2022 Series Thread
Cubs vs. Pirates: Series Thread (Games 34-36)
The Cubs took two games in Arizona to seal their second Series win in a row. They return to Wrigley for a seven-game homestand, kicking things off with three against the Pirates. See below for daily matchups.
Cubs @ Diamondbacks: Series Thread (Games 31-33)
Despite a hefty portion of the roster currently calling the injured list home, the Cubs managed to win two of three in San Diego. They'll take on the D-Backs sans Madrigal, likely Hoerner, Frazier, Hermosillo, David Robertson, Sean Newcomb, Ethan Roberts, and likely Seiya Suzuki. See below for the daily matchups.
Cubs @ Padres: Series Thread (Games 28-30)
A three-game sweep at Wrigley added yet more distance between the Cubs and the fun of mid April. The boys in blue travel to sunny San Diego next to attempt to play enjoyable baseball. See below for the matchups (such as they stand with the Cubs still shuffling the deck).
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Cubs vs. Dodgers: Series Thread (Games 25-27)
With Friday's game postponed, the Cubs and Dodgers will open things up with a day-night doubleheader on Saturday. See below for the match-ups in this three-game series.
Cubs vs. White Sox: Series Thread (Games 23 & 24)
The Cubs started the month of May with a 2-0 win against the Brewers to hold off a sweep. Next, they take on their cross-city rivals for the first time in 2022. See the matchups in this two-game series below.
Cubs @ Brewers: Series Thread (Games 20-22)
The eight-and-eleven Cubs travel to Milwaukee having dropped three consecutive series. Their last series win came three weeks ago against the division rivals they now face. See below for daily matchups.
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Cubs @ Atlanta: Series Thread (Games 17-19)
The Cubs (7-9) dropped 3 of 4 to the Pirates despite outscoring their opponents 29 to 12. The sandwiched a blowout between three close losses. They begin a 6-game road trip with three games the reigning World Series Champions. Atlanta enters the series at 7-10. See below for daily matchups.
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Cubs vs. Pirates: Series Thead (Games 13-16)
The Cubs (6-6) welcome the Pirates (5-7) to Wrigley for the first time this season. Seiya Suzuki comes into the series having reached base safely in all 12 of his MLB games so far and leading the majors in OBP and walk percentage and third in slugging. See below for the daily matchups.
Cubs vs. Rays: Series Thread (Games 10-12)
The Cubs split the series in Colorado to maintain a winning record going into a seven-game homestand. They'll take on a 5-5 Tampa Bay club to begin the week. This will be the first time these clubs have faced off since 2017. See below for daily matchups.
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Cubs @ Rockies: Series Thread (Games 6-9)
The 3-2 Cubs take their game to loftier climes for the next four games. The offensive core of Happ, Contreras, and especially Suzuki have been scalding the ball thus far and should be happy to have thin air and broad power alleys in front of them. See below for daily matchups.
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Charlie (view)
They certainly could be coupled. It could also be the case that a team needs good players at the heart of the team and if they are not coming from one source (development) they have to be sought out elsewhere. I don't see the evidence needed to infer the cause.
crunch (view)
bases loaded for the cubs, 0 out...and no runs score.
cubbery.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Walker was a complimentary piece who was well past his prime. Edmonds, Holliday, Ozzie Smith and a few others were good trades. Notably, they have almost always been quiet in the free agent market. But the fundamental workings of the organization were always based primarily upon the constant output of a well oiled minor league organization. That organization has ground to a halt. And when did that hard stop start to happen? Right at the beginning of the Goldschmidt/Arenado era, perpetuated by the Contreras signing, followed by the rotation purchases during the last offseason. The timing is undeniable and, in my mind, not coincidental.
Again, we are all saying that player development became deemphasized. I’m just linking it directly to the recent trades and involvement in the free agent market. I don’t see how the two concepts can be decoupled.
Charlie (view)
The Cards also traded for both Jim Edmonds and Larry Walker. It's the developing part that has fallen off. Of course, it could also be the case that there are no more Matt Carpenters left to pull out of the hat.
Childersb3 (view)
Cubs sign 28 yr old RHRP Daniel Missaki. He was in MiLB from his 17yr old to 19yr old years and did pretty well.
He's been in Mexico and Japan the last four years and has done well also.
He's supposedly Japanese and Brazilian.
Interesting sign. We obviously need to RP in the system
Injuries are mounting everywhere!!
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Sure, they made generally short term trades for established players to enhance what they already had or traded for players early enough in their careers that they were essentially Cardinals from the start. What they never did was to try to use the more established players as foundational cornerstones.
Essentially we’re saying the same thing. They have given up on player development to the point that even their prospects that make it to the bigs flop so that they have to do things like buy most of their rotation and hope for the best.
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
I don’t buy that. They had been doing that for years.
They did it with Matt Holliday. They did it with John Lackey. They did it with Mark Mulder. They did it with Jason Heyward, who had a great year for them. I’m sure there’s more but those come to mind immediately.
I attribute it more to a breakdown in what they’re doing in terms of development than a culture thing.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
They won those trades and sacrificed their culture. That’s exactly their problem.
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
The other part that’s kind of crazy is they made two very high profile trades, one for Goldschmidt and one for Arenado, and they very clearly won those trades. They just haven’t been able to develop players the last handful of years the way they usually do.
I guess the moral there is it’s hard to stay on top of your game and be good at what you do in perpetuity.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Marmol was extended at the beginning of the year. Two years I believe.