WestEddy

That was my take when the Cubs DFAed him. He seems like an unheralded lesser version of C. Monty.

If you're referring to Workman, he's 70 grade defense at 3B, and a very good defender at SS.

The player has to stay "in the majors" for the entire season, and must spend at least 90 days on the active roster. The 2nd stipulation keeps teams from playing games with the IL.

I don't think that qualifies as a "slump" for Amaya.

On the 26-man roster.

I thought it was $50k/$100k

Rojas does have an option, and he doesn't have 5 full years of service time. They can stow him in AAA while they sort out the roster, too.

And Fletcher homered again (4), he's OPSing .906.

I don't understand the fascination with Palacios. I don't think his presence on this roster, lineup and leadoff spot exposes some deep incompetence in Venable or Getz, but he's not a good defender, and outside of a little pop, has no real offensive upside. Dominic Fletcher could most probably give you more than Palacios does, here. Fletcher is hitting, and is a better fielder. Fletcher also has an option left in case they want to shuttle him back to AAA when Tauchman returns. Maybe they just want Fletcher to be playing out of his head in order to get back on the 40-man. Seems like an easy way to get just a little more offense and a lot more defense into the lineup.

James Fegan reports that Rojas is about to start a rehab stint this week.

His yearly splits show no RHB activity in 2024 or 2025.

Yes. Says Fangraphs: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/chicago-cubs-top-37-prospects/ 20. Gage Workman, 3B Video Drafted: 4th Round, 2020 from Arizona State (DET) Age 25.3 Height 6′ 4″ Weight 220 Bat / Thr S / R FV 40 Tool Grades (Present/Future) Hit Raw Power Game Power Run Fielding Throw 20/20 50/55 30/40 55/55 60/70 70 Relegated to third base because some of his college teammates were really great shortstop defenders, Workman has successfully moved up the defensive spectrum as a pro; he is now an above-average shortstop defender and a 70-grade glove at third. Workman’s footwork and actions are incredible for a player his size. At a long-torso’d 6-foot-4, he has remarkable body control and an impact arm. There are old scouting tropes about big-framed hitters and switch-hitters tending to develop late. Workman was both. He struggled to make contact for his whole career and struck out 38% of the time at Double-A in 2023, a terrifying rate. In 2024, at age 25, Workman made real progress in this area. He ditched hitting from the right side and his 27.5% K% was the lowest since he was at Low-A; he hit a BABIP-aided .280/.366/.476 with 18 home runs back at Erie. He has above-average raw power but is still whiffing a ton, especially against breaking stuff, and he’ll likely continue to strike out so much that it limits his big league role. But with the Cubs corner infield situation currently up in the air, he has an opportunity to play such great defense that he wins the job at the hot corner coming out of camp. His long-term role is as a strikeout prone utility infielder.

Made sense to me...

Jankowski traded to the Rays?

And I can say that right back to you. Let it go.

The bigger point everybody is trying to make is they hate Chris Getz, and they're besides themselves that everyone they encounter doesn't parrot the words in their heads. It's really that simple. And you can save the "we're sad because baseball guys are losing" trope for another day. It is a rebuild.

1) I don't want Amaya on the team 2) I also want Palacios gone 3) Robert is doing so bad, his OPS+ is one lower than Palacios' 4) Tauchman is better than Palacios 5) I note that Maton hasn't done much of anything 6) f*** it. Start Dalbec at shortstop, just to keep Amaya off the field Why won't he say the same things we do? I mean, we make fun of him and everything!! LOL.

That's quite the quiverfull of misinterpretation. There is no possible way to read what I wrote and come away from it thinking I'm justifying anything.

Praying for Tauchman's hamstrings. He can't replace Palacios soon enough, but I look at B-R and see that while Palacios' OPS+ sits at a meager 54, Luis Robert's hangs just below at 53. Also, Nick Maton's 2 early season HRs are doing a lot of the heavy lifting on his 80 OPS+