*** Official 2025 Chicago Cubs Thread***
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Great job out of Brown yesterday.Made the middle middle mistake early but recovered to give us three solid to reset the bullpen for today. Now with the day off things are settling up nice for Frisco.
Yea if innings for guys like Horton, Imanaga and Boyd is an issue. Having a player like Brown who can pitch 2-4 inning each outing a couple times a week could be a big benefit.
It's also crazy how good our starters have been at pitching 5 or more innings over the last month. I'm sure there are games where the starter has gone 4 or less, but the only game that stands out to me was Horton's blister game.
Agree, he's been a stud since July:
July: 1-1 in 4 starts 1.52 ERA 1.06 WHIP
August: 4-1 in 5 starts 0.72 ERA 0.76 WHIP
Nice to finally have a SP that was drafted and developed by the system because they have missed on so many guys over the years. He's definitely a top 3 arm in the rotation right now and should get the ball in the 2nd or 3 game of a playoff series if he stays healthy and keeps pitching as well as he has lately. Really curious how his numbers in rank across all starters since the all-star break as he has to be right up there in many of the analytics.
We gotta start getting him some playing time. He's too good to be sitting on the bench every single game basically. He needs to start at least one game a series.
The Brewers are good but they also have been lucky as well. We can get them in the playoff
Oh well, we are pretty much eliminated from winning the division. Will cheer against Dodgers and Padres.
I would say he kept him in one batter to long. He was at 79 pitches after 5 innings, so sending him out in the 6th was the right move. But you probably should have pulled him after the 4 pitch walk to Flores.
I get much more upset when the starter gets taken out when he's pitching well.
