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Old 04-06-2023, 10:09 PM   #230
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Originally Posted by dsvitak View Post
How can you possibly think that the Cubs are competitive? Swansby has led the league in one category in his life, outs made, with 486 last year.

Their cleanup hitter is Bellinger, who has hit .192 over his last 900+ plate appearances.

Their highest OBP last year was Contreras, at .347, and they made no attempt to resign him.
I do not follow every team, I was going off based on what I read in pre-season previews and the fact that the Chicago did spend money over the offseason and has a higher payroll than last year by about 26%.

I am not saying they are going to be competitive, just what the front office expectations seemed like to an outside observer.
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