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  1. Donzo
    Boyd is at 104 innings for the year. First time he's had more than 88 innings since 2019. He only pitched in and around 60 innings last year after TJS in 2023. Craig needs to save all the innings he can for Boyd.
  2. Donzo
    Me too. Going into this year I wated to see improved power and a better SO ration from Cassie. He's delivered on the power; SLG up over .100% and he has as many HRs as he did last year. The SO are still an issue. His SO ratio has been .24% the last month, which is better. Just concerned it could blow up in the majors.
  3. Donzo
    Strikeouts.
  4. Donzo
    Interesting comments on Rojas. He's on a heater for sure, but for perspective his heater looks like a slump compared to Cassie's hotstreak. Myself, I'd still have him 3rd behind Cassie and Wiggins as the most valuable Cub prospect. Cassie is a complete prospect who's ready for the majors today, and Wiggins is the only power pitching prospect above A-ball. With that said, it's a close race with those three. Continued success at AA would add more fuel to Rojas's rising star. We'll see how the dust settles on August 1st. By then the Cubs #1 prospect may be Triantos or the Cubs #1 pick on Sunday- 😰
  5. Donzo
    Sounds right. He has had a lot of small injuries the past few years, including a recurring "shoulder impingement syndrome" situation. He's never pitched over 96-innings and he's at 78-innings now. Agree on Cassie and Wiggins as a top 2 on a, hope not to trade list. Rojas isn't far from making a 3-man list.
  6. Donzo
    He really is a good looking hitter.
  7. Donzo
    Yeah, maybe... Cabrera isn't a UFA until 2029. Gonna have to give up some talent to get him.
  8. Donzo
    Yes- top guys with controllable years.
  9. Donzo
    If it's for Jack Ryan or Edward Cabrera, so be it.
  10. Donzo
    Prepare yourself. I'm thinking a lot of guys won't be in the org much longer.
  11. Donzo
    Birdsell pitched the 5th, no runs. I imagine he'll be back in Iowa after the All-Star break.
  12. Donzo
    Birdsell cruised through 3-innings, then gave up 2ER in the 4th. Hopefully he pitches the 5th; 59 pitches so far.
  13. Donzo
    He's not slowing down in AA.
  14. Donzo
    So, he'll start pitching again on the 19th and if all goes well he'll get nine or ten more starts this year... Sounds like a plan!
  15. Donzo
    Yeah, a year ago I think PCA was hitting .199 and Amaya wasn't hitting either. Both were better the 2nd half. Hopefully Shaw takes the same path, but I like Long getting PT at 3B in Iowa. He'd be a good fallback if he was just OK at 3B, which may be pushing it.
  16. Donzo
    He went 5 innings last Sunday for Iowa, so he was OK. I think they just wanted to give Palencia some work.
  17. Donzo
    Wicks' first two innings. This is good.
  18. Donzo
    Yeah, I think it's just the schedule. Off tomorrow then six games before the All-Star break. They can be creative to get to the break. If Wicks goes four innings here, he's in position to start one of the games in NY.
  19. Donzo
    Yes, and @Jason Ross detailed those results, which shows he's fine. I'll say this about Happ. Physically he use to look like Nico, now he looks like Schwarber. Losing 10 lbs may be helpful.
  20. Donzo
    It's been talked about quite a bit. @CaliforniaRaisin posted he's on "load management".
  21. Donzo
    Yes- I wanted Long playing 3B everyday.
  22. Donzo
    No, but it's different. Wiggins/Horton/Brown are young guys getting stretched out to new career highs. There's a process to that. Boyd is a 34 year old veteran who has pitched 180 innings, but is in his first full season since TJS in 2023. I believe he's 24+ months post surgery, this factors into into his recovery. So, for this situation I think the load managment is more designed on case by case basis rather than a specific formula for young guys increasing their innings year to year. I believe he pitched in and around 60 innings in total (minors & MLB) last year; he's already well past 60 innings this year. All in all, he's looking at some down time as well. I just don't know what that'll look like.
  23. Donzo
    From Cubs. com: "Wicks, 25, went 1-3 with one save, a 4.06 ERA (20 ER/44.1 IP). In his last five starts dating to May 18, he has posted a 1.65 ERA (3 ER/16.1 IP) with 20 strikeouts, compared to just three walks, a 0.86 WHIP and a .186 opponent batting average. In that span, he ranks second in WHIP, tied for fourth in ERA, sixth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.67) and 10th in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.02) among Triple-A pitchers (min. 5 GS)."
  24. Donzo
    Wicks has been good ever since he came back from that sparained akle or whatever that was. If WHIP is a big deal to ya, and I think it has a salient value, it's .81 since his return. Perhaps most importantly were the very impressive reports from his last start on Sunday June 29th.
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