Cubs option Moises Ballesteros to Triple-A Iowa
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What led to the Cubs demoting Moises Ballesteros?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody. I love being here. Middays 10-2 on 104.3 The Score. Fastball strike three called. By Esteros out on strikes. It just seems like a lot of the Cubs hitters not picking up the pitches from Webb today.
I think, you know, they're all looking for one pitch and they're getting the opposite. Webb has been very good today.
That's from game three right there. Cubs. Got to figure something out. Got to continue to move pieces in order to get it right. It's a puzzle. And hopefully sending Moises Ballesteros down to AAA will allow things to do just that. And if you're looking for some Cubs action, of course, today, Cubs begin their home series against the Blue Jays. Pre-game coverage begins at 1245. That's when Marshall Harris and I are out of here. Pat and Ron got the call. Again, first pitch at 120 right here on 104.3. The score in the Northwestern Medicine. Cubs Radio Network. So Moises Bisteros goes down. This is a guy who was supposed to be their Mune Murakami.
Let's not get carried away. He's not going to hit 40 bombs. Was he not supposed to? No. What was he supposed to hit? I think he's supposed to be a guy who can hit you between 15 and 25 home runs, but hit 300. Be a strong contact hitter.
25 homers is what most people thought Murakami was going to be at. 25 to 35. Don't tell me everybody thought Murakami was going to hit 50 because then he would have got signed by somebody else. He would have got signed by someone else if everyone anticipated it.
Before the season started. What did I say, Ray? Tell them what I said. Yeah. Tell them I had Murakami and Colson Montgomery combining for 75 home runs. Yeah.
And 40 for Murakami, right? Yeah.
40 for Murakami. Listen. Listen. people i'm here listen i'm here for you don't gotta talk to me i'm the socks man i'm here for the all the home runs what i'm saying is that fine majority of people did not expect him to do that but the majority of the people did expect moises barsteros to be an impact bat for the chicago cubs no no i called him and said he would be the best hitter in the cubs lineup i stand by that okay so you're 50 50 on your prediction hold up is the season over last i checked the season's not over Do you think it has a possibility? Yeah, Biosteros can come back and be the dude. Listen to me. If Biosteros is the best hitter on the Cubs by the end of the season, they are in trouble.
They are in trouble if the guy that they just sent down to AAA comes back and is the best hitter on their team.
Listen, Ballesteros, first month of the season, what was he doing? Absolutely raking. Absolutely raking. Not even like raking, raking. Then they adjusted to him. He didn't adjust quick enough. Craig Council's got pressure because guess what? Can't nobody else hit either. That's what happened. And so now he can't get playing time. I think this is a great move by the Cubs twofold. One, every day at bats.
How did Ballesteros perform before his demotion?
We can agree he needs every day at bats to get it. Two, he's been playing catcher more than some people thought he'd be playing catcher. Now he can play catcher every day, refine those skills and come back, not just as a quote unquote DH, almost emergency catcher, but a guy who can actually play catcher in the big leagues and provide a plus bat there.
Yeah. I mean, you're looking at the catcher situation for the Chicago Cubs. It was one that was supposed to be solidified, but you know, as it goes in baseball and sports, sometimes, you know, you got to deal with that. Now, Did Seah get sent down for a second when he was struggling? No, he was hurt. He was hurt. Because I remember after the adjustment to Seah, there was a little bit of a dip. And I just couldn't remember if he got sent down.
No, he got platooned a little bit.
Okay.
You're talking about his first year? Yeah. Early in his career, in his major league career, he got platooned a little bit.
Okay.
They need Seiya because Seiya is a guy who we saw even at the end of the last season and before that first half of the season when we thought, you know, this guy probably has a good case of being an all-star even though he didn't make it.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What led to the Cubs demoting Moises Ballesteros?
0:01–2:53
2
How did Ballesteros perform before his demotion?
2:53–6:35
3
What adjustments did Ballesteros need to make at the plate?
6:35–7:33
4
What are the implications of Ballesteros's demotion for the Cubs?
7:33–7:52
5
How does the Cubs' catcher situation affect their lineup?
7:52–8:06
6
What are the expectations for Seiya Suzuki's performance?
8:06–14:23
7
How does the Cubs' offensive strategy impact their chances?
14:23–14:36
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