2018 Chicago Cubs

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quick count shows them at 40 now after adding Butler. They could also move Darvish from the 10-day to the 60-day if they want another spot. He's been out since 5/20.

[CBoller1331]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

Quick count shows them at 40 now after adding Butler. They could also move Darvish from the 10-day to the 60-day if they want another spot. He's been out since 5/20.

Could they do that "retroactively" so he would be available to be activated as soon as they need him? (which may not be for 60 days anyways)

[WaitTilNextYear]

One of the items I picked up recently was the DVD set of the 2016 World Series. Watching Game 7 right now...


Everything was just jumping off Kris Bryant's bat. He hasn't really hit for this kind of power since.

Addison Russell's Game 6 was one for the ages. At just 22 years old.

2016 Lester, Arrieta, and Hendricks are a real sight for sore eyes used to watching 2018 Cubs pitching. Why did we swap out Arrieta again? He came up so huge in big games.

Javier Baez was a total mess. I had a better chance to hit a breaking ball in this series. My favorite was when FOX did a montage of him striking out while he was at bat and he strikes out flailing right as the montage ends.

You could already tell that Jose Ramirez was the real deal.

Pat Hughes predicting Rizzo's insurance homer in Game 6 was very nice.

Willson Contreras has actually cut down on his incessant mound visits since then.

Maddon's handling of Chapman was lol-worthy. Keeping him in Game 6 up 7-1 and 7-2 and then 9-2. Not terribly surprising he couldn't finish out Game 7.


Glad I picked this up because it's amazing how many small details there are to forget about.

[CBoller1331]

I remember being ok with bringing in Chapman in the 7th with bases loaded (?), It was questionable but understandable to keep him in with the middle of the order, but it was definitely bad on Maddon to not have any one ready once they expanded the lead even more.

I still find the most impressive performance was Game 7 Chapman after giving up the HR to Davis. Heard stories that he was crying in the dugout and was obviously out of gas. I mean in his second inning he was throwing 50% sliders.

I will admit my heart sank on Kipnis' foul ball in the bottom of the 9th that wasn't really even close to a home run....or a fair ball....but I was so nervous.

[Jr.]

I thought for sure the Cubs were going to lose after the Davis HR. It was just so unexpected and deflating. I need to pop in my DVD of the series soon as well

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[WaitTilNextYear]

Cubs Top 30 prospect list was re-done by MLB dot com recently.

http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2018?list=chc

The Cubs still have the proverbial "thin farm system," which I think is mostly true. However, there are some nice players down there: Miguel Amaya is now a Top 100 overall and #1 for the Cubs. He basically came out of nowhere a la Willson Contreras a few years ago.

Have a good feeling about Lange, Ademan, Hoerner, Abbott, Rucker, and Gallardo. Outfielders Cole Roederer and Brennen Davis could be interesting also.

Bote, Maples, Underwood, Norwood, and Zagunis are all basically ready for small roles in MLB.

Brailyn Marquez is one to watch. He's been fantastic and climbing prospect lists. Much like Adbert Alzolay last year.

[BleacherBum2310]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

One of the items I picked up recently was the DVD set of the 2016 World Series. Watching Game 7 right now... Everything was just jumping off Kris Bryant's bat. He hasn't really hit for this kind of power since. Addison Russell's Game 6 was one for the ages. At just 22 years old. 2016 Lester, Arrieta, and Hendricks are a real sight for sore eyes used to watching 2018 Cubs pitching. Why did we swap out Arrieta again? He came up so huge in big games. Javier Baez was a total mess. I had a better chance to hit a breaking ball in this series. My favorite was when FOX did a montage of him striking out while he was at bat and he strikes out flailing right as the montage ends. You could already tell that Jose Ramirez was the real deal. Pat Hughes predicting Rizzo's insurance homer in Game 6 was very nice. Willson Contreras has actually cut down on his incessant mound visits since then. Maddon's handling of Chapman was lol-worthy. Keeping him in Game 6 up 7-1 and 7-2 and then 9-2. Not terribly surprising he couldn't finish out Game 7. Glad I picked this up because it's amazing how many small details there are to forget about.

Yeah also looking back not in this game but it's hard to blame Maddon's usage of the bullpen in that postseason overall because he had 3 trusworthy relievers on that team. It's amazing.

[CBoller1331]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...5862-132.html#

I don't know what to make of this....seems rather sudden for just throwing 23 pitches today