***Official 2024 Chicago Cubs Thread***
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It's always got to be something. Little leaves with an injury. I Cubs box shows Killian and Merryweather each threw an inning combined 5 H and a walk. Roberts hasn't thrown in the past 3 days for Iowa. So if Assad is starting tomorrow my guess is Assad takes Little 's spot and Roberts gets the extra for the DH.
Yeah I hope that Little injury isn't too serious. At least the break is coming up.
Listening to Pat’s reaction on the radio and then seeing the clip, I’m gonna guess we don’t see Luke the rest of the season. Glad to see the reports that it is his shoulder and not his elbow, but the way he looked while leaving the mound looked like someone that knew something bad just happened.
Really really sucks for him and the team as he was really turning into a reliable guy. Also leaves us with just Smyly (yikes) for lefties out of the pen for now
Thinking we're buyers so guessing we add a salary dump lefty Hopefully only giving up guys that we'd lose at the end of the year because of needing but not getting spots on the 40.
Forecast is only a hi of 91 today but I figured they'd go Assad 1st. Likely more bullpen innings and gives guys a little more rest if they go back out on Sunday. Regardless it's been a hell of a road trip.
Sure, looking back it's easy to see, but all 3 were still relatively young and the fanbase would've been outraged if they had been traded a year earlier. I'm actually still shocked how quickly Baez and KB fell off.
Man, our pitching is looking good right now and it only appears to get better in the near future.
Rotation
Steele
Imanaga
Taillon
Hendricks
Assad
Brown
Wesneski
Wicks probably going to Iowa when healthy
So rest of the pen probably shapes like this.
Leiter Jr.
Lopez
Merryweather when back poor outing last night
Miller
Neris
Smyly
Only problem is these 6 have no options to rotate fresh arms.
Rotation
Steele
Imanaga
Taillon
Hendricks
Assad
Brown
Wesneski
Wicks probably going to Iowa when healthy
So rest of the pen probably shapes like this.
Leiter Jr.
Lopez
Merryweather when back poor outing last night
Miller
Neris
Smyly
Only problem is these 6 have no options to rotate fresh arms.
I’d expect Wicks and Assad to both be in the bullpen soon enough.
When you have two pitchers that require, at minimum, a combined 8 innings of relief every time they start, you’re essentially demanding Steele/Taillon/Imanaga be able to go at least 7 without taxing your bullpen.
Get them in the bullpen where they can be rocks that throw 2 quality innings every 2-3 days.
When you have two pitchers that require, at minimum, a combined 8 innings of relief every time they start, you’re essentially demanding Steele/Taillon/Imanaga be able to go at least 7 without taxing your bullpen.
Get them in the bullpen where they can be rocks that throw 2 quality innings every 2-3 days.
This is odd. Must mean Roberts is staying and they may want to stretch Assad out a bit more or someone else is getting sent down soon.
I am looking at game tracker and we are getting sliced up on fielder’s choice botches and errors. Way to execute, Cubs.
Not sure if the article was from a good source, but stated that both Wicks and Browns rehabs were not progressing. Didn't sound like either would be playing for Cubs in July and could be longer.
