Re: Commentary: Few trade scenarios to fill hole at second base

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Jul 2, 2019, 12:23 PM

I have very little to add, and agree with what you posted. The Cubs will make some moves before the trade deadline, what they are is a mustery but I'm sure Epstein and company have something in the workings.

Goodbye Descalso,Russell. Bring Dee Gordon and play Almora everyday. This inner love affair with Schwarber really needs to stop. He is just an average at best outfielder and will never hit for average. Maybe he needs to put the weight back on that he took off, he was a better hitter then, but has had nearly three full seasons to prove he can hit more than an occasional homerun and he has failed. The Cubs have enough players to move to get something good in return, not just for this season but beyond.

On paper we have a very good lineup, but as we all know paper crumbles rather easily. I'll repeat what I have always believed and that is if you aren't hitting you aren't playing, I don't care how much money you are making. If you are hurting the team then that approach should work. Some of these players believe that they make so much money and believe they are so good that they are exempt from being benched or sent down. This is how money has ruined the game of baseball.

Even the best of players will go through a hitting slump, but if it goes beyond two weeks then it's time to sit.

We have not played good fundamental baseball the first half. At this level this should not, and cannot continue to happen.Also, it would be nice to see a the same lineup two days in a row. It must be maddening for players to come to the park and not know where they are playing from day to day.

I've never been much of a believer in the so-called match-ups i.e.lefty vs. righty etc. Good players can hit no matter who's on the mound, but if you aren't given the chance you never will learn.

Joe Garagiola said it best. "See the ball, hit the ball" Keep it simple, don't complicate it anymore than it already is

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There is plenty of problems to go around, but second base is one of the most obvious holes to fill. When your opening day Second baseman leaves the team for a divorce and your off season pickup cant even hit 200 that is a big issue right there. That leaves you a player who was suspended for a month and still doesnt seem mentally there and a young hitter trying to figure out his way at the plate yet.

As far as losing respect for Russell, do you honostly think someone would openly come out and say they lost respect for him? I sure as heck dont. You can tell when he is on the field or around players in the dugout that there is a different feel around him. It isnt like they dont respect him at all, they just dont seem to respect him as much as they once did. You can say that about anyone who has been suspended before depending on what they have been suspended for. If it hurts the team, which the Russell suspension did, players will naturally lose a little respect for that player.

NOW the big topic about hitting with RISP. Yes the whole team sucks at it minus Baez and Contreras, but what is a team supposed to do when they have had three different hitting coaches in three seasons. Each coach they bring in has a different teaching tactic, and once a team is finally getting the hang of it, bam, they are out the door. The players do have to start taking some blame for this, but the front office does too because three different coaching staffs in three years does not make it easy for anyone.

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