Examining the Cubs' pitching picture
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What recent injury updates are affecting the Cubs' pitching staff?
Rahimi Harrison-Grote. Middays 10-2. On 104.3, the score.
One ball and one strike to count on Merrill. Rollison, high leg kick and pitch. Merrill hits one in the air. Shallow left coming in half. He's got it. Cubs win. They hold on and beat the Padres in this slugfest 9-7. And the Cubs have now won eight of their last nine.
That's right, that is courtesy of Zach Zayman. It is 14 of 18 for the Cubs, and my, how things look different now. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score, broadcasting live from Gallagher Way as we get you ready for this third game of the Cubs series against the Padres. The Cubs are now 48-38, a square 10 games above .500. Colin Ray is your starter today facing Walker Buehler. And this is a day where I think we got a lot of pitching updates from Craig Council and company yesterday to kind of get ready for what we might be able to see in the games ahead. That's a good sign, at least when we know that, for example, Marshall, we talked about it yesterday, guys, on the show, Mark Brody. About Drew Pomerantz going to Iowa, we knew that Liam Hendricks was there as well, and that Aaron Bummer was there.
So these are some arms that can help this team, and then Jamison Tyron updates coming online too.
I think the biggest question I have going forward, because we also learned that Daniel Palencia won't be back until after the All-Star break, because he's just now starting to get ramped up, is I'm so curious as to how Craig Council... handles what's been a very volatile up and down bullpen and which buttons he decides to push, given that sometimes it's just this is the guy who is available to me today, not necessarily a guy that I would even have on my roster if everybody was healthy.
jordan wicks yeah yes i mean that hey so far i know he did the right thing i know he did that guy you're absolutely right he was great even though he walked out with basically he's forgiven for that to have gotten out of that jam was excellent but do you really think that craig council in that moment wanted actively was desirous of going to him in that predicament was left with no choice he
You, sir, you have an arm attached to your body.
How has the Cubs' pitching performance changed recently?
How about you go out and try to throw? And for all the talk about managing pockets, for example, pockets of the lineup go out the window when you can't figure out who you've got with what you have left.
Look at all this. Look at this mess on my computer, Layla.
There's a lot of red on your depth chart.
Hobie Milner, Phil Maton, Riley... Oh, Riley Martin! Edward Cabrera, Jameson Tyone, Ben Brown, Daniel Palencia. Throw in a match shot. Let's do a position player while we're at it as well. But those are all of the guys that have... are actively on the injured list right now so again I'll say kind of what I said yesterday too part of this is even though I'm making this big deal about Craig being super stressed about putting guys in that he has to put in he's also he also can't really fight with himself because he's just putting in the guys that he has to put in so are they wrong decisions even right now you know what I'm saying I
Every decision is simply a decision.
What we talked about yesterday when you said, who are you more proud of, the Cubs or the White Sox? I am plenty proud of the White Sox. I think you both know that. I think the listener knows that. But to understand how bad and how decimated the pitching staff has been this season for the Cubs and to somehow find themselves 10 games over .500, holding on to the second wild card spot, and not out of the question that they could somehow catch the Brewers because they're only five and a half games back.
And I'm not even worried about that. As much as I am, the Cubs need to have main character energy. You took two out of three against Milwaukee. You did the job you were supposed to do, especially on the road. Check. Now you take two out of three against the Padres. You have a chance for a sweep. Check. You know, these are the things that are important. Are you using enough of your arms when they're in the game to help extend your bullpen?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What recent injury updates are affecting the Cubs' pitching staff?
0:01–2:21
2
How has the Cubs' pitching performance changed recently?
2:21–4:11
3
What are the implications of Drew Pomerantz and other players' returns?
4:11–6:06
4
How is Craig Council managing the Cubs' bullpen challenges?
6:06–9:04
5
What are the expectations for Matthew Boyd's upcoming performances?
9:04–14:14
Speakers
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