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Re: On The Farm
By: Jes Beard Date: August 10, 2015, 9:58 pm
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[quote author=Chris27 link=topic=318.msg236476#msg236476
date=1439259397]
Contreras: 2-4, RBI
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[/quote]
Contreras is not only hitting .343/.419/.496/.915 for the season
in 361 AB, he is hitting .550 in his last ten games, with at
least one hit in each game and 7 multi-hit games in the last
ten. He leads the league for the season in BA and OBP, and is
2nd in OPS by 55 points to a player with 50 fewer AB. Contreras
now has a 14 game hit streak. So far he has only started two
games this season when he had a BA less than .300 to start the
game, and one of those was opening day when he started with a BA
of .000 along with everyone else.
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Re: On The Farm
By: craig Date: August 10, 2015, 11:40 pm
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I agree with jes, I think a potential landscape with both
Schwarber and Contreras able to play catcher, and share it to
variable degree, is interesting and appealing.
The Cubs admin has talked about the value of having guys who can
play multiple positions. I perceived that in terms of utility
players, or guys who could start at a different position if
blocked at their original primary position. (Baez and Russell
to 2nd, for example.) But I think what Maddon has been doing
lately highlights some value of having guys able to play a
couple of spots. I didn't guess Schwarber could catch this
soon, adequately; or play LF, adequately. I hardly dreamed that
Coghlan could play 2B. That Russell could play very good 2B
after only a week practicing there. That Bryant could go out
and play LF or CF and do fine. In past we've had starters, and
subs/utility guys.
But you always have somebody in a slump, from among the intended
starters. Having a bunch of guys who can play several spots
means you can play whoever is relatively healthy and hot, and
more conveniently rest somebody who's hurt or cold. Quite a
nice possibility.
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Re: On The Farm
By: Chris27 Date: August 10, 2015, 11:42 pm
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Eugene:
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Wilson: 2-4, SF, RBI, SB, K
Cease: 2-1-0-0-2-3
Ovando: 2/3 IP, K, 13-2/3 IP, 6 H, 23 K, converted pitcher
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Re: On The Farm
By: CUBluejays Date: August 11, 2015, 12:16 am
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Arguello tweeted that Cease was working 95-97 and hit 100
tonight.
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Re: On The Farm
By: Cubsin Date: August 11, 2015, 2:16 am
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Does anyone know whether or not the Cubs plan to have Bryan
Hudson pitch in rookie ball this year? With only three weeks or
so left in the season, it seems unlikely.
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Re: On The Farm
By: Chris27 Date: August 11, 2015, 3:13 am
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[quote author=Cubsin link=topic=318.msg236492#msg236492
date=1439277405]
Does anyone know whether or not the Cubs plan to have Bryan
Hudson pitch in rookie ball this year? With only three weeks or
so left in the season, it seems unlikely.
[/quote]
Good timing with that question.
[quote]3rd round LHP Bryan Hudson threw a bullpen session and
the plan is now to have him appear in games. There had been
some buzz around here that the Cubs wouldn't pitch him until
instructs.[/quote]
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Re: On The Farm
By: Cubsin Date: August 11, 2015, 3:30 am
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[quote author=Chris27 link=topic=318.msg236493#msg236493
date=1439280828]
Good timing with that question.
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[/quote]
Thanks, Chris.
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Re: On The Farm
By: Jes Beard Date: August 11, 2015, 5:15 am
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[quote author=craig link=topic=318.msg236487#msg236487
date=1439268055]
I agree with jes, I think a potential landscape with both
Schwarber and Contreras able to play catcher, and share it to
variable degree, is interesting and appealing.
The Cubs admin has talked about the value of having guys who can
play multiple positions. I perceived that in terms of utility
players, or guys who could start at a different position if
blocked at their original primary position. (Baez and Russell
to 2nd, for example.) But I think what Maddon has been doing
lately highlights some value of having guys able to play a
couple of spots. I didn't guess Schwarber could catch this
soon, adequately; or play LF, adequately. I hardly dreamed that
Coghlan could play 2B. That Russell could play very good 2B
after only a week practicing there. That Bryant could go out
and play LF or CF and do fine. In past we've had starters, and
subs/utility guys.
But you always have somebody in a slump, from among the intended
starters. Having a bunch of guys who can play several spots
means you can play whoever is relatively healthy and hot, and
more conveniently rest somebody who's hurt or cold. Quite a
nice possibility.
[/quote]
As big a benefit as the added flexibility of a
Contreras/Shwarber combination would offer, the most significant
aspect of having the two of them (combined with another more
traditional backup catcher) would allow a manage to rotate both
Contreras and Schwarber away from behind the plate in order to
keep their hands fresh as batters.
One of the things I remember bout the nightmare 1969 season is
that Randy Hundley, the Cubs' durable catcher, was hitting about
.322 with power (an OPS of .910) into the middle of June (6/17),
which was one of the reasons the team did so well at the start
of the season. But as the cummulative effect of catching every
day (Hundley had started all 63 of the Cubs' games up to that
point, including 7 double-headers, the inevitable sore beat up
hands saw his numbers steadily fall. He ended up batting .255
with an OPS of .725, and in the disastrous month of September,
when pennant chances slipped into the toilet, Hundley batted
.141 with an OPS of .461.
Beat up hands make it extremely difficult to hit, and they are
almost unavoidable for anyone consistently behind the plate.
One of the reasons the Yankees of the Berra/Howard era got such
consistently strong production out of both of them was by
rotating them in and out of the catching role and allowing them
to keep relatively fresh hands. If the Cubs are able to do that
with Contreras/Shwarber for five years, the advantage would be
huge.
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Re: On The Farm
By: Bluebufoon Date: August 11, 2015, 12:38 pm
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Almora's second AB in the 3rd inning last night was a deep fly
ball that was caught on the warning track. I wasn't at last
night's game, I was listening to the game on the radio but in
the highlights I've seen of Almora since he's been back from the
Pan-Am games, I don't remember seeing a noticeable leg kick in
Almora's stance but again I've haven't been out to Smokies Park
in a few weeks.
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Re: On The Farm
By: davep Date: August 11, 2015, 2:08 pm
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[quote author=Cubsin link=topic=318.msg236492#msg236492
date=1439277405]
Does anyone know whether or not the Cubs plan to have Bryan
Hudson pitch in rookie ball this year? With only three weeks or
so left in the season, it seems unlikely.
[/quote]
Hudson is currently working out on the sidelines, and CubsDen?
thinks he will pitch before the season ends.
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