Frazier is not good currently

Gonzo is so much better than danks. He at least will give the team a chance I feel.

Yeah even though his 1st start was bad at least his stuff was there. Glad we have gotten to see him again.

Should Frazier still be batting 4th, or should they wait to start losing?

At this point I would give him the majority of the starts. He is way better on defense and he provides more pop at the same average Rollins does.

Guess you could. Then move Lawrie to the 2 spot and Saladino bottom of the order. With Avi hitting lasers maybe he can now be behind Melky.

Some bad at bats against Lewis

Yeah even though his 1st start was bad at least his stuff was there. Glad we have gotten to see him again.

Toronto can make good pitchers look bad.

This. Package around Fulmer I'm sure.

 

No thanks. Gray looks like a candidate for elbow issues.

Some bad at bats against Lewis

 

What new? We can't hit the guy. Our best bet is to raise his pitch count and get into the bullpen.

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Yeah even though his 1st start was bad at least his stuff was there. Glad we have gotten to see him again.

 

right, his stuff hasn't been awful,it's been "if he can command it some he might be ok" sorta decent. A lot like Latos really.

 

Danks with his constant lack of command and 88 mph fastball was just not giving the team a chance.

No thanks. Gray looks like a candidate for elbow issues.

 

Doesn't he also fade at the end of seasons?

Lewis had a BAA of around .280, we have 1 hit in 4 innings (1st batter of the game)

Doesn't he also fade at the end of seasons?

 

Yup. He's always great in the first half and then mediocre to bad in the second half.

Audio cutting out for anyone else?

I wish

Hawk saying Cubs aren't a good defensive team might be one of the most inaccurate things he has ever said

Bryant is a bad 3B that is being inexplicably buoyed in defensive ratings. Seriously, he's Gillaspie-bad at 3rd but the metrics love him.

 

Soler sucks in RF. Fowler is average CF playing over his head, you really think Zobrist is an all world 2B? There's a lot of smoke and mirrors masking the Cubs defensive weaknesses no doubt about it.

I think Diaz's strike zone is really helping out both pitchers right now.

I like that from Gonzo 0-2, give him a little something to think about up and in.

Yeah, what did happen to Joey Gallo? What a fall

Yeah, what did happen to Joey Gallo? What a fall

 

 

Strikeouts. That was a big concern in the minors.

Gonzalez is inducing a lot of weak contact. Outside of Beltre's weird hit and Wilson's line drive, nobody's hit the ball that hard off him.

37 pitches thru 4 IP, 10 in a row retired for Gonzalez.

Gonzalez is inducing a lot of weak contact. Outside of Beltre's weird hit and Wilson's line drive, nobody's hit the ball that hard off him.

 

His command on is on point tonight. Hardly leaving anything up over the plate.

4 scoreless innings and around 40 pitches. Is this real life?

4 innings down, 2 more to go

This is a lot better than Danks

Bryant is a bad 3B that is being inexplicably buoyed in defensive ratings. Seriously, he's Gillaspie-bad at 3rd but the metrics love him.

 

Soler sucks in RF. Fowler is average CF playing over his head, you really think Zobrist is an all world 2B? There's a lot of smoke and mirrors masking the Cubs defensive weaknesses no doubt about it.

 

Soler isn't playing much and Baez is sensational defensively.