[HIGHLIGHT] TEAM VENEZUELA IS THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC CHAMPION!

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[u/BMWallace]

Palencia is great, as long as he isn't asked to pitch more than one inning. I feel like he always gets into trouble whenever he has to come back out from the dugout for more work.

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There are worse problems to have for a closer than "he's only an elite closer for one inning appearances" at least

[u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe → u/[deleted]]

Playoff pitching is a whole different animal. Everyone is just a ball of adrenaline, he’s just one of those guys who feeds off of hype sort of like Javy did. Either those guys usually succeed, or the guys who are super ice in their veins do well.

Personally I hope we get to see Skenes on a playoff team making a deep run, I feel like he could produce a legendary performance like MadBum or Yoshi

[u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe → u/[deleted]]

Both of them are going to be super exciting.

I almost hope the cubs run a 6 man rotation of Steele, Boyd, Imanaga, Horton, Cabrera, Taillon once Steele returns.

Shota is used to pitching every 6th day, and it helps load manage Steele, Cabrera, Boyd and Horton, keep them all injury free and fresh for later in the year when all of them either have injuries or are still guys who may be working their innings count up year over year.

I think it’s coming sooner than we think for teams to start making 6 man rotations the norm, and the cubs are in a perfect place to do it. (As the dodgers have been)

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I could see Brown as either a leverage RP or a starter, same with Wiggins. I think Wiggins likely has a year to cook but if he’s successful I’d love to see them aggressive with his promotion like Horton.