Alex Cohen
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And you said, looking out for the Phillies, are you concerned about Bryce Harper and Kyle Schorber?
I am.
I'm more concerned about Christopher Sanchez and Jesus Lizardo.
I'm more concerned about their stable left-handed pitching that have proven to be so huge for that Phillies rotation over the last couple of years.
They'll be a tough task.
Yeah, I mean, I think Michael Bush got the reset yesterday.
I'm not saying he'll play all three games, but I wouldn't be shocked if he starts two of the three.
I think you need to have your first baseman who had 30-plus home runs in the lineup whenever you can, especially with this depth of the Cubs.
You don't have your backup first baseman in Tyler Austin who you expected to hit against left-handed pitching.
He's out with a knee injury.
Matt Shaw is doing his best to learn a new position, but
Yeah, I think the way that the Cubs go, that their best offensive nine is when Michael Bush is in the lineup against righties and against lefties.
So I would expect him to be in the lineup for the majority of the series.
Yeah, I mean, I think it's aligned with his big league performance throughout his entire career.
He just gets outs.
I mean, if you look at his numbers throughout his entire professional career, it's a sub-4 ERA.
He throws a good percentage of strikes.
He doesn't walk that many guys.
He's a guy who pitches to contact, but he's a gamer.
And I think that Javier Assad is a big league pitcher in any capacity, but as a starter where you know that you're going to get consistency from a guy like that at the back end of your rotation.