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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Reds @ Cubs: McGuire vs Montgomery (Game 162)

Submitted by CTSteve on

CIN (82-78): RHP Deck McGuire (0-1, 4.15) 
CHC (92-69): LHP Mike Montgomery (7-8, 3.45) 
First pitch: 2:20pmCST

The Cubs pass that shify (and non-prime) 91 and Scherzer cramps up. It's never nice to be happy about injuries, but this one seems minor and could be well timed...

For today, we have the rubber-armed Montgomery. (How can you not love this guy?)

He last started in Tampa Bay on September 19th (6 IP, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB) and has appeared in two games in relief since then, giving up 1 ER in 3.1 innings. He’s 1-1 with a 4.03 in six games against the Reds this season. Overall, they are 23-87 (.264) against him. Duvall is 3-10 with a HR.

Deck—I hope that is a nickname—was born in Virginia and looks like it. This is the rookie’s 6th MLB appearance and second start. In his first, he gave up 4 ER in 3 innings in Milwaukee to the still-in-denial Brewers. 

The Blue Jays picked him 11th overall in the 2010 draft, and he has bounced around after being ineffective. He went went 9-9 with a 2.79 ERA in 27 starts (28 games) for Double-A Pensacola before his September call up by the Reds. Good luck, kid.

Next up: the Washington Nationals in the NLDS on Friday.

Joe hasn't confirmed the starter. It was looking like Hendricks was a lock, but Lester's strong outing might have changed his thinking, which would be another reason for Joe to upgrade his iPad. Lester has longer resume and a greater upside. But Kyle has already shown he can pitch in a big game and has been the more consistent of the two. 

Go Cubs! 

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:27 pm

Rizzo 1B Bryant 3B Jay CF Zobrist LF Russell SS Avila C Heyward RF Baez 2B Montgomery P chances are pretty high a lot of these guys will only see 1-2 ABs before they hit the bench. it is nice to see the best leadoff hitter on the team back in the 1-slot.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:34 pm

"Deck—I hope that is a nickname—" it's his middle name and 'deck' is his mom's maiden name because of course and why not.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:51 pm

heyward hit a single today (1-2, 2PA) to end his "yet another new batting approach world tour" 2017. .259/.326/.389 ...15 doubles, 4 triples, 11 HR he did end strong in sept/oct with a clip of .258/.361/.432

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:12 pm

his lack of power all season was depressing. even if you take his best month (sept/oct) where he had his season high in both HR (3) and doubles (4) and projected it over a full/healthy season we're only talking about 24 doubles and 18 homers. that said, if he can get on base at a .350+ clip while doing that, it would be a victory at this point.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:16 pm

max "no really, it was a cramp we're waiting 2 hours to tell you about" scherzer got a MRI that showed a "minor" hamstring tweak. he's questionable to start game 1 vs the cubs, though it's not ruled out.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:16 pm

Lackey tagged with the loss in his last regular-season game. Sorry about that, Big John.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:24 pm

KB his first 3 years: K: 199, 154, 128 BB: 77, 75, 95 OBP: .369, .385, .409 OPS: .858, .939, .946 It ain't Josh Vitters, but it'll do.

Submitted by Childersb3 on Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:25 pm

KB's RISP: HR, RBI BA/OBP/SLG/OPS/BABIP Career 20HR 160RBI 266/387/476/863/315 2015= 6HR 63RBI 292/417/489/906/395 2016= 7HR 53RBI 263/366/474/840/305 2017= 7HR 44RBI 239/375/462/837/244

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Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 10/02/2017 - 10:22 am

The weirdest thing about Bryant's 2017 RISP numbers is that there's very little in his batted ball data to explain the low BABIP. The only thing there is the hard-hit percentage drops and the medium-hit percentage goes up. That's not true of his 2016 numbers, where his hard-hit contact in RISP situations was an impressive 48%. But the higher LD% should counter-balance that, as should his better K and BB percentages in RISP situations. I very much think this will all basically even out over his career. He doesn't make significantly worse contact or less contact in these situations, and that's all that's in his control. In the offseason he can pay the appropriate homage to the BABIP gods and get his name back at the top of the MVP lists.

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 10/02/2017 - 10:43 am

MIke Glennon - OT until we get closer, but, c'mon Ryan Pace! You seem like a really smart dude. There were no cheaper options for a fill-in than Mike Glennon? WTF did you really see in this guy?

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Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 10/02/2017 - 10:25 am

Like, maybe, Mark Sanchez? I'm no NFL talent scout, but watching this guy play one game was enough to know he's not an NFL QB -- immobile, clueless in the pocket, locks in on the receiver, slow release.

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Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 10/04/2017 - 10:54 pm

The Bears need so many things, they should have stockpiled athletes -- WRs, LBs, kick returners, kick-ass special teams guys, etc. Find a few who can play and cut the rest. There are at least 50 QBs better than Glennon, including Sanchez. Or, use the money on a guy you know can play, like Alshon Jeffrey. $18 million for a known bust like Glennon is just dumb money.

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Submitted by johann on Wed, 10/04/2017 - 10:33 pm

There were multiple QBs they could have signed, including Kaep, who would have been better fits. Glennon always profiled as a statue at QB who isn't quick at decision making and our line (mostly the tackles who are the most important part of pass blocking) is terrible so it was a horrible fit. Kaep is mobile and could have kept plays alive longer at least. Plus they didn't get any top free agents when they needed help all over the place. They also could have overspent on Alshon which while he wasn't worth it was more worth it than Glennon. Then of course they way traded away a bunch of needed picks for a QB who never played at an elite level and who would have been available. This team is such crap and it all starts with Pace who has done a terrible job so far. Just check out what Floyd, the 9th overall pick, has done so far this year not to mention our complete lack of WRs.

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

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