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Re: Cubs in 26
By: craig Date: January 11, 2026, 2:41 pm
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Yeah, Bregman is OBP-guy foremost, so 2nd would be a good spot.
reb, I'm thinking he'd not want to stack lefties? I'd probably
want to space Moises and PCA apart somehow?
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: JeffH Date: January 11, 2026, 2:46 pm
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I'm wondering if he might move Happ up to third (temporarily) to
give Ballesteros a somewhat soft landing at first. At this
stage of his career, Happ is not really qualified to hit third,
but his productivity might not change much based on his spot in
the lineup.
Busch
Bregman
Happ
Suzuki
Ballesteros
Hoerner
Crow-Armstrong
Swanson
Kelly/Amaya
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: Reb Date: January 11, 2026, 2:50 pm
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Yeah, Jeff, like your lineup more than mine.
Only caveat is if PCA can force his way (hopefully) into a
higher spot.
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: JeffH Date: January 11, 2026, 2:57 pm
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[quote author=Reb link=topic=663.msg523169#msg523169
date=1768164634]
Yeah, Jeff, like your lineup more than mine.
Only caveat is if PCA can force his way (hopefully) into a
higher spot.
[/quote]
Agreed. Some version of September Ballesteros at #3 and "good"
PCA at #5 would be super. Happ at #7 would be a nice
placeholder for a rookie to debut in 2027.
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: Dave23 Date: January 11, 2026, 3:50 pm
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Hoerner
Bregman
Busch
Suzuki
Happ
PCA
Swanson
Ballesteros
Kelly/Amaya
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: chgojhawk Date: January 11, 2026, 5:02 pm
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[quote author=Dave23 link=topic=663.msg523171#msg523171
date=1768168244]
Hoerner
Bregman
Busch
Suzuki
Happ
PCA
Swanson
Ballesteros
Kelly/Amaya
[/quote]
Probably pretty accurate with a RH throwing. With that said, I
think Ballesteros will jump up in front of Happ (or at least I
hope he hits enough to do so).
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: Dave23 Date: January 11, 2026, 6:27 pm
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I hope he does as well
I think Counsell will make him show it
first
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: Deeg Date: January 11, 2026, 6:32 pm
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Who's the lefty bat off the bench? I don't see it on the current
roster.
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: Dave23 Date: January 11, 2026, 6:40 pm
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We need a Tauchman.
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Re: Cubs in 26
By: Deeg Date: January 11, 2026, 7:02 pm
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I know where you can find one.
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