The trade for Jemier Candelario is looking more and more special, he just looks like he is where he wanted to be. He had endeared himself with Cubs fans already.
yep, drafted by the Cubs. im sure that was his dream for a while. Bryant was blocking him. I could totally get it if he feels like hes coming full circle. He"s all grown up now.
Not only has the Candy Man been on fire, he's back where he wants to be. Cubs played the Nationals in July and Candy told one of the Cubs coaches who was there during his time with the club in 16/17 that they need to keep winning so he could be traded back to the Cubs. When it looked like they were going to be sellers, Stroman openly said he'd come back as a free agent. There's something special in that clubhouse.
Cubs front office has proven to be really smart. I wanted a stroman extension and hated Taillon. Stroman fell off and now that 4 year deal for Taillon is really paying off. Bellinger is the must UNDERPAID man in baseball. What a brilliant comeback. Tauchman was out of baseball last year. Now it's an important hitter for the cubs with an over .800 ops. I feel really good about this team's future. I really hope we can sign Belli long term in the off season.
@@Edzillaaas much as I would love for this to happen (I’m a dodgers fan) I don’t think LA wouldn’t be willing to give bellinger the contract he deserves I think that money will either go to ohtani or if ohtani does sign some where else we will resign julio and some other big name starter
As a Dodgers fan, I'm glad to see Bellinger doing well again, I am a big fan of him. It is probably hard to play in LA since they are always a major playoff contending team and for a newer player to go out there and have to perform in that pressure is rough, I think Chicago will be a great new start for him if they keep him after this year. I wish him the best of luck.
@@adrianmcmillan9011 how does Freddie, Mookie, Will Smith, JD Martinez, Clayton Kershaw, Trea Turner (when he was there), Corey Seager, Justin Turner, and more players than I can think of do so well there compared to a limited amount of Cubs players are on par with those guys? Belli needed a change of scenery, but that's a dumb reason lol. The park itself sucks compared to Wrigley, but the Dodgers are 1000 times better at player development than Chicago.
Seiya Suzuki, Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger, all these players were great signings by the front office. As a fan, it’s good to see the Cubs make these kind of decisions after trading their big three away.
As sad as it was to see them break up that core that finally got them to the promised land, I don't think I've ever seen a decision to let go of the past and start retooling the roster work out better. They parlayed all three of them into legitimate prospects that have a very real chance of becoming important pieces on a contending team. They were all going to demand salaries that couldn't be justified with their performance over the couple of years prior to being dealt. And they all only continued to decline even further after being dealt.
As a Cubs fan, it was sad when they all got traded, but they've done a great job of using prospects and rebuilding, and buying undervalued guys for cheap. And, you earned yourself a sub.
I think extending Cody should be on the top of the list in the off-season. We should not let that man leave for nothing the way he rejuvenated his career here.
Nearly every move the Cubs have made has been a master stroke. It defies explanation. They've turned numerous reclamation projects into stars. Even the Suzuki signing will work out eventually because he'll return to form in time. They've been pointing toward 2024 as when their next window would open up by promoting their best young players to the majors. It's scary to think how good they'll be next season when they add the success stories of this season to a few young studs ready to tear it up. It reminds me of how the 2015 team gelled a year before they expected it to.
And they’ve had bad luck too. It could be even better. Marquez dealt with injuries. He had potential to be Chapman lite in the pen. Brennan Davis injured. Canario injured. Howard injured. These are top pieces they coulda moved in trades or been a part of the rebuild. Hell Amaya even needed Tommy John.
They are 4 games above 500 in horrible division9. Suzuki will never live up to contract and Tallion and Hendriks are just going to get older, if you want to keep Bellinger it will cost 30 plus and you will have to hope he doesn't bust up like he did with Dodgers. Smartest team in baseball ,ridiculous.
Agreed. I think they'll run smack into the famous Cub September swoon, if it doesn't come earlier. This hot streak was awesome but I don't think it's sustainable. Long time diehards know what it is. That being said: Go Cubs Go!
i cant believe this wasnt mentioned, but this team was so confident in the 2022 offseason because they DID do great things in 2021. they had a very impressive 2nd half with a winning record. its just that their 1st half was so bad that nobody noticed
Cubs made a significant overhaul in FO and scouting department. Jed has made some key hirings like Carter Hawkins and Dan Kantrovitz, promoting Craig Breslow. They arent a WS contender yet but their explosive farm system has tons of depth, including pitching.
Cubs better sign Belli & Candalerio to long term contract. Get some key middle relief. Build with this Cubs team if they don’t make it far in 23 they definitely will in 24 will be strong contenders.
They're 28 and 29 respectively and while both are playing well right now, they were both clearly on the decline prior to their recent resurgence. Putting the emotion of how exciting this team is to watch the way they're playing right now, the reality is that this is likely just a lightning in a bottle situation. They've got all kinds of legit prospects that are going to be coming up in the next few years, and if even half of them live up to the potential they're projected at then you're going to need a lot of money to lock those guys up long term. It would make no sense to tie up huge amounts of money in long term contracts for aging guys on the downside of their careers that aren't likely to be productive, if not retired, by the time that young core is coming into it's own.
They probably should have traded him because they can't win a series but if he plays well next year they can do it then. I'm surprised they bought at the deadline. They should have sold.
@@chuckdeuces911 How can you say they should have sold when they are 1 game back of the division lead ? You do realize that once the playoffs start Anything can happen right
Cubs fan there's a several issues I have with the video. 1. You mentioned Swanson but failed to mention the fact that he has the highest fWAR of the SS that were available last offseason. 2. Swanson and Nico Hoerner are a dynamic duo up the middle 3. Jeimer Candelario who was brought in from the Nationals is 16/18 I think. Candelario has done really well for the Cubs. 4. They also have Ben Brown and Cade Horton two pitchers that could be brilliant. They also got Wesneski from the Yankees and he had a couple dominant starts. 5. Jose Cuas was acquired in a trade with the Royals and while he only had one inning pitched, it was a dominant performance. 6. They designatedTrey Mancini and Eric Hosmer for assignment (two deals that fell through because they both sucked) Also I wouldn't say the Cubs are the SMARTEST team in baseball but rather one of the most cost effective big market teams in the league.
There are several things I wanna add in every video! Unfortunately, you cant have everything in a video. Audience retention especially in modern times is down. Cant be posting forever minute analysis videos but i do for sure see what you mean
I also think you have to mention the front ofices mistakes like not trading contreras lats year or eaven the year before to get a bigger return and the jamison talion deal wich is looking realy bad even thought he has been good of late. You also have to consider the recent strugles of marcus stroman and seia Suzuki. Finaly, nick madrigal is definitely a notable player delt at the 2021 deadline and it's also very important to consider how bad the nl central is. The cubs are solid in 2023 but they are not a powerhouse and I would be shocked to see them make it past game 4 of the division series.
@@ygf377 Suzuki seems like a bust of a signing when guys like Senga and Yoshida are popping off. Not everyone can be Shohei, but Suzuki is kind of disappointing.
I love what Jed has done for this team, but losing that series against the Mets might be costly and the Rotation worries me. I don’t know if they are playoff bound. If they don’t make it this year, I think they need a new manager and to spend some money in the offseason to have a good chance at next year.
I thought we were going to suck this year. The division got better. The brewers were still in contention somehow, the pirates came out of nowhere, and I thought the cardinals would do better with Contreras. But now the reds fell off a bit, same with the cardinals and pirates, and we bought at the deadline! Even if we don’t make the postseason I consider this year a win
First time finding your channel. Love it. Love your breakdowns. Love your homework. Keep going. Do the Padres as well. MY GOD! THEY HAVE LET EVERYONE IN SAN DIEGO DOWN
Funny thing is that by switching the club logos on the cap, things get better and better. I prefer this crest on the white with blue pinstripes jersey to C.
How do you NOT talk about how Tauchman has had a fantastic season out of nowhere, and the arms of Leiter, Fulmer, Merryweather, and Alzolay in the bullpen emerging to be dominant as the season has gone on? You talk about Taillon, but don't mention how he has a sub-2.50 ERA since his start against the Yankees in July. What about the addition of Candelario at the deadline to solidify the infield, and Madrigal upping his game defensively and at the plate since being sent down to AAA? Christopher Morel becoming more rounded and filling in at DH. Yet, you mention Suzuki who has been a dud and looks completely lost at the plate (which is where you could've EASILY transitioned into the rise of Tauchman).
Unfortunately theres a few components Audience retention time. I like my viewers to be able to watch start to finish, without feeling overloaded with information Also my time. I am quite busy, and as much as i would love too, i do manage two UA-cam channels so adding those extra minutes of runtime just isn’t so much ideal I apologize and the content will be getting better! Candelario has been phenomenal especially
Now all we need is for the cubs front office to lay it all out in the table and bring in Ohtani in the off-season. That would be a game changer of unprecedented proportions.
Now if we could get a manager that understands how to put up a lineup together that differentiates between left and right handed pitchers, knew when to take out pitchers when struggling, and knew which pitchers should be in the starting 5 versus bullpen .
This was a good video but suggest you use some stats to support your points. For example, how much (or little) productivity did the Cubs get from the SS position compared to Swanson’s history? Yan Gomes is also a great defensive catcher and makes the pitching staff better; any stats about pitch framing or ERA with Gomes vs other (previous years’) catchers? Some baseball videos overkill with the stats but I think part of the beauty of the game is its metrics that can support your claims. Still, this was a good video and I’m a new subscriber. Looking forward to more videos like this!
I feel like the reds are not actually overrated. While when this video was made, they were in 1st place, nobody expects them to be a legitimate World Series contender. They are a possible division winner or wild card team that at best make it past the first round. They kind of resemble the 2022 orioles in the sense that they have a ton on young talent and have an extremely bright future but it will take them another year to be a true contender.
I'm just saying, last month we were saying the same thing about the Diamondbacks. Baseball is a long season and teams get hot and get cold and at the end of the day its about who can stay the most consistently good
As a Dodgers fan I grew with cub fans going to games in Our beautiful stadium, super respectful and cool folk. Much respect, get back to your prine Cubbies.
The line up is really really good, the bullpen has even been strong…but the starting pitching will be our undoing IMO. It’s just not strong enough to truly contend. You bolster that? Now you’re a very serious contender
The reason Bryant was traded was because his asswipe agent already made the claim the Cubs would never be able to afford him when he became a free agent and that Kris wasn't interested in signing with them. The Cubs would've kept him but the agent messed it up, why you might asked well we all know the more the player makes the bigger cut the agent gets and if Kris took a "hometown discount" that means less $$$ for the agent. It didn't help with Madden bouncing him around from 3rd to 2nd to the outfield trying to turn him into a utility guy which made his hitting suffer along with getting drill in the head by a pitch. Kris could've been the anchor for the future but his agent messed that all up. I don't think after seeing those comments the team trusted holding onto him just in case the agent was right.
I enjoyed this video but would like to mention a few things: Firstly, Taillon HAS gotten it going! He's been pitching like an ace over the past few months. It's Stroman who has been struggling bad lately but he was dealing with an injury and is on the IR right now so I expect him to be just fine when he's back and healthy. Secondly, you neglected defense almost entirely. As far as Danby goes, he might be the best shortstop in the game at the moment because of how incredibly he is as a defender. Same goes for Bellinger at center, and prospect Pete-Crow Armstrong is also an incredible defender.
They have made some great moves. Candelario is looking to be a bonafide star. They had better lock up Bellinger for 7 years and build around him. He’s still young.
Hot take but I think the cubs will win the World Series in 2024 based off what I’m seeing in 2023. Heck the cubs could end up 20 games above 500 if they keep surging like this. 6 series won in a row and one of those series was against the best team in baseball, the braves.
A few guys went unmentioned! My bad but i didn’t want the runtime to get out of hand. I know a lot of people really don’t have the retention and time to watch longer videos. But again my apologies
@@PurelyBaseballYT they were almost sellers. How is what the cubs doing any different than what the orioles or Braves done ? I’ll say there are at least 7 teams smarter 1. Braves 2. Orioles 3. Rays 4. Brewers 5. Dodgers 6. Diamondbacks
@@PurelyBaseballYT a couple reasons. The Braves and Orioles have done it wayyyyy smarter and better. Two, it’s just so arbitrary to pick the the Cubs. I don’t wanna critique too much because you are supplying free content, but I feel you forced a square peg in a round hole. You just named transactions.
@@bennygarcia1913 I mean the difference between the Cubs and the others, is many don’t talk about the Cubs. I try to give the most unique UA-cam videos I can, therefore I don’t wanna repeat stories. We know how good the O’s and Braves are although, they will get their videos
A good organization knows that emotion and sentiment will not win, ever. The Cubs are showing themselves to be the kind of organization which finally understands this, and though I'm not a fan, it's still good to see a team with their history turn this corner. Good for them. I wish them well (when they aren't playing the White Sox, of course. But then again, those are easy wins for the Cubs! Lol)
While I agree that the cubs seem to be in an insanely good place right now, you forgot to mention how much potential the brewers have. Remember, about half their team is rookies, and all the rookies (tyrone maybe) are doing pretty well, and the only person there that really is a veteran are the players they have gotten through trades. (note brewers fan bias may be there, but you didnt mention anything about the rookies of the brewers)
Imagine if someone made a video like this of the Cubs 100 years ago and was so excited and expecting a world series win in a year or two and died before they got to see one 90 years later
Funny, nobody mentions how badly Roberts treated Beli last year shoving him into 8th and 9th place in the lineup where he still hit 19 homers and 68 RBI's while keeping Max in cleanup even though he had a 20-point lower BA. Just one of Roberts many mistakes in how he handled Beli, the Rotation and the general batting order. Poor Clayton, he will never win a full World Series while Roberts is Manager.
Love my boy Steel man! One of my favs in all of Baseball. There were multiple others I wanted to include in the video but, just didn't quite wanna put yall through a long runtime vid
Stroman is no ace... a career journeyman, a number 3 guy in most rotations, who had a great first half. For long-term success the Cubs need to bring in a true ace and a solid back-end rotation pitcher. They need to sign Bellinger and Candelaria in the off-season. The rest of the pieces are in place for a good run the next 3-4 seasons... Just looking forward to a fun month of baseball down the stretch in the NL Central. It is wide open and whoever gets hot will win the division.
This is actually crazy how you only have 523 subs. You have amazing quality and earned yourself a sub. You are going places edit- oh wait you’ve been uploading for 10 days that’s still crazy
As i’ve stated probably a thousand times now, not only is it just a title, but when i say smartest i more so mean the SMARTEST offseason. They built a lot of their team off of fantastic moves
seiya is kinda doing not so well. also you missed steele a super underrated pitcher fr i also really hope belli stays with the cubs and so does stroman! i really wanna see pete crow armstrong play too!
Fast forward a month later and the Cubs have the 2nd wild card spot and have lost back to back series against the DBacks and Rockies while losing the first game to the next series against the DBacks. Crucial time panic
The trade for Jemier Candelario is looking more and more special, he just looks like he is where he wanted to be. He had endeared himself with Cubs fans already.
I know man! A lot of fun there
He even made his MLB debut with the Cubs, in fact!
yep, drafted by the Cubs. im sure that was his dream for a while. Bryant was blocking him. I could totally get it if he feels like hes coming full circle. He"s all grown up now.
He and Bellinger are on fire.
Not only has the Candy Man been on fire, he's back where he wants to be. Cubs played the Nationals in July and Candy told one of the Cubs coaches who was there during his time with the club in 16/17 that they need to keep winning so he could be traded back to the Cubs. When it looked like they were going to be sellers, Stroman openly said he'd come back as a free agent. There's something special in that clubhouse.
Another key player for the Cubs this year i think is Justin Steele, 13-3 with a 2.68 ERA. Its been fun to watch him pitch this year.
One of my fav Cubs and players man, so much fun
Cubs front office has proven to be really smart. I wanted a stroman extension and hated Taillon. Stroman fell off and now that 4 year deal for Taillon is really paying off. Bellinger is the must UNDERPAID man in baseball. What a brilliant comeback. Tauchman was out of baseball last year. Now it's an important hitter for the cubs with an over .800 ops. I feel really good about this team's future. I really hope we can sign Belli long term in the off season.
This team has a future! All about making the right decisions
Belli going back to LA
@@Edzillaaas much as I would love for this to happen (I’m a dodgers fan) I don’t think LA wouldn’t be willing to give bellinger the contract he deserves I think that money will either go to ohtani or if ohtani does sign some where else we will resign julio and some other big name starter
The additions of Bellinger, Dansby, Candelario and Tauchman have flipped this team upside down into becoming contenders.
Cubs have to do their fan base justice and pay a superstar when we have one like Bellinger. Pay whatever the luxury tax may be.
As a Dodgers fan, I'm glad to see Bellinger doing well again, I am a big fan of him. It is probably hard to play in LA since they are always a major playoff contending team and for a newer player to go out there and have to perform in that pressure is rough, I think Chicago will be a great new start for him if they keep him after this year. I wish him the best of luck.
Me too! Love me some bellinger
I think it's also just not a good environment. Dodger stadium's location sucks for players. Wrigley is way better for players.
@@adrianmcmillan9011 how does Freddie, Mookie, Will Smith, JD Martinez, Clayton Kershaw, Trea Turner (when he was there), Corey Seager, Justin Turner, and more players than I can think of do so well there compared to a limited amount of Cubs players are on par with those guys? Belli needed a change of scenery, but that's a dumb reason lol. The park itself sucks compared to Wrigley, but the Dodgers are 1000 times better at player development than Chicago.
@@PurelyBaseballYT I hope you enjoy 2 year long slumps lol
@@adrianmcmillan9011 Not for Jason Heyward apparently
Seiya Suzuki, Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger, all these players were great signings by the front office. As a fan, it’s good to see the Cubs make these kind of decisions after trading their big three away.
I know man! A lot of teams wouldn’t have made that decision. I even thought it was weird after they made the decision. But you know what, it payed off
Seiya is kind of a bust. Hes mid. Fukudome all over again. We picked the wrong one. Yoshida is better apparrently.
@@danr154he just went 3 for 4 right after ur comment with a homer and every ball was hit 100+ mph 💀
@@goatmode7317he's hit the ball hard all season it's just he's hit it to the wrong place of the field most of the time. His numbers will get better
Yes I wanna be a Cubs fan
As sad as it was to see them break up that core that finally got them to the promised land, I don't think I've ever seen a decision to let go of the past and start retooling the roster work out better. They parlayed all three of them into legitimate prospects that have a very real chance of becoming important pieces on a contending team. They were all going to demand salaries that couldn't be justified with their performance over the couple of years prior to being dealt. And they all only continued to decline even further after being dealt.
Yep! I think it was a good move for them
As a Cubs fan, it was sad when they all got traded, but they've done a great job of using prospects and rebuilding, and buying undervalued guys for cheap. And, you earned yourself a sub.
They’ve been unreal with it! I was super impressed to see it working out. Thanks brotha, glad you enjoyed
I think extending Cody should be on the top of the list in the off-season. We should not let that man leave for nothing the way he rejuvenated his career here.
Nearly every move the Cubs have made has been a master stroke. It defies explanation. They've turned numerous reclamation projects into stars. Even the Suzuki signing will work out eventually because he'll return to form in time. They've been pointing toward 2024 as when their next window would open up by promoting their best young players to the majors. It's scary to think how good they'll be next season when they add the success stories of this season to a few young studs ready to tear it up. It reminds me of how the 2015 team gelled a year before they expected it to.
Exactly what im thinking 🔥
And they’ve had bad luck too. It could be even better. Marquez dealt with injuries. He had potential to be Chapman lite in the pen. Brennan Davis injured. Canario injured. Howard injured. These are top pieces they coulda moved in trades or been a part of the rebuild. Hell Amaya even needed Tommy John.
They are 4 games above 500 in horrible division9. Suzuki will never live up to contract and Tallion and Hendriks are just going to get older, if you want to keep Bellinger it will cost 30 plus and you will have to hope he doesn't bust up like he did with Dodgers. Smartest team in baseball ,ridiculous.
@@amyhermann6398Sox fan?
@@ThatMeansHesMad nope
As a cubs fan there is no way we keep this up, I’ve seen this for too long now
U don’t know ball unfortunately…this team is way different then any other team
I like the team. I agree they wont keep this pace but i see a run at the division for sure!
Agreed. I think they'll run smack into the famous Cub September swoon, if it doesn't come earlier. This hot streak was awesome but I don't think it's sustainable. Long time diehards know what it is. That being said: Go Cubs Go!
Has a cubs fan it’s been so much fun to watch cubs baseball this year, they got something going on rn
i cant believe this wasnt mentioned, but this team was so confident in the 2022 offseason because they DID do great things in 2021. they had a very impressive 2nd half with a winning record. its just that their 1st half was so bad that nobody noticed
Cubs made a significant overhaul in FO and scouting department. Jed has made some key hirings like Carter Hawkins and Dan Kantrovitz, promoting Craig Breslow. They arent a WS contender yet but their explosive farm system has tons of depth, including pitching.
Yep! There comin up
Cubs better sign Belli & Candalerio to long term contract. Get some key middle relief. Build with this Cubs team if they don’t make it far in 23 they definitely will in 24 will be strong contenders.
With Beli under contract for next year I do think it could make some sense to wait but aye, an extension wouldn’t hurt
@@PurelyBaseballYT I think it's a mutual option. If so boras is going to make Belli a free agent this off season.
They're 28 and 29 respectively and while both are playing well right now, they were both clearly on the decline prior to their recent resurgence. Putting the emotion of how exciting this team is to watch the way they're playing right now, the reality is that this is likely just a lightning in a bottle situation. They've got all kinds of legit prospects that are going to be coming up in the next few years, and if even half of them live up to the potential they're projected at then you're going to need a lot of money to lock those guys up long term. It would make no sense to tie up huge amounts of money in long term contracts for aging guys on the downside of their careers that aren't likely to be productive, if not retired, by the time that young core is coming into it's own.
They probably should have traded him because they can't win a series but if he plays well next year they can do it then. I'm surprised they bought at the deadline. They should have sold.
@@chuckdeuces911 How can you say they should have sold when they are 1 game back of the division lead ? You do realize that once the playoffs start Anything can happen right
Cubs fan there's a several issues I have with the video.
1. You mentioned Swanson but failed to mention the fact that he has the highest fWAR of the SS that were available last offseason.
2. Swanson and Nico Hoerner are a dynamic duo up the middle
3. Jeimer Candelario who was brought in from the Nationals is 16/18 I think. Candelario has done really well for the Cubs.
4. They also have Ben Brown and Cade Horton two pitchers that could be brilliant. They also got Wesneski from the Yankees and he had a couple dominant starts.
5. Jose Cuas was acquired in a trade with the Royals and while he only had one inning pitched, it was a dominant performance.
6. They designatedTrey Mancini and Eric Hosmer for assignment (two deals that fell through because they both sucked)
Also I wouldn't say the Cubs are the SMARTEST team in baseball but rather one of the most cost effective big market teams in the league.
There are several things I wanna add in every video! Unfortunately, you cant have everything in a video. Audience retention especially in modern times is down. Cant be posting forever minute analysis videos but i do for sure see what you mean
I also think you have to mention the front ofices mistakes like not trading contreras lats year or eaven the year before to get a bigger return and the jamison talion deal wich is looking realy bad even thought he has been good of late. You also have to consider the recent strugles of marcus stroman and seia Suzuki. Finaly, nick madrigal is definitely a notable player delt at the 2021 deadline and it's also very important to consider how bad the nl central is. The cubs are solid in 2023 but they are not a powerhouse and I would be shocked to see them make it past game 4 of the division series.
Nobody asked you
@@ygf377 Suzuki seems like a bust of a signing when guys like Senga and Yoshida are popping off. Not everyone can be Shohei, but Suzuki is kind of disappointing.
@@jc24445 Fukudome of the Cubs was a bust too wasn’t he?
Damn right. Go Cubs. You just earned a sub.
Glad you enjoyed brother 🐐
@@PurelyBaseballYT Glad you made it. I took the Cubs preseason to win 80, 90. the Division and make playoffs. The sweat is alive!
Love the Succession background track, and the Cubs really did turn around their future quickly it was impressive
I know. I didn’t expect it either
Let’s go cubs!!!!!!!
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I love what Jed has done for this team, but losing that series against the Mets might be costly and the Rotation worries me. I don’t know if they are playoff bound. If they don’t make it this year, I think they need a new manager and to spend some money in the offseason to have a good chance at next year.
Well done. Great content
Thanks man!
Great video! It’s so great to see the Cubs winning again!
Its fun to see!
Signing Mike Tauchman and yes letting go of Contreras were key also. Signing Tauchman was GENIUS
Taillion had it going tonight. 7 innings 3 hits 2 runs and has been solid the past 6 or so starts
I watched! A lotta fun tonight man
@@PurelyBaseballYT The past month has been fun
Yan Gomes has been a beast this year, glad he was mentioned
I agree with you on Baez and Bryant. No way on Rizzo last year he got over 30 HR and Cubs need a 1B . Rizzo defense is good also
man that rizzo trade shook me i HATE the yankees
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@@guidogiannone8269some hair could’ve protected his head
As a cubs fan, they r doing a lot better than the past few years and I think they def have a shot at the playoffs
They have a shot! We’l see what happens
Subbed, great analytics video!
Thanks brother! Glad you enjoyed
W video
Dansby has been SO good. We have electric defense especially up the middle, and honestly thats the main reason we won in 2016. Pitching and defense.
He’s incredible man. Love to see it
I thought we were going to suck this year. The division got better. The brewers were still in contention somehow, the pirates came out of nowhere, and I thought the cardinals would do better with Contreras. But now the reds fell off a bit, same with the cardinals and pirates, and we bought at the deadline! Even if we don’t make the postseason I consider this year a win
This year is for sure a win bud! Incredible stuff by that team
Always like jedd Hoyer from his Padres days. It was clear back then he was going to be a great gm.
First time finding your channel. Love it. Love your breakdowns. Love your homework. Keep going.
Do the Padres as well. MY GOD! THEY HAVE LET EVERYONE IN SAN DIEGO DOWN
Funny thing is that by switching the club logos on the cap, things get better and better. I prefer this crest on the white with blue pinstripes jersey to C.
I'm not sure we'll get far this year but I'm definitely banking on next year be great if they can make a couple moves.
Next year will be awesome man!
Underrated channel
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@@PurelyBaseballYT I’m a huge cubs fan btw, I’m hoping they make a good post season run this year
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There's no crying in baseball!!!
How do you NOT talk about how Tauchman has had a fantastic season out of nowhere, and the arms of Leiter, Fulmer, Merryweather, and Alzolay in the bullpen emerging to be dominant as the season has gone on? You talk about Taillon, but don't mention how he has a sub-2.50 ERA since his start against the Yankees in July.
What about the addition of Candelario at the deadline to solidify the infield, and Madrigal upping his game defensively and at the plate since being sent down to AAA?
Christopher Morel becoming more rounded and filling in at DH.
Yet, you mention Suzuki who has been a dud and looks completely lost at the plate (which is where you could've EASILY transitioned into the rise of Tauchman).
Unfortunately theres a few components
Audience retention time. I like my viewers to be able to watch start to finish, without feeling overloaded with information
Also my time. I am quite busy, and as much as i would love too, i do manage two UA-cam channels so adding those extra minutes of runtime just isn’t so much ideal
I apologize and the content will be getting better! Candelario has been phenomenal especially
@@PurelyBaseballYT True. My mistake. I came in kinda hot. I apologize.
@@thaddeuskrzus5679 No worries brotha!
Cody Bellinger is the MAN. Father, Son, Holy Spirit, n BELLY!
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Good video
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i can’t wait to see the future of this team. PCA is the truth, i can’t believe the Cubs got him for half a season of javy
Now all we need is for the cubs front office to lay it all out in the table and bring in Ohtani in the off-season. That would be a game changer of unprecedented proportions.
Now if we could get a manager that understands how to put up a lineup together that differentiates between left and right handed pitchers, knew when to take out pitchers when struggling, and knew which pitchers should be in the starting 5 versus bullpen .
This was a good video but suggest you use some stats to support your points. For example, how much (or little) productivity did the Cubs get from the SS position compared to Swanson’s history? Yan Gomes is also a great defensive catcher and makes the pitching staff better; any stats about pitch framing or ERA with Gomes vs other (previous years’) catchers? Some baseball videos overkill with the stats but I think part of the beauty of the game is its metrics that can support your claims. Still, this was a good video and I’m a new subscriber. Looking forward to more videos like this!
Glad you enjoyed man! Yea as far as the content, it’l only improve with time! :) Very new to this style of content and, it’l only get better
Cubs biggest problem is identifying quality pitching. They really have a problem with relievers.
I know.. and i do think that’l hurt them bad in the longrun.
I feel like the reds are not actually overrated. While when this video was made, they were in 1st place, nobody expects them to be a legitimate World Series contender. They are a possible division winner or wild card team that at best make it past the first round. They kind of resemble the 2022 orioles in the sense that they have a ton on young talent and have an extremely bright future but it will take them another year to be a true contender.
No pressure to win
I'm just saying, last month we were saying the same thing about the Diamondbacks. Baseball is a long season and teams get hot and get cold and at the end of the day its about who can stay the most consistently good
As a Dodgers fan I grew with cub fans going to games in Our beautiful stadium, super respectful and cool folk. Much respect, get back to your prine Cubbies.
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Taillon has been quite good for awhile now. smyly on the other hand...
Yea Taillon has for sure stepped things up over the past month or so
Thank God the Ricketts family owns the Cubs and not the Tribune company
Smartest team and Cubs in same sentence is 3 words i thought I'd never hear go together.
Love the Cubs jerseys
Me too!
The line up is really really good, the bullpen has even been strong…but the starting pitching will be our undoing IMO. It’s just not strong enough to truly contend. You bolster that? Now you’re a very serious contender
Yea I think 2024 it’l happen for them
Great video. It’s very informative and also is a good hype video!
Thanks brotha! Glad you enjoyed
After watching this video I for sure thought you had at least 10k subs
We’l get there! Just started the channel recently :)
Shoutout Jed Hoyer taking the reigns from Theo
Yep!
Why does no one bring up Justin Steele? He is 12-3 with a 2.65 ERA.
I love my boy Steele trust me! Fantasy legend, and all around beast. Just don’t have time to talk about everybody
It's all good. I'm a new sub, and I will be speed watching your back catalog cuz your content is that good.
The reason Bryant was traded was because his asswipe agent already made the claim the Cubs would never be able to afford him when he became a free agent and that Kris wasn't interested in signing with them. The Cubs would've kept him but the agent messed it up, why you might asked well we all know the more the player makes the bigger cut the agent gets and if Kris took a "hometown discount" that means less $$$ for the agent. It didn't help with Madden bouncing him around from 3rd to 2nd to the outfield trying to turn him into a utility guy which made his hitting suffer along with getting drill in the head by a pitch. Kris could've been the anchor for the future but his agent messed that all up. I don't think after seeing those comments the team trusted holding onto him just in case the agent was right.
I enjoyed this video but would like to mention a few things:
Firstly, Taillon HAS gotten it going! He's been pitching like an ace over the past few months. It's Stroman who has been struggling bad lately but he was dealing with an injury and is on the IR right now so I expect him to be just fine when he's back and healthy.
Secondly, you neglected defense almost entirely. As far as Danby goes, he might be the best shortstop in the game at the moment because of how incredibly he is as a defender. Same goes for Bellinger at center, and prospect Pete-Crow Armstrong is also an incredible defender.
Yea i had looked at the stats when making the video! I overlooked how consistent he’s actually been thats on me!
The cubs have such a good defense
They have made some great moves. Candelario is looking to be a bonafide star. They had better lock up Bellinger for 7 years and build around him. He’s still young.
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Hot take but I think the cubs will win the World Series in 2024 based off what I’m seeing in 2023. Heck the cubs could end up 20 games above 500 if they keep surging like this. 6 series won in a row and one of those series was against the best team in baseball, the braves.
Its a lot of hype and i’ll say I can see it in 24. Just need another smart offseason
You did not mention Jeimer Candelario. My bet for the WS is Cubs vs Rangers with the Rangers coming out on top.
As a Cubs fan, I think we’ll make the Wild Card, win the NLDS, and lose in 5/6 to the Braves in the NLCS.
Would be a crazyyy world series. Also yes i realized after i recorded! My apologies
Yea that team will go far if they get into the postseason!
´… with the Rangers coming out on top.´ - I told you, didn‘t I.
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No mention of the Palatine Pounder, Mike Tauchman? He's been so good for us this year.
A few guys went unmentioned! My bad but i didn’t want the runtime to get out of hand. I know a lot of people really don’t have the retention and time to watch longer videos. But again my apologies
This video is titled so wrong. The moves they’ve done is what everybody does. They were almost sellers this year. How are they the smartest ?
#1 they weren’t sellers, #2 they flipped players, while also building a future core for 2024.
@@PurelyBaseballYT they were almost sellers. How is what the cubs doing any different than what the orioles or Braves done ? I’ll say there are at least 7 teams smarter 1. Braves 2. Orioles 3. Rays 4. Brewers 5. Dodgers 6. Diamondbacks
@@bennygarcia1913 I mean if its no different than the Orioles or Braves why is it an issue?
@@PurelyBaseballYT a couple reasons. The Braves and Orioles have done it wayyyyy smarter and better. Two, it’s just so arbitrary to pick the the Cubs. I don’t wanna critique too much because you are supplying free content, but I feel you forced a square peg in a round hole. You just named transactions.
@@bennygarcia1913 I mean the difference between the Cubs and the others, is many don’t talk about the Cubs. I try to give the most unique UA-cam videos I can, therefore I don’t wanna repeat stories. We know how good the O’s and Braves are although, they will get their videos
finally a man that knows ball
Appreciate you goat 🔥
Brewers are holding off the Red and Cubs. Brewers, Reds, Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates finishing in that order.
Maybe somethin like that
Tailon has gotten it going lately, one of the best pitchers in the league over the past month. Probably should've won pitcher of the month for July
Yea man he’s been a beast
6 era in august though 😭
So if those guys just get it going, they will likely be really good. Just get it going.
A good organization knows that emotion and sentiment will not win, ever. The Cubs are showing themselves to be the kind of organization which finally understands this, and though I'm not a fan, it's still good to see a team with their history turn this corner.
Good for them. I wish them well (when they aren't playing the White Sox, of course. But then again, those are easy wins for the Cubs! Lol)
Lmao! Yes man the White Sox also need drastic changes 🙏 ya know ;) luis robert to Boston? I’ll buy him off yall 🫡
While I agree that the cubs seem to be in an insanely good place right now, you forgot to mention how much potential the brewers have. Remember, about half their team is rookies, and all the rookies (tyrone maybe) are doing pretty well, and the only person there that really is a veteran are the players they have gotten through trades. (note brewers fan bias may be there, but you didnt mention anything about the rookies of the brewers)
With the way the reds are playing they are in prime position to take the lead in thier divison
Look at the standings. They have fallen off a cliff lately. They had a nice run this year, but this is not their year. Maybe next year.
Had a shot but honestly lack Starting Pitching. Nick underperforming hurtsss
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2:48 2022* he made his debut and started against the Cardinals
Yea i had realized that during editing! Forgot 🤦♂️
The braves are by far the smartest team in baseball
Imagine if someone made a video like this of the Cubs 100 years ago and was so excited and expecting a world series win in a year or two and died before they got to see one 90 years later
Everyone is nostalgic for early-2010s UA-cam, but nobody remembers early/mid-1920s UA-cam.
👀👀👀 early 1920s youtube was what was up. that 2P quality
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Hate to say it but id love your take on the cardinals
It’l definitely be coming!
The umpires sold the Mets series for the cubs, at least we took a game ig
Yea thats good at least
Funny, nobody mentions how badly Roberts treated Beli last year shoving him into 8th and 9th place in the lineup where he still hit 19 homers and 68 RBI's while keeping Max in cleanup even though he had a 20-point lower BA. Just one of Roberts many mistakes in how he handled Beli, the Rotation and the general batting order. Poor Clayton, he will never win a full World Series while Roberts is Manager.
Baez has been a total joke with the Tigers. He can't hit a beach ball.
I know 😂 one of the worst contracts in Baseball
Didn't even mention Justin steel, he's like the 3rd best pitcher in baseball rn... That's how deep this team is
Love my boy Steel man! One of my favs in all of Baseball. There were multiple others I wanted to include in the video but, just didn't quite wanna put yall through a long runtime vid
Couldn’t find a more recent picture than one of Ryan Braun?? 🤣 good video though still! 👍🏻
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Stroman is no ace... a career journeyman, a number 3 guy in most rotations, who had a great first half. For long-term success the Cubs need to bring in a true ace and a solid back-end rotation pitcher. They need to sign Bellinger and Candelaria in the off-season. The rest of the pieces are in place for a good run the next 3-4 seasons... Just looking forward to a fun month of baseball down the stretch in the NL Central. It is wide open and whoever gets hot will win the division.
Let's not brag about how good we are until we at the very least win our division.
Go cubbies!
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Kilian made his debut in late 2022* 2:45
Yep! As i was editing actually i saw that! Apologies
This is actually crazy how you only have 523 subs. You have amazing quality and earned yourself a sub. You are going places
edit- oh wait you’ve been uploading for 10 days that’s still crazy
the rays are by far the smartest team in baseball
I more so meant for the time! As far as the offseason went but yes i gotchu. I wouldn’t say there the smartest but
The bullpen still scares me. Alzolay is the most stress inducing closer I’ve ever seen.
I know man, one thing that kinda gets me about this team
Smarteat team in baseball when the Rays, Dodgers, Braves, astros, exist. Lol Someone is on the bandwagon before they have even proven anything.
As i’ve stated probably a thousand times now, not only is it just a title, but when i say smartest i more so mean the SMARTEST offseason. They built a lot of their team off of fantastic moves
I’m still sad they got rid of rizzo ):
Sad times man
Good video but I don’t like the zooming in on the game clips
Unfortunately have to do it
The smartest teams are the Braves and the Astros, imo
I miss yan gomes Indiana fan
🙏🙏 the legend man
@@PurelyBaseballYT so many great hits at key times
seiya is kinda doing not so well. also you missed steele a super underrated pitcher fr
i also really hope belli stays with the cubs and so does stroman! i really wanna see pete crow armstrong play too!
Yessir i missed a few guys! Didn’t want the video to get to long but my apologies! That cubs team has a future man
@@PurelyBaseballYT haha no worries great video!
Fast forward a month later and the Cubs have the 2nd wild card spot and have lost back to back series against the DBacks and Rockies while losing the first game to the next series against the DBacks. Crucial time panic
remember this is all part of their plan to keep missing the playoffs! Smartest team lol