NEWSLETTER
Thank goodness the cursed Players Weekend is over, with its poisoned uniforms in which no team could possibly be expected to win. Note that the Mets, whom the Cubs play this week, were also swept at home (by the Braves) while wearing the whites. Clearly, it was all just the uniforms. (Please ignore that the Cardinals swept the Rockies in St. Louis wearing the whites – clearly, that’s just because the Rockies are awful on the road.)
You probably don't want to hear that the ball Castellanos hit for the flyout in the 10th (107 mph/35 degrees) is a home run 79.5% of the time. pic.twitter.com/QmghiYhutF
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 25, 2019
Castellanos: "We're going in and we're playing another hot team, which is the Mets. So, to take the whoa-is-me attitude would do nobody any justice. So, we've got to wash it and get ready to play good baseball in New York."
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 25, 2019
Schwarbs gets clutch with homer No. 30!#EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/HhKqIPBUBd
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 25, 2019
Kyle Schwarber, last calendar month:
.234/.344/.571, 132 wRC+
12.2% BB, 17.8% K— FullCountTommy (@FullCountTommy) August 26, 2019
Verdugo in 34 games between July 11 and yesterday: 371 AVG / 408 OBP / 576 SLG.
As Tyler notes, Verdugo is considered a solid defender. Shows good bat speed and some projection in the video below.
The Martinez/Verdugo/Pertuz trio really had a nice summer. Big going forward. https://t.co/beR7uCEPSk
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) August 26, 2019
My favorite streak in the minor league system continues: now 10 consecutive starts for Cory Abbott with 3 or less hits allowed.
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) August 25, 2019
Cory Abbott's body count up to 156 Ks as Smokies win!https://t.co/CvQiDeQNsw
— Tennessee Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) August 26, 2019
MLB made no end of mistakes with this year's PW jerseys, but chief among them is the fact that I gave them this soul-shattering idea a full year ago and I don't think they ever even considered it. Poor leadership, imo pic.twitter.com/0oVZqgh4VF
— Randall J. Sanders (@RandallJSanders) August 26, 2019
The Entire Petco Park Crowd Was “Rick-Rolled” By the Padres https://t.co/0OpbqioiNW pic.twitter.com/QyXRKjL3BG
— Baseball is Fun (@flippingbats) August 26, 2019
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