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  1. Arlen
    TY. Pete Crowe-Armstrong: mind the strike zone and his ability to hit certain pitches and get into Ted Williams territory.
  2. Arlen
    Fine guesstimate. I like it. And Jonathan needs to find a home, even if it isn't with the Cubs.
  3. Arlen
    The classic Cubs uni's from the 1960's were great. (Frowning cub is OK too.) Two-tone is for softball. All dark blue was cool, but even cooler if it really were all dark blue, with slight white touches. Caps should be monochrome blue. The light-blue pajama uniforms are... can we still say effeminate without getting canceled?
  4. Arlen
    Personally, I'm not all that concerned. Opposite side matchups don't always hold true. For example Amaya. Plus there is time for the things to shake down... including potential injuries as well as star seasons, and acquisitions.
  5. Arlen
    And this is why you earn the big bucks, Matthew. Thank you for the thinkin' man's entertainment.
  6. Arlen
    You're making what is simple into something complex. Look at fielders/batters who play into their mid to late thirties. Then, look at their peak years. Pretty basic. The answer to the problem you cite is to, a. scout and coach very, very well and, b. accumulate that excellent young talent instead of throwing it away in semi-desperate trades (e.g., Tucker). At the end, I'm not worried. It isn't me paying Bregman as he gets grayer.
  7. Arlen
    I suggest looking at the typical curve of the career history of good baseball players, Jason. They are both good baseball players, Shaw and Bregman. Good baseball hitter/fielders tend to peak in their 20's. Pick 10 very nice third basemen that are now retired. Look at when they peaked and when they tailed off. It's pretty much the same, whatever the position.
  8. Arlen
    Shaw's trajectory appears one of the continuing kind. Contact with power and speed. Excellent defense for a new position.
  9. Arlen
    And Shaw is on the upswing, not beginning to jump the shark.
  10. Arlen
    And Shaw is on the rise, both at third and at the plate. I don't see how we can say the same for Bregman.
  11. Arlen
    How is Matt Shaw not better at third than Bregman?
  12. Arlen
    Whatever you do, Cubs, keep Shaw and keep him playing.
  13. Arlen
    I can see trading Hoerner and moving Shaw to 2B, but if I had to pick a better 3B-man for the Cubs from 2026 onward, my pick would be Shaw vs. Bregman.
  14. Arlen
    Matt Shaw will be a better baseball player at third base this year and onward, than Alex Bregman, to my speculation, and this was a classic and unbrilliant move to sign the latter.
  15. Arlen
    Why in the world are people so excited about him?
  16. Arlen
    Thanks, but neither STEAMER nor a palm reader can predict what such players will hit next year.
  17. Arlen
    Last year was Matt Shaw's rookie season. Probability is that he'll improve significantly. Maybe dramatically.
  18. Arlen
    Based on him "having the stuff," but lacking command and consistency, something that can get much better with practice of his technique. Witness Hottovy's "school." Seems he may also need to come up with another decent pitch. That takes time. Thanks for asking.
  19. Arlen
    Brown is the kind of dude that gets better with age, seems to me, hopefully so with the Cubs.
  20. Arlen
    Very interested in Jonathan Long and think he deserves a shot, thankyouverymuch.
  21. Arlen
    Well, I'm 66, but I could consider signing-up.
  22. Arlen
    It seems that when an injured pitcher has a successful operation, he generally recovers to form or improvement. And it seems when the injured pitcher hasn't had an operation, not so much, not quite as often. #NipTuck
  23. Arlen
    Kudos to masterful Hoerner and Cubs team and organization. Look at PCA's numbers vs. Rafaela. My vote is PCA.
  24. Arlen
    Just didn't see it in the results, compared to Keller, for example. Not when it counted bigly.
  25. Arlen
    Pete Crow-Armstrong fell off, too, from where he was. We'll see.
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