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Yeah, I don't see the concern about who will platoon with Busch. You've got to find at bats for Amaya and Kelly.
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He also faded significantly down the stretch. I do hope that was a function of workload and that we see the great Boyd from early last year early this year.
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What are the chances Taillon starts the season at extended spring training and Brown is up until Steele returns or Taillon finds his stuff?
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4-6 weeks.
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I’m audio only (waiting on T-Mobile free mlb) Any report on how Shaw looks in CF would be appreciated. Has to be better than he looked at 1B.
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So, does Brown go down to minors or back to the bullpen when Steele is activated? cuz Ben Brown is your 5th starter, not Taillon. in all seriousness, I think we will be thankful for Brown, Assad and Rea before all is said and done.
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That’s an exciting/fun lineup, even without the Cubs 3 most exciting/fun players.
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All hail superstar Happ. Come on guys. I know it’s a slow stretch but no need to look for a fight. Happ is a top player on a rebuilding team, a role player on a playoff team. His 120 ops (very consistently) is above average to well above average, but not elite. It has been a pretty consistent narrative here (especially last off season) that the Cubs had a lot of really good building blocks but lacked the impact player to put them over the top. LF gold glove defense is not the same as up the middle gold glove defense. expecting a drop off from him acknowledges that there is something significant to drop off. He’s great, love him. I just don’t think he is a major factor going forward. Said differently, I think the Cubs have gotten his best years and his next team will pay for past production. He’s great may have another 2-3 years of 3-4 WAR left in him, but he will get a 5-6 year contract. The drop-off in production will come eventually. Suggesting that this is the season it will happen is suggesting something unlikely and therefore (super-bold) I apologize that I don’t post often enough that everyone intuitively knew that my use of “super-bold” was far enough outside my usual way of communicating that I was being a bit silly.
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Did I say LF? I meant RF. I hope Seiya is ok.
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I'm being silly, or Super-bold. Sorry. Caught me on a weird day.
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Not if you have 3 cy-young candidate starting pitchers, and a ROY DH!
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Nope. Love Happ. He is consistently above average to not-quite-special. The kind of very good role player every team needs.. I just think his age 31 season will show a significant drop off. I'm not all sure of this, and in fact, think it is unlikely that there's enough drop off that he's benched. That's why it's a "super-bold" prediction.
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Super-Bold prediction: Matt Shaw is your everyday left fielder by June.
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Definite choice to see Kelly there. Long at DH and Mo behind the plate. Could easily have been otherwise. I like Kelly and Amaya spelling Busch. Gets back the roster spot you lose by having a dedicated DH. The potential of Amaya, Kelly and Shaw all in the lineup sitting Mo and Busch is huge.
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Oooh now do number 2 overalls who never made mlb.
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Shaw out two days in a row. Any indication if hbp is to blame?
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Cabrera looks amazing. Hits in third inning were cheap. One was a high chopper over Cabreras head.
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And Wisdom at first.
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Glad Steele isn't back until May. In fact lets shut down Cabrera and Horton until its 70 degrees at wrigley. On Steele: He was taking PFP yesterday on field 3. He wants to be back so bad.
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Rare rain and humidity the last couple days. 93 today, should dry out. Yesterday was a bad day to pitch: rare hot humid day in AZ.
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I don’t know his wonderlic score, but he’s been a pretty quick study in OF and third base last year.
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Harvey looked great. Also Shaw’s hbp may have been elbow. He stayed in for another AB, but came out before the other regulars. Not sure if hurt or just awful.
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At the game. Shaw looked awful at first base. Broke toward the ball on every play, always late to the bag. Error was ugly.
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Rea, Brown and Assad back to back. All looking good. Competition for the swing role.
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Makes me wonder about the gun.
