Stratos
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Been disappointed in his defense this year. Hopefully he comes back sharp next year.
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I wouldn't sign him. He'll be 33 and getting older and has no positional value.
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He was going to be a free agent at the end of 2021, before the DH came in. The Cubs struck out far too much and that was a way they tried to solve it, so i kinda get the move. Someone had to go. Sucks they got nothing for him though.
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Fall of the house of Busch-er
Stratos replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in General Baseball Talk
For some reason this org decided to make a bread-dead human being a catcher. I still say he should have been a corner INF or corner OF. But he helped us nab a WS so can't really complain. -
Cody Bellinger is going to very soon top the 4.4 WAR he put up with the Cubs in 2023. In fact he's on pace for around 5 WAR. Ruh-roh.
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What's crazy is they weren't able to trade him before the non-tender. The DH wasn't around back then so whatever. He was a 2 WAR player at the time.
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When my little son said he wanted a Brujan jersey I punched him right in the face. He ded.
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Cubs (Imanaga) vs Giants (Webb): 8/28/25, 2:45pm
Stratos replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Almost every hitter on this team sucks right now. Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic won't do much. -
Cubs (Imanaga) vs Giants (Webb): 8/28/25, 2:45pm
Stratos replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
You're not exaggerating. Cubs are tied for worst in baseball for fewest runs scored since the ASB. The odds of going from one of the top 3 or so offenses in the 1st half to the worst is so unbelievably low. -
Cubs (Imanaga) vs Giants (Webb): 8/28/25, 2:45pm
Stratos replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
He's been our 2nd best hitter since the ASB with a 110 wRC+ -
Not sure if this was posted but https://x.com/maddie_m_lee/status/1960857265805910410
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Maybe Counsell figured he has a ton of experience hitting at this ballpark and that gave him an edge? I dunno. Other than that i agree it's odd.
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. 764 OPS vs LHP before tonight.
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They gave Tucker a couple of days off to reset and it seemed to work. I don't see the harm in doing it with Seiya instead of watching him spaz at strike calls where the umps made the right calls on. I obviously wouldn't replace Seiya with anyone beyond that.
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Craig Counsell or any other manager isn't beyond criticism. You don't need to be a "behaviorlist" (i assume you mean "behaviourist") to see a player is frustrated when he's frequently having fits on strike calls he doesn't like, many of which he's been wrong on, which is unusual for him. I can't imagine who has watched the games is going to argue he's not frustrated. Same with Tucker during his slump.
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Per your numbers his EV is down, hard hit % down, barrel % down, LA down, BABIP down (BABIP isn't only a product of luck), AVG down, SLG down, wRC+ down. What the metrics don't show is a hitter clearly frustrated at the plate. Resting a cold and frustrated hitter for a mental reset for a couple days isn't likely going to hurt the team. Agree to disagree.
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The problem is it hasn't been 2 weeks, Seiya has hit poorly since the ASB, so a month and a half. .181 AVG/.259 SLG over that time, and hasn't really done any better over the last few weeks. Seiya is the better hitter but given the frustration we've seen from Seiya at the plate I see no harm in giving him a couple of nights off against RHP to reset his head. It worked out great for Tucker.
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Just woke up from a nap and had a dream where I read a news headline saying Steele not ruling out 2025 return.
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Seiya should be benched over Happ.
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Pulling Taillon as a precaution due to groin tightness doesn't sound that bad.
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This is the org that brought back Steele to pitch 2 meaningless games at the end of Sept last year a few weeks after being shut down with elbow soreness.
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Shaw could probably play at least an adequate/ average SS.
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Yes in a way they pocketed the savings. But if they set the budget at say 220m and that's what Jed knew he had to work with they still save on swapping out Belli for Tucker and Paredes for Shaw.
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Yes we know Paredes and Bellinger have benefited from their parks. Bellinger's profile has also returned to around 2023 form though. I just don't see how it makes up for 3b being a negative WAR hole in the first half, plus 2 more years of Paredes control and 5-6 of Smith. They spent the cash savings on Bellinger on guys like Pressly, Brasier, and Turner and it just doesn't come out on top. Even just looking at 2025 it can't be much better than a wash at best.
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Statcast expected HR has Bellinger with 4 fewer HR at Wrigley. Though I'm not sure if that factors wind or just dimensions. Yankee stadium has helped Belli but it hasn't been crazy.
