After a rough year last year Wesneski has looked more like the pitcher we saw in late 2022. That slider/sweeper pitch of his is just nasty and he threw it well tonight against lefties too I thought. Definitely got squeezed on a few pitches too but I think after a rough spring training he's pitching pretty well as a flex guy right now.That last inning was an unfortunate ending to a scrappy game by the Cubbies....but we simply do not have other guys to throw in there to pitch in pressure situations, and with Wesneski pressed into service tonight, there's only so much you can do. Frustrating.
It's tough because the guy that sucks today maybe the star 2 weeks from now. Busch is slumping as well. Having him and Morel in the heart of the order is killing us. I doubt they move Busch just yet but I could see Wisdom at 3rd and Bellinger at 1st for a series or so. If PCA can continue to hit he's never giving up CF.Having a discussion amongst a few peers
Who do Suzuki and Belli replace when healthy?
I genuinely think I might go Belli replace Mervis and Suzuki replace Morel. Morel goes to Iowa to figure his weak **** out.
Allows PCA and Tauch to still get regular ABs, Busch can move to 3B
Read an article on Horton couple days ago. They suggested he has no.more to prove in AA or AAA for that matter and he's at AA for the warmer weather. If they continue to limit him to 4 innings it may be to save his arm for the second half.After a rough year last year Wesneski has looked more like the pitcher we saw in late 2022. That slider/sweeper pitch of his is just nasty and he threw it well tonight against lefties too I thought. Definitely got squeezed on a few pitches too but I think after a rough spring training he's pitching pretty well as a flex guy right now.
Just checked. Per Baseball Reference, Morel has negatively contributed to the teams chances of winning in 16 of the last 21 games and 18 of 28 games this season.
That’s like having a negative in the +/- of a really good basketball team.
I’m just not sure how long you can continue throwing out a guy who is consistently going against your teams odds of winning.
Taillon is throwing well too, but zero runs of support is peak cubsSeverino is going to throw a no hitter. Just really good and efficient tonight.
For sure. Cubs have been in a funk since Friday.Taillon is throwing well too, but zero runs of support is peak cubs