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Matt Spiegel

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10514 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

That's going to be a pop-out to the third baseman, Jonah Bride.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

That was a bases-loaded situation with one out.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

Pete swung at the first two pitches and popped out the second one.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

And we know that his swing percentage last year was 59.5%, almost 60%.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

Number one, right?

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

Nobody in Major League Baseball swung at more pitches than Pete Crow Armstrong.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

And there's Ron Coomer telling you, and I can tell you that this was echoed all throughout Cubs camp, any other conversations I had, people are concerned that the league figured Pete out, high fastball, high fastball, and then junk out of the zone.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

Good night, everybody.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

And that Pete has to adjust back.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

That's what baseball is.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

I feel like that scouting report sounds eerily familiar to another very exciting Cubs player.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

It's pretty funny, man.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

All the Javi Baez comps that we've thrown out there about Pete because of the electricity that he brings.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

The emotion with which both of those guys play the game and how beautifully they defend.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

Yes, and the relationship with the fans because of it.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

Their electricity on the bases as well.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

And here we go.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

If you can't stop swinging, pitchers ain't going to throw you anything good.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

And you're going to get yourself out.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments

You're going to do their job for them.