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« Reply #3495 on: August 06, 2018, 11:07:43 am »
I wonder how soon Smyly might actually pitch in a rehab game?  They may prefer having him just do BP type throwing, because maybe the competitiveness of some of these guys just takes over in a real game, even if it's in Mesa, and they want to avoid that for now? 

A rehab assignment, I think, is limited to 30 days, right?  So they probably wouldn't have wanted to initiate that in July, even if he was maybe ready physically, because if the rehab calendar runs out, and it turns out he is NOT ready yet (whether physically unready or maybe he's just fine physically but he's got Chatwood-level control.....), then you're stuck.

But if they started a 30-day rehab now, even if he wasn't ready there would still be plenty of 40-man space once the rehab expired, so the only risk is to bump guy #40 off. 
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« Reply #3496 on: August 06, 2018, 11:09:01 am »
I thought he did a simulated game and that was the last step before a minor league rehab assignment. 
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« Reply #3497 on: August 06, 2018, 11:27:57 am »
You may be right.  I thought I'd heard 30-pitches. Which in Darvish's case, has not been the precursor to rehab. 
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« Reply #3498 on: August 06, 2018, 01:12:23 pm »
 
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« Reply #3499 on: August 07, 2018, 09:42:53 am »
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Javy Baez's now-.594 SLG is the best in the NL.

He also rates as the 3rd most valuable baserunner in the NL behind only Billy Hamilton & Trea Turner.

The best slugger in the league is also one of the best baserunners.

Oh, he also plays stellar D at multiple positions.

#MVP

"But his OBP is not elite, dude, so he can't be an MVP!"

If that's the biggest flaw you can find, I got a truth bomb for you:

Javy's OBP is still 15 POINTS HIGHER THAN LEAGUE AVERAGE.
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« Reply #3500 on: August 07, 2018, 09:52:42 am »
Javy being third in BsR is another feather in his cap, no doubt. But that stat also has Russell 6th in the NL, which makes me seriously doubt it’s veracity.

The funny thing is, Javy is already near the top of the NL in WAR even though defensive metrics this season undervalue his defense to a hilarious extreme. He won’t win the MVP but when you consider all aspects of the game, he should be the favorite.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #3501 on: August 07, 2018, 10:17:11 am »
Guy behind home plate the other day had a T-shirt that said "Chicago JAVYS"
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« Reply #3502 on: August 07, 2018, 10:46:28 am »
Cubs have had SO many problems this season!  For much of the season, Javy has carried the Team on his back!
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« Reply #3503 on: August 07, 2018, 11:54:41 am »
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« Reply #3504 on: August 07, 2018, 12:02:48 pm »
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« Reply #3505 on: August 07, 2018, 12:07:17 pm »
The team is playing well since Bryant went down.  What's the record witout him? 

Bryant, Darvish, and Smyly are going to be huge "acquisitions" down the stretch.
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« Reply #3506 on: August 07, 2018, 01:21:52 pm »
Hard to count on much of anything from Smyly since he's just coming off TJ and hasn't pitched since 2016.

Sure would be great IF he can contribute!!

Smyly may be part of the front office's model for finding starting pitching...guys coming off major injuries other teams couldn't afford to pay and wait on.  We just don't have inventory of high-level stuff starters in the minors!
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« Reply #3507 on: August 07, 2018, 05:07:01 pm »
Smyly is quietly a pretty key figure, I think.  With Duensing and Rosario being all but out of the picture and Wilson still too inconsistent for Maddon's trust, who's your lefty in clutch situations in the postseason?  Montgomery will be back in the pen most likely, but he's more of a long man by trade.  Maybe Smyly can be an effective option.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #3508 on: August 07, 2018, 06:14:15 pm »
https://www.bleachernation.com/2018/08/07/cole-hamels-second-cubs-start-went-well-for-entirely-different-reasons/

Interesting take on Hamels that, I think, really shows the blessing and curse of having a huge pitch arsenal.  Guys like Hamels and Darvish get in trouble by leaning on the wrong pitch or pitches sometimes (there’s evidence this was a big factor in Hamels’ decline this season).  But they also have a ton of weapons they can pivot to when their top guns aren’t firing, or on the third time through the order.

Hamels’ velocity was “down” to 93.4 last night - which is still higher than his career average.  I think the evidence is there’s really been no decline in his stuff at all, just his command.  He’s a mercurial sort of pitcher but if we can get him right, there’s a ton of upside there.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #3509 on: August 07, 2018, 06:50:38 pm »
If the Cubs make the playoffs and all five of Lester, Hendricks, Quintana, Darvish, and Hamels are healthy and pitching well, who are your four postseason starters?  And what do you do with the fifth guy?  Leave him off the roster or carry him?
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