A southern Illinois Cub fan - with plenty of exposure to the Cardinals. Whitey Herzog passed away last night at 92 years. He was certainly an innovative manager and baseball exec who brought speed back to the game in the sixties. I wish I knew his evaluation of PCA.
Why the label "mid-rotation"? Must a pitcher have 100 mph velocity to be considered "top of the rotation?"
Greg Maddux was mid-rotation? Justin Steele is mid-rotation? Fernando Valenzuela was mid-rotation?
Interesting to note that DJ LeMahieu and Anthony Rizzo will man the corner infield spots for the Yankees, better than the Cubs? Past glory versus maybe potential.
The team belongs to the Ricketts family, Tom walks the dog but he does not decide how much to feed it by himself.
It is Poppa Joe's money, he made it, and he has other interests besides baseball. Fans and followers need to take that into account.
No doubt that Craig Counsell is and has been a very good manager - but extreme plaudits for deploying Josh Hader and Devin Williams might be a bit rich.