Evaluating Seiya Suzuki’s 2024 Season For the Chicago Cubs

Seiya Suzuki was very solid in 2024 on offense, but if the Cubs are going to contend, do they need more from him? Sam also talks about his concern for the Cubs bullpen going forward.

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  5. Perhaps Suzuki’s full offensive potential may not have come to fruition and I think it’s attributed to the guys in the line up around him. They rarely put Suzuki in a position to truly reach his full offensive potential. He is easily the the best hitter on this current roster. Now defensively, there’s certainly more to be desired, but overall I think he’s an been invaluable asset to this current team.

  6. Maybe the problem with the bullpen is the pitching coach. How do these guys go to other teams and succeed? Just imagine if they had not given away more than twenty games. Even just saving half of those would have them in a battle for the division. I’m tired of hearing how great Tommy is. If he was that good, we would have made the playoffs last year and this year. Any thoughts on Hendricks taking it over.

  8. He instantly becomes the player with the highest BB% in the entire league! I would even bet money that it would give him the highest OBP instantly. Now, that should, SHOULD correlate to a very high OPS, and give him more balls to drive. BUT!! That’s an evolution that needs to begin next season. Because the better, more accurate strike
    Zone leads to more walks, and ultimately better pitches to swing at and drive. That’s not INSTANT! Because there has to be an element of aggression in that.
    OH!! And have Jake Arrieta introduce him to Pilates!! He’s strong. Make him a little bit more flexible!

  10. I tired of excuses. People around other players. .. we have no money. We messed up and went over the higher tax bracket by 900k. The wind blows in , I hurt my ribs on ivey, 😢😢. We picked up shitty dfa d players. We over paid a manager, I have a blister, my arm .. my slider doesn't slide, my curve doesn't curve. No body speaks Latin, no body speaks Japanese, no body speaks English. You made the team . Phillies do not have problems or drama like the cubs. You fix this , by cutting the head off the serpent– jed ….

  13. This team hasn’t been clutch. I’m not sure how they can make themselves better in that regard but it applies to the relievers as well as the hitters. Blown saves and unproductive at bats with RISP are the Cubs’ formula for failure. That needs to change.

  14. The cubs are a team full of good players not GREAT players. They need a large change. They will keep trying to fine tune the C-class players they got for value.

  16. Here's everyone's slash line with RISP. Most guys on this team don't produce during clutch moments

    Amaya-. 200/.299/.310/.609
    Busch- .226/.326/.320/.656
    Hoerner- .250/.318/.371/.689
    Swanson- .246/.295/.444/.739
    Parades- .255/.357/.394/.751
    Happ- .243/.360/.522/.882
    Bellinger- .328/.405/.516/.921
    Suzuki- .256/.365/.380/.745
    PCA- .292/.359/.494/.853

    And just for fun here is a few non Cubs players playing in the playoffs this season slash with risp.

    Soto- .342/.463/.675/1.138
    Adames- .292/.414/.663/1.077
    Witt jr.- .383/.466/.711/.1.177
    Marte- .333/.422/.649/1.071
    JRam- .324/.395/.577/.972
    Machado- .310/.362/.551/.913

  20. Jeremiah estrada and Hunter Bigge could have helped the bullpen, DJ Herz could have been a guy who gets out lefties. They are developing some guys but need to give some of these guys a chance or come up with a better model that show who can get guys out at the MLB level

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