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Post by batman66 on Aug 5, 2020 9:59:31 GMT -5
I did not get to see last night. had no power from Isaias but from what you guys are saying despite his line score he looked good. At least that seems a little encouraging .
Hell if they are 9-2 with him being useless imagine if he can get back to just being solid.
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Post by rvn11 on Aug 5, 2020 10:19:10 GMT -5
I did not get to see last night. had no power from Isaias but from what you guys are saying despite his line score he looked good. At least that seems a little encouraging . Hell if they are 9-2 with him being useless imagine if he can get back to just being solid. He was throwing strikes, which going back to previous outings was encouraging. The velocity was 96-97 from what I saw, the slider looked pretty good and he was throwing it for strikes and lower in the zone. The single to Perez to open the inning was I believe on a fastball down and in and he pulled it through the 3b-SS hole, pretty solidly. The K on Cordero was solid and looked good, got him 0-2 and put him away on a fastball up in the zone. On Mondesi he looked good with sliders for strikes until he grooved a fastball pretty much center cut that Mondesi pulled into the RF corner off the wall. I think if he elevates that or locates it inside it's a different story, but it was right down the heart. And that brought the tying run to the plate and was pretty much all he was given.
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Post by batman66 on Aug 5, 2020 10:25:05 GMT -5
I did not get to see last night. had no power from Isaias but from what you guys are saying despite his line score he looked good. At least that seems a little encouraging . Hell if they are 9-2 with him being useless imagine if he can get back to just being solid. He was throwing strikes, which going back to previous outings was encouraging. The velocity was 96-97 from what I saw, the slider looked pretty good and he was throwing it for strikes and lower in the zone. The single to Perez to open the inning was I believe on a fastball down and in and he pulled it through the 3b-SS hole, pretty solidly. The K on Cordero was solid and looked good, got him 0-2 and put him away on a fastball up in the zone. On Mondesi he looked good with sliders for strikes until he grooved a fastball pretty much center cut that Mondesi pulled into the RF corner off the wall. I think if he elevates that or locates it inside it's a different story, but it was right down the heart. And that brought the tying run to the plate and was pretty much all he was given. Thanks for the info . I looked at the box score when I got power back and saw he did not finish an inning and gave up runs again and thought oh no. But maybe it was a step in the right direction and better things are to come.
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Post by malagacubs on Aug 6, 2020 3:26:07 GMT -5
Through 8/5 The 4 most effective relievers are:
1. Jeffries 2. Wick 3. Sadler - highest ERA at 2.45
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Post by ddevonb on Aug 6, 2020 4:34:42 GMT -5
Through 8/5 The 4 most effective relievers are: 1. Jeffries 2. Rea 3. Wick 4. Sadler - highest ERA at 2.45 While I hope Rea does well, putting him on that list after one inning is undeserved.
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Post by malagacubs on Aug 6, 2020 4:41:47 GMT -5
Through 8/5 The 4 most effective relievers are: 1. Jeffries 2. Rea 3. Wick 4. Sadler - highest ERA at 2.45 While I hope Rea does well, putting him on that list after one inning is undeserved. FIFY
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Post by nukeslide on Aug 6, 2020 15:06:10 GMT -5
When Quintana is back, I'm hoping he turns into a Travis Wood type guy. He can come in early in the game if someone has a stinker and maybe get you into the 5th to save the pen or sneak out a comeback
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Post by rvn11 on Aug 6, 2020 15:42:40 GMT -5
Cubs signed Kelvin Herrera, he of the 15.43 ERA recently cut loose by the White Sox. Can't hurt to try I guess.
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Post by fine09 on Aug 6, 2020 15:42:49 GMT -5
When Quintana is back, I'm hoping he turns into a Travis Wood type guy. He can come in early in the game if someone has a stinker and maybe get you into the 5th to save the pen or sneak out a comeback The Cubs just signed Kelvin Herrera & Matt Dermody to a minor league contract. The White Sox recently released Herrera & Dermody a lefty pitched for some independent league.
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Post by jerm42991 on Aug 6, 2020 15:46:39 GMT -5
Cubs signed Kelvin Herrera, he of the 15.43 ERA recently cut loose by the White Sox. Can't hurt to try I guess. Herrera, Allen, Kimbrel would have been a sick bullpen 3 years ago
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Post by fine09 on Aug 6, 2020 15:53:27 GMT -5
Cubs signed Kelvin Herrera, he of the 15.43 ERA recently cut loose by the White Sox. Can't hurt to try I guess. Herrera, Allen, Kimbrel would have been a sick bullpen 3 years ago You got that right. Then again in today's new normal it's actually very bad to have "A sick bullpen"..
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Post by tehmpus on Aug 6, 2020 17:02:55 GMT -5
Changed the title to make it reflective of the entire season's ups & downs. Regarding Kimbrel, I checked Spotrac and really the hit this year is 5.9M pro-rated over 60 games. Next year if he bombs you just move him down to spot reliever even at a cost of 16M. In 2022 you definitely buy him out at 1M. Early days but those are basically the options other than DFA him this off season which I don't see Theo doing. He could turn it around. Doubt it but could. I'm not so sure. I'm hoping he can learn to change his pitching style gradually to adjust to the velocity loss. Up until now it just seems like he's doing the same ol same ol... which isn't cutting it.
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Post by idontcare on Aug 10, 2020 14:50:43 GMT -5
Cubs signed Kelvin Herrera, he of the 15.43 ERA recently cut loose by the White Sox. Can't hurt to try I guess. Herrera, Allen, Kimbrel would have been a sick bullpen 3 years ago Three years ago would anyone took the bet that Kimbrel, Herrera, Allen, Davis and Allen would all have been terrible in 2019?
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Post by fine09 on Aug 10, 2020 15:13:18 GMT -5
Herrera, Allen, Kimbrel would have been a sick bullpen 3 years ago Three years ago would anyone took the bet that Kimbrel, Herrera, Allen, Davis and Allen would all have been terrible in 2019? I was so happy that they let Wade Davis go when they did but I thought he'd be doing better than he has. Quite the turnaround for this crew. The good news is that I think Kimbrel can get close to his old self if he can win the argument going on inside his head..
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Post by malagacubs on Aug 30, 2020 5:02:48 GMT -5
What to do with Kimbrel?
DFA Leave only in setup role? What other option?
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Post by Mike on Aug 30, 2020 6:32:15 GMT -5
RA9 is a better stat to use when referring to bullpen effeciency: 1.70 - Darvish 1.80 - Alzolay (1 start, 5 IP) 2.19 - Jeffress 2.61 - Winkler 4.09 - Hendricks 4.35 - Rea, (1 start, 5 relief) 4.55 - Mills 4.55 - Lester 4.63 - Tepera 5.00 - Wick 5.79 - Sadler 6.06 - Chatwood 6.52 - Ryan 7.36 - Adam 8.44 - Underwood 8.59 - Kimbrel 9.00 - Quintana (3 IP) 9.00 - Miller (2 IP) 11.5+ Brothers, Norwood (60-day IL), Wieck (60-day IL), Maples
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Post by rvn11 on Sept 4, 2020 9:44:02 GMT -5
Not MLB level, but the Cubs released Cody Allen and AJ Ramos yesterday. I think both were low risk long shots, but I had heard beat reporters talk with hopes about Ramos pretty recently, but he lasted maybe a week in South Bend.
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Post by batman66 on Sept 4, 2020 10:52:40 GMT -5
Not MLB level, but the Cubs released Cody Allen and AJ Ramos yesterday. I think both were low risk long shots, but I had heard beat reporters talk with hopes about Ramos pretty recently, but he lasted maybe a week in South Bend. Surprised about Ramos , it sounded like he was a guy who would join the pen soon. Not surprised much about Allen , he is done. One spot open on the 60 man , so they did not need to release both. I read somewhere speculation is that spot is for Strop.
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Post by rvn11 on Sept 4, 2020 11:41:05 GMT -5
Not MLB level, but the Cubs released Cody Allen and AJ Ramos yesterday. I think both were low risk long shots, but I had heard beat reporters talk with hopes about Ramos pretty recently, but he lasted maybe a week in South Bend. Surprised about Ramos , it sounded like he was a guy who would join the pen soon. Not surprised much about Allen , he is done. One spot open on the 60 man , so they did not need to release both. I read somewhere speculation is that spot is for Strop. Agreed on Ramos. Obviously we can't see what's going on, but a couple of people made it sound like they were depending on him making it. Wouldn't shock me if it was for Strop, but you'd think they could have gotten rid of somebody other than Ramos given how thin the pen is right now.
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Post by rvn11 on Sept 21, 2020 12:45:24 GMT -5
Seeing the Sox pull up their top 2020 pick this past weekend to bolster their pen got me thinking to what the Cubs could possibly be missing from Marquez and Carraway this season. Then I saw this article on cubs.com: www.mlb.com/cubs/news/brailyn-marquez-impresses-at-cubs-alternate-training-site. If this wasn't on the Cubs official site I'd say it's just more fan speculation, but it's curious to see it there. Basically saying Hoyer was asked about the possibility of Marquez helping the Cubs out of the pen, and while he didn't rule it out, he didn't necessarily shut the door either. We've talked here that either he or Carraway could be the guy to be the lefty help they are missing out of the pen, but I also thought a few weeks ago that they shot it down. I'd be surprised if they pulled him up, especially now, but the timing does seem a little curious to me. Could be a nice boost to the pen, but at the same time it seems the bats need more of the help right now.
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