*** Official 2025 Chicago Cubs Thread***
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Agree, I don't think people hate Happ, it's just he is more something like a 7 hole hitter on a really good team and for whatever reason this team asks a lot of him like he is some superstar. He is what he is, a slightly above average all around player for a left fielder. Better defensively than average, switch hitter, but probably strikes out too much and he is never consistent at the plate. He's fine but he's never going to be amazing. And there is nothing wrong with that really.
Statmuse.com listed the stats. First link on Google. Just typed in Justin Turner vs Lefties this season.
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What makes you think that he will hit .350? He never hit over.292 in his career and he is a lifetime.274 hitter.
I’ll wait until October to roll out my offseason blueprint but right now it includes trading Taillon largely based on similar reasoning to trading Bellinger.
You can lock in Boyd, Imanaga, and Horton. Taillon becomes SP4, at best. My guess is that 5th spot is Assad/Rea/Brown until Steele is healthy. Or they go out and get another Rea-like, very cost-friendly arm.
Would you rather go with that, or recycle that $17M and try get a higher ceiling arm?
The answer is pretty simple to me.
You can lock in Boyd, Imanaga, and Horton. Taillon becomes SP4, at best. My guess is that 5th spot is Assad/Rea/Brown until Steele is healthy. Or they go out and get another Rea-like, very cost-friendly arm.
Would you rather go with that, or recycle that $17M and try get a higher ceiling arm?
The answer is pretty simple to me.
If I had any faith that they'd actually spend the money that they're saving, I would be more inclined to agree, however, it would just turn into another salary dump like Bellinger.
And yet, they're still going to lose the LDS 3-1 because the complete and total lack of talent catches up...
It's amazing to think that they have gone 27-4 over the last 31 games. Another team could play .600 ball (19-12) and lose 8 games in the standings during that time....
I don't know what team you are watching. They are young, can steal bases, play good defense, advance runners, and they have really good pitching.
They might not win it, who knows, but they have a lot of good young talent and a really good manager.
So you don’t like that we have Kelly available to pinch hit tonight because McGuire is on the roster?
The one getting stupid production from Bryce Turang and Sal Frelick.
They're going to turn back into pumpkins.
Probably will be the best thing that comes out of this season is his development.
Pretty sure we’re agreeing. I think Schwarber/ free agent ace is cheaper and money better spent than Tucker/ Taillon.
