MLB: ***Official 2019 Chicago Cubs Season Thread***

[ISUCubswin]

Damn. This team would really benefit from ridding itself of some of its MLB players.

Q has given up 5 hits. 3 of them had 99% out probability and the defense found the 1%.

Russell needs to go.

If we’re not going to start Schwarber against lefties and throw García in a spot he’s only played in 6 times as a professional his entire career next to Almora to start a game, we’re putting, at best, platoon outfielders in decent teams.

 

[ISUCubswin]

My dream scenario this week

Cubs trade for Merrifield and Castellanos.

Merrifield becomes our leadoff man, Russell, Garcia, and Bote become our 3 infield backups

Schwarber, Heyward, Castellanos becomes our OF. KB moves out there when one needs a day off. Almora moves out there late in games or for injury purposes only.

Maldonado becomes bench dude.

Caratini, Russell, Garcia, Bote, Happ, Almora are all expendable.

Said this all offseason - this team is good, but it’s built on a bunch of bench players and we need more talent and less scrub if we want to go deep in the playoffs.

 

[Cyched]

JAVY!

 

[Cyched]

Strop goes 1-2-3 with a 1 run lead?

 

[Shawker]

My dream scenario this week

Cubs trade for Merrifield and Castellanos.

Merrifield becomes our leadoff man, Russell, Garcia, and Bote become our 3 infield backups

Schwarber, Heyward, Castellanos becomes our OF. KB moves out there when one needs a day off. Almora moves out there late in games or for injury purposes only.

Maldonado becomes bench dude.

Caratini, Russell, Garcia, Bote, Happ, Almora are all expendable.

Said this all offseason - this team is good, but it’s built on a bunch of bench players and we need more talent and less scrub if we want to go deep in the playoffs.

How do we acquire Merrifield though? Don’t get me wrong I’d love to have him, but the farm system is barren. Happ and Russell have almost no trade value. I don’t know what kind of package they could put together that would be enough. Castellanos could be had with a Schwarber centered deal I bet.

 

[BigJCy]

If you didn't see the game today it almost seemed like Russell was drunk or something with all the different kind of screw-ups he had.

 

[Shawker]

If you didn't see the game today it almost seemed like Russell was drunk or something with all the different kind of screw-ups he had.

They just need to DFA him and be done with it. He provides no value with the bat, and now his defense has disappeared.

 

[Shawker]

How do we acquire Merrifield though? Don’t get me wrong I’d love to have him, but the farm system is barren. Happ and Russell have almost no trade value. I don’t know what kind of package they could put together that would be enough. Castellanos could be had with a Schwarber centered deal I bet.

Thinking about it some more maybe an offer of Schwarber, Happ, Alzolay and something else gets it done.

 

[dirtyninety]

My dream scenario this week

Cubs trade for Merrifield and Castellanos.

Merrifield becomes our leadoff man, Russell, Garcia, and Bote become our 3 infield backups

Schwarber, Heyward, Castellanos becomes our OF. KB moves out there when one needs a day off. Almora moves out there late in games or for injury purposes only.

Maldonado becomes bench dude.


I even agree with your order of trade material....Almora being the least desirable to trade...BUT, if that would get us an upgrade at 2b or a stud pitcher (which is really what we need), then I am for it.

Caratini, Russell, Garcia, Bote, Happ, Almora are all expendable.

Said this all offseason - this team is good, but it’s built on a bunch of bench players and we need more talent and less scrub if we want to go deep in the playoffs.

 

[dirtyninety]

Keep Schwarber. I'm printing T-shirts.

 

[JP4CY]

Carl, I'm sure you're a nice guy, but you're broken.

 

[Rabbuk]

Time to go back to the church league carl

 

[CYdTracked]

Wonder if the front office is regretting tendering him a contract in the offseason. He may not get a tender after this season

 

[cyups2323]

Carl is marmol 2.0. All the arm talent in the world but messed up between the ears.

 

[Rabbuk]

Carl is marmol 2.0. All the arm talent in the world but messed up between the ears.

Marmol had a decently long period of dominance. I think he's the number 3 cub in saves

 

[cyups2323]

And then got messed up in the head and couldn't throw a strike if his life depended on it.

 

[CycloneErik]

Marmol had a decently long period of dominance. I think he's the number 3 cub in saves

He had a great run for a good while.
And he loved to make it exciting, then dominate again.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Every one of CJs problems is mental.

Can't throw a strike when he just lets it go. Throws 93 and incredibly straight when he's 'aiming' it. He's a lost cause at this point.

 

[VeloClone]

Hadn't read this thread since the All Star Break. Would think this team was 2-7 since the break rather than 7-2.

 

[chuckd4735]

Every one of CJs problems is mental.

Can't throw a strike when he just lets it go. Throws 93 and incredibly straight when he's 'aiming' it. He's a lost cause at this point.

Im not making an excuse here, but I think Joe's bullpen management may contribute to some young bullpen guys becoming headcases. Throwing CJ into the game yesterday with two on, when he hadn't pitched in over a month, seemed like a bad idea to me.