guess not. a win is a wincalling it now, cubs will bat bottom of the 9th. this ******* bullpen man
guess not. a win is a wincalling it now, cubs will bat bottom of the 9th. this ******* bullpen man
Survived...barely.
He could just always pitch out of the stretch and imagine runners.Serious question....does Neris not feel comfortable pitching without guys on base? Lordy.
We're flawed.
Our MODo you have a rebuttal to my post or you just think everything is dumb?
Is this your first Cubs season? It's always cold as **** up there until June usually so the bats usually don't wake up until summer. We have a really solid starting pitching staff right now.
Steel and Imanga are top of the line starters capable of winning a post season series. I'd be comfortable with Assad, Taillon, and Wicks starting a series also.
The offense will be there, we just need to improve the bullpen.
Exactly.We're only in week 5.
Leave PCA out of this.gladly eat crow on this one
If you don't see a problem with the makeup of this team i doubt there's anything I can say that would enlighten you.Exactly.
So it's dumb when I say we are fine and nobody needs to panic yet? Or dumb when I think we should hold onto Busch instead of wasting millions on Alonso?
No, I dont see a problem with the makeup of this team right now. We have the third best record in the NL right now with a bad bullpen and a bunch of guys playing who should be at Iowa. We haven't even really had our entire team healthy together at once yet.If you don't see a problem with the makeup of this team i doubt there's anything I can say that would enlighten you.
Leiter has been really solid. Brown and Wesneski will move into permanent bullpen roles once we get the rotation healthy. Nerris has been ok. Thompson had been really good until today. Merryweather will be back hopefully later in the year.And you didn't answer the question.
The relief group is problematic, but we are just over 1 month into a 6 month season. Last year the Rangers and Diamondbacks proved getting to the playoffs and to be playing well is more important than winning 100 games. Also a player like Suzuki looked horrible during the first half of season, but was a stud 2nd half.If you don't see a problem with the makeup of this team i doubt there's anything I can say that would enlighten you.
And you didn't answer the question.
Merryweather isn't showing up to save us. He's on the 60 day IL. We're flawed it's the bullpen. Alzolay looks just like he did at the end of last year. Neris is a mess. Hendricks and Smyly are somehow going to save us?The relief group is problematic, but we are just over 1 month into a 6 month season. Last year the Rangers and Diamondbacks proved getting to the playoffs and to be playing well is more important than winning 100 games. Also a player like Suzuki looked horrible during the first half of season, but was a stud 2nd half.
Its a bit of semantics, I would agree the roster is flawed more than problematic. It's is a work in progress. Hope getting Bellinger and Suzuki back gives the offense more consistency and slug.
The starting rotation has been really solid over the last couple weeks and the return of Steele should be a boost. Also on IL are Hendricks, Smyly, Wicks and Merryweather. There's no savior among that group. Although Merryweather could have a big impact as a leverage 7th/8th inning guy in the 2nd half.
Right now the lineup could use a slugger and a closer would be awesome. It might be optimistic, but no reason Hoyer can't be agressive to fill gaps. This also might be a team where some late season call-ups can have a big impact: Horton, Vazquez, Triantos, Shaw, Ballesteros, Caissie. Also Little.
Did you read what I posted. I am not looking for any of the guys I mentioned to be a savior. I do feel that the Cubs have a number of arms and a couple guys can emerge.Merryweather isn't showing up to save us. He's on the 60 day IL. We're flawed it's the bullpen. Alzolay looks just like he did at the end of last year. Neris is a mess. Hendricks and Smyly are somehow going to save us?
The Debbie Downer posts like the sky is falling are starting to get old and sound like a broken record. Yes the team has flaws as does many other teams right now too. The fact they are still playing winning baseball with some of the guys they have in the IL right now says something about this team and the job Counsell is doing. When/if they ever get fully healthy these guys we've called up to play bigger roles than anticipated are going to add a lot.of valuable depth to the roster. Yes the bullpen has a lot of issues but they will etlither get it figured pit or use some of the prospect depth to address it.Merryweather isn't showing up to save us. He's on the 60 day IL. We're flawed it's the bullpen. Alzolay looks just like he did at the end of last year. Neris is a mess. Hendricks and Smyly are somehow going to save us?
What's funny is I'm one of the most positive posters in this thread but anything I say negative meets backlash. I really don't give a **** but it is ironic.The Debbie Downer posts like the sky is falling are starting to get old and sound like a broken record. Yes the team has flaws as does many other teams right now too. The fact they are still playing winning baseball with some of the guys they have in the IL right now says something about this team and the job Counsell is doing. When/if they ever get fully healthy these guys we've called up to play bigger roles than anticipated are going to add a lot.of valuable depth to the roster. Yes the bullpen has a lot of issues but they will etlither get it figured pit or use some of the prospect depth to address it.