Jack Parkman

Very true, but nobody since the rebuild started.

I wish that a pitcher would come up from the minors and just deal or a hitter would come up and rake. Just one guy plz. These adjustment periods are getting annoying. How come other fans get to have these nice things?

You're wrong. Command has always been an issue for Cease.

Omfg Moncada steals

Moncada's walking a lot more lately. My god he's going to be a monster as a finished product.

I just don't see where Abreu fits between Vaughn, Collins and Reed, not to mention that Eloy might need to be given a 1B mitt. They have a metric shit ton of 1B/DH profile hitters. That alone might push Abreu out sooner rather than later. Unless Abreu is willing to take a cheap deal (10M or less) to stick around I don't see how or why he fits in. I get that the Cuban guys are tight, but.....You're blocking 2 T10 picks with him right now. You have to see what you have in Collins sooner or later.

Does anyone else think that the AJ Reed pickup might be telegraphing that despite what they say in the media, Abreu isn't coming back in 2020?

One thing I noticed about Giolito is that when he is amped up(adrenaline spike) in so called "Big Games" he loses his release point a bit. He needs to be more relaxed to have his command like it was last night.

Strasburg would be at least 50M cheaper and you could probably get him on a 5 year deal. Yes please.

I'm not sure I want to sign Cole for his price tag. I wonder how much of his success is due to the Astros pitching lab and how much is him. He was pretty mediocre his last couple seasons with the Pirates.

You haven't been a fan of either team in town long enough if this doesn't creep into your head every now and then. Chicago Baseball fans are classically conditioned to expect that when things are starting to look really good, disaster is right around the corner. It isn't just Sox fans, north siders have this problem too. It's a city wide affliction. For 88 years this franchise was nothing but a giant tease.

This is the answer. Nice post. We'd all like to jump the gun a bit because Moncada, Giolito and Eloy were once top 5 prospects in baseball. We want to actually believe that this is who they are as much as the lack of track record says to be patient. Like Tony said, we won't know for sure until this time next year.

To be fair, until someone has built up a bit of a track record of success, any slump could potentially be "coming back to earth" it's hard when this is these guys first taste of success to know what is and isn't real.

Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Nice win.

Doesn't Colome have a changeup? Why hasn't he used it this year?

I've never seen Avi with this kind of plate discipline.

There is a reason he stole 40 bags at each level of the minors except AAA.

Those are the little things that win games.

Ya know, he should steal bases.

I don't think Engel ever sniffs a playoff roster

Which explains the one run.

I don't think Engel could endear himself to any fanbase other than the Cubs. He sucks too badly and the Cubs fans are the dumbest in baseball. They thought that Bryan LaHair and Micah Hoffpauir were the greatest thing since sliced bread.

I've had enough of Rondon so much so that I'd rather he go to Charlotte upon Anderson's return instead of Goins.

More evidence that giving away outs is moronic.

The Cuban kid?