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Another great outing for Jake with 8 scoreless innings. The guy's a machine.
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It's one of Ommy's more brazenly trollish dangles. Bryant grades out as a solidly above average fielder at 3B.
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It's a mutual option.
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6-0 lead and the RP needs to be switched after CarGo goes long. Yikes.
Bear Pride
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He also had 2 errors yesterday
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He is on a pace for 50 errors for the season. If he had any ability to move left he might have 70 errors
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Never go full Special person.
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On another subject: Arrietta's start should put to bed the notion last year was a fluke. No reason why he cant get consecutive Cy Youngs. Not even Cy Young did that
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That would be great! I definitely want the Cubs to win the division. Having your season come down to 1 wild card game is fun as a surprise team...as a team with expectations, I'd rather not go through that.
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I don't know anyone who thought Arrieta's 2015 was a fluke. Most thought his second half was unsustainable, and probably justifiably so. But here's a scary thought: What if the 2nd half 2015 Arrieta is actually the new Arrieta? There was a quote last year from an anonymous GM--I wish I could still find it--along the lines, "If you think what Arrieta is doing now is historic, wait until he really learns to pitch. Right now he's just scratching the surface."
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Stats | 22 | 6 | 1.77 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 229.0 | 236 | 0.86 |
| 2016 Stats | 3 | 0 | 1.23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 20 | 0.77 |
Sick. And the control has been Maddux-like so far. Could he actually be better? Is it really possible?
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Ah, you are correct. Either way, the Cubs probably don't do it until they know what they have in house.
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That's a small sample size. But it will be fun watching Fowler bat .424 for the rest of the season.
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of course it is but I use it to counter the ridiculous notion that Bryant is a 50 HR guy
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Fowler's option for next season is 9 million dollars or 5 million dollars for the Cubs to buy it out...
does that mean if the Cubs offer him the 9 million and he doesn't accept it, the Cubs would owe him nothing?
does that mean if the Cubs offer him the 9 million and he doesn't accept it, the Cubs would owe him nothing?
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Yes. He cant negotiate. They have to come to a mutual agreement. So, if the Cubs say they want him back then they must pay him 9 million if he accepts. If they tell him they don't want him back, then he can say he wants to be back and they owe him 5 million to buy him out. So, basically, its up to Fowler if he wants to be back and then it up to the Cubs if they want to pay him to be on the team or buy him out of the 1 year contract.
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I bet Bryants golf drive is better than you.
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Since ommy is trying to scramble some eggs, Bryant power rates out as plus plus. He is a prolific power hitter that should walk at an exceptional rate.
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They're going to be good to him, especially if he has a great season and helps them win. Almora is tearing it up in AAA so far and if that continues will likely be in Chicago in 2017. Fowler is tearing it up in Chicago and will likely get paid a huge amount of money with no QO attached this coming winter. I don't think anyone really though of this as more than a 1 year deal.