Craig Counsell talks Seiya Suzuki's return, Phil Maton landing on injured list
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What updates did Craig Counsell provide about Seiya Suzuki's return?
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How curious are you about this lineup today that I'm about to tell you about?
Oh, you've got the lineup.
How curious are you about the lineup?
What is the impact of Phil Maton's injury on the Cubs' roster?
Okay, if we're doing the curious meter, one to ten, nine. What you got?
So, Nico Horner is leading off.
All right. Yay.
Layla's happy. That's all we needed. Michael Bush will remain in the two-hole and play first base.
Interesting.
All right. Alex Bregman will play third.
Okay, sounding normal.
And bat third.
Okay.
And Ian Happ back into the lineup and batting cleanup, playing left field.
Okay.
And? And? Batting fifth is Seiya Suzuki. I'll tell you about that. And playing right field.
All right.
Batting sixth and playing center field is Pete Crow Armstrong.
Sixth. Okay.
He had been seventh? Only against lefties had he been that low. Okay. He'd been batting a little bit of cleanup.
Yeah.
How does Seiya Suzuki's return change the Cubs' lineup dynamics?
Yeah. In the Rays series, he was kind of all over the place.
Batting seventh and playing catcher is a heating up Carson Kelly.
Yeah. Yeah. Hitting for power.
Batting eighth. In DH, Moises Ballesteros.
Okay.
And batting ninth and playing shortstop is Dansby Swanson.
Dansby.
So Matt Shaw is the odd man out in lineup number one when the Cubs offense at full strength. Interesting to me that Pete Carl Armstrong is batting sixth. I don't hate it at first glance because – This is really what this is all about, lengthening your lineup. And to understand that Moises Ballesteros and Carson Kelly are in the lower third, and Dansby Swanson's in the nine hole, and, you know, he's got some speed to him. I don't hate this lineup. This is the lineup that we thought we were getting, you know, opening day if everybody's healthy.
Well, and for me, you're right. It's lengthening the lineup. That's why I felt like Nico was so crucial to all of this. I will maintain that until I am told or shown otherwise. And in the meantime, just in case you're wondering, we are coming to you ahead of the Cubs and Pirates game. They are back home today at Wrigley to take on those Pirates. Pre-game coverage is coming up next at 1245. First pitch is at 120 in crystal clear. FM quality on 104.3 The Score and the Northwestern Medicine Cubs radio network. So let's listen to Craig Council because the Cubs had a lot of roster moves today. Say is activated. Dylan Carlson is released.
What lineup changes were discussed for the upcoming game?
Phil Maton was put on the injured list. So here's Craig Council.
Activated Saya from the injured list, designated Dylan Carlson for assignment, and placed Phil Maton on the injured list and recalled Ethan Roberts. How long has the Maton thing been going on? I think it's kind of just gradually gotten a little bit worse. Obviously, he was pitching with it, but we saw a real – I think we saw real effects to it in his last outing in Tampa. The velocity was down, and it was just a case of just not being able to sit into his back leg and drive off the mound, and it clearly affected him.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What updates did Craig Counsell provide about Seiya Suzuki's return?
0:00–1:26
2
What is the impact of Phil Maton's injury on the Cubs' roster?
1:26–2:11
3
How does Seiya Suzuki's return change the Cubs' lineup dynamics?
2:11–3:41
4
What lineup changes were discussed for the upcoming game?
3:41–6:56
5
How has Dylan Carlson's designation for assignment affected the team?
6:56–8:40
6
What are the potential implications of Maton's injury on pitching?
8:40–9:20
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