National League: zero runs, three hits.
Pete Crow-Armstrong: one plate appearance, one hit.
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Matt Clapp
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Matt Clapp
@TheBlogfines
Cubs & baseball; Editor/writer: @AwfulAnnouncing, @TheComeback. Bears/NFL account: @DaBearNecess. Main account: @Matt2Clapp. [email protected]
Oceanside, CA Katılım Mayıs 2009
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This play has not gotten enough attention. It is absolutely and utterly RIDICULOUS.
South Bend Cubs@SBCubs
Can't run on Kane Kepley! #SBCubs
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I definitely think there's an argument to be made for Rojas No. 1 at this point. Or like a 1A/1B thing.
I think he'll be viewed as more expendable all the same because of Shaw and Ramirez, but he's a hell of a prospect right now.
FullCountTommy@FullCountTommy
ASB and post-draft updated prospect rankings. 1. Jefferson Rojas 2. Josiah Hartshorn 3. Jaxon Wiggins 4. Cade Townsend 5. Owen Ayers 6. Ethan Conrad 7. Kaleb Wing 8. Caden Sorrell 9. Kane Kepley 10. Juan Tomás Next 5, alphabetically: Bailey, Beck, Blomker, Cabada, McGwire
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Netflix fixed the Home Run Derby’s biggest problem and created a new one awfulannouncing.com/netflix/mlb-ho…
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Cubs Top 10 Prospects, Post 2026 Draft. IMO.
1. Josiah Hartshorn
2. Jefferson Rojas
3. Cade Townsend
4. Jaxon Wiggins
5. Owen Ayers
6. Ethan Conrad
7. Caden Sorrell
8. Kane Kepley
9. Kaleb Wing
10. Myles Bailey
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Position-player groups like this (and especially the kind of season Pete Crow-Armstrong is having) do not come around frequently.
The Cubs need to be aggressive to upgrade the pitching staff with that.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong MLB position-player ranks entering the All-Star break...
AVG: 19th
OBP: 12th
SLG: 14th
OPS: 9th
wOBA: t-6th
wRC+: 6th
BsR: 11th
HR: t-13th
SB: t-4th
fWAR: 1st
bWAR: 1st
FanGraphs' overall offensive metric: 3rd
FanGraphs' overall defensive metric: 2nd
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Great road trip by the Cubs going into the All-Star break.
Getting through the pitching situation the way they did is super impressive.
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What are we doing here?
Ball is in the glove, foot is not on the base, but is ruled safe.
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@TheBlogfines So sick of MLB review right now. That is the definition of indisputable…… the bag did not move until after the ball was in the back of the glove
Spend 45-60 seconds on that, but yet spend minutes on a guy possibly coming off the bag for .001 of a second.
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That sure looked like an inning-ending double play after review. 🙄
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Pete Crow-Armstrong now has an 11.1 BB%.
He entered at 12.4% there, and with a .409 OBP vs. lefties, before his leadoff walk vs. Andrew Abbott.
This is after he had an MLB-worst .217 OBP vs lefties last season.
Just a mind-blowing improvement.
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Yep, that's not what the point of replay was supposed to be for, as Boog and JD explained well too.
And if you can't tell within 2 minutes of replay (I would say 90 seconds, even), the evidence isn't "definitive."
Brendan Miller@brendan_cubs
Here's my "old man yell at the cloud" take... I HATE reviews on stolen base attempts that involve looking for nanosecond moments the base stealer comes off the bag before re-engaging again. It's stupid. It's not what the sport is meant to be. It wastes time. What are we doing here? The rule should be "runner finishes steal move/attempt on the bag." I mean cmon. I've wasted hours of my life watching these dumb replays at this point.
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Florida State 1B Myles Bailey is quite polarizing. He whiffs an unbelievable amount for a notable draft prospect. But he has a 114.3 MPH 90th EV and 23.9° HH LA. May be some of the freakiest power ability on the planet? Hard profile to evaluate, but the homer tape is so fun.
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The brief on newest Cub Cade Townsend:
• Mid-90s fastball
• Heavy slider/cutter usage
• Good spin rates on breaking balls
This feels like the the upside arm that Cubs fans were begging the team to draft in the 1st round
Greg Huss@OutOfTheVines
With their 1st round pick, the Chicago Cubs select Cade Townsend, a RHP from Ole Miss x.com/11point7/statu…
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Pete Crow-Armstrong is on a RIDICULOUS heater 🔥
Mark DeRosa dives in on the @Cubs All-Star and his swing decisions this season, after his 2-HR game last night.
“He's starting to figure out who he is.”
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@Davey_Baseball And my hope would be that he's not too expensive as a rental who is currently hurt and has a very limited track record of starting/durability.
Basically, part of the appeal is actually related to perceived question marks dropping his price a bit, but the upside is great.
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@Davey_Baseball And Clay Holmes with this defense is a perfect pairing on paper.
Like, I'd have real hopes of ace-like production from him on this team (and he's been a top-20 SP results-wise when out there the last two years even on the Mets!).
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It's definitely felt at least a little better to the eye test lately. Baby steps, but a little better. Great breakdown here from Brendan as usual.
Brendan Miller@brendan_cubs
Alex Bregman may be on the verge of breaking through. His timing and point of contact has improved compared to May: Over swings: 16% → 3% (−12 pts) On-time swings: 63% → 72% (+9 pts) Whiff rate: 20% → 13% (−7 pts) Early swings: 28% → 22% (−7 pts) Miss distance: 4.53” → 2.85” (−1.68”)
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