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Angels (Kikuchi) vs Cubs (Boyd): 4/1/26, 1:20pm
Bull replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
I'd like to also not have a garbage bench next year. Yes, Bregman, Hoerner, and Swanson are all signed for the next four years. But in that four years there is a high chance that at least one of them misses significant time with an IL injury (strain/sprain), a non-zero chance one of them misses more than half a season with an injury requiring surgery or breaking a bone via HBP. There is a high chance one of them will have a nagging injury like Nico's injury that required surgery following the 2024 season. If that happens do you want Shaw manning 2b-3b for 20-60 games or Nick Madrigal. If that doesn't happen, in 2016 Ben Zobrist had 631 PAs, Addison Russell had 598, Kris Bryant had 699, and Javier Baez had 450. This is not a problem that needs solving. -
The Gen Z intern would do much better. This is being posted by Crane Kennedys 65 year old secretary.
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Angels (Kikuchi) vs Cubs (Boyd): 4/1/26, 1:20pm
Bull replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Or just keep him and not have a garbage bench for once. -
This would not be a problem. If he's good enough to keep, he will get at bats. You can let one of Happ or Suzuki walk. If Suzuki walks you get a RHH bat first to platoon with Moises, and play RF when he isn't DH-ing and Shaw keeps his current role, just a little more RF. If you let Happ walk, you sign a lefty bat first and do the same thing with Shaw in lefty, or right when Suzuki is DH-ing vs lefty opposing pitchers. Too many good players when you are facing FA with Suzuki and Happ is not a bad thing.
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Cubs Win!
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Why not let Ballesteros take an AB vs a lefty with nothing on the line here?
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Happ looked like he was showing up the wind from Thursday. ”how bout that? That enough?”
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His entire high floor peak. This does not lock him up for his entire high ceiling peak. It’s equally the Cubs making sure they get the most of his singular defensive prowess (possibly the best ever over the course of this contract) and Pete betting on himself to have made the necessary adjustments to command top dollar at the end of this contract. that said, if he’s able to pull that off, the Cubs end up with a steal on the two FA years they just bought.
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Question of the week: how many games will the Cubs win in 2026?
Bull replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
92. This is a "run it back" team. Add Steele, Cabrera, Amaya and Bregman. Lose Tucker and maybe 1 or 2 key injuries. Retooled bullpen. No reason not to win 92 again. Hard to predict more. -
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?
