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« Reply #3705 on: August 21, 2018, 04:23:36 pm »
Also has a triceps strain.
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« Reply #3706 on: August 21, 2018, 04:50:21 pm »
Quote from: brjones on August 21, 2018, 04:22:48 pm
Darvish out for the year with a stress reaction in his elbow.
Does that self-heal with rest?  Or will the elbow get stressed again next year by the same forces once he starts pitching again? 
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« Reply #3707 on: August 21, 2018, 05:24:55 pm »
Gordon Wittenmyer  @GDubCub   2m2 minutes ago
Theo on Darvish stress-reacton/bone bruise diagnosis: “We’re really disappointed. But at least we have some clarity and can move forward.” Said the upside is reconstructed UCL in elbow “looked really good and is in place and stable.” Darvish expected to be healthy for spring.
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« Reply #3708 on: August 21, 2018, 05:58:19 pm »
Murphy, wow...  Undeniably, can hit - average, power.  Just as undeniably a terrible defender since the surgery, and was bad before it.

What was already going to be some difficult decision-making for Maddon just got a lot harder.  Presumably this means Happ is a pinch-hitter now, and we won't see much of Bote and Almora except against lefties.  For now maybe Russell goes on the DL or to the bench and Baez becomes the everyday SS at last.  No dropoff defensively there, but from Baez to Murphy is a precipice.
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« Reply #3709 on: August 21, 2018, 06:15:05 pm »
I wonder if Happ could get optioned at some point.
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« Reply #3710 on: August 21, 2018, 06:21:22 pm »
Why?  He's a switch-hitter who can play multiple positions.  Even with the roster as it is now there's an argument he should be one of the regulars.
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« Reply #3711 on: August 21, 2018, 06:30:27 pm »
I think the move has to be to put Russell on the DL for the rest of the month. He has been playing through an injury for a while and has been really bad while doing it. We're only 10 days from rosters expanding, so the roster crunch is gone when he comes back. From what I've seen of Bote's defense, I'm comfortable with him as emergency shortstop for 10 days.
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« Reply #3712 on: August 21, 2018, 06:32:32 pm »
Quote from: brjones on August 21, 2018, 06:30:27 pm
I think the move has to be to put Russell on the DL for the rest of the month. He has been playing through an injury for a while and has been really bad while doing it. We're only 10 days from rosters expanding, so the roster crunch is gone when he comes back. From what I've seen of Bote's defense, I'm comfortable with him as emergency shortstop for 10 days.
In addition to his now inflamed shoulder, Russell has been battling a sore knuckle.
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« Reply #3713 on: August 21, 2018, 06:49:15 pm »
I wonder if Kintzler will give his #20 up for Murphy when he...

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Daniel Murphy (2B) Stats, News, Rumors, Bio, Video - Yahoo Sports
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Please tell me this is a typo and Murphy isn't really number 80.

(It's not the year he was born -- that's '85 -- so what could this number mean?)
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« Reply #3714 on: August 21, 2018, 08:37:46 pm »
Yeah, the Russell DL move is obvious.  I was thinking after that but forgot about expanding rosters. 
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« Reply #3715 on: August 21, 2018, 08:55:52 pm »
If we make the playoffs, have to assume Murphy and Zobrist play every day vs. righties.  That probably means no Russell, and two OF spots decided between Heyward, Schwarber, and Happ.  Against lefties Almora for Schwarber I suppose, and maybe Russell for either Z or Murphy.  Maybe you get Happ in there too, really stack the lineup and hope for the best - though he, Murphy and Zobrist have all been pretty bad vs. lefties this year.
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« Reply #3716 on: August 21, 2018, 08:58:59 pm »
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« Reply #3717 on: August 22, 2018, 01:49:33 pm »
Quote from: Tuffy on August 21, 2018, 06:49:15 pm
I wonder if Kintzler will give his #20 up for Murphy when he...

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https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8314/

Please tell me this is a typo and Murphy isn't really number 80.

(It's not the year he was born -- that's '85 -- so what could this number mean?)

Carrie Muskat  @CarrieMuskat   19s19 seconds ago
For #Cubs numbers geeks, Daniel Murphy will wear No. 3

No word on the corresponding roster move.
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« Reply #3718 on: August 22, 2018, 01:51:47 pm »
Last Cub to wear #3 - David Ross
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« Reply #3719 on: August 22, 2018, 02:09:02 pm »
The Cubs are in perfectly fine shape.  The players are well rested due to Joe's approach to the lineup and late season burn out shouldn't be an issue even with so few days off.  The offense seems sure to heat up substantially and the starting pitching appears to be stabilizing.  The bullpen should continue to be solid.  The Cards and/or Brewers could get stay/get hot, but we have enough games against them to determine our own fate.  Let's get it on. 
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