*** Official 2025 Chicago Cubs Thread***

[Pharmacy99]

I agree. Horrible outing tonight.

Please take out Brasier and bring in a lefty

 

[cycloneworld]

Bullpen (and offense) really regressing to the mean…yikes.

 

[NazClone]

And the lefty gives up a hit. And we are down again.

 

[cyatheart]

Reds getting really lucky too here. Need somebody to start hitting. Too many guys slumping.

 

[cyfanatic13]

Some of you guys are just exhausting. Blaming Brasier? (I’ll give you the double). But a stupid little swinging bunt and then Thielbar gets a 71 mph exit velo single off him.

The offense continues to be a MAJOR problem

 

[cyatheart]

Hell of an at bat....I take that back, never stepped on the base

 

[BigJCy]

Unreal, he stepped short.

Sure seems like just one of those games tonight.

 

[cyfanatic13]

That is a horrible break

 

[cycloneworld]

Dansby missing first base sums up the Cubs last month.

 

[cyatheart]

Man we just can't get a hit.

 

[cyatheart]

We making this reds team look a group of cy young winners, this is not a good reds bullpen

 

[BigJCy]

Feels like the Cubs right now:

 

[NazClone]

Start hot and fade, just like last year.

 

[cyatheart]

Great job Taylor Rogers

 

[515Clone]

Second or third best record in baseball and we are calling it a fade. The bullpen gives up 1 run in 6 innings and we want to get rid of two pitchers.
The issue is we can't score.

 

[Pharmacy99]

Bullpen (and offense) really regressing to the mean…yikes.

Not surprised. Too many relievers were having career years

 

[isucy86]

He is better but not significantly. Schwarber averaged around 40 HRS in the past 5 years. Tucker has good power, decent speed, decent average, and low strike out rate, but does he worth $500 millions?

Tucker is one of baseball's top 10-15 players. Just don't see him on the same tier as: Judge, Ohtani or Soto. Or have the same media cache that sells tickets. What he has going for him is a pretty weak FA market this offseason. Tucker, Alonso and Schwarber are the big names. There are some opt-outs like Bregman who could impact the market, but otherwise not many hitters you'd pencil in 2/3/4 in a lineup.

Tucker doesn't have elite slug, is a .270 hitter and will be 30 next season. No way I see him getting a $500M contract. I would think any GM is going to feel Tucker has ideally 8 years left. So my guess the best Tucker is looking at is $350M. And that was based on Tucker's early season play.

Schwarber is 33 and strictly a DH. It wouldn't surprise me if the Cubs couldn't get Schwarber for half the speculation on Tucker. He's a good fit- go with an OF of: Suzuki, PCA, Caissie/? and DH Schwarber.

 

[cyatheart]

Why are we not having Nico bunt there. I mean come on,

 

[NazClone]

That sums up the Cubs.

 

[BigJCy]

.160 (now lower) against fastballs??? WOOF.