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  1. Arlen
    Qualifying offer for one year is OK by me, I'm presuming Happ will not accept it. I'm going by percentages that the Cubs can find someone that will hit as well or better, or by platoon. Then, let another defender come off the bench to protect leads. Happ is simply not great and will be 32. Let another franchise give him a fat multi-year contract, not the Cubbies.
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    Let Happ go, let the young guys duke it out for the job. We don't need a decent leftfielder. We need to find an excellent one.
  3. Arlen
    Rather than hold the front office's feet to the fire, I think I'll step back and see what they do. MLB is a big reality show.
  4. Arlen
    Yes, even Dansby Swanson has to think.
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    Why in the world would they start Gausman after his performance until now for the Cubs? Wow.
  6. Arlen
    With MLB game viewing policies as restrictive as they are, perhaps all that monopolistic cartel's teams deserve to lose.
  7. Arlen
    Thielbar and Webb are both in Bastian's speculation article, and not Rea. 8-o
  8. Arlen
    Thanks, but not quite sharing the sentiments on Ramirez vs, Shaw. I trust they'll both get time, to show Counsell what to do in the wild card series.
  9. Arlen
    Yes, then there's the looming lockout.. That doesn't particularly bode well for offering to him for the year.
  10. Arlen
    Nice article. And Scarlett was right. And tomorrow was another day.
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    This year? Upside: Picking up Peterson and Holmes made them look like contenders. Downside: Sending down Assad and sticking with about three others instead whom I won't name seems to secure their missing the division championship. They may win the first round again. Oh, well, it's football season.
  12. Arlen
    So far, the Cubs seem to be applying their pitchers by mumbo-jumbo, thinking they're being technically correct. The best starting on the staff might be Javier Assad.
  13. Arlen
    How is it not true that Javier Assad is a better pitcher than Edward Cabrera? It's not about the speed and spin, it's about how a pitcher uses that to fool batters. Cabrera has been a classic case of a pitcher with "good stuff" that can't command and control it as well as better pitchers (such as Assad). When will they learn?
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    Thanks. I like results over concepts of what pitcher ought to do well. And I like the Cubs' pitching lab, as do the pitchers. All any of the new ones have to do is to excell.
  15. Arlen
    I respectfully suggest looking into those histories again, both over the season with the Cubs and in past years. And the Cubs' pitching lab has a lot to do with their good pitching, not just defense, I'm confident. It appears Civale, Theilbar, and Rea have to be left behind, now, perhaps even Thornton. Assad keeps getting better and better. He's coming into his own. Zeff-er-jon appears iffier than than the rest. Cabrera is still a question mark!
  16. Arlen
    You don't think it will be tough for Gausman and Holmes to replicate what the Cubs starters have done across the board since July 1? We'll see....
  17. Arlen
    Not all that impressed with either of the new rental starters. The Cubs have an excellently preforming rotation right now. Why fix what isn't broken? Which of them should be replaced? Let the newbies be long relievers, at least for now. But, I really like getting Braxton Garrett.
  18. Arlen
    Seems to me, Assad should keep starting. If he's demoted, I may trade the Cubs for the NFL preseason..
  19. Arlen
    Seems the Cubs lost much when they signed Bregman with a no-trade, multi-year contract. Let's not blame them for trading prospects that have little place to go with the Cubs' major league team.
  20. Arlen
    I just got a call. I've been traded to the Texas Rangers for Fergie Jenkins.
  21. Arlen
    Not too excited about this, either.
  22. Arlen
    OK with me, this one.
  23. Arlen
    Well, may this one be happy for all concerned.
  24. Arlen
    Picking up the payers Jed Hoyer does beats trading the future for just a chance to do better in one year, plus going into debt and raising costs to attend games, or even see them on TV or streamed, or hear them audibly. Just not into the trade and free agent hysteria that drives so much sports media.
  25. Arlen
    Here's to Bregman playing as if he were Santo without diabetes. We're Cubs fans, so hope springs and sprints.
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