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2018-07-05: Braves (Fried) at Brewers (Chacín) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 7-2; Chacín clutch w/strong 7 innings]

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Cubs number two. I'm shocked we are still in first. Cubs seem to be good at everything. Hugely up in run differential. Maybe bullpen? That change soon I'm sure as we get to the trade deadline.

 

The Cubs starting pitching has not been great. Quintana, chatwood, and Hendricks all have eras over 4.2. Montgomery has come back to earth. Darvish wasn't good when healthy. Only Lester is pitching well.

 

Brewers starters Guerra Chacin Peralta and Anderson are all under 4

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Fear The Chorizo

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Cubs number two. I'm shocked we are still in first. Cubs seem to be good at everything. Hugely up in run differential. Maybe bullpen? That change soon I'm sure as we get to the trade deadline.

 

For a good chunk of this year, cubs' offense has either scored a ton in games to blow the doors off a team, or been shut down and lost 1-2 run games...thus the crazy high run differential for being 14 games over .500 right now.

 

No doubt they have talent all over the field, but their pitching depth is stressed and they'll need more arms to contribute. They have actually been lucky with how inconsistent their starters have been overall.

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Cubs number two. I'm shocked we are still in first. Cubs seem to be good at everything. Hugely up in run differential. Maybe bullpen? That change soon I'm sure as we get to the trade deadline.

 

The Cubs starting pitching has not been great. Quintana, chatwood, and Hendricks all have eras over 4.2. Montgomery has come back to earth. Darvish wasn't good when healthy. Only Lester is pitching well.

 

Brewers starters Guerra Chacin Peralta and Anderson are all under 4

 

We go to war with those four and Suter, let the Haderade flow...

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Cubs number two. I'm shocked we are still in first. Cubs seem to be good at everything. Hugely up in run differential. Maybe bullpen? That change soon I'm sure as we get to the trade deadline.

 

For a good chunk of this year, cubs' offense has either scored a ton in games to blow the doors off a team, or been shut down and lost 1-2 run games...thus the crazy high run differential for being 14 games over .500 right now.

 

No doubt they have talent all over the field, but their pitching depth is stressed and they'll need more arms to contribute. They have actually been lucky with how inconsistent their starters have been overall.

 

I find it frustrating how many random nobody AAAA arms the Cubs are bringing up and posting good numbers. I know a majority of their success is attributable to low stress situations and their great defense...but still frustrating. I wonder what Chatwood's ERA would be if he played for a below average defense. He relies so heavily on defense with all the walks he allows, so far looking like an excellent investment by the Cubs.

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I kinda feel like Yelich is having a down year. Is that accurate?

 

 

I think it is probably his injury at play. He is on pace for 21 HR, 19 SB, 98 R, .830 OPS over a full season not including the DL stint which made him miss over 10% of the season. He maybe didn't take the step up people thought he would be he is at least on pace for a normal year.

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He's still got another four years after this to pop out a couple of elite offensive seasons of .900ish+ OPS, but it is really nice having a couple guys who you can pretty much count on to have OBP well over league average in Yelich and Cain.
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