Geographyhater8888
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What makes it worse if that the pitching staff isn’t slumping and are just bad.
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I miss slug ball. Like what our opponents do vs Rea and Taillon.
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Why does this team struggle so much squaring up pitches right down the middle?
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I can’t remember the last time Seiya was lower than 5th in the lineup.
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You can start with them but it’s a good bet another team will offer better prospects. Shaw for Skubal, even for a couple months is worth turning the teams biggest weakness into a strength IMO. This team won’t win a World Series with this rotation as is and probably not with Joe Ryan either, who’d cost even more prospect capital. We’re talking about a pitcher who basically carried a mediocre Tigers team in the playoffs and will significantly move the needle. Enough of these half measures from Jed.
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Progress. Their 4 hits are twice as many as Wednesday, scored over 30% of the total runs in a game for the first time this week, Taillon retired almost 15 batters and Happ only struck out twice.
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It’s like watching that spring training scene in the major league.
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They’re much worse than that awful 2024 stretch right now. They lose by 3+ runs every day and night. This is worse than that horrific stretch in May of 2023. Their run differential is -32 as of right now in their last 12.
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This is the worst slump they’ve had in a long time.
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We have a starting pitcher who was an out shy of recording 15 outs so there’s some positive takeaways from this game at least.
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Booooooooooo
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Good.
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The harder you hit it the less time fielders have to react on it and make a play. That’s the goal. Hitting a 90+ mph fastball is not like miniature golf where you can just aim your ball at holes.
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You’re probably right, but he’s also blocked and you’d throw in less prospect capital. His versatility would be the biggest loss out of anything, not his corner outfield bat with future uncertainty there. Skubal is the best pitcher on the planet and would make the Cubs more than a ‘get in and anything can happen’ WS contender. Joe Ryan doesn’t move the needle to the same degree, in a season with a number of starters off the books and an infield that isn’t getting any younger. I’d hate to see him in Milwaukee or anywhere else in the NL instead . Not my first choice, depends on the market.
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Skubal is the type of rental pitcher you consider trading Shaw for. Wiggins too.
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2026 Chicago Bears Offseason Thread
Geographyhater8888 replied to Outshined_One's topic in Other Sports
Depends a lot on Caleb’s progress but having Jacksonville, Philly, Tampa and New England at home softens the schedule a bit. It’s possible but I’d take the under on 12 wins too. -
Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-21-26
Geographyhater8888 replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
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They were also on the lucky side of batted ball data in the first month. They have very similar expected stats in both April and May yet vastly different results. That’s just baseball and the law of averages.
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From march-April in 31 games: 8th in xWOBA at 331, 2nd in wOBA at 348 and a 123 wRC+. May though 19 games: 10th in xWOBA at 325, 24th in wOBA at 297 and an 89 wRC+. That tracks.
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That’s true. Hopefully Bregman’s injured toe is a catalyst for extra at bats for Shaw, because I’d feel a lot better about Bregman’s lack of slug If it’s as simple as an unhealed injury.
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The bulk of his at bats came during Suzuki’s IL stint and about a week or so before Seiya moved out of the DH spot. He’s averaging about 1.5 PAs per game and won’t see 300 PAs at the current pace. If he has a future in the organization then putting him lineup against left handed starting pitchers is probably in everyone’s best interest, especially if it means no Suzuki in right field.
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I’m not saying they’re doomed but man that was ugly.
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Freeman and Busch had roughly the same wRC+ in 2025. Difference is Freeman had 37 more plate appearances and was in the everyday lineup against lefties. Busch’s value is diminished when Justin Turner is splitting time at 1st base with him. Not quite a wash. Run sequencing is why elite middle of the order bats are inportant. If we had 6 months of Suzuki during his first month coming off the IL, then these prolonged slumps and issues with driving in runners in scoring position wouldn’t be as volatile. So they’re either a Skubal away who can pick up an offense that refuses to score more than 3 runs during these cold spells or consistent run scoring on a week to week basis.
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Humiliating. 5 years into Jed’s rebuild and this is as close to the finishing touches on the team that he built as it gets. I really hope they got the suck out of their system and can go back to being watchable. Maybe give a Shaw a start in right field next time there’s a lefty on the mound, for no other reason then to not have him rot on the bench.
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2026 Chicago Bears Offseason Thread
Geographyhater8888 replied to Outshined_One's topic in Other Sports
https://startkyleorton.substack.com/p/caleb-and-the-terrible-horrible-no?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=ndzck&triedRedirect=true Great deep dive into Caleb’s performance.
