pwny Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 So mad I didn’t go to this game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Chatwood looked terrible once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breesus mode Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Blazer026 said: Chatwood looked terrible once again. Looks like he left his talent in Colorado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Darvish might be out on the all-star break. Yikes. At least Monty is doing good in his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Lefties were hitting .053 off Hader. Hayward just scorched a 107mph base hit off him to tie the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Don’t look now but the Cubs are in first place in the NL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 What an awesome win on Monday, followed by a dreadful performance last night. Chase Anderson isn't good and the offense couldn't do anything against him. Chatwood was actually less crappy than he's been of late, but at some point he's going to have to start going deeper into games. KB and Javy both need a breather or something, as they are looking terrible at the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Also, I'm really interested in following the 2018 Cubs' Draft Class. Reportedly, the Cubs specifically chose guys that had 4 things this draft: 1. Speed; 2. Good bat to ball skills;;3. Scored in the upper echelon on their private cognitive skills test; and 4. Performed well in a wood bat league if a collegiate player. There were probably a few other things that went into their decision making, but these are the ones that stood out. They completely bucked the industry on most of their picks and went out and chose "their guys". Brennen Davis, the prep CFer who was the 2nd round pick, had question marks put on his bat to ball skills by several scouts, but he has top of the scale speed and he reportedly aced the cognitive skills test. As you can imagine, there is very little info on what exactly the cognitive skills test is, but the Cubs believe it can accurately predict how good a player is/will be at diagnosing the pitch when it's coming out of the pitcher's hand. We all know how vital that is if a hitter is going to succeed. Cubs also stated they believe that with launch angle changes and the like, it's far easier to add power to someone's game than it is to get them to be able to make consistent contact or recognize breaking pitches. If you go by the draft lists, this one was a headscratcher. If you buy into the Cubs' braintrust, you can't help but get a little excited about them taking all these hitters. I fall somewhere in the middle, tbh. They could come out of this looking like the smartest people in baseball and way ahead of the rest of the league by discovering a better way to scout. Or they could look like idiots by ignoring plenty of the other traditional scouting methods that says this draft class won't be anything much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Love how he said he wants to start and then does this. Hopefully he can keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 11 hours ago, Blazer026 said: Love how he said he wants to start and then does this. Hopefully he can keep it up. Yeah, there's really no argument for Chatwood over Montgomery in the rotation once Yu gets back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Here's hoping the off day allowed the Cubs to find their bats that went missing in Milwaukee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 21 hours ago, hrubes20 said: Here's hoping the off day allowed the Cubs to find their bats that went missing in Milwaukee. #feelsgoodman So much amazingness last night. Let’s do it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 As it turns out, Jason Heyward might be good at baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breesus mode Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 1 minute ago, iPwn said: As it turns out, Jason Heyward might be good at baseball. So, what you're saying is Darvish will suck for 2 years and then be good again? I can live with that tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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