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How long until Mo looks like a guy who earned being handed the starting DH role?
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Once upon a time Tommy LaStella was sent down to Iowa. Not because of performance but because they traded for Chris Coghlan.
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One horsefeathers hit. That’s it?
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He’s Fire crotch Lou Brock in the sense that we traded a hall of fame outfielder in the eyes of too many Cubs fans
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Sure. With Cabrera matching up against a minor league pitcher, I don’t see any harm in giving him at bats.. He won’t pull a 2008 Jim Edmonds out of his ass with his bat speed though.
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He did in the minors once.
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Angels are very by the book when it comes to pitcher development.
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Why is conforto in the lineup again?
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That sucked,
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The cheater and Ian Crapp.
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Offense is getting Bryce Elder’d so far.
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Losing 2/3 to scrubs would be rough. Cubs did that only 3X in 2025 and once to the Nationals.
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Nico fits into this at a 13.5 projected war when his deal starts. So it’s based on a projection model then. Okay. So Nico was underpaid relative to Alonso, which may it not have been a hometown discount or uncertainty over a looming lockout while entering free agency. That’s the closest 1:1 comparison we have for 2 opposite players who project equivalent production. Add Kyle Schwarber too. I’m curious if he’d get maybe 8/$240 if he hit free agency after 2023 with his 2024-25 production matching ZIPS projections, plus the additional 6 year regression model through 2031. He’s alone as a top 20 position player from a war standpoint over a 4 and likely 5 year span with single digit home run rower.
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Nico is 18th in fWAR since 2022 at 17.4, Alonso lags way behind at 12.2 fWAR while 2 years older. The bias remarkable. Bellinger 6/$162, 3/$126 for Bichette who hasn’t posted an fWAR over 4 since 2022…. . I’m sure they project their bats to age well and there’s a win probability component, more direct contributions to scoring, more consistent run sequencing potential with a top heavy lineup? 6/$141 for the leagues best baseman since 2022 is quite low. Swap Swansons and Nico’s power numbers with the same efficiency and Nico is a lot more expensive.
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Just one and preferably Suzuki. I don’t want to be on the hook for 30+ YO outfielders for another 4 years at those prices, and you’ve locked up a core still lacking any front line talent. If Shaw is a disaster at the plate then that complicates things a bit. But if Shaw is okay but only as a solid infield bat then I’d explore trade options for starting pitching or corner outfield help.
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What a strange time to bring in a lefty. Why not just walk Happ to get to PCA?
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Nice discipline from P C Armstrong so far.
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Mikolas is afraid to throw his fastball today.
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Nico with the first effective double for 2026 Cubs.
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Same reason James wood is leading off the Nationals. More at bats for your best hitters. That’s the logic.
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.7 of Busch’s 3.5 wins last year were compiled in both of Mikolas’s starts against the Cubs.
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Bichette got 3/$126 with an opt out after the season, mainly for his offensive ceiling. You might not like the length of the deal but in no way is this an overpay. A decade ago, sure.
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Because more times on base means more run scoring opportunities. The hitter who goes 4/4 with 4 singles would have a slightly higher wOBA than the hitter who goes 2/4 with a home run and a double despite the same OPS. Intuitively it makes sense from a team success standpoint. It’s similar to passer rating vs ANY/A in football.
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Despite PCAs OPS being nearly 30 points higher. That’s one of the biggest gaps in wOBA to OPS I’ve ever seen. Nico’s wOBA was actually 1 point higher too.
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I’m not optimistic or pessimistic. I don’t know horsefeathers. That’s why I come here to ask questions. All I see is a an infielder who sits in the 60 of most prospect rankings and that’s the extent of my knowledge. I prefer this over reading twitter posts projecting a 2030 cubs lineup of long, ballesteros, Shaw, Rojas, Alcantara, PCA Busch and some random second baseman.
