Fair enough. I took it has the coaching staff in NY is helping him to recognize pitches, where in 7 years the Cubs staff couldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by WOwolfOL
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Fair enough. I took it has the coaching staff in NY is helping him to recognize pitches, where in 7 years the Cubs staff couldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by WOwolfOL
If those 3 are on the bench( instead of starting), then you would need to bring in 4 or 5 FA position players ( instead of 1 or 2) plus at least 2 starters, a closer and at least 1 set-up RP. Now you are talking of spending $140-$160mill new money (instead of $105-110 mill) and that is NOT happening, imho.Quote:
Originally Posted by petrey10
I’d love to see Schwindel get a huge volume of off speed and out of the zone pitches the rest of the way.
He likely has a job locked up for next year as the 1b or frequent DH, but I’d like to see what happens if he stops getting so many fastballs in the zone. He’s never been patient and he hasn’t done well against offspeed pitches.
He not gone yet..lol
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Yeah I think I checked Baseball Savant a week ago and he was killing fastballs. I'm not overly worried about the offspeed stuff to the point where he'd become an ineffective hitter but he's still had a small sample and I agree we need more data, but most good hitters have weaknesses anyways. I guess we just have to give him AB's & watch him play. We have Rivas as backup, and maybe Wisdom. The patience thing is what pitchers could exploit i agree if they stop throwing him fastballs in the zone.Quote:
Originally Posted by CP_414
I love Schwindel's swing, he's a line drive guy who can drive balls too. He's not trying to launch everything like some of our players. We have to assume he'll cool down as pitchers adjust and whatnot but it's still fun to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by WOwolfOL
He's 2nd on the team this year in swing %, between Baez and Wisdom, that's something to watch. He reminds me of Castellanos in his hitting style and approach. Free swinger, line-drive hitter with pop.
Imagine what kind of monster hitter he'd be if he just swung at mostly strikes. His physical talent is incredible. I just don't think his brain is wired that way, he's an extremely aggressive player and that's benefited him in many other ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by WOwolfOL
I think some Spanish/Portuguese/Italian people are just different cats, i've known many who have quick tempers or were very emotional people (not all of course, but it seems to be more than other ethnicities). Baez, Contreras, Carlos Zambrano are like this. I played softball with a couple of Italian guys who were good guys but just couldn't stop arguing with umps etc., it was hilarious.
Melbourne in Australia is the place to be. Over the last few days construction workers have been protesting in the CBD against mandatory vaccines within their industry, which has got the industry shut down for two weeks, because of course that would happen since we are into our 5th lockdown and over 220 days of being locked down since the pandemic began (haven’t checked but likely the most in the world).
If that wasn’t enough, this morning we experienced a major earthquake measuring 6.0 on the richter scale. Never a dull moment. Who said archaic lockdowns can’t be good fun?
These 2 games could have some implications on whether the cubs end up 6th or 7th in draft or 8th through 10.
Twins are 2 games worse then cubs in 7th spothttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...00913ffc51.jpg
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Even though Cubs lost, the not-so-young trio of rookies, Ortega, Schwindel, and Wisdom still did ok. They were 4 for 10, including a double, 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs. When you add in 2 walks and 3 hit-by-pitches they were 9-15 or .600 OBP.
Our bullpen is garbage and 2 of the more effective guys like Wick and Wieck have issues staying healthy. I assume some guys will pitch better next year but we definitely need at least 2 quality acquisitions this winter in setup and/or closer role.
Sifting through scraps with guys like Brothers and Winkler is getting tiresome. Our 25 man roster is pretty bad. Even if we hit 200 mil in payroll we'll still probably be reaching for 90 wins the next few years. When we had Bryant, Rizzo, Baez, and Kimbrel we still sucked. That how far we have to climb right now. We have to replace those guy plus get better on top of that.
Arrieta DFA'd by Padres. Has a 7.39 ERA across both teams this year in 24 starts. 24 starts but hasn't cracked 100 IP yet.
Hendricks gave up 2 more bombs :sad:
Man Ian Happ really turned his season into something. I had basucally written him off and i just looked at his stats for the last 6 weeks. Good for him.
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Cubs lose both to Twins and move to the 7th pick, now they play a red hot Cardinals team this weekend
10 games left
7 against Cardinals
3 Pirates
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