[Athletic] Craig Counsell sees ‘big gap’ between Cubs and division-champion Brewers
September 20, 2024
[Athletic] Craig Counsell sees ‘big gap’ between Cubs and division-champion Brewers
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“We got to get better. And we should be trying to build 90-win teams here. That’s like what you have to do. That’s a playoff standard. That’s what you got to get to, to be safely in the playoffs, safely in the tournament.”
Jed no more half measure. Roster needs to be much better.
We all do. He’s just stating the obvious and they are doing it for 100M less.
They need to stop pretending the Calvary is coming from the minors. This is not the 2014 farm. We need big leaguers signed in the offseason. We need power bats, power arms and a damn closer.
A few parts of the season we were playing like a 90 win team an and also had a prolonged stretch of playing like a 60 win team.
The 2+ months of inept offense, bullpen handing away wins especially pre ASB, and some key injuries really did them in. Want to shout out Shota though, he really carried the team this year. Without him, things would definitely look worse IMO.
So we just proved once and for all that manager doesn’t matter.
We ran it back with the same squad that David Ross has and will finish the exact same as last season.
I, too, see the double digit game gap between the teams. Keen eye, Craig
Honestly our bats are there, they can hang with anyone in the league. Look how we hung with the Dodgers. We should up on bullpen arms, sign a star closer, and add another starting arm to replace Hendricks.
It’s a little baffling, outside of closer I don’t feel like we have any huge holes. Would be nice to have another TOR arm I guess. Feels like if everyone played to their potential we’d be in a good spot.
It feels like a subtle jab at the FO. Stop building 86 win teams and hoping for overperformance. Build a 90+ win team so if something goes wrong there’s some wiggle room. Just look at the Braves who had a billion things go wrong this year and are still a WC contender.
I’ve been defending Jed trying to be lenient, but even my patience is starting to wear thin. It’s insane to think that even with a 230 some million payroll, this team still needs a star bat, probably another TOR arm, and a legit closer to even be sniffing the playoffs.
The problem with this team is that their ceiling is mediocre or slightly above, but the floor is almost White Sux level. May and June sunk the season, yet again.
I can see it too. He’s not the only one with access to the standings.
Dead on. We don’t need a juggernaut, we need a team that will be in the playoffs every year.
You just need to keep punching tickets and wait for the year everything lines up. Playoff baseball in the current era is incredibly fickle, you just have to get there
This Brewers org is just churning out elite pitching. Lose Burnes and Woodruff? It’s no problem apparently. Tobias Myers, Bryan Hudson, Trevor Megill just slide right in.
Meanwhile we are churning out an elite injured list. If you’re a Cubs pitcher, you’re getting a significant injury that will put you on the 60-day.
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“We got to get better. And we should be trying to build 90-win teams here. That’s like what you have to do. That’s a playoff standard. That’s what you got to get to, to be safely in the playoffs, safely in the tournament.”
Jed no more half measure. Roster needs to be much better.
We all do. He’s just stating the obvious and they are doing it for 100M less.
They need to stop pretending the Calvary is coming from the minors. This is not the 2014 farm. We need big leaguers signed in the offseason. We need power bats, power arms and a damn closer.
[Yeah Craig, everyone except ownership knows this.](https://i.giphy.com/VUOMN3AJbxSeY.webp)
Who do we even get?
Big gap being the man, himself.
A few parts of the season we were playing like a 90 win team an and also had a prolonged stretch of playing like a 60 win team.
The 2+ months of inept offense, bullpen handing away wins especially pre ASB, and some key injuries really did them in. Want to shout out Shota though, he really carried the team this year. Without him, things would definitely look worse IMO.
So we just proved once and for all that manager doesn’t matter.
We ran it back with the same squad that David Ross has and will finish the exact same as last season.
I, too, see the double digit game gap between the teams. Keen eye, Craig
Honestly our bats are there, they can hang with anyone in the league. Look how we hung with the Dodgers. We should up on bullpen arms, sign a star closer, and add another starting arm to replace Hendricks.
It’s a little baffling, outside of closer I don’t feel like we have any huge holes. Would be nice to have another TOR arm I guess. Feels like if everyone played to their potential we’d be in a good spot.
It feels like a subtle jab at the FO. Stop building 86 win teams and hoping for overperformance. Build a 90+ win team so if something goes wrong there’s some wiggle room. Just look at the Braves who had a billion things go wrong this year and are still a WC contender.
I’ve been defending Jed trying to be lenient, but even my patience is starting to wear thin. It’s insane to think that even with a 230 some million payroll, this team still needs a star bat, probably another TOR arm, and a legit closer to even be sniffing the playoffs.
The problem with this team is that their ceiling is mediocre or slightly above, but the floor is almost White Sux level. May and June sunk the season, yet again.
I can see it too. He’s not the only one with access to the standings.
Dead on. We don’t need a juggernaut, we need a team that will be in the playoffs every year.
You just need to keep punching tickets and wait for the year everything lines up. Playoff baseball in the current era is incredibly fickle, you just have to get there
This Brewers org is just churning out elite pitching. Lose Burnes and Woodruff? It’s no problem apparently. Tobias Myers, Bryan Hudson, Trevor Megill just slide right in.
Meanwhile we are churning out an elite injured list. If you’re a Cubs pitcher, you’re getting a significant injury that will put you on the 60-day.
So do I