v.Mets 4/20

[jstraw]

Looks cold.

[jstraw]

I just started liking Boog a lot.

[1060Ivy]

Dont believe its as cold / wet as they were predicting earlier in week - at least not yet

[1060Ivy]

Cubs win



Cubs win



Cubs win



Kimbrel pitches a long, frustrating but clean inning for the save



Cubs scored runs without a HR . 3 runs off 4 hits. Error and a walk drove in runs.

[Auz]

Javy just kept swinging for the fences on a night where the ball wasnt carrying. Swinging through a hanging 84mph slider that was up and right in the middle just shows everything is off with him.

[jstraw]

[Butcher]

Jake is such a bad ass. He is at least 6 mph down, doesn't have his best pitch (slutter) at all anymore, and he just pitches well. Ultimate professional. Walker had way better stuff than him and Jake just outpitched him.

[BigBoy]

Javy is broken, Pederson is broken. As much as I love Javy, it would be a mistake to give him a long term deal.

[rok]

Jake has just completely bought into the pitching infrastructure here. Probably wouldn't be performing at the same level anywhere else. He needs to retire a Cub.



Also, what Biggie said. I wouldn't extend anyone from the core at this point except Rizzo or KB, and neither is looking very likely at this point. Pederson is just a mess. If he can't even be league average against RHPs, he's worthless. Javy's approach right now is even worse than in his rookie season, which is quite impressive.

[Butcher]

I would extend Rizzo, but honestly that's mostly an emotional decision. More than anyone else, he represents the era of Cubs success that we enjoyed.

[funkster]

Pederson is just a mess. 

Lol I just knew raking in ST was a preview of him sucking ass once the season started.

[1060Ivy]

At this point, I have doubts if more than 1 or 2 players, Willson and Rizzo, from the WS core will be with the Cubs organization in 2021.  Bryant will probably be offered a deal but not accept.  Javy is still a defense gem with power and speed but may not age well and could most likely get a longer term more lucrative deal elsewhere. 

 

Unfortunately, I have no faith that the organization will use the cash "saved" to bring in free agents outside the Joc Pederson variety - one year, retread deals. 

[rok]

I don't think there is a single MLB organization dumb enough to pay Javy anything close to elite level SS money. I love the guy, but no thank you.