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Yeah but i think i'd rather 2 months of Valbuena at 2B and Bonifacio at CF than any other combo.
Yeah but i think i'd rather 2 months of Valbuena at 2B and Bonifacio at CF than any other combo.
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I'm starting to wonder if Chris Bosio is the new Dave Duncan. How the hell do the cubs keep picking up guys for $5-6 mil and turning them into such decent pitchers?
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Bosio is a very good pitching coach.
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Bosio is a damn good pitching coach evidentally. Also, who says Castro hasnt improved on D. He is making really good plays on the reg now.
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Castro may be a knucklehead, but damn he shows you flashes of what he could be.
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He's making me believe maybe all this angst cubs fans have about not having an elite pitching prospect is not warranted. If he can turn what appeared to be 5th/emergency starters into solid #3's and Wood from what seemed like a #4 type to what he is now then I'm not sure what to expect with higher profile guys like Johnson and Edwards. Wood was never higher than the Reds 3rd best prospect, never made BA's top 100 list and was only the 60th pick.
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I'd like to see him work some magic with Jackson... if he pulled something off there, I'd be very excited...
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Are the Cubs about to win a series...?
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That would require s miracle... These pitchers have to have some skills for him to work with
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Yay Cubs win a series!
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It has happened before!
It has happened before!
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Called pitching to location. Not sure if Jackson has that kinda of command.
Just like Arrieta. Needs to have command of his change to be successful. One of the reasons he is delaying is because he is not feeling his change yet.
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Remember this team came in with a worse record. Later year I doubt the Cubs are working them like that. Azl has a better team.
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First series I've not voted on the outcome...first series won. Trend coming. 
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Oh wait, this is a four game set... scratch that.
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I don't know man.... Arizona is pretty bad right now. In 23 games they have a -62 run differential. The cubs were -87 over the entire year last year. To keep that in check they're going to have to play pretty phenomenal over the next 140ish games. Their pitching is atrocious giving up 143 runs already. The next closest team has 96 runs against. With Corbin being gone I don't really see that getting much better. Maybe they call up Bradley soon and he helps but he's 1 out of 5 and right now their best starter has a 4.35 ERA.
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Arroyo has been bombed in Azl. Seeing he was a Cin player before and Bos before that his S/T's were in Fla where his curve had more break with the humidity. That dry air looks like it is killing him.
I would use Randall Delgado
Brandon McCarthy Not sure. He was better in Oak. His splits were better home in the dry air.
Trevor Cahill's splits are along the same lines as McCarthy's.
Miley is their ace right now.
Patrick Corbin T.J.
Archie Bradley AAA 3.98 ERA, 1.33 WHIP. I would promote him. They need a staff ace right now. Makes Miley a #2 and Corbin a #3. Delgado to the pen.
Then when Corbin comes back Bradley splits up Corbin and Miley.
They have Goldschmidt and Trumbo right now. Add in Montero you have a 3-5 in the line up the Cubs can not match. Any quality start that O can put up a win.
Cubs are questionable in run production this year. Reason why Lake and Olt need to be playing every day.
I would use Randall Delgado
Brandon McCarthy Not sure. He was better in Oak. His splits were better home in the dry air.
Trevor Cahill's splits are along the same lines as McCarthy's.
Miley is their ace right now.
Patrick Corbin T.J.
Archie Bradley AAA 3.98 ERA, 1.33 WHIP. I would promote him. They need a staff ace right now. Makes Miley a #2 and Corbin a #3. Delgado to the pen.
Then when Corbin comes back Bradley splits up Corbin and Miley.
They have Goldschmidt and Trumbo right now. Add in Montero you have a 3-5 in the line up the Cubs can not match. Any quality start that O can put up a win.
Cubs are questionable in run production this year. Reason why Lake and Olt need to be playing every day.