fathom

Basabe lifted for a ph in the 7th inning. Could he be coming up to replace Eloy?

seems strange to say given how much we talk about him, but Adolfo is quietly have an awesome season. Walk totals are way up from last year while K rate is down.

That's not how you come across. In the past, you wanted them to win the last few weeks of the season when they were out of contention and you said you didn't care about draft slot. If someone was interested in titles and not just meaningless wins, then they would want a chance for the club to draft best player possible

We saw how well his BS worked with Yoan and hamstring

Nope that's all from me

Didn't Cubs go from 100 loss team to 103 win team in 2 years

They have no pitching. Worst WHIP in the majors doesn't lie. I actually read something last week that it could get worse for the pitching as their flyball/HR ratio was lower than you would expect

He needs to go coach high school softball.

I will say I despise what baseball has become with so many teams not even trying.

If anything, it helps in terms of draft standing

Giolito is a gigantic concern. Fulmer is destined to be a reliever. I do wonder how Cooper's teaching philosophy will translate to the new way hitting is taught with a focus on loft.

Again, no team would give up a lot to get someone with his medical background.

You really think Manny would have come here, be on a 100 loss team and be like "you know what, screw the Dodgers/Cubs/Yankees". It's not like the Lester to the Cubs situation, where there was the pre-existing relationship

The sooner people allow themselves not to worry about players that will have no impact on the roster in two years, the easier this will be for them. I would much rather Lopez pitch great and they lose than for him to have done horrible with bad velocity and they sneak out a win.

Can this just be called the Annual Ricky Renteria Appreciation Thread

Business comes first though. And Burdi would have been the closer if he didn't get hurt. They have no other closing options

It is kind of funny that Hahn and company thought the culture of this team was so great that Manny would want to re-sign here if he was on this particular team. Sometimes I wonder if the front office has a grasp on reality

Lopez pitches great and they lost...I will take that the rest of the way besides for this weekend

Huge series coming up next week in the tank war vs Baltimore. This weekend vs the Cubs will be ugly with their bats heating up at home

Also why is Leury being lifted for defensive reasons and not Palka? Leury catches that ground rule double

Engel's reign of terror is ending soon. Hope he still has somewhere to live in Charlotte

Pitch calling/selection has been mediocre at best for a few years

No one was ever going to give up anything of significance for him given his medical history

This team sure knows how to lose. Nate hasn't looked particularly good all year and it finally caught up to him

Wow this bullpen is horrendous