. Vlad averaged $36M a year. Tucker should get that. In the end if he goes to free agency it might end up $500M, but I don’t think the Cubs are dead in the water offering 10-12 years with an annual between $36M and $40M What I really like about what Jed did here is he put it now all on Ricketts. By trading for Tucker he gave Tom an elite talent. Now if Tom doesn’t sign him we all know who is to blame for the Cubs failures. It isn’t Jed, it is Ricketts. We won’t have to question if Jed doesn’t have the stomach for long term deals or if he is just following Ricketts orders. It will be clear it is Ricketts. I love that Hoyer shifted the blame to ownership by making this deal.
  6. Rcal10
    I think when Brujan is ready the Cubs will offer spring training hero, Workman, back to the Tigers and Brujan will take his spot.
  7. Rcal10
    I like Kelly with Brown. Brown is a little wild so having a better pitch framer when he pitches works for me.
  8. Rcal10
    Because baseball is stupid, you might be right. 🤷
  9. Rcal10
    After the Dodgers don’t they go to SD then come home to Arizona, Dodgers and Phillies? Why stop the “brutal stretch” after @ Dodgers? It keeps going.
  10. Rcal10
    Pecota seems to think they are. The updated wins has them at 93 with no one else in the division at .500. Cubs total is second best in BASEBALL to the Dodgers. Maybe they are good🤷. Maybe Jed made some good signings (Boyd and Kelly) and found a few guys on a dumpster dive as well.
  11. Rcal10
    I think you got it. Has to be Bowa
  12. Rcal10
    Pretty sure, actually, I am positive that was sarcasm by squally. Kind of sad you agreed with it.
  13. Rcal10
    Shaw is fine. You don’t send a guy down after 9 games when you expect him to be the everyday 3rd baseman. It isn’t like he is 0-30. He is fine, especially since coming back to the states. I think Sandberg was 1-31 to start his rookie year, AND he wasn’t as highly rated a rookie. And the Cubs stayed with him. Shaw is taking his walks, hitting ok and running the bases well. Yes, his defense has to be better. But no reason to be sent back to AAA. If the Cubs thought he was ready to handle major league pitching this spring, nothing that has happened so far should have them changing their mind after 9 game.
  14. Rcal10
    He does
  15. Rcal10
    So exactly how does a team look flat? I mean exactly what happened for you to come to a conclusion either team looks flat? I hear this comment from time to time, not just from you, and never really understand what people are watching. Typically it is when a team loses. And if it happens to be a day game after a night game, it is a convenient statement to suggest the losing team looks flat. But since the Cubs won big again yesterday can you please give examples of flat play by them.
  16. Rcal10
    So they are due to lose. 4-2 homestand would be great.
  17. Rcal10
    One horrendous inning away from a 6-1 road trip. Still happy with 5-2. Now they need to continue to hit at Wrigley.
  18. Rcal10
    Who are we getting from the Angels🤷😅? JK. I know what you are saying, and agree with you.
  19. Rcal10
    He certainly was laboring around 2nd😅
  20. Rcal10
    I realize this. That is why I answered as i did. Agree is is a very silly take on a slow start. Just another hot take.
  21. Rcal10
    Suzuki off to a slow start brings you to this conclusion? He did fine at DH last year. I don’t know, maybe give him 70 AB before coming to the conclusion his head is messed up because he is being asked to DH, and because of that he is going to be traded.
  22. Rcal10
    But how do you take him out? I think Kelly plays Tuesday.
  23. Rcal10
    I know it wouldn’t be easy. And maybe there wasn’t any options, as you suggested. But I don’t think the Cubs even tried. But, I also know the Phillies were interested in him too. Maybe eat his entire salary and trade for Sanchez or Suarez. I know Suarez is now hurt too. Another option would have been to keep Bellinger and instead add either Busch or Suzuki. You, most likely, do get something of value for either of them. Take $18M of Bellinger’s contract and trade for Clarke (also injured) instead of Poteet. This is obviously just spitballing ideas. I am sure if the Cubs went into a Bellinger trade not worrying about the salary they could have gotten something better for Bellinger than a straight salary dump. Or, as I said, keep him and deal either Busch or Suzuki for a pitcher. All of the above said, if they go with option 2 and at the deadline are aggressive with acquiring talent regardless of their salary, I am fine with them saving now. I just don’t have faith they will be aggressive.
  24. Rcal10
    It isn’t a question of keeping him. They should have traded him. Where would he play? But, maybe they should have gotten someone for him instead of worrying about saving money. I did a survey for the Cubs and had to say 3 words that describe the organization. I said cheap, mismanaged and frustrating. The Bellinger trade covers all of those words.
  25. Rcal10
    Anyone notice after almost hitting .500 this spring, Chiurio went 0-5 with 5 k’s today. Just an example of how little spring numbers mean. Chiurio is going to be great. Not suggesting otherwise. But his spring numbers meant nothing today.
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