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Sitting Turner for Busch may even help the team. It has so far if you look at the splits. There is nobody who is better to play CF instead of PCA even vs LHP. Nobody wants Brujan out there instead of PCA. Also, even a good SP usually only goes 6 IP or whatever. Vs Crochet you'd bat PCA closer to the bottom of the order, but when Crochet leaves the game you want PCA at the plate. The lineup is fine IMO.
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It's not a big deal for Turner to play for Busch vs LHP. Turner has a .743 OPS vs LHP this year, Busch is at .613 OPS. Busch hitting ,196 BA and Turner hitting .279 vs LHP. You get the better glove with Busch, but it's hard to let Turner rot on the bench so I get it. He'll be needed if someone gets hurt. I'd be ok giving Busch a shot more vs LHP but the Turner platoon doesn't hurt the team so far, and seems to have made them better.
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YAAAASSSS!!!!!!!!!!
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YASSSS!!!
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They invested a lot of money in expensive arms and aging hitters. They might have better luck with the pitchers next year though. Unfortunately they have a highly rated farm system somehow, which is really annoying.
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Agree.
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I still think Horton has a delivery that probably puts a lot of stress on the arm. I'd be fine trading him in the right deal. No idea if the Cubs think the same. They liked him enough to use their 1st rounds pick on him.
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His age makes him more likely to decline than someone a few years younger. The mileage on his arm isn't in his favour IMO in terms of staying healthy while trying to throw 150 innings a season. A pitcher isn't like a car. A pitcher can become stronger the more they pitch. But these days it seems like a pitchers arm is a certain # of pitches away from the next TJS. It's hard to want to invest in a guy years down the line when they have a career filled with injuries and missing so much time.
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The unknowns about the innings over a season capable for Boyd is the question. Jed likes to buy low, sell high. Buying/ extending high here may or may not be the right move, hard to say. Not Jed's style though. Age isn't on Boyd's side either. The Cubs FO seems capable in finding undervalued pitching talent in FA and avoiding overvalued. It will be hard to replace Nico. Good OF or DH is easier. 1st and 2nd rounders drafted this year are college OF's, plus 2 good ones in our system in AAA. If Tucker doesn't resign I could see them filling 2 of the 3 OF/DH openings internally with one externally (or one of Happ/Seiya resigned).
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Fun for the ASG but not to decide regular season games. I prefer the ghost runner over 15 inning marathons
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Jed has made some great deals (Busch, Seiya, Imanaga, Boyd, PCA etc plus Counsell) and few stinkers of significance. He's also drafted well, and had a very good offseason this past one, especially considering the payroll restrictions. He's also a good dude. He's not perfect but I'd have no issues if he's extended.
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This is true. He and Horton have little mileage built up on their arms. If they're still pitching in Sept/Oct their risk of injury increases significantly. Arm injuries in the MLB spiked dramatically in 2021 due to COVID shortened 2020. They've been decreasing every year since, but are still high historically obviously. At the MLB level i wouldn't call the Cubs conservative on pitcher usage. I hope they're mindful with these 2.
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Imanaga and Boyd can go toe- to-toe with any pitcher in baseball IMO. With our offense and pen i like our chances in those games. With Steele out we do need at least 1 more above-average SP. In Oct if our hitters are swinging well it's big trouble for the league.
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If Kepley is a sure CF you wonder if he'll be traded at some point because of being blocked by PCA,
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Seems like solid enough players in our 1st 3 rounds. I like Conrad. I like the college players since we don't have to wait too long to see them in the MLB. I feel better knowing that some of these sites that rate tools get it wrong. Like MLB.com rating PCA with 60 run and 55 arm a couple of years ago. Teams will know more than we do.
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Well he can steal and is a 2nd rounder.
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2 of 3 in NY is nice. And nice way to end before the break. On pace for 96 wins, what a good 1st half.
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Turner hitting .283 AVG with .745 OPS vs RHP. He's doing fine. He had a rough April but has been doing better. I'm not writing him off yet.
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His ability to give up hits is impressive.
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We're 13th in luxury tax payroll this year. 3rd in revenue behind Dodgers and Yanks
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Our regulars need more days off i think, especially in these hot summer months. Probably influenced by our anus of a bench. ASB will be a good for guys. Maybe they can trade for a version of Brujan who is a defensive whiz. Need some relief in the middle INF and CF.
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He'd be higher vs LHP than PCA for me.
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They might have Max Fried, but we have Drew Pomeranz.
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Bullpen game!
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Maybe they're gonna keep lengthening Flexen?
