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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1320 on: October 04, 2015, 10:24:23 am »
Quote from: CurtOne on October 04, 2015, 08:58:44 am
Question: Hendricks has had two good outings, Haren one, and Hammel one since we clinched a playoff spot.  Has something clicked or is it because the pressure is off?

I'm not sure I'd necessarily classify Hammel's last outing as that good--he had runners on all over the place and was close to 90 pitches through 5 innings when he was pulled.  It was as much luck/being up against the Reds as it was good.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1321 on: October 04, 2015, 12:22:01 pm »
The weather forecast for Wednesday is fairly similar for Pittsburgh and Chicago- highs around 70.  Pittsburgh is predicted to be a bit cooler at night- close to 50 vs. the high 50s in Chicago.  Rain is not currently a factor.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1322 on: October 04, 2015, 02:21:39 pm »
Quote from: CUBluejays on October 04, 2015, 10:02:11 am
From Muskrat, Kris Bryant leads all rookies in HR, RBI, runs scored, and 2B.  Only other rookie to do that is Ted Williams.

Wow.

Did Williams also lead the league in K's?
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1323 on: October 04, 2015, 02:38:09 pm »
Cubs are a couple of walks behind the Blue Jays for the most BB (the good kind) in the major leagues.  Cubs haven't had the most in the majors since around 1920.  It has already been noted that the Cubs pitchers have set a major league record for strikeouts. Then there are the Bryant and Arrieta milestones.  Lot of historic stuff going on this season.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1324 on: October 04, 2015, 02:42:31 pm »
Quote from: Ron on October 04, 2015, 08:51:29 am
This has been a pretty satisfying season so far, on a number of fronts.

"Pretty satisfying" would seem to be a considerable understatement.
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« Reply #1325 on: October 04, 2015, 03:30:03 pm »
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Quote from: Ron on October 04, 2015, 02:38:09 pm
..l It has already been noted that the Cubs pitchers have set a major league record for strikeouts...

No. Not major league record. NL record.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1326 on: October 04, 2015, 04:16:09 pm »
Thanks for the correction.  Still pretty good.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1327 on: October 04, 2015, 04:56:40 pm »
Baez ends up with a 600 AB pace for 8 homers, 32 RBI, 32 walks, and 190 K.
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« Reply #1328 on: October 04, 2015, 05:00:12 pm »
Not so good.

Javy with no power is not a positive thing.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1329 on: October 04, 2015, 05:19:25 pm »
Baez  .733 OPS.

Russell .696 OPS
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1330 on: October 04, 2015, 05:30:28 pm »
Russell's season was more up-and-down than it might have seemed, but he did OPS a hundred points better post AS break. He has to substantially cut down on the Ks as well.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1331 on: October 04, 2015, 05:46:51 pm »
Quote from: Chris27 on October 04, 2015, 04:56:40 pm
Baez ends up with a 600 AB pace for 8 homers, 32 RBI, 32 walks, and 190 K.

No Cub had 600 AB this season. Fowler came close, but he is the only one.  Anything's possible, so maybe Baez would end up with 190 Ks and only 8 HRs for a full season, but I doubt anyone else thinks that is going to happen.  His strikeout rate is high at 29% but it's not outrageous like it was last season. I'll be shocked if power is a problem with Baez over time.

I suppose that the sky-high expectations of Baez, with such a singular focus on his gargantuan HRs, has caused some to be dismissive of his potential contribution to the Cubs, especially in comparison to Kris Bryant.  But I'm pretty encouraged by what I've seen this season.  Excellent defensive middle infielders don't grow on trees, especially ones who can hit.  Seems to me that he's shown more potential for being able to hit major league pitching over time this season than last season.  He's still only 22 years old and having shown a willingness and ability to make adjustments at the plate, I'm hopeful he can be a good, maybe really good all-around major league player. 
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1332 on: October 04, 2015, 05:56:28 pm »
By the way, if one really wishes to project Baez' results in his brief time up with the Cubs this season, his .742 OPS would place him 5th among NL second basemen, ahead of Brandon Phillips, or 3rd among NL short stops. 

Strikeouts are important, as are HRs, but they are not everything. Baez is an all-around player with what seems to be very good baseball intelligence and instincts.  And seems likely that his offensive production is likely to improve given his willingness and apparent ability to make adjustments.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1333 on: October 04, 2015, 06:01:04 pm »
Quote from: Chris27 on October 04, 2015, 04:56:40 pm
Baez ends up with a 600 AB pace for 8 homers, 32 RBI, 32 walks, and 190 K.

And that represents a substantial improvement in his K rate.
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Re: Cubs in '15 (8/3 - 12/1)
« Reply #1334 on: October 04, 2015, 06:26:12 pm »
Quote from: Ron on October 04, 2015, 05:46:51 pm
No Cub had 600 AB this season. Fowler came close, but he is the only one.  Anything's possible, so maybe Baez would end up with 190 Ks and only 8 HRs for a full season, but I doubt anyone else thinks that is going to happen.  His strikeout rate is high at 29% but it's not outrageous like it was last season. I'll be shocked if power is a problem with Baez over time.

I suppose that the sky-high expectations of Baez, with such a singular focus on his gargantuan HRs, has caused some to be dismissive of his potential contribution to the Cubs, especially in comparison to Kris Bryant.  But I'm pretty encouraged by what I've seen this season.  Excellent defensive middle infielders don't grow on trees, especially ones who can hit.  Seems to me that he's shown more potential for being able to hit major league pitching over time this season than last season.  He's still only 22 years old and having shown a willingness and ability to make adjustments at the plate, I'm hopeful he can be a good, maybe really good all-around major league player.


The number of at-bats isn't important. The point was to show pace. His stats aren't any more flattering if you extrapolate to 300 or 400 AB's.

I like his defense a lot, but there's been an assertion of improvement of his offense and I don't really see it w/ the slight exception of strikeouts.
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