May 5, 2017
With the Blackhawks season behind us, the Bears D- draft and
the Bulls sticking with the status quo (Mirotic coming back ugh), we turn to
baseball. Although it is a small sample size there are still things to talk
about.
Before the year started we had some questions surrounding
the Cubs. Will Heyward hit? At the present time, his average is .263, much
better than last year. The nice thing is he is tied with Rizzo for the club
lead in RBI.
Wade Davis looks unbelievable and healthy. The jury is still
out on Kendrick having the same success as last year. Which brings me to your
leadoff man. I always thought he should bat in a friendlier spot to drive in
runs. He has struck out in 36% of his at bats and has an average of.189. So I
don’t know where in the line- up he should be. Maybe he’s just not that good
but hits a few long home runs.
I mentioned this a small sample size and things could
change. The middle relief has gotten better than earlier in the season when
they lost four in a row. However, the starters, especially Arrieta has been
shaky. But not to fret. After the losing streak they get to play Milwaukee,
Cincinnati to get back on track. You can’t start every year 25-6. They will
still run away with this division The Nationals look like the best challenge in
the Cubs quest to reach the World Series.
The Chicago “loyalty
trumps winning” White Sox are off to a surprisingly good start. Even with
injuries to many pitchers, including the supposed ace Rodon. They are at the
top of the league rankings in ERA, for starters and bullpens. Still the hitting is suspect. One of the biggest
problems last year was Abreu’s 3 month slump. Right now he’s on fire and can
carry an offense. As usual they have the worst designated hitter against right
handed pitchers. Dunn, LaRoche and now Asche .091. Davidson fares better
against lefties but the majority of pitchers are right handed. Anyway he should
be starting at third. Frazier is 5 years older and not a part of a future team
that is rebuilding. Also as usual, center field is a problem L. Garcia is not
the answer.
It’s time to bring some minor leaguers, especially Moncada.
Hahn said he’s not ready. Your current second baseman is hitting .213. I think
he’s ready. Burdi should be in the bullpen. !8 strike outs in last 10 innings.
Robertson is starting to go bad and should be traded as part of rebuilding. One
last thing I really like is hustle. Everybody runs hard on ground balls. Asche
didn’t run out a dropped third strike and Renteria took him out.
Being early things will change. The Cubs will be very good.
The best the White Sox can hope for is not to suck.
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