Stratos
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2016 World Series Game 7 watch-along with Maddon/Francona
Stratos replied to Irrelevant Dude's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
He's really hard to listen to in interviews because of this. I saw his Game 7 commentary on TV but i just couldn't watch it. -
Meh still no out pitch. It's possible the sticky stuff had an effect on him because his curve looked really good in the AFL that fall he went on a tear in the playoffs.
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He had 98th percentile sprint speed in MLB last year,
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Ricketts cost-cutting. Gotta pay for "Crow-Armstrong" letters.
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Jesse Chavez also looking horrible lol. First game though, might not be putting in max effort or rusty...let's hope for his sake.
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Let's hope the lens just isn't in focus or something.
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If we sign Bellinger and everyone is healthy and doing ok in ST for bench i'd go Amaya, Tauchman, Wisdom, Madrigal, Mervis. Busch at 1B and Mervis is DH vs RHP, Wisdom/Morel at 1B/DH vs LHP and Madrigal plays 3B. Gomes might fit in the mix at DH vs LHP as well. If Bellinger isn't signed and no more offensive moves made then the bench i'd go: Amaya, Wisdom, Madrigal, Canario, Mervis. Platoon Tauchman/Canario in CF, Morel also an option in CF vs LHP.
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Cite? I agree that velocity improves margin for error and stuff overall, but velocity is also overrated among fans compared to other things. People get a lot more excited if a guy throws 99 mph than if he has very good GB%.
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His slider had elite numbers last year. His release seems a bit sloppy and all over the place but he has potential for sure
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Seems clear they're going to spend another 25m unless Boras makes that too hard to bother and other options don't present themselves. They usually leave around 5-8m under the cap, so around 23-25m more to spend seems right. By how everyone like Carter/Jed/Ricketts have been talking and not denying it anymore I think everyone knows at this point that they're targeting Bellinger. I'm sure other Boras guys aren't off the table if that doesn't happen. If Bellinger isn't getting his number then it's a matter of who will bend, Jed or Boras. Both are extremely disciplined negotiators so who knows.
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They may not be getting the offers in the ballpark of what they want. I'd assume they care more about getting a good longterm deal than being a bit rusty in April.
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There's value in the bye i agree, but then the division series is best out of 5. I have always thought they should have the division series as best out of 7, and maybe make the wild card series best out of 5. Playing 162 and then getting bounced after 3 losses is ridiculous. The hot teams will still play better than the teams with the best roster and most season wins, but that will never change.
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I think the goal with the new playoff format with the 12 teams is to be good enough to get into the playoffs every year. The Dodgers win 100 games and get bounced and the Dbacks win 84 and make the WS. They don't see the business value of spending to win the extra 10+ games if the playoffs are so random and the Dodgers only have 1 WS the last decade. As a business I understand what the Cubs want to do, it just isn't very fun as a fan. I think the league needs to figure out how to incentivize winning again and make the playoffs less random.
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I would kindly ask that moderators do their duty by enforcing a ban on non-baseball talk in the baseball portion of these forums. And locking topics punishes everyone instead of the just the ones making the discussions worse. One warning followed by a suspension for breaking rules will stop this all immediately. Moderators, i'm not visiting this site until the discussion gets back to baseball.
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Agree. Uniforms and the playing field besides maybe the OF walls should be off-limits for ads. This extra revenue will not be added to payroll we know. At least our ballpark isn't named Guaranteed Rate Field.
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He does bait political arguments but I think the solution here isn't banning anyone or locking threads it's banning pure political discussion that isn't baseball related and issuing warnings and then suspensions if the rules aren't followed.
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Theo's teardown got us to 97 wins and the NLCS in year 4. Hopefully Jed is just a year behind, though 2021 was only a half teardown until the deadline.
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The Cubs both don't have a DH, have a total unknown at 1B, and have a lack of LHB power bats in the lineup. There's definitely a scenario where Busch and Mervis end up in the same lineup this year. There's also the possibility that Busch gets hurt or doesn't hit well, and Mervis is backup for that, as is Dom Smith. Smith will probably not be ready for OD either, and if Busch gets hurt and Mervis is dealt who would be the 1B (or DH) vs RHP? The Cubs value depth. Mervis could very well end up being traded at some point, I just don't see it happening before OD unless they acquire another power LHB who could play 1B, like Bellinger, and even then they would probably prefer to wait until the trade deadline or next offseason to deal him. It just doesn't make a ton of sense to me for them to deal from 2 positions that's already one of the weakest on the team (1B and DH). So far the prospects Jed has dealt has been from positions of strength and overabundance, like lefty SP. By next offseason we'll see how Busch handles MLB pitching and should have more prospects who can potentially start at DH on Opening Day like Cassie (LHB), McGeary, Murray (switch hitter) etc.
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Yeah and it makes discussing the team often unbearable throughout the offseason.
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Hard to see that happening unless they get another LH power bat. They need that pretty badly right now.
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Let's hope, because yes he sucks. At least Peralta you can legitimize giving a roster spot at Iowa for. It's already crowded in Iowa this year, and they have Mervis, BJ Murray, and potentially McGeary at 1B in Iowa unless Mervis makes the MLB roster. I'm hoping Dom Smith is behind Mervis in the depth charts at 1B. If Busch gets injured or they need a lefty at DH i hope they try Mervis first before Smith. This is not the best news in the appearance of confidence of the Cubs landing Bellinger at the moment. It's a minor league deal so the risk is zero and it's probably just insurance in case Bellinger isn't signed and/or an injury at 1B happens. Peralta and Smith are lefty depth bats. I believe this guy was one of the first to break the story, and it looks like the Cubs want him as a 4th OF?: https://fansided.com/posts/mlb-insider-cubs-add-former-silver-slugger-winner-david-peralta-outfield-mix-01hq1jy2vnft "Peralta signed a minor-league contract and the expectation is that once he is fully recovered from offseason forearm surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon, he’ll quickly be added to the major-league roster."
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I agree
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Interesting comments from Jed regarding Bellinger: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/cubs-chairman-on-cody-bellinger-some-discussions-but-not-a-negotiation.html
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Looks like news here is picking up, which means things may be in a discussing stage at least a little bit, which is encouraging (better than weeks of zero news). The Mariners rumor below could be a Boras plant for leverage. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/mariners-have-discussed-signing-matt-chapman.html https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/yankees-have-offer-out-to-blake-snell.html
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I doubt they'll go over the cap unless they're in some kind of real winning position like before. Which is ridiculous.
