***Official 2024 Chicago Cubs Thread***

[1UNI2ISU]

Hendricks activated.

Cuas optioned.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

I imagine we make some sort of trade for a reliever soon? No?

 

[Cyforce]

Adding to yesterday’s insanity, Morel is in the lineup today (yay) and isn’t Wisdom still on the team? Why did we have .218 with zero pop Madrigal hit for Morel with the bags juiced in the 5th?

V. 100 CC chose contact over power.

 

[Cyforce]

I imagine we make some sort of trade for a reliever soon? No?

Pay a premium price for now, doubt we add till we hit trade deadline season.

 

[Cyforce]

P ******* Wizzy!!!
Haters be gone.

 

[Cyforce]

Alzolay, ******* ridiculous.

 

[HoustonClone]

Alzolay, ******* ridiculous.

Please take him out. He has zero confidence.

 

[clonebb]

A 2 run homer and a no out walk. ******* worthless.

 

[Cyforce]

I've been trying to pass a kidney stone since early Wednesday morning and our bullpen is just making it worse.

 

[David Freshman1982]

Time to jettison AA, he’s cooked.

 

[AlCyJim]

Time to jettison AA, he’s cooked.

and yet somehow the Cubs win. does make it hard to watch sometimes

 

[Cyforce]

and yet somehow the Cubs win. does make it hard to watch sometimes

If Hendricks can now be competitive and Taillon stays off IL Brown and Wesneski can really help the pen.

 

[ISUCubswin]

If Hendricks can now be competitive and Taillon stays off IL Brown and Wesneski can really help the pen.

And Wicks’ return will add another solid arm whether it’s Wicks or Assad.

And I think Smyly should be getting close.

Maybe you look at Horton starting in the rotation next year but let him dip his toes in as a RP this year.

Anywho, help is needed but help is coming. Part of me hopes Brown becomes the closer

 

[David Freshman1982]

And Wicks’ return will add another solid arm whether it’s Wicks or Assad.

And I think Smyly should be getting close.

Maybe you look at Horton starting in the rotation next year but let him dip his toes in as a RP this year.

Anywho, help is needed but help is coming. Part of me hopes Brown becomes the closer

I'm still po'd the Cubs didn't bring back David Robertson this offseason. He was available for modest Neris-like money, he's a proven closer, he was very good for us when here. They need a pair of late-inning, veteran guys that are dependable, or this season will end up imploding.

 

[Cyforce]

I'm still po'd the Cubs didn't bring back David Robertson this offseason. He was available for modest Neris-like money, he's a proven closer, he was very good for us when here. They need a pair of late-inning, veteran guys that are dependable, or this season will end up imploding.

Neris is 9mil worth of headache.

 

[RoseClone]

 

[HoustonClone]

Should I be sad because we have yet another injury to our pitching staff, or glad because it's Alzolay? Maybe the rest will get him back on track.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Should I be sad because we have yet another injury to our pitching staff, or glad because it's Alzolay? Maybe the rest will get him back on track.

Cuas is worse.

 

[isucy86]

Going to get more gray hairs with this relief group. Other than Leiter pretty shaky group.

Maybe Counsell needs to be innovative and take a tag team approach and limit innings the 1 inning relievers pitch. Go with something like below with starter hopefully pitching 5/6 innings, with the long reliever throwing 2-3 inning stints a couple times a week.

Imanaga (L) / Wesneski (R)
Taillon (R) / Wicks (L)
Assad (R) / Brown (R)
Steele (L) / Wesneski (R)
Hendricks (R) / Wicks (L)

Imanaga (L) / Brown (R)

 

[Cyforce]

Cuas is worse.

2 scoreless in that train wreck Saturday.