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If you consider anything on radio "premium content".....you really need to look into a few new life choices.
If you consider anything on radio "premium content".....you really need to look into a few new life choices.
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I want Bryant to stick around next year and continue to suck. See what kind of extension he gets batting .200 for a year and a half
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they got to blow this thing up and start over.
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Have you listened to the new show?
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I think you watched hamilton in one game....sunday....when he "stole" home and hit a hr
Guy had an ops of .390 this year......let me repeat that...hus on base % PLUS slugging % was .390....he disrupts nothing but his own teams ability to score runs.
His career ops is .620....historically awful.
I could care less if he was the best defensive player in the history of baseball the guy can't start 150 games and gets 700 pa as a teams leadoff hitter.......if you want him as a 5th of for d and speed and 75-100 pa then i guess a case could be made with expanded rosters but he's really a useless starting of
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If they lose the smart thing to do is a complete teardown and start over. It's how the world series championship roster was built and the present day White Sox as well. Blackhawks championship roster was accomplished the same way (Kane #1 overall, Toews #3 overall).
DO IT THEO! With Covid the Cubs aren't going to fill the seats next year as well. This is the best time for a complete teardown
DO IT!!!!!!!
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Problem with a complete tear down at this point is that essentially every player's value on the roster is at rock bottom after this year especially the hitters. Bryant probably lost 100-150 million with such a bad season. You almost have no choice but to keep the team as is through next year's trade deadline and hope many guys rebound. Then you sell them at the trade deadline. Trading them in the offseason for magic beans won't help a rebuild anymore than keeping them one more season.
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Everyone with a clue knows Billy Hamilton can't leadoff everyday. He's terrible
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They'll probably be a borderline contender at the deadline again and Theo will have to make a bold decision to sell
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You are sounding like Trump in the debate. You did not respond to what I said and when right to OBA.
I did some looking into it this morning. I'm stuck here with a broken arm and out for 8 weeks so why not.
This is off of fansgraph and I was looking into the history of lead off with these players vs their normal production.
Now this is more about not losing production with a core player in a line up spot vs adding a dead bat. I get your opinion and I don't disagree with it at all. But the net loss of production of moving a key hitter is not the answer.
Current options: (2020)
Ian Happ: .333 OBA leading off. (162 PA) Rest combined: .405 OBA
Kris Bryant: .271 elsewhere .285 OBA. His year just was bad in general.
2019:
Almora .220 OBA leading off. Not bothering because he sucks.
Schwarber .304 leading off .353 OBA elsewhere. This is the glory child right here.
Heyward leading off .252 OBA elsewhere .368
Seeing a trend here.
We can go back further but what is the point. The theme is constant. Anytime they plug a bat into the lead off that hitter shuts down,
What is the answer? Not on the roster for sure. Right now it is Happ but lets be real. That .405 OBA to .333 is a net loss in production.
While my answer is not the best answer it is taking an approach of adding a missing element of speed and disruption of pitchers rhythm 1/3 of his PA's. While keeping the core producing in higher production spots in the line up.
Like I said the best answer is not on the team.
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So your solution is to determine is that 4-5 guys on the roster are bad at obp so let's put a guy who's got a worse obp and ZERO slugging ability in that slot because he runs fast?
Genius!
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There is zero chance another championship is had with the core of this roster. Their starting staff is long in the tooth as well.
What made the Cubs different compared to other teams was their fanbase filling Wrigley even during mid week so that would have made ownership think twice of doing a complete rebuild. Don't need to worry about lost stadium revenue anymore due to Covid cause this shit is gonna last at least for the next 2 years of playing in front of empty or half filled stadiums.
TIME IS NOW. DO IT THEO! TEAR IT DOWN!!!!
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And so your response is to lap up billy Hamilton’s ball juices?! The guy sucks, let it go. Yes, he is a fast guy...but guess what?? That speed doesn’t mean jack shit if you can’t get on base, and billy cannot get on base. The reds tried already, they thought they had their speedy lead off guy and guess what they found out? They found out it don’t matter how fast he is because he can’t hit and he can’t get on base.
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You are a dolt.
Read what I said.
1. The answer is not on the team.
2. Schwarber, Bryant, Happ and Heyward all shut down as hitters being moved there.
3. Billy is not the best answer but he brings speed to the table which affects the game flow every PA. On base or not they have to adjust for that speed threat. (bunt and weak contact infield hits become a error opportunity due to the player having to rush)
Again I did not disagree with you but at least I didn't act like a asshat over it towards you. Now I am.
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Let's score like 20 runs today..
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Instead of being a critic be a creator.
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I'm expecting a win today TBH. I'm worried about game 3.
Regardless the O shutting down was the issue and whom ever starts has to endure.
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glad to see bote in there. His BA sucks this year, but he managed to lead the team in RBI despite not being an everyday player. Guy seems to always come up big in the big moments. I thought bote should of been in the lineup yesterday instead of caratini
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No game today. Weather has PPD it.