IST: Cubs @ Cardinals (9/7-9/9)

[brett05]

Playoff eligibility are set from who on their 40 man roster by Sept. 1. Baez is eligible

I thought playoff eligibility was set on their 25 man by Sept 1.

EDIT: That would make any callups on Sept 1 unavailable for the playoffs.

 

[Boobaby1]

Lol, Strop has been great. He has had two bad performances against the Cards and a bad one against Detroit. He has been lights out besides them. Step off the ledge. The loss was a group effort. We took 2 of 3 from the Cards. Ill take it. This is what young teams do. They didn't all of the sudden became grizzled vets in a 130 plus games.

Technically Silence, he had three bad outings against St Louis.

He gave up the solo homer to Garcia after Arrieta pitched the gem earlier in the year, then gave up the homer on a two strike, two out pitch to Perralta in Wrigley, and then yesterday, walks a batter and then lets Garcia get to him again.

That said. I kinda hope they make a deal for someone like Kimbrel to close out the games and move everyone else back a notch which should really help the pen. And yes, lefties are needed too especially since Russell is no longer that specialist to count on.

 

[DanTown]

I thought playoff eligibility was set on their 25 man by Sept 1.

EDIT: That would make any callups on Sept 1 unavailable for the playoffs.

That's not the rule, basically anyone in the organization on the 40 man can play in they playoffs

http://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3549

All other players on a club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster), MLB 60-day DL, and Restricted List (extended Bereavement, Family Medical Emergency, or Paternity Leave ONLY) prior to midnight (Eastern) on August 31st are eligible to be included on a post-season Active List (25-man roster), but a player on an MLB club's Disabled List (7-day, 15-day, or 60-day), Bereavement List, Family Medical Emergency List, or Paternity List is eligible to be included on a post-season Active List only after spending the minimum number of days required to be served by a player on that list

 

[TC in Mississippi]

That's not the rule, basically anyone in the organization on the 40 man can play in they playoffs

http://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3549

Yes this was changed in the last couple of years. I just learned about it myself a couple of weeks ago. Baez could prove to be very valuable in the playoffs.

 

[CSF77]

2. All other players on a club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster), MLB 60-day DL, and Restricted List (extended Bereavement, Family Medical Emergency, or Paternity Leave ONLY) prior to midnight (Eastern) on August 31st are eligible to be included on a post-season Active List (25-man roster), but a player on an MLB club's Disabled List (7-day, 15-day, or 60-day), Bereavement List, Family Medical Emergency List, or Paternity List is eligible to be included on a post-season Active List only after spending the minimum number of days required to be served by a player on that list.

Damn. That makes the Cubs pretty scary. Baez and Russell on the left side. Not much will get through. Add to it they have both been hitting very well. We could end up seeing Bryant in RF more and more with Schwarber and Jackson splitting LF. My opinion is Schwarber is hitting the rookie wall right now and they need to ease his playing time. They have been giving the other kids days off but they have more time in in pro ball and are more used to the grind vs college ball which is not as demanding.

 

[CSF77]

Technically Silence, he had three bad outings against St Louis.

He gave up the solo homer to Garcia after Arrieta pitched the gem earlier in the year, then gave up the homer on a two strike, two out pitch to Perralta in Wrigley, and then yesterday, walks a batter and then lets Garcia get to him again.

That said. I kinda hope they make a deal for someone like Kimbrel to close out the games and move everyone else back a notch which should really help the pen. And yes, lefties are needed too especially since Russell is no longer that specialist to count on.

That points to more depth. I believe if a team keeps seeing the same guys then the odds are they will get to them. A deeper pen allows a team to 'keep it fresh'. Doesn't let a team to get used to a pitchers stuff.

Example: Day 1 Rodney smokes them. Day 2 he got lit. Having another option keeps the familiarity down. Just like how they plugged Richard back to back. Gave up a hit vs putting Roscup into that situation. His last game he struck out the side.

So I believe Maddon should have kept it fresh vs sticking with the same guys.

 

[SilenceS]

Technically Silence, he had three bad outings against St Louis.

He gave up the solo homer to Garcia after Arrieta pitched the gem earlier in the year, then gave up the homer on a two strike, two out pitch to Perralta in Wrigley, and then yesterday, walks a batter and then lets Garcia get to him again.

That said. I kinda hope they make a deal for someone like Kimbrel to close out the games and move everyone else back a notch which should really help the pen. And yes, lefties are needed too especially since Russell is no longer that specialist to count on.

Im not against more bullpen. I am just saying Strop has done his job for the most part. Its just magnified by the Cards issues and that the Cubs were so hot people expect a win everyday. Yesterday loss was a group effort. The Cubs offense had 10 hits by the 5th inning and only got 3 runs.

 

[CSF77]

I believe Maddon is holding back on Wood and Hunter now. The last few games they have been had. I believe they have been put into mop up. Grimm got lit the day before and Maddon did not go there. He has not tested Ramirez yet and I kinda agree that that would be too high pressure to toss him into. They have Carl Edwards Jr now. All most tempting to see if he could have handled it. Cahill has mop up written all over him.

I would have gone with Edwards. See what he can bring with Rosscup as a back up. They both have strong SO stuff. Then Rondon in the 9th. I would keep Rodney as Rondon's day off guy for closing situations. Strop if shakey I would give him a few days off. IE next series vs letting that team tee off on him. So they need to start trusting Ramirez and Edwards more I believe.

 

[Diehardfan]

I believe Maddon is holding back on Wood and Hunter now. The last few games they have been had. I believe they have been put into mop up. Grimm got lit the day before and Maddon did not go there. He has not tested Ramirez yet and I kinda agree that that would be too high pressure to toss him into. They have Carl Edwards Jr now. All most tempting to see if he could have handled it. Cahill has mop up written all over him.

I would have gone with Edwards. See what he can bring with Rosscup as a back up. They both have strong SO stuff. Then Rondon in the 9th. I would keep Rodney as Rondon's day off guy for closing situations. Strop if shakey I would give him a few days off. IE next series vs letting that team tee off on him. So they need to start trusting Ramirez and Edwards more I believe.

I like your idea of moving Rodney in for Rondon on his off days....not so sure about Edwards. Did he throw another pitch other than fastballs in his inning? I think he needs a bit more time to get his feet wet. A few more low stress innings would help him. Ramirez is exactly the type of guy they need right now...but we need the middle 90s Ramirez of 2014, not the one we saw early this year throwing upper 80's. Should only take a few pitches to see where he's at in his recovery....Maddon's reluctance to use him might mean he's not there yet. Hopefully he's at least close to being ready.

 

[Boobaby1]

Im not against more bullpen. I am just saying Strop has done his job for the most part. Its just magnified by the Cards issues and that the Cubs were so hot people expect a win everyday. Yesterday loss was a group effort. The Cubs offense had 10 hits by the 5th inning and only got 3 runs.

Eh! It just gives the FO something more to think about in the offseason, and they will address it fully. You can bet on that.

 

[willycat]

Baez wasn't brought up in time, right?

How many times does this have be addressed? EVERYONE ON THE 40 MAN BY SEPT. 1ST IS ELIGIBLE.

 

[Parade_Rain]

How many times does this have be addressed? EVERYONE ON THE 40 MAN BY SEPT. 1ST IS ELIGIBLE.

Why are you yelling?

 

[CSF77]

I like your idea of moving Rodney in for Rondon on his off days....not so sure about Edwards. Did he throw another pitch other than fastballs in his inning? I think he needs a bit more time to get his feet wet. A few more low stress innings would help him. Ramirez is exactly the type of guy they need right now...but we need the middle 90s Ramirez of 2014, not the one we saw early this year throwing upper 80's. Should only take a few pitches to see where he's at in his recovery....Maddon's reluctance to use him might mean he's not there yet. Hopefully he's at least close to being ready.

They were using Motte in that role. All he would be doing is filling in for Motte.

Grimm has excelled as a 7th inning guy. What they need is a 2nd option for the 8th. Not sure if you trust Ramirez at this point. Edwards could be an option also. Maybe mix those 2 and Strop in the 8th. Keep their usage down.

 

[brett05]

I never knew this.

http://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3549

A club's Active List (25-man roster) must be submitted to the MLB Commissioner prior to the start of each post-season series (LDS, LCS, and World Series).

1. A player who received a Prohibited Substance Suspension prior to the start of Spring Training, during Spring Training, during the regular season, or during a post-season series (Wild Card, LDS, LCS, or World Series), is ineligible to play in any MLB or minor league post-season game(s) or series in that season, even if the player has completed serving the suspension.

2. All other players on a club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster), MLB 60-day DL, and Restricted List (extended Bereavement, Family Medical Emergency, or Paternity Leave ONLY) prior to midnight (Eastern) on August 31st are eligible to be included on a post-season Active List (25-man roster), but a player on an MLB club's Disabled List (7-day, 15-day, or 60-day), Bereavement List, Family Medical Emergency List, or Paternity List is eligible to be included on a post-season Active List only after spending the minimum number of days required to be served by a player on that list.

3. Any player on the Disqualified List, Ineligible List, or Restricted List (for any reason other than extended Bereavement, Family Medical Emergency, or Paternity Leave) as of midnight August 31st is ineligible to be included on his club's post-season Active List.

4. A post-season eligible player who is placed on an MLB Disabled List, Bereavement List, Family Medical Emergency List, Paternity List, or Restricted List (extended Bereavement, Family Medical Emergency, or Paternity Leave ONLY) prior to the start of a post-season series can (with the approval of the MLB Commissioner) be replaced on his club's LDS, LCS, or World Series Active List by a player who was on a Reserve List or Disabled List, Bereavement List, Family Medical Emergency List, Paternity List, or Temporarily Inactive List of a minor league affiliate from that organization prior to midnight August 31st. However, a post-season eligible player on the 60-day DL cannot be replaced by a player who was not post-season eligible until the disabled player has served at least 60 days on the DL, and a minor league player must be added to his club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) before he can be added to the club's post-season Active Roster.

5. A player on a post-season Active List (25-man roster) who is injured or leaves his club on Bereavement, Family Medical Emergency, or Paternity Leave during a post-season series can (with the approval of the MLB Commissioner) be replaced on his club's Active List prior to the conclusion of that series by another eligible player, or by a player who was on a Reserve List or Disabled List, Bereavement List, Family Medical Emergency List, Paternity List, or Temporarily Inactive List of a minor league affiliate from that organization prior to midnight August 31st. A minor league player must be added to his club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) before he can be added to the club's post-season Active Roster.

6. If a player is replaced during a post-season series, a pitcher must replace a pitcher and a position player must replace a position player.

7. If a pitcher or position player is replaced during a post-season series, the pitcher or position player who is replaced is ineligible to be reinstated to his club's Active List (25-man roster) for the balance of that series and the next series (LCS or World Series).