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I wonder how accurate those guns are.

I wonder how accurate those guns are.

Accurate guns?  We don't need no stinkin' accurate guns.

We've built some pitching depth.

https://www.marqueesportsnetwork.com/cubs-spring-training-notebook-justin-steeles-struggles-seiya-suzukis-status-and-some-birthday-fun/

Suzuki seems to be progressing well. 

Steele felt off yesterday; velocity well down.

In other reports, both Marquiz and Athletic, Thompson's velocity has apparently been noticably down this spring. 

Baseball America on Hayden:

Scout’s Take: “Wesneski looks really, really damn good. I'd be surprised if they don't give the fifth starter spot to him. He's probably their third or fourth pitcher right now. He's better than (Drew) Smyly. He's probably better than (Justin) Steele. If not, they're on the same level right now, but he will be better during the season. He'll be their No. 3 starter, in my opinion, by July. I'm pretty big on him. He looked really good mixing and matching fastballs and sliders. Really good command. Did exceptionally well.”

Fangraphs' position rankings aren't going well for the Cubs so far. They rank as the 3rd worst in baseball at both catcher and first base.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-positional-power-rankings-catcher/
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-positional-power-rankings-first-base/

Fangraphs' position rankings aren't going well for the Cubs so far. They rank as the 3rd worst in baseball at both catcher and first base.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-positional-power-rankings-catcher/
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-positional-power-rankings-first-base/

Can someone explain why they have the Cubs at #11 at 2B with Hoerner there?