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@Marc97870757 @TheWrigleyWire Bench him for who? We don’t have another 1st baseman

@TheWrigleyWire Bench him. Send a message!!! F’n tired of this.

Michael Busch is hitless in his last 30 plate appearances dating back to April 1st. He’s now batting just .125 this season. A really tough start. The Cubs need him to get going soon.

@BPOTTER95 @IronCrosKnight @MLBBruceLevine To limit future injuries? He’s not a DH this season

@IronCrosKnight @MLBBruceLevine Why would they not play him everyday?

Seiya Suzuki will not play everyday on his return ,per Craig Counsell.

@crowlongschlong @TommyBirch @IowaCubs He’s not ready at all

@TommyBirch @IowaCubs call him up we’ve been waiting

Cubs top pitching prospect Jaxon Wiggins, who was originally slated to start Friday for the @IowaCubs, is no longer listed in the team's pitching probables. Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler to the Des Moines Register: "We are being strategic with how we deploy our pitching."

@bdub2333 @suzukiplshomer We also had way less starting pitching depth last year and Horton looked drastically better than Wiggins

@suzukiplshomer Well Cade came up early last year

I’m glad you dummies aren’t GMs. Yall would ruin prospects by pure desperation

@losblancorealm @TrolleyDodgahs @DanClarkSports PCA over doubled Pages OAA last year. Let’s be real

@TrolleyDodgahs @DanClarkSports And i think very slightly. Pages is legit in the outfield bro

Pete Crow-Armstrong (24yo) .240 AVG, .720 OPS, +10 Rtot Andy Pages (25yo) .268 AVG, .761 OPS, +11 Rtot

@Cuzcuz01042440 @robdeleonjr @AldoSoto21 Over 3 1/3 with 4 walks and 8 hits

@NotIowaLoud69 @robdeleonjr @AldoSoto21 Assad is the epitome of solid. Will be a 3.0-4.0 era starter until Steele is back

Cade Horton leaves in the second inning. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

@notoriousogbart @robdeleonjr @AldoSoto21 -Assad fan

@NotIowaLoud69 @robdeleonjr @AldoSoto21 “Ben brown”

@robdeleonjr @AldoSoto21 He’s dog shit man. Ben brown/Rea piggyback until Steele is back

@AldoSoto21 Assad is coming home.

@kaysoupy @RebelMan32 @BleacherNation Left shoulder wouldn’t get him taken out nor would it lead to him crying in the dugout

@RebelMan32 @BleacherNation He grabbed his left shoulder after his last pick and counsel immediately went out with the trainer

Oh no. No, no no. Cade Horton is coming out of the game with the trainer.

@Seth__Davis @RebelMan32 @BleacherNation I’m good after that absolute shitter he put up yesterday. Brown and Rea can piggyback. Steele is back mid May also

@RebelMan32 @BleacherNation Welcome to Chicago Assad

@CBKReport Literal HUGE news WOW! Tingley B-Bops will never recover from losing their BIGGEST customer!

BREAKING: Iowa State star center Audi Crooks will enter the transfer portal. She averaged 25.8 PPG and 7.7 RPG on 64.9% shooting this season. Wow.

@gon86097212 @LSRCardCompany @TheWrigleyWire His defense has been very good. You have to realize he’s 5’10 an not 6’4 like other third basemen. Shaw at 5’8 isn’t doing any better there

@LSRCardCompany @TheWrigleyWire I’m rooting for him but his defense has been spotty. I understand it’s been only a week but they hyped him up so much. I think Shaw would have made the plays he let go by him.

Alex Bregman is tied for the MLB lead in hard-hit balls (95+ mph EV), though 8 of his 12 have gone for outs. Results haven’t matched the contact quality yet

@thebossofyoufoo @TheWrigleyWire Breaking news: player who’s disappointed in his performance is openly upset, because he expects more from himself, and gets called a head case

@TheWrigleyWire And yet his only real success is bunting lol Dude is such a head case

Pete Crow-Armstrong's bat speed is up early in 2026. So far, it's sitting at 76.2 mph, a 3.5 mph increase from 2025 and the largest jump in MLB. It's a small sample, but a trend worth following.

@ptrckcreighton @SamOlbur Yeah man a top 5 rotation last year without Steele or Cabrera is gonna heavily decline with both of them joining it

@SamOlbur The rotation simply isn't good enough. That's going to become obvious.

Another rough outing for Edward Cabrera. 2 in a row heading into the year. Think this whole rotation needs to get out of the steamy hot Arizona sun lol

@jo16294326 @Sleeper_Hoops @IowaHoops @TheIowaHawkeyes @BarstoolUIowa Iowa didnt pay anywhere close to 6m for this roster

@Sleeper_Hoops @IowaHoops @TheIowaHawkeyes @BarstoolUIowa Nebraska and Iowa have virtually the same NIL investment in their teams this year. It's between $6M and $7M. That's damn near ½ Million per player. That's proof that both teams in fact DID need NIL to succeed.

Where Iowa's roster started college: Bennett Stirtz — Northwestern Missouri State Alvardo Folguerias — Robert Morris Cam Manyawu — Wyoming Kael Combs — Wyoming Tavion Banks — Northwest Florida State Joey Matteoni — Drake Isaia Howard — Drake Proof you don't need NIL to succeed

@TorturedTerp @Sleeper_Hoops @IowaHoops @TheIowaHawkeyes @BarstoolUIowa The entire roster is making like 2.5m at most my man

@Sleeper_Hoops @IowaHoops @TheIowaHawkeyes @BarstoolUIowa Proof you DON’T need NIL? You mean all the guys from mid-majors who are now making a few hundred thousand in the B1G?

@Fafa2016_ @MLBBruceLevine Ballesteros is the elite rookie DH I brought up…..

@NotIowaLoud69 @MLBBruceLevine don’t wanna hear Lefty v righty.. MO baller better hitter than cheetah

Javier Assad and Kevin Alcantara sent back to triple A .Cubs roster down to 36.

@Fafa2016_ @MLBBruceLevine He’d be more than good enough if we didn’t have the best outfield in baseball and an elite rookie DH with a former top 40 prospect on the bench and a right handed hitting catcher. Gotta be realistic with expectations

@NotIowaLoud69 @MLBBruceLevine = still not good enough

@Fafa2016_ @MLBBruceLevine It’s nothing more than playing matchups. We already have Shaw and Amaya who will be on the bench who can hit lefties and DH. Conforto gives us a left handed bat we need off the bench

@MLBBruceLevine Cheetah having a hard time making the roster over Michael Conforto concerning

@bananaguymike81 @paulieQ_12 @blakecowellx @BNightengale Merrill is a gold glove caliber defender also and go look at his rookie season when he signed instead of last year’s stats you’re comparing them to. If it’s any more than 17.5m aav it’s way too much

@NotIowaLoud69 @paulieQ_12 @blakecowellx @BNightengale One is a far superior defender. 27 might be a little steep but it’s going to be a lot more than Merrill. Roman is a slightly better comp. His was $17m I think

Still no PCA contract details??