Where do Cubs stand in NL Central now that Brewers traded Freddy Peralta?
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What impact does Freddy Peralta's trade have on the Cubs' chances in the NL Central?
the Rahimi Harrison Grody Show, middays 10 to 2, on Chicago Sports Radio 670 The Score. The Score.
If I get one or two runs in the first inning, it don't matter. I have probably like 90 more pitches for the game. And that's what I was able to do today. Just keep competing and try to make it now. Because I know the team that I was facing, the line that I was facing, they are really good. And like I said before, they know me really well. And it's just a battle and a competition for both sides.
That was Freddy Peralta, and that was after the first game in the NLDS. You just had to go to the DS, Tyler. You couldn't go with the CS. You just had to do that, huh?
It was a group effort by Ray and I. See what happens when he officially becomes the full-time guy on the show?
What about the game they lost to the Dodgers? You just wanted to go back to the Cubs series so badly?
I appreciate the shared accountability, or otherwise known as throwing Ray under the bus.
Why does Ray hate the Cubs?
It was really Cubs fan trauma bonding in the control room.
You guys have an agenda, is what it is. No, I'm kidding.
Freddy Peralta started two games against the Cubs in the NLDS. In game one, the Brewers won 9-3. He went five and two-thirds innings. He gave up four hits, two runs. They were both earned because they were both home runs. And Peralta was the ace of a Brewers staff that saw the Brewers not only use Peralta to the way that he's been consistent for the last several years, now with eight years of service time, but also was able to help win the division. He's a big reason they did. That 14-game win streak absolutely helped, but Peralta was a part of it. 17-game winner, if you're still into that sort of thing, last season. He had an ERA of 270, a whip of 1.08 for the regular season, 204 strikeouts to go with 66 walks,
Undoubtedly, he is an ace, and he is now gone. Traded to the Mets in exchange for Brandon Sprote, a right-handed pitcher, and minor league infielder Jet Williams.
He gone.
It affects the division. Brandon Woodruff is still a part of this team. He had a lat injury last year. Is it enough to make you think that it might be enough to help the Cubs just enough to not have scenarios that end with the Brewers winning the NL Central?
He gone! Are you asking if this means the Cubs should win the NL Central or will win the NL Central?
How much better do you feel knowing Freddy Peralta is not facing the Cubs regularly?
Probably not as good as maybe a Mark Grody would feel in a situation like this.
Here's why.
Here's why. Last I checked, Jacob Misurowski, who had a very up and down rookie experience. But the last I checked, he was blowing away cups. Is that a memory? I'm sorry.
Oh, you got to bring the playoffs up again, huh?
Well, the trauma bond. I want to make sure it's a very strong bond. Tyler, are you all right?
Are you all right? I'm okay.
But last I checked... So Jacob Mizorowski could simply slot in. And I think this all began as a problem for the Brewers when they realized, wait, Brandon Woodruff did what? He pulled a Nemanaga? He signed the qualifying offer? We got to pay him how much? $22 million for Woodruff. $22.9 million.
Interesting number. Almost like I've heard it before.
And so understanding how this—if he comes back from that lat injury strong as he has ever been, that's going to be problematic for the Cubs. So I'm not quite quick to say, as maybe, as I said, a senior Cubs prediction that ends up with them not winning the division, Mark Grody would—
have I learned my lesson that's the question here I mean it's pretty hard for me to trust again I have trust issues and that is trust issues with Milwaukee being bad I don't trust that they'll like watch Quinn Priester be the Cy Young award winner and he had a pretty good year last year
Don't forget Chad Patrick.
Don't forget about Chad Patrick. Good old Chad Patrick. Don't have to worry about Tobias Myers. He went in the trade. He's gone. He can't hurt you. But it's those guys, it's those names that you do have to look at on the Milwaukee roster.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What impact does Freddy Peralta's trade have on the Cubs' chances in the NL Central?
0:02–4:19
2
How significant was Freddy Peralta to the Brewers' success?
4:19–7:09
3
What are the implications of Brandon Woodruff's injury for the Brewers?
7:09–9:46
4
How do the Cubs' prospects compare to the Brewers' after the trade?
9:46–13:09
5
What are the Cubs' current strengths in pitching depth?
13:09–14:45
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