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6/8 1:20 PM CDT

Kuhl (4-3, 3.86 ERA) vs Montgomery (1-1, 3.89 ERA)

6/9 1:20 PM CDT

Kingham (2-2, 4.03 ERA) vs Lester (6-2, 2.44 ERA)

6/10 1:20 PM CDT

Musgrove (2-1, 1.89 ERA) vs Hendricks (4-5, 3.89 ERA)
 
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KB to lead off, Zobrist 3rd, Almora 5th.

Really? Cant joe just get the circus to come to town already?
 
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Bryant in a little slump...

Hit him leadoff

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Omeletpants said:
You can never post without insulting someone
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This is demonstrably untrue. I reserve insults only for those who demonstrate stubborn stupidity despite repeated correction. I think I'm a very fair insulter in that regard.
 

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Fangraphs had an interesting article today about teams that have been most helped/hurt by strike calls. Article is here

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-most-and-least-team-friendly-strike-zones/

Cubs pitching is -63 strikes from what you'd expect and +27 strikes for batters. The way to read that is the cubs batter have got calls more often than not they shouldn't and the pitching has been the opposite. That's an interesting backdrop against what the starting rotation has done. It's also an interesting consideration when talking about Contreras. He's not been a very good framer. When you look back to that 2016 team two things stand out. One they had 2 very good framers in montero and ross and the second is the team defense was insane that year. The players are largely the same this year and they have made good plays defensively but they are also committing a lot of errors.

I mused in the philly game thread about the idea of them adding a back up catcher. One thing that will be interesting to see now that Gimenez is up on the roster is how the pitching performs with him behind the plate. Neither Caratini nor Contereras were good framers. Gimenez is above average there. I'm not sure Gimenez hits all that much. It'd sorta be nice if they had a guy who did both in the back up role. But it's worth keeping an eye just to see if Gimenez helps the pitching.
 
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Zoberist is almost as old as me and should not be trying to steal bases
 
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chibears55 said:
Bryant in a little slump...

Hit him leadoff

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he is hitting .292, has not homered in 22 days now, sorry, if the guys that should be driving in the runs are hitting where they are on base to get driven in, what is the point?
 

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Good lord. I like Happ, but he’s been awful.
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He really hasn’t. He’s a 118 wRC+ with a .825 OPS on the year and he’s been better than that since the beginning of May with a .925 OPS and 141 wRC+. That K rate of 40% is uuuuggggglllly but he’s a really productive hitter in spite of it.
 
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anotheridiot said:
he is hitting .292, has not homered in 22 days now, sorry, if the guys that should be driving in the runs are hitting where they are on base to get driven in, what is the point?
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What is the point for what?

My comment was based on Maddon secret weapon of whenever someone slumping he hits them leadoff to break out of it....

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Always love to see if guys have a tough day with bat, they make run saving plays in field to make up for it..

Ian Happ

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chibears55 said:
What is the point for what?

My comment was based on Maddon secret weapon of whenever someone slumping he hits them leadoff to break out of it....

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Don't waste your time....all Maddon does is win games but this mope of a fan thinks he has better ideas.
 
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Let's hear it for Monty, with Darvish out....he's stepping up big time at just the right time to fill a void. Stepping up enough that Wildman Chatwood better be looking over his shoulder or at least looking for an empty seat in the bullpen.
 
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TC in Mississippi said:
He really hasn’t. He’s a 118 wRC+ with a .825 OPS on the year and he’s been better than that since the beginning of May with a .925 OPS and 141 wRC+. That K rate of 40% is uuuuggggglllly but he’s a really productive hitter in spite of it.
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Yeah, I don’t know what any of that means. He sucks.

Lol just kidding. I want to see the kid succeed. He made a couple great defensive plays today, too.
 
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Matt360 said:
Yeah, I don’t know what any of that means. He sucks.

Lol just kidding. I want to see the kid succeed. He made a couple great defensive plays today, too.
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1. 23 yo player.
2. 585 PA's (normally you see a stabilization around 1000)

Example:
Schwarber 973 PA 28.8 SO% 13.5 BB% 117 wRC+
Almora: 632 PA 16.6 SO% 6.2 BB% 107 wRC+
Russell 1709 PA 24.6 SO% 8.5 BB% 91 wRC+ (SO's went from 28% to 22-24% after first full)
Baez 1500 PA 28.5 SO% 4.7 BB% 92 wRC+ Rookie season 41% then sat at 30% now he has dropped it another tier at 25%

What I see with Happ is a better pure wRC+ 113 and 118 walk rate 11.2% is better than most of these guys. He is up with Schwarber.

I'm seeing a .385 BABIP with a 40% SO rate and a 15% BB rate. So i take it as he putting the ball into play 45% of the time but he has been very lucky when he does. a .232 BA with a .355 OBA...it is almost too extreme.

What I think is happening is the same thing that happened to Schwarber. Lead off got into their heads that they have to take pitches and force walks vs being a hitter.

Some guys are born to it. The guys that you force into a unfamiliar situation in a crucial time in their development is a mistake.
 
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