You're right, they cut his balls off.. managers aren't making g that kind of money anymore. His next job will pay half of what he's making now. His only recourse is to make it to the WS this year.

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Actually 428 AB, 510 PA

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Pardon me, that's correct.

So he got around 85% of a full season. Not much hiding there.

Schwarber played 61 full games, 940 innings.

Cain 118 full games, 1180 innings
Marte 130 full games, 1196 innings
Bellinger played in 143 full games, 785 innings (he played some 1B too)

And for the record, Jose Abreu only appeared in 128 games in 2018 due to injury, yet still logged 59 more innings in the field than Schwarber.

Part time, platoon, not a regular, whatever you want to call it is a factual way to describe Kyle Schwarber as a ballplayer.

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Yes, those guys are better fielders and dont get taken out for defensive purposes.

None of this changes the FACT that an .823 ops is a productive player and 510 plate appearances is a large enough sample size.

Let me put into terms that will bring up a fond memory for you. .823 would have been good for 3rd among 2005 White Sox regulars.

I understand you want Schwarber to be bad. But he's just not. He's nowhere near as good as many had hoped he'd be but overall he was a good offensive player last year.

Its not about what I want at all. You seem to overrate him, but that alone doesn't make him good or bad. Its about Schwarber being a part time/platoon player.

You seem to agree with that; so I don't know why you're still posting about this.


The White Sox have nothing to do with this. I only mentioned Abreu because you brought him into this thread, and I know he missed a ton of time with injuries, but still played more than Schwarber.

Congrats to Kyle for being better than guys like Nicky Delmonico, Adam Engel, and Tim Anderson I guess?

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I see a good wagering opportunity here, a Schwarber vs Moncada wager.

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I'm no Schwarber fan, but I'll take Babe every day of the week and twice on Sundays against Moncada.

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I'm not overrating anyone. Im posting numbers.

These are facts

An .823 ops is a good offensive season

Kyle Schwarber had an .823 OPS last year

Take whatever you want from that.

It's pretty close though, right? I don't like either of em.

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Nah, I dont trust Schwarber. I hope he puts up another 800+ OPS but Im not counting on it.

Not so far.

Schwarber OPS: .842, .782, . 823

Moncada OPS: .750, .714


Although I expect Moncada to have his best season this year.

Ok.


Its also a FACT that Kyle Schwarber is a part time/platoon outfielder.

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/end thread.

You know when the last time I was able to watch a Cubs WS before Maddon? .... . . NEVER!

Let me say this one more time. MADDON AVERAGES 97.. NINTY SEVEN!!! Wins a year! and you clowns want to ride him out of town.

The foundation of Joe Maddon's remarkable run in Tampa Bay and historical run in Chicago is the work he does every day in the clubhouse, not the dugout. Keeping players loose, confident and ready to buy in is at the core of his approach.Forcing him into a dugout manager is a mistake. Give me the clubhouse guy who wins 90+ games a year and gives my team a chance at a championship every year over a dugout guy who fits the analytical key points Theo and Jed are convinced will generate success.

You didn't answer my question though, if you have to choose Theo or Joe.. who ya keeping.

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Certainly that is valid. I tend to think of platoon guys more as 350-400 PA guys but everyone has their own definition.

Going to the game in a few hours. Have a feeling these 2 teams meet again later this fall.

Arizona Fall League?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

World Series.

Dunn hitting 204 in 2012 striking out 222x is meaningless is his productivity evaluation? Then, let the Cubs and Sox sign "big donkey" clones and they'll meet in a cross town world series? I think you've found the baseball success missing link?

It's not meaningless but the 41 homeruns more than make up for it. If Juan Pierre hits .204 thats a problem. Even with the .204 Dunn still had a non terrible .330 OBP

He was also an All Star that year!

He's all yours....that's a whole lot of bad baseball.

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Maybe Joe will give some starters the day off Thursday to rest them?

Caught meatpantz on my way home, he rattled off some stats and said Schwarber was historically awful in clutch situations last season.

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I sure hope he plays better!

Don't you?

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Of course I want him to do better, he has the skills to be a 275 hitter with 30 homers.

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Not signing Harper. Good move