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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:11:26 GMT -5
Jed: Admits he did not do a good job with the bullpen this offseason. Said the coaching staff did a good job getting younger guys up and going. Referenced how good the bullpen was in the 2nd half (one of the best in baseball).
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:13:50 GMT -5
Jed on star players and if one is on the roster.... Cody was an MVP guys last year. ramble ramble ramble ramble ramble ramble..... most of the stars in the postseason had career years WTF ahahahaha
Again, referencing 2nd half again as guys who were stars.... Thinks the Cubs have a couple of "guys who can do that".
"A lot of guys on playoff teams had years over their projections"..... he's delusional.
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:15:50 GMT -5
Asked to asses his performance: Cubs are in an enviable position LMAO healthy from a payroll and minors position. We dropped the most WAR of any team when we tarded the core away after 2021. I have to take accountability for 83-79 back to back, but I have positioned the organization very well. I'm happy and fans should be happy LOL
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:17:02 GMT -5
Jed is basically saying guys need to have career years (above projections) every year to be good LMAO
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:17:34 GMT -5
The media guys have seemed to have caught on to Jed's comments about star players.
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:21:25 GMT -5
Bruce Levine: How do you project that a guy like Belly can add 100 slug in 2025 that was missing in 2024? Jed danced off that question and went on and on about how only 3 teams played better than expected in 2024. What is he talking about? Then said he needs multiple Cubs to have a season above projections. Again, he's asking guys to have career years to have a successful season.
I'm really not liking what Jed is saying. Your stars produce, for the most part, consistently. When you're successful it's the mid guys that have those seasons over projection to get you over the hump.
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:22:36 GMT -5
What difference did Craig have at the big league level this season? Oh man, that was a question hahaha Jed didn't answer it and talked about the future. I'm ok with Jed's response. That reporter had some balls to ask that question hahaha
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:23:04 GMT -5
We'll have more info on Ben Brown mid-October.
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:24:28 GMT -5
Bruce Levine about using prospects in trade: 2 currencies in baseball money and young players (most valuable). We're healthy on both sides. Clean and good contracts. When it comes to trading players we have to make sure it's for the long term. Young players are healthier and play longer. PCA and Busch showed that. We'll consider it, but it has to make sense for the Cubs. This sounds like no Vlad Jr |
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Post by trav768 on Oct 1, 2024 12:26:00 GMT -5
Damn... they just said Cubs had 57 games without a HR this season, 35% of the season. Record.... 17-40. Fucking OUCH! This is why a slugging star is so important. WOW!! Explains why they were a mid team a bit, if you are going to go 35% of your games without a homer your defense and pitching need to be top of the line.yeah we need more slug . Happ lead the team in HR's (25) and RBI's(86). not a knock on Happ, but no 30 HR guys or 90 rbi guys. that's a big problem. |
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Post by malagacubs on Oct 1, 2024 12:29:33 GMT -5
Bruce Levine: How do you project that a guy like Belly can add 100 slug in 2025 that was missing in 2024? Jed danced off that question and went on and on about how only 3 teams played better than expected in 2024. What is he talking about? Then said he needs multiple Cubs to have a season above projections. Again, he's asking guys to have career years to have a successful season. I'm really not liking what Jed is saying. Your stars produce, for the most part, consistently. When you're successful it's the mid guys that have those seasons over projection to get you over the hump. He reminds me a ton of Arturas over at Berto Center & the Bulls. Being mediocre just to squeeze into the playoffs to get some revenue & run it back a few years. He finally realized that wasn't cutting it and started a rebuild (not what we want or are doing). It's kinda like Jed doubling down to appease ownership but with a scrapheap retool at best to make changes. |
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Post by TheChico on Oct 1, 2024 12:31:46 GMT -5
WOW!! Explains why they were a mid team a bit, if you are going to go 35% of your games without a homer your defense and pitching need to be top of the line.yeah we need more slug . Happ lead the team in HR's (25) and RBI's(86). not a knock on Happ, but no 30 HR guys or 90 rbi guys. that's a big problem. No worries, Jed said it was due to the weather at Wrigley. All good, just need the weather to be better next year and Cubs could win more games and make the playoffs |
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:32:15 GMT -5
This interview was tough. My take away:
1. He's not signing or trading for any stars.
2. He's coming back with the same team.
3. Blames Wrigley on 2024, that's wild to me,
4. Needs all the good players to have career years to make postseason.
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Post by batman66 on Oct 1, 2024 12:37:45 GMT -5
About the wind at Wrigley Field is the reason that slug is down it's funny because I think both teams play on that field that particular game yes both teams play in those games and Wrigley was something like 28th in baseball in either homers or runs scored in or slugging pct this season , I forgot what one or ones it was but he's not lying there. |
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Post by trav768 on Oct 1, 2024 12:38:58 GMT -5
yeah we need more slug . Happ lead the team in HR's (25) and RBI's(86). not a knock on Happ, but no 30 HR guys or 90 rbi guys. that's a big problem. No worries, Jed said it was due to the weather at Wrigley. All good, just need the weather to be better next year and Cubs could win more games and make the playoffs if other teams take steps back. come on weather, you need to do better . blow out when Cubs are batting. blow in when opponents are batting. sun, you need be in the clouds so the cubs defenders not get blinded by you, but shine and blind the opponents on defense. ok I had a talk with the weather |
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Post by TheChico on Oct 1, 2024 12:39:40 GMT -5
About the wind at Wrigley Field is the reason that slug is down it's funny because I think both teams play on that field that particular game yes both teams play in those games and Wrigley was something like 28th in baseball in either homers or runs scored in or slugging pct this season , I forgot what one or ones it was but he's not lying there. What is annoying the Cubs should have a major advantage with that weather but they don't which is annoying. |
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:41:17 GMT -5
No worries, Jed said it was due to the weather at Wrigley. All good, just need the weather to be better next year and Cubs could win more games and make the playoffs if other teams take steps back. come on weather, you need to do better . blow out when Cubs are batting. blow in when opponents are batting. sun, you need be in the clouds so the cubs defenders not get blinded by you, but shine and blind the opponents on defense. ok I had a talk with the weather Jed literally said, "It felt like when we were on the road it was blowing out and when we got home it was blowing in" hahaha that was funny, true or not, still funny. |
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:46:50 GMT -5
He really seemed to stress the season projections too about teams with 90 wins. The Dodgers have won 90 or more every year since 2013 (included) and have made the postseason all years. I'm just referring making it to the postseason, not championships, since Jed seemed to bring it up quite a bit. Astros 2017-2023 and they never missed (88 this year and made it). Brewers won 96, 89, 95, 86, 92, 93 (I'm ignoring COVID year for all this, and only missed the postseason in the 86 win season, the Cards took it with 93 wins.
This just upsets me because Counsell is correct and Jed was looking for ways to say it's no sustainable.
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Oct 1, 2024 12:49:18 GMT -5
I have been telling you guys for years this rebuild has been bullshit. Tommy got his ring now it's time to do what Jerry Reinsdorf said, "just stay in it until the end and the fans will be happy" and make money hands over fist. Payroll will continue to reduce annually as these big contracts fall off and Tommy will keep making money.
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Post by trav768 on Oct 1, 2024 12:57:36 GMT -5
He really seemed to stress the season projections too about teams with 90 wins. The Dodgers have won 90 or more every year since 2013 (included) and have made the postseason all years. I'm just referring making it to the postseason, not championships, since Jed seemed to bring it up quite a bit. Astros 2017-2023 and they never missed (88 this year and made it). Brewers won 96, 89, 95, 86, 92, 93 (I'm ignoring COVID year for all this, and only missed the postseason in the 86 win season, the Cards took it with 93 wins. This just upsets me because Counsell is correct and Jed was looking for ways to say it's no sustainable. it is sustainable. look at Cubs run from 2015 to 2018 2015 - 97 W's 2016 - 103 W's 2017 - 92 W's 2018 - 95 W's haven't had a 90 win season since 2018. 2020 doesn't count due to only playing 60 games. so 5 season with no 90+ win team. |
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