No I’m sure. Everyone should be.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

He's only played in six games...

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Announced this morning he is out at least 2 weeks and most likely longer - retroacted to Friday night.

I hope they take their time and heal this ankle up right erring on the side of caution.

Going forward - we need him tomorrow not today.

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

Yes absolutely do not rush him back.

Take a month or two.

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As I have said before, this guy will hit.......with power. But, he is a bad outfielder. He takes bad routes on fly balls. He does have a plus arm though. Last, but not least.....he is a bit injury prone. This is his 3rd injury in 3 years to land him on a DL/ IL and no I don't mean an Illinois drivers license. If they were smart, they would have him DH. it would minimize his chances of getting hurt and prevent him from hurting the club with poor outfield play and let him just rake.

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Go Cubs!!!!

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

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Elections have consequences.

You also said "Eloy will not be traded."

Putz.

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That is true. I did not believe they would part with a hitter that good for Quintana, much less with Dylan Cease too. But as well as Quintana has pitched of late, it is looking a bit more acceptable. Eloy is a hell of a hitter. But as an outfielder......he makes a good DH. Nice arm though.

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Go Cubs!!!!

This is at least mildly encouraging.

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They can't really play this guy in the outfield. He makes Schwarber look like Alex Gordon out there.

You know, people talk a lot of shit about their athletic abilities, blah, blah, blah. And even the worst guy in the big leagues is still a professional and more athletic than anyone you ever met. Jimenez is honestly the only guy I've ever seen in the major leagues where I actually think I could have played the outfield better than he does when I was in my 20s. I wouldn't say that about Palka. I wouldn't say it about anyone else I've ever seen.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

He's a baby for cripes sake. He is certainly athletic, has speed and a great arm. This is basically an instructional league for him.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

White Sox fan hating a former Cub.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

I thought he was supposed to be more than adequate on the corners and maybe you could even get away with him in center in a pinch. I'm not sure the guy can even play first base.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

I've never even heard a discussion of him playing anywhere except LF. Its pretty clear that as much as he was raking year last, Hahn was 100% correct in saying that Eloy needed to stay in AAA to work on his defense.

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Maybe, but there's also the chance he'll always suck on defense and it was pointless to waste time trying to fix it. That being said, there wasn't much of a reason to bring him up last year anyway.

If he is DH only then his value plummets...In the Cub's system he was always profiled as above average in the corners as I recall, but then again, maybe Theo knew something Kenny didn't and sold high.

It doesn't matter if he can play in the field if he hits the way he's supposed to. I'm just shocked he's as terrible as he is in the outfield.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

At his peak of smashing home runs for the Reds and Nationals, Adam Dunn's brutal defense capped his ceiling at a 3-4ish WAR player

https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?p ... tion=1B/OF

Even if he hits like you want, you need a decent fielder out there to justify the hype this guy is getting.

I don't care how awful he looks in the outfield, he can play first base.. anybody can.

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Not in this era where a third of all outs come via the strikeout. Defense is less important than ever.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

That is a bad opinion Joe, but I don't really think this kid is a brutal defender. I'll have to check him out when he's back in the big leagues next year.

It's a fact. There are far less balls in play than ever. So obviously fielding is less important than ever.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

Frank Thomas and Edgar Martinez needed to be in the field to justify the hype around them apparently.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

So did Kyle Schwarber

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Once again. He is a baby. Exactly how many games have you seen him play? I think that I have seen the kid play maybe ten games at best in left field. You cannot legitimately assess any player based on that. It is way too early and ridiculous.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Ridiculous. No one knows anything about his defensive ability based on what he has shown thus far. I've seen him make routine plays well. I've seen him fuck up pays where there is a communication problem with the infielders. That comes with inexperience. So what? HE made a mistake trying to "climb the wall" to make a play.

Truth is that no one knows what he is going to be as an outfielder. You don't and I don't. But to arbitrarily rate him as a shitty outfielder is BULLSHIT.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Bull crap. First base is not an easy position to play. Outfield is a much easier position to play. A good first baseman saves runs and makes outs. Outfield, and particularly left field is the easiest position to play on the field.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

That is not the point. Your point was saying that he is a terrible defensive outfielder. That really is not anywhere factual. Outs are still important and defense is still very important. Just because the ball is so juiced doesn't mean that being able to get outs isn't important.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip