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In other words, the Cubs are the first team in history to win one game by 20+ runs but then lose the next by 15+ runs.
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How the horsefeathers do you follow up a 20 run win with a 17+ run loss? I’d be surprised if this isn’t some kind of record. .
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What’s the record for higher margin of defeat immediately following a 20 Run blowout win? horsefeathers the cardinals too.
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horsefeathers the Cardinals.
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Peterson has mediocre 2006 stuff. I see a smidge of Sean Marshall in him.
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He’s the guy I’d least hesitate to flip is what I meant. Especially for the right rental.
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Which is what made signing Bregman so perplexing with Shaw already under control and a capable starting third baseman. It’s one of either he’s auditioning for a Starting outfield spot in 2027 and or simply finding him a position while they wait for their preferred pitcher to become available to flip him. I think if anyone is willing to take a team friendly, short term deal to stay it’s Happ. Ramirez is the first to go no matter how much team control they’re getting for the right pitcher. There’s no fit for him.
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Control is ideal. I personally don’t want to discard 2026 either for the sake of being pragmatic. It cost them a trip a the LCS last year. If Wiggins wasn’t included was it more than Christian Hernandez and Cassie? With over $100 million off the books and plenty of prospect capital they’ll have the money to add arms. A rental won’t cost Shaw either who’d likely be the primary piece in any trade for a controllable starting pitcher in the offseason. I’m not against a controlled starter for the record, as long one Is available at the deadline and better than Cabrera.
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The advantage of a rental over control is a lower price tag, and especially in Peraltas case with his mediocre numbers. I think? Acquiring someone who’d be our game 1 starter in a potential playoff series needs to be a top priority, which isn’t a high bar with the shape of the rotation. The price for Cabrera at the deadline was both Cassie and Wiggins which was an absurd price and it’ll be worse for anyone else on our radar, especially with uncertainty over the new CBA.
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Those are just bodies. We need people who can limit runs, not just provide depth.
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Would Freddy Peralta apply here? I’m mixed on him but he’d still be our best starting pitcher and isn’t in the same stratosphere as Skubal.
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Someone with a similar profile to kittleredge is one arm I’d add.
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I’m not at all mad. Far from it. The bar is raised and my focus is on improving areas of need. They humiliated the Padres, took 2/3 versus a Milwaukee team on 1 day of rest with their top 3 pitchers lined up versus the cubs who played 4 games in 3 days with the Iowa Cubs bullpen. They also swept the Mets. I’m very happy. I want to keep being happy.
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What context do I need to add by stating that they’ve been red hot in-spite of mediocre pitching stats (and bad pitching)? I can phrase it in a nicer way if you want. Imagine if this team didn’t have an entire 5 man rotation full of guys on the IL, they could really use some arms at the deadline to not waste their talent. Better?
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Imagine if we had an ace pitcher and shutdown Bullpen arm to complement this elite core of position players. There’s a lot of potential here. How’s that?
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So you agree with me but don’t like my tone. Okay. I was complimentary of the bats and gloves. It’s impressive to win at an 83% clip with mediocre traditional stats like a team 4.2 ERA through 12 games. Thats another way you can spin it.
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You agree with me. Do I have to wait until their next 8-6 loss before stating the obvious? I wouldn’t have posted that if I wasn’t impressed by the potential of this group of position players. It’s uncommon to win 83% of your games with a pitching staff that allows over 4 runs/game and there’s not many positive reinforcements to look forward to.
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With a - .8 war. Against teams that don’t hit for a lot of power which makes their 5.52 FIP awful. And the bolded part is my point. Swanson eventually will cool off from hitting like Yankees hall of famers from the 20’s and 30’s, PCA likely cools off from his own historic June and the pitching staff will remain at the mercy of gold glove defenders. It doesn’t matter Theres only so much the defense can do on balls in play behind a staff allowing 1.5 homers/game with a 99 park factor entering Tuesday. They need arms. Being without Brown and Horton sucks. Both have very solid but not necessarily elite excepted ERA/FIP numbers but their ability to induce ground balls and limit home runs makes them look like cy young candidates.
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Even while winning 11/13 the pitching staff is still allowing a 4.3 run/game average. I just hate seeing this core go to waste thanks to a shortage of quality arms. They’d theoretically have 5 more wins with even a dead average, 81 win pitching staff by war.
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How many teams have scored 20+ runs with multiple hitters not recording a hit like Nico Bregman?
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Bring in Webb to preserve the lead. I want it to be an even 20 margin of victory.
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Time for Pete to snap out of his slump. He’s 0 for his last 2.
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Swanson is ridiculous right now. WTF.
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Any Mo updates?
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Dansby is Dansby. He packs like 90% of his hits into 30 games during these hot streaks.
