Rcal10
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I agree with this. But what people have to realize is what is happening now doesn’t necessarily have to be what is happening the end of this month. We, as fans, react on the spot and judge guys based on recent play. Just a month ago most posters hated Taylor, as an example. That judgment was after about 13 AB. Pen arms are extremely fickle. Especially the arms in the Cubs pen. Pitching poorly now doesn’t mean pitching poorly a month from him. Yes, the or. Is very scary now. And there is a good chance it would be much better the end of the month. But there is also a chance they can figure something out where they have 3 or 4 arms they have some confidence in.
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I think fans like to suggest a pitcher is losing it after they give up 2 runs in the 6th. That is when you see posts suggesting CC should have pulled him after 5 because he was losing it. Of course, when he finishes the 6th without any damage that fan says nothing. I am fine with how he uses his starters. And it shouldn’t chance, with the exception to Shota. He velo is a huge tell on if he has it or not. So does his location. If he doesn’t have it you take him out ASAP. As far as the other pitchers, if they have given up a couple of runs after 4 but only around 70 pitches you don’t pull them. Let’s not make more out of Assad(who isn’t even in the team), Civale and Rea.
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At this point I agree with you. But there is time for a few guys to right the ship. And maybe someone like Assad ends up a playoff pen arm. Once the playoffs start all roles can be up for grabs. If they can get good starting pitching and find a few guys between now at the start of the playoffs, they can still win in the playoffs. Main pen guys might be Civale, Assad and Peterson. Maybe they get help from a pitcher rehabbing or Wiggins. Because they are pretty locked in as a playoff team the last 20+ games should be used to find some pen arms to count on. Use Civale or Assad to close. Bring up Miller and Wiggins. It can’t hurt. Might not help, but it can’t hurt.
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Either way, he isn’t coming back. But apparent they didn’t want him anyway.
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Milner claimed. He isn’t coming back.
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At least the Padres lost to finish their road trip at 1-5. The two teams that both need to get hit to catch the cubs are respectfully 2-7 in their last 9(Padres) and 5-6 in their last 11 (Dbacks) Both are 5 back with 20 to play AND lose a tiebreaker to the Cubs. Cubs are going to make the playoffs. The key isn’t have some confidence in a few relief arms. Right now that is a hard thing to do with any of them.
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I completely agree Shota, if he pitches, should be on an incredibly short leash. I just didn’t think that was the case with Boyd, or any other starter. I also agree they need Assad back up. Until then, like you said, Civale and Rea need to be ready to pitch 3 or 4 innings.
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As I already said once now, I wasn’t talking about when the Cubs took Boyd out. They were right to do so. But if you read posts prior to the game, we had posters suggesting he should be in a short leash and if he gave up a couple of runs in the first inning he should be taken out. Or just go a few innings and get him out of there. Those were the posts I didn’t understand. I know he was gassed last night and had the Brewers not had 2 lefties coming up the next inning he might not have even pitched the 6th. I have no issues with when they took him out. My comment was made to those who seem to think pulling him early if he gave up a few runs was a smart decision. When you have the pen the Cubs have, you need the starter to pitch 6, even if he gives up 3 in the first 5 innings. The less the pen is out there the better.
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I think you are right. The defense masked the terrible pitching the Cubs have had. They are still good defensively, but with Dansby at SS and Nico at 2nd they hide a lot of bad pitching. I can confidently say the team has lost at least 2 games, and possibly even more, they would have won with Dansby at SS.
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Ok, thanks. I thought it was 10 days. Maybe I hoped it was 10 days….. I was really hoping he could take Shota’s Marlins start.
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Why does there have to be an injury for him to come up? I think, hope, he comes up to make the next start Imanaga is supposed to have. They can cut Ferguson. If Shota does pitch against Miami, they can’t let Imanaga start against the Brewers, so maybe Assad then, if not later this week. He doesn’t help the pen because he probably should start. As for the pen, who knows. They are imploding. They have to change things up. As someone said, probably won’t be the answer, but they have to do something. Maybe Civale gets a more prominent roll. Maybe Webb isn’t done, he just has a couple of blown saves. It happens. Then they have to hope Steele, Milner, Cabrera, Wiggins, Miller or Holloway (not all of them, but some combination) do make it back. Come the playoffs Assad can go back to the pen. Maybe Peterson is the 4th starter. It isn’t ideal by any stretch of the imagination, but what they are doing now isn’t working.
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Oh, I know they had to take Boyd out when they did. I am referring to before the game when so many were suggesting Noyd should be on a short leash. I didn’t understand it then, and now is proof why I didn’t understand it.
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So can someone tell me why anyone would suggest we take our starting pitchers out early? For what? To get to this pen?
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Which is why Boyd started the 6th in the first place.
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Not really with Bauer up after him. And he didn’t exactly crush the ball.
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It ideal that the Cubs best player can’t hit against the brewers.
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Nice job by Boyd. He might be done. Or he might just start the 6th because Turang is left handed.
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I always want to see a pitcher throw under 20 pitches an inning. Preferably around 15. Gets him thru 6 at 90 pitches.
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I agree he should be talking to Holmes. But if he doesn’t sign him that doesn’t mean he didn’t try. Takes two to make it happen. Certainly he should be trying. Supposedly the Mets were going to try extending him. So maybe he is willing to listen.
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This is very much a possibility IMO.
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Not going to get an argument out of me. He is the perfect pitcher for the Cubs. And he should be exactly who they should target. It is just a matter of signing him before he rested free agency (which I doubt will happen) or be the top team for him in free agency. I would tbh k this is where he would want to play, too. But we will see🤷
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That is probably where he ends up. But not sure he would take it from the Cubs and skip free agency. It that would get it done now, I would be fine with them doing it.
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I think what is even stranger is a Cy Young award pitcher not making the all star team. That happened with Jake in 2015. Coaches and managers pick the pitchers. They also pick 12-13 or so pitchers. How doesn’t fit who goes on to win the CY get passed up 13 times?
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Blake Snell for 5/$136.96. I think he did just fine. I agree with yiu on what Holmes should get. But it doesn’t hurt for him to check out the market, if that is what the Cubs offer.
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I think that would do it. I also think he doesn’t get close to that amount. I could see 3/$70M. Something like that. If the Cubs have confident a 4th year and closer to $30M per year for him to not considered free agency, IMO, they will let him shop and maybe see if they can best the offers he has. They aren’t going 4/$120 bidding against themselves.
