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  1. Rcal10
    I’m not worried one way or the other on Ayers. If the Cubs bring him up, that is fine. If they decide not to that is also fine. But my personal opinion is they won’t. With a potential lock out next year I think they would rather know he is getting regular AB during the lock out. What is exciting is they are even thinking about it with a guy they drafted a couple of years ago in the 19rh round. I trust the FO to do what is best for Ayers.
  2. Rcal10
    I’m not surprised that is your opinion. 😅 JK. I agree.
  3. Rcal10
    What is that supposed to mean? I don’t think him getting a few AB in September is worth a roster spot being taken on the 40 man next year. Plus if the lock out last long he loses valuable time next spring.
  4. Rcal10
    I disagree. I wouldn’t put him on the 40 man until they had to. I would rather know he is going to get AB next season, lock out or not.
  5. Rcal10
    In a way, he did get a controllable starting pitcher with Garrett. He replaced Detmers by making two deals. He got Holmes for now and Garrett for the next 2 years. He also got Taylor in those deals. Maybe, before Adell was traded, he tried that group of prospects for Detmers and Adell.🤷
  6. Rcal10
    Exactly. And every cold streak we don’t have to be reminded that he sucks. He doesn’t suck. But it doesnt suck the way he does about getting to his numbers.
  7. Rcal10
    I think his spot in the rotation in the playoffs also depends on the team we face. The Phillies, as an example, are trrrible against left handed pitching. I would expect Boyd in game 1 or 2. I honestly think Guasman is game 1 no matter who we face, but the next 3 can be match up driven.
  8. Rcal10
    Chibear you have suggested Happ was finished for 5 years now. Eventually you are going to be right, and then will tell everyone how right you were. Hell, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Bottom line is Happ has had a very consistent line at the end of the year since he has been a Cub. I hate the long slumps and terrible play. But he has done it every year. Yet every year you suggest it’s a sign he is finished, or when he is going bad, you suggest he sucks as a ballplayer. It’s like you never watched the Cubs before, and I know you do. I swear you have a memory of a goldfish. It is fine not to like a guy because you don’t like his streakinesss. As I said, it drives me crazy too. But every damn time he goes in a 3/40 spell you are quick to mention it, suggest he sucks and also suggest he is finished. Of course when he is playing well you stay silent until his next bad stretch, which anyone who watches the Cubs knows will come again. At the end of the year he will be around a OPS+ of 115-120. That and the best defensive left fielder in the game is not someone who sucks.
  9. Rcal10
    No alternative plan. You play Happ for sure against right handed pitching. Now we just have to hope he gets on one of his hot streaks.
  10. Rcal10
    Hard for me to figure out who gets sent down or dfa. I honestly can’t keep track of who they even have down there. But Theilbar pitching 3 days in a row would appear to be someone they won’t use for the next several days, so IMO he runs the risk of being dfa. They might also send Assad down if they want Milner up. Sucks for Javy because he has been good. But he has options. Maybe they send Thornton down or dfa him, instead. Tough decisions ahead for CC. They also have Palencia soon. And that doesn’t even count if they get lucky enough for any or all of Steele, Brown and Harvey coming back.
  11. Rcal10
    I expect Milner to be recalled so that adds a pen arm. Then if they need to piggyback it will be Rea or Garrett. If there is a close situation I would guess Zeferjahn. Webb has to be down for today.
  12. Rcal10
    Hypothetical if both become all stars but the Cubs win the WS what grade does he get? I know some people still suggest the Cubs gave up too much for Chapman. And I just don’t understand that. For the record I think the Cubs have a better chance of winning a WS then both Mo and Rojas being future stars.
  13. Rcal10
    This is where I am at. I didn’t like the send in that situation, but I understand it. And honestly Berry has a split second to make that decision.
  14. Rcal10
    Maybe not. Maybe Holmes and Gausman won’t replicate what those two guys pitching their career best with some luck baked in. But, guess what, they wouldn’t continue that success either. The Cubs greatly upgraded their staff. No idea how anyone could think differently. Jed gets an easy A for the deadline deals. Sure, he gave up Rojas, but he make the team much better. Anyone who is unimpressed with this TDL has to just hate Jed and want to complain about anything he does.
  15. Rcal10
    Normally I am not someone who ever complains about a send when a guy is thrown out. But in this case, IMO it was a bad send. Even if it was a 50/50 outcome, if you play that out holding the runner, most likely PCA steals second and they walk Seiya. Do the Cubs have a 50/50 chance of scoring one run with Busch and then Bregman batting with the bases loaded. I would think they do. To me you send Kelly if he was a 80% or more chance of scoring. Because I think that’s about the same odds of scoring with the bases loaded and no out.
  16. Rcal10
    I agree with your entire post, but this interest me the most, especially coming directly from you. Why do you feel a Holmes extension is a very real possibility? I agree that is shouldn’t have anything to do with the trade, but what makes you think he has a real chance at staying without testing free agency?
  17. Rcal10
    I don’t think they will extend him but I do think they will offer him a QO. If he signs it then he is here another year. I would think they want at least a draft pick for him and would take that chance he didn’t sign the QO. And if he did sign it, I think they would be ok with that too.
  18. Rcal10
    Unless he shits the bed the rest of this season and the Dodgers decide they don’t want him, he will be a Dodger.
  19. Rcal10
    He will be a Dodger. I think that’s as sure a think as Ohtani was.
  20. Rcal10
    I think he has poor baseball instincts. Seem several baserunning blunders. More than anything I would say that is what annoys CC the most. But next year they either have to carry him on the team or giving him up for nothing. I don’t see them giving him up.
  21. Rcal10
    Tough to be the weak side platoon. I didn’t realize he was really as against right handed pitching. But maybe there is still a place for him.
  22. Rcal10
    I think the biggest surprise of the TDL was Alcantara is still on the team. I would love to know if that is because no team wanted him in a trade the Cubs deemed to be fair, or if the cubs really think there is a place for him next year. Honestly, if he can hit even .230 and hit 25 homers, even with the strikeouts, isn’t that someone playable? Maybe a guy like Morel who can actually field a position too. Sometimes the trades you don’t make turn out to be the best moves. Maybe Kevin will make us all happy he wasn’t traded.
  23. Rcal10
    I think they will absolutely offer Happ a QO as well. And he will probably decline.
  24. Rcal10
    Ok, I thought he was eligible. I would guess they offer it and wouldn’t be surprised if he took it. Which I am fine with.
  25. Rcal10
    Not that I know of.
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