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It could honestly be anything. I know when Ryan Weathers had his velocity down, it was due to a lat strain, which landed him on the 60-day IL. Imanaga is fine, but he's pitching with little room for any mistakes. One thing Cubs can't do is to go down 2-0 in the 7th, and then it's basically over from there. The only benefit to Imanaga throwing 89 is that it looks like a rising fastball, so it's missing some barrels.
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The 89 MPH fastball is concerning.
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I would call Baltimore on Morton. I was surprised that he is actually playing baseball this season because I thought last year would be his last season with Atlanta. I will still call Miami and take Alcantara. I know he's been bad, but with the pedigree that Jed and company have on pitchers, there's something in the tank that will be able to get him back. I do believe Miami should keep Cabrera and go with the Cabrera/Ryan Weathers combo. Atlanta should be nuts telling people they're not wanting to trade Chris Sale, only for Chris Sale to land on the 60-Day IL days later. I like Joe Ryan, Ober, Lopez, and Lugo. However, I like Miami's pitchers more.
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I'm not sure what Rockies are doing, so I agree. I know a player that is from my hometown and was drafted by them in the 1st round. He currently pitches for the Rockies, but doesn't pitch much, or if he does, it's in "low leverage" situations. But, he does have the big curveball that doesn't do well at Coors Field. I know his road stats are better than his home stats. I'm just surprised it's taking this long for the Rockies to figure this out from a pitching standpoint. I know their breaking balls doesn't have enough bite, so it's best to go with the hard ball 4-seam/sinker and changeup/split combos. With that being said, they don't have the best ownership either, and won't be as willing to give out contracts (especially big ones) because they're paying Bryant as their big contract. But, they don't have a shot to compete simply because they don't have the resources to compete with the Dodgers. They just don't
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What are they doing with Chase that is different what he did at UT?
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This interview is awkward. At least Winn is getting paid to do this.
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Dodgers lost. They now have 35 losses and have to play a 3 game set in Milwaukee tomorrow. Cubs at 36 losses.
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Freeman and Alonso are pretty much guarantees. For Olson, I would love to see Suzuki over him because I still value RBI's and the Cubs are 14 games better than Atlanta, but I have a feeling with the game being in Atlanta, that Olson will get a good shot. Pretty much would like to see our guys get rest though.
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I think it's selfish Mikolas is in the game in the 6th. Cardinals last played Wednesday afternoon (Cubs played two full games since that time), Sonny Gray went 6.2 innings on Wednesday. They were off yesterday and will be off Monday.
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Yes, with 6 ahead in the loss column.
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I bet Cleveland's pitching coach has to be sick right now...
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Good job boys!
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I wonder if they will bunt here...
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Got to win it now knowing Kwan will begin at 2nd in the 11, with Ramirez going to the plate.
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I think it's ridiculous he is out for tonight's game, but let's hope the Cubs can take advantage of a bullpen game for Cleveland...
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Horton threw a non-competitive first pitch for a ball. Let's hope he doesn't get investigated by a gambling company because some guy name Joe in Connecticut or Arizona put $30,000 dollars on that pitch to be a ball.
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Don't believe there will be any tough starters the Cubs will have to play against. Cleveland: Williams, Bibbee, and Ortiz (Cleveland is struggling) STL: Mikolas, Liberatore, and Fedde MIN: Woods-Richardson, Festa, and Ober Yankees will be tough: Rodon, Fried, and Warren. (Assuming no postponements and pitchers getting skipped/moved back). No reason Cubs can't win 8 of their final 12 games.
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Reds just walked off San Diego
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Can't believe people are criticizing Counsell for leaving Taillon in the game... I'm not mad about him leaving Taillon in the game, even if he gave up that homer.
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People saying that he is sucks because Houston fouled off pitches is weird. Give credit for Houston for doing something that is a lost art in the game today...
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Agreed, I think the biggest question overall is how will everything impact the "salary floor/cap" and how the Dodgers will operate. I know everyone have different opinions on how MLB should operate when it comes to salaries, but I don't believe we should have deferrals, that's just my opinion. If we do, then it should be only a certain percent of a player salary should be deferred.
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I don't think it's a "potential" lockout anymore, I think it's coming. I just hope that doesn't sway Ricketts to go in a different direction. Just enjoy as much baseball for 2025 and 2026 as we possibly can, because I don't think we're going to get much in 2027, which is the All-Star game at Wrigley.
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But what if Shaw has a productive career? But the same logic is what happened to PCA/Baez trade. Look at the Padres/Nationals trade with Soto and Abrams/Wood. If we're not wanting to pay Tucker $400-$500 Million, then I feel bad for Jed because he's limited because Ricketts is not willing to open the check book.
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Watching Phillies/Braves: There's a report in the athletic that MLB has told umpires to tighten up their zone. There's a data/analytic called "strikes looking above average" meaning they call more strikes to the "average" umpire. Last season, there were 40 umpires. This season, there are 3 umpires that went into the positive. Meaning, the strike zones are smaller this season.
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We win trades like Rizzo for Cashner and PCA for 4-5 months of Baez. We lost trades like Cease/Eloy for Quintana. It happens, but we're also 80+ games after this trade, let's wait til we're 300-500 games before we make a decision on the beneficiary of the trade...
