Red Mosquito

So apparently the Jays are looking at Jay Bruce. Gross.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Some really great players were/are "out of shape". Tony Gwynn, Kirby Puckett, David Ortiz, Brock Holt...

Puckett was a gold glove CFer. He was super athletic.

John Kruk is the first that came to my mind. He may not have been great, but was really good.

Leg kicks for everyone!

1 Dexter Fowler (S) 
2 Ben Zobrist (S)
3 Anthony Rizzo (L)
4 Kris Bryant (R)
5 Jason Heyward (L)
6 Schwarber/Soler (L/R) 
7 Miguel Montero (L) 
8 Addison Russell (R)

Schwarber needs to play every day imo

verb_to_trust wrote:Schwarber needs to play every day imo

where? he's terrible defensively

they need to trade schwarber to an AL team so he can DH

My news feed on fb is already overrun with cubs fans acting like this is the year. Slam dunk. Sure, I think they are the favorites but what does that even mean? 25% odds at best? It's not like a sport like the NBA where the best players have such incredible individual influence over the game that there are only 2 or 3 contenders this year. I'd be stunned if the warriors don't win this year. This cubs thing is just as likely ending in some sort of epic fail to add to the lovable loser legacy as it is a WS title.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Schwarber needs to play every day imo

where? he's terrible defensively

Play him in left and live with the bad defense in exchange for ideally the NL leader in home runs getting four at bats every day. I realize his limitations aren't ideal but that's the best plan.

verb_to_trust wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Schwarber needs to play every day imo

where? he's terrible defensively

Play him in left and live with the bad defense in exchange for ideally the NL leader in home runs getting four at bats every day. I realize his limitations aren't ideal but that's the best plan.

It worked for Manny.

verb_to_trust wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Schwarber needs to play every day imo

where? he's terrible defensively

Play him in left and live with the bad defense in exchange for ideally the NL leader in home runs getting four at bats every day. I realize his limitations aren't ideal but that's the best plan.

the problem then is 2/3 of your outfield is manned by 2 of the worst defenders in all of baseball. I mean, I know that that's what they'll do, but it's still a pretty big hole.

It'll be Fowler and Heyward wont it?

yeah what

verb_to_trust wrote:It'll be Fowler and Heyward wont it?

It will be. And Fowler's awful in CF, ranking almost rock bottom.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:It'll be Fowler and Heyward wont it?

It will be. And Fowler's awful in CF, ranking almost rock bottom.

I thought you were talking about Soler. At any rate, if the pressing issues for the cubs are things like 'who is going to back up Rizzo at 1b?!' and not having a gold glove left fielder then I think they are probably going to still be okay.

verb_to_trust wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:It'll be Fowler and Heyward wont it?

It will be. And Fowler's awful in CF, ranking almost rock bottom.

I thought you were talking about Soler. At any rate, if the pressing issues for the cubs are things like 'who is going to back up Rizzo at 1b?!' and not having a gold glove left fielder then I think they are probably going to still be okay.

I readily admit that I'm nitpicking.

If Schwarber ends up being a disaster in the outfield everyday, they'll have no problem dealing him for pitching at the deadline. There's no real downside putting him out there.

spike wrote:If Schwarber ends up being a disaster in the outfield everyday, they'll have no problem dealing him for pitching at the deadline. There's no real downside putting him out there.

After signing Fowler, does that mean Schwarber plays in left, Fowler in Center and Heyward in Right?

Heyward would play a very good center and could cover for Schwarber I'd think.

I think Schwarber Fowler Heyward is probably the best configuration regardless of Fowlers limitations. Fowler doesn't have the arm to be a right fielder does he?

verb_to_trust wrote:I think Schwarber Fowler Heyward is probably the best configuration regardless of Fowlers limitations. Fowler doesn't have the arm to be a right fielder does he?

at Wrigley? Dave Dravecky still has the arm to be a right fielder.