Stratos
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Playing Canario may not work. Maybe it will make them worse. Maybe he hits over 100 wrc+. We don't know. What we do know is that this team sucks and is losing as its currently constructed, this offense is broken, they have no slug, they're not hitting HR, they're leaving lots of guys on base, and the bottom of the order is among the very worst in the MLB in hitting. In Canario's short stint this year he registered the 3rd highest average bat speed in the MLB, that's above Morel, he has excellent power, potentially elite. Maybe he's terrible, maybe he goes on a Morel/Wisdom tear when they were called up. The risk of trying Canario is zero, they need to act with urgency and take risks. The Cubs continuing with the same lineup and roster is a losing idea.
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Bullpens are random. Mariano Rivera was randomly the best reliever of all time
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Nice to see another good start from Hendricks. Working in the curve as a legit 3rd pitch to keep guys from guessing so easily seems to be helping too.
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I'd go with either over PCA at the moment. Both are on the 40-man. Bellinger is fine in CF. They should be desperate and try anything that may improve the offense.
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There's no point in watching these games. They don't score, and when they do or the SP is excellent the pen blows their leads. It's a miracle their record isn't worse than it is.
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He's still probably a better hitter than PCA on a team that is amongst the worst offenses in the majors the last couple of months and need more HR power and driving in runs for an offense that only does well in BB and baserunning and very deficient in driving in runs once on base. It's worth a shot, the status quo isn't working.
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His approach is pretty bad (too aggressive), his hit tool/skills are below average, plus he's young and green. He has no chance out there right now. I guess he's just there for the glove in the FO's mind.
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Canario has also put up a 45 K% in his 2 very small MLB stints (42 PA total). I agree he's not a savior, but he should help the offense on a team that has serious run-scoring issues and could use some kind of change in dynamic. One of our OF's are DHing almost every game anyways. I think he and Morel's power and pull approach comes at the expense of the contact/avg and limits their potential.
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Just watched Bigge at Iowa, throwing 97-98. Control has been the question with him obviously. Seems like we have a lot of good stuff/lame control relievers.
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Well let's hope Howard's good hitting continues for most of this year and the defense is still there.
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Cool. PCA would be good to keep through the Giants series due to the large OF. He should be playing every day in Iowa, he's not ready for prime time. I would love to see Mastro deleted from this org.
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I think Howard will always be an above average glove, below average bat guy. All of his main hitting stats so far in his career per Fangraphs are below average, which confirms the tool reports. Cubs took a shot with the glove high floor. Seems like a utility infielder or poor-hitting SS.
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Cubs (Steele) vs Giants (TBD): 6/24/24, 8:45pm
Stratos replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
I want to urinate on this team. -
Cubs (Steele) vs Giants (TBD): 6/24/24, 8:45pm
Stratos replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Could be fun watching PCA patrol CF in the giants park, whatever corporate name it is now. -
Cubs (Steele) vs Giants (TBD): 6/24/24, 8:45pm
Stratos replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Cubs play Baltimore, Phillies, Brewers in July. Going to be a miracle if they make a pre- deadline push like last year. Thing is the pen started rolling in early June last year. Leiter just went down. Even if the offense improves they still need to close games. -
Busch has a 24.5% K% in June, and a 166 wRC+. Only 1 HR and .156 ISO though.
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Does anyone actually read his takes? I use BN for the news and skip all of his opinions.
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Darn. Shaw seems ok, just hit a HR.
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Canario's short stint in the MLB shows him ranked as the 3rd fastest bat speed in the MLB behind Stanton and Oneil Cruz per BB Savant. Ahead of guys like Judge and Schwarber. Massive raw power there. Hit a HR today. Would like to see him recalled soon. Matt Chapman is 4th right now. PCA now ranks 3rd in sprint speed per BB Savant.
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This month is an easy schedule. This was their chance to make up ground. Imanaga can have a bad day. Why these hitters make every SP look like Greg Maddux I have no idea. Something is very off. There's no scapegoats here for me. A lot of staff and players are failing at their jobs and are better than what they've shown. No position player on this team is getting my All-Star vote.
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Much rather have Soto if we're spending big FA money. Age is on his side. I'd sign Soto, enjoy several prime years, and trade him when he's around 30 y/o. I'd throw him a few extra million to avoid the no trade clause for the inconvenience. He'll probably age better than most though since a solid chunk of his value is the walks and plate discipline, which I assume ages better than more physical tools.
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Leiter's pretty good considering he's pretty average or below on a lot of other tools, I'm not expecting much else from him besides the split, which is one of the game's elite pitches with one the top whiff rates of any pitch in MLB. Probably skewed a but since he sees mostly LHB. Still a great pitch i assume is at times hard to control, especially if its hot & muggy and he's sweating.
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Next CBA i imagine.
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Jed's replacement will be Tom's computer algorithm that makes stock picks for him. Eventually players will be AI robots too, more profitable and exciting (180 mph fastballs, 900ft moon-shots. Innings in a game changed from 9 to 7 for the tiktok generation. Boog replaced with a Harry Caray voicebot. The future looks bright!
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Well that was wild. I hope they don't run Leiter into the ground again.
