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I’m going with a Shallow fly out for Nico that strands Kelly at third.
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0-6 versus the breweee and cardinals at wrigley is a horsefeathers disgrace.
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He ranks #2 among qualified hitters at 21.6% on Fangraphs. That’s almost as high as his RISP slugging percentage.
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Maddux Smoltz and Galvine for today.
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They’re already 0-5 at wrigley versus Milwaukee and St. Louis losing by a combined 6-39. Total disgrace.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-4-26
Geographyhater8888 replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
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35 runs in the first 26 of this homestand, 1 in the last 18. This is historical. Their run differential went from +23 all the way down to +4. It’ll really piss me off if they’re 0-6 at Wrigley versus the cardinals and brewers before the all star break. That can’t happen.
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Difference between this year and last year is their inability to beat division opponents more than they lose to them. 16-9 at the break last year, 10-12 with 4 left as of now.
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Just try not to get swept by the both the cardinals and brewers at wrigley before the all star break.
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Nice eye Alex.
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horsefeathers loser in a Whitesox hat and a cardinals jersey. I hate whitesox fans more than the Cardinals and Brewers combined.
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What a relief that we have our ace Shota going today. We need our big stopper after yesterday.
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I don’t know where you’re getting these assumptions from about my thoughts and expectations of him as a GM. Your second paragraph and third paragraph are why I push back on the idea that he’s a bad GM. I’ve defended him. The topic is his imperfections as a GM and it’s pitching.
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There’s an imbalance of bats to arms in the farm system and that’s been an organizational philosophy since Theo was in charge (sure, Wicks, Horton and Wiggins exist). You have Palencia and veteran free agents+DFA castoffs in the bullpen. Chalk it up to bad luck or simply luck of the draw but the lack of arms are hurting the team. And injuries are apart of the equation, no denying that, but there’s a lack of internal options and neglecting them past round 2 has reared its head. There’s no guarantee that injuries would impact every single arm either. Whether or not we like the process the results haven’t been ideal.
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I just don’t like using the Brewers as an example. No one knows how they do it and evidently neither does their former GM who’s employed by Steve Cohen. Unless you’re Dave Dombrowski with permission from ownership to spend as much as he wants, which doesn’t always work, you’re stuck meeting half way between playoff contention while keeping an eye on 2028. Draft more pitching and stop worrying about attrition. Maybe if you had a few quality farm arms instead of blocked positional prospects, that $ spent on Maton, Milner and other number 4 starters could’ve been used on a legitimate top of the rotation pitcher. Easier said than done and it’s not like the team is crippled financially either like the Padres for example.
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Ask David Stearns if a fringe top 10 payroll (top 2 and over $100 million more than the Cubs in his case) is some GM life hack to building a championship roster after what he ‘built’ in Milwaukee. Jed isn’t perfect but let’s not pretend that he has an unlimited allowance either. The Brewers, Rays and Cleveland are outliers. His biggest mistake has been neglecting drafting pitching in the later rounds. Hence filling out the pitching staff with middling vets, eating away at the payroll thanks to a lack of reinforcements in the minors. Besides, it’s Craig counsels fault anyways.
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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.
