Would Shaw get it done? This is the year to do it for a variety of reasons and especially with the threat of him joining another NL contender.
No matter how costly he is he’s the only available player at the deadline that’ll significantly move the needle. An over pay should be considered in my opinion. Wouldn’t being a rental cost less than someone with control in Joe Ryan’s tier?
This was a makeup for the Sunday loss vs Houston where the Cubs lost 8-5 with an xWOBA of 398 vs Houston’s 276. Seemed like the Cubs were on the receiving end of batted ball luck last night.
I’ll take a 7-2 win in a Rea vs Skenes matchup either way.
Also, in an anonymous player survey, Counsell ranked ranked 4th among all MLB managers as the person players would most want to play for. The only evidence we have is that he’s a positive clubhouse presence.
I’m guessing the roster construction is why the computer models gave the Cubs the 10th highest odds of winning a World Series of the 12 playoff team last October despite the 4th highest team fWAR in baseball.
The problem is that their top 100 position prospects are both infielders, 3 if you count Shaw who are all blocked by 30+ YO old or soon to be 30 YO infielders owes over $400 million.
I have no idea what the plan is when there’s 2 corner outfield spots up for grabs.