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    If there's one good thing it's that we take a lot of pitches so maybe he's removed in the 6th or 7th via pitch count and won't be able to compete his no-hitter.
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    He was barely throwing the split early yesterday, which was weird. Maybe he didn't have the feel?
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    Honestly that's been a big issue i agree. Either putting the fb in a bad spot over the plate or the split hanging in the middle of the plate. So he has lots of potential to improve. He was nails in April if I recall correctly.
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    Maybe he should try mixing in the sinker more
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    Nice to see Dansby do well but I'm not yet convinced his troubles are over. The Mets are a hot mess and they didn't seem to pitch him as well as time other teams. They threw him a lot of fastballs in Game 2 yesterday while most other teams over the list 2 months have been spinning the ball in the outer half. I could look up this info to confirm, but I'm lazy. Anyways, I really hope I'm wrong and he has a typical 2nd half.
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    Agree. He's been quite good on the FA signings. Not perfect, but nobody is. The Bregman signing i was skeptical about, but i think he'll likely find his stroke this year and at least be effective the next couple of seasons, and hopefully more. We all want that big dopamine boost from signing big stars to big contracts, but the best way IMO to remove emotional bias and recency bias from a potential signing is to imagine that they'd age in reverse order and the Cubs would get the backend seasons now and the younger/ better seasons toward the end of the contract, and then all yourself if you'd still sign that player. Kicking the can down the road is pretty illogical and stupid.
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    Yes as i said, I do understand the logic of why they have him throw up in the zone with his FB. I agree it would probably reduce whiffs on the fb, but it might also reduce his FB%, barrel rate, and HR/9. Maybe it doesn't, but why not try it out? They can always goo back to his current usage. His FB is getting pummeled. It's already riding directly into the barrel. Since last July Shota has the worst barrel%, FB%, and HR/9 in baseball. It also seems like a terrible idea to keep doing the same thing. The odds of those stats getting worse are pretty low. But maybe they do get worse? They could also improve. I'm just saying it's worth trying.
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    Bregman has hit some hard flyballs into the OF this series, that's kind of encouraging?
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    I know they like Shota throwing his FB up in the zone because it has a lot of ride, but have they considered throwing it down in the zone? Like low and away? Like....just try it for a couple starts??? The old pitching adage "keep the ball down" might not be the worst idea here. If hitters are teeing off on the high fastballs and it's inducing a ton of flyballs why the heck are you still doing it?
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    I don't think "great hitters hit better than average hitters in the playoffs" is much of a take since great hitters hit much better than average hitters in the regular season too.
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    I think Peterson is an average to slightly above average SP, with possibly a tad more in the tank, and is a better pitcher than Taillon or Rea. I like the GB% with our infield, should make his ERA play up and help with our huge HR problem. I think Mathis is an ok prospect at best and we won't miss him. I like the trade, and we needed it desperately.
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    Ben Brown to IL with neck strain It's Jordan Wicks time!
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    PCA on a 10 fWAR pace.
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    Yeah I'm pretty sure all the SP in Iowa have ERAs over 6
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    At this very moment Colin Rea is our #3 starter and I think Jacob. Webb is basically our closer. It's going to be interesting what the Cubs do this winter to improve the rotation. The only guys coming back are Cabrera, Brown, and Assad, plus whatever Steele does, which they should assume is next to nothing just to be safe. They also have to replace Seiya and Happ, plus Kelly is gone. Have fun Jed!
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    Thankfully Boyd is coming back to take Cabrera's spot soon because otherwise it would be Jordan Wicks time.
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    May happened lol
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    I think they talked to Pete Alonso though.
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    Hoyer said he regretted not signing Schwarber last offseason? Id find that unlikely. He's not going to publicly slag on Bregman like that
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    Hindsight is 20/20The non tender was fine at the time. No other team wanted to trade for him. He was a 2 WAR player. The DH didn't exist yet. The team had too many Ks. They brought in Joc who was a better player at the time and struck out less. He'd definitely be nice to have on this team now though. Hoping Mo can improve his swing decisions in Iowa and help us in the 2nd half
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    We could really use another effective reliever. Jed get on the phone.
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    Christopher Morel DFAd by Marlins.
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    Yeah a controllable SP would be great. And they probably need it for next year too with Boyd/ Imanaga being FA, along with Taillon and Rea.
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