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  1. ISUCubswin

    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    It’s not that I want to see Canario go, but there are only 4 spots on the field for him, and it seems all 4 seem pretty much taken care of, unless Morel does hold down 3B and Canario becomes our DH. Suzuki, Happ, PCA, and Belli are locks for spots. The question is do the cubs want to keep him...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    I'm hoping we see a trade before a DFA. Agree on the Master being the likely DFA, but feels like he has a role on this team. Get rid of Mervis, Canario, and Tauchman, all of them have better value for other organizations than us, so get something for them.
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Offseason strengths so far: 1) Return the same offense as last year, which finished 3rd in the NL in runs scores. Only roster losses are guys who had negative WARs 2) Bullpen is much improved Offseason questions remaining to be answered: 1) Is our starting pitching definitively better - we...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Great deal for both sides. Deal puts us about $10 MM shy of CBT, which is right where the FO likes to sit. My guess is there will be no more moves but it’s entirely possible they go through tier 1 and 2. Wouldn’t hate getting a deal done with Montgomery or Chapman and then going into the...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Not sure where he’d play, but Davis is going to play his way onto this roster at some point.
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Love seeing Counsell leading off Happ yesterday. Only one game but lots of positives from what I saw. Had a moment I thought “who is this behemoth at the plate?” only to see a hard oppo liner right to the outfielder get caught. Turns out it was Brennan Davis. How nice it’ll be if he’s back to...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Why Cody Bellinger moves the needle: You have questions at 1B, 3B, and CF. Cody automatically fixes 2 of those 3 No, he can't play two positions at once, but he does allow the best manager in baseball decide if he wants to start a gold glove caliber CF (PCA) or a mashing 1B (Busch) on a day...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    They haven't been linked to much, but I still think the Cubs try and find a SP. In a (my) perfect world, Assad, Smyly, and Wesneski are bullpen guys who will have spot starts whenever Counsell wants while Wicks can grow a bit more in Des Moines strictly as a SP.
  9. ISUCubswin

    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    My read on tonights deals is fairly straightforward. If you sign Bellinger, Canario and Mervis are gone. Busch, Belli, and Smith can all handle 1B duties while Caissie and McGeary should be serviceable by 2025. Tauchman, Belli, Happ, Suzuki, PCA, Smith, Peralta all eliminate the need for...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    What a weird ******* day. Hendriks, linked to the Cubs, goes to Boston Woodruff, cut by the Brewers, goes back to the Brewers Ricketts say's he's happy with where we're at and thinks the money we have allotted towards 2024 is about where he expects us to be Ricketts ***** on Scott Boras His...
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    Postgame video: Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland on loss to Iowa State

    I’ve enjoyed listening to him. Didn’t really appreciate his antics today. I am fairly confident the “T” had to do with the double screen we set prior to the 3 Gilbert hit. The possession before, the refs made a moving screen call on us. That possession they didn’t. He was very much going after...
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    Beardshear (who knew?)

    I’d give up both testicles to look half as good as that gentlemen. Can only imagine how many chicks he had to turn away in his day.
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    Teams You'd Prefer to Avoid/Play in March

    Purdue is the one seed I’d want to play. We’d clown Edey all day. I think Illinois is a sleeping giant. I’ve been really impressed in spurts. Then they also go through spurts where they don’t look like they belong
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    *** WBB vs. #24 Oklahoma (6 p.m.) ***

    LETS GOOOOO
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    Toby Keith dies at 62

    He’d looked real bad his last few public appearances. Very sad, went to his concert at the State Fair 4-5 years ago and it was a good time. Seems like a real fun time.
  16. ISUCubswin

    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    2/4/24 - Happy National Belli Day! There's no one left on our 40 man roster that I think our FO would willingly drop with no return, so I think we see a trade somewhat soonish before signing anyone else. Mariners or Marlins would be my guess. Marlins just make too much sense not to make a deal...
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    Are Free Throws really that hard to make?

    Don't read into this as I don't like TJ, just free throw stats: YEAR / FT% / RANK IN COUNTRY 23-24 / 68.5% / 293rd (19th in country in attempts) 22-23 / 67% / 321st in the country (304th in attempts) 21-22 / 68.3% / 289th (284th in attempts) The team has been much better at getting...
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    Are Free Throws really that hard to make?

    Per CBB Reference, our 68% at the line puts us as the 293rd best FT shooting team this year. The frustrating thing for me is it seems our offensive style is being physical down low to get to the paint, but why if you can’t hit
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    Are Free Throws really that hard to make?

    It wouldn’t be the worst for TJ to steal whatever Fenelly does for free throws. The women are consistently a much better free throw shooting team.
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    Are Free Throws really that hard to make?

    If they wanted to make free throws even more difficult, they could just have our bigs try shoot wide open layups