Welp, I said I was interested in what the Cubs would do against the Reds given the increase in competitiveness in the NL Central and such. I say a lot of things but I didn't think the Cubs would get blown out 12-3.
Chatwood was...a disaster no two ways about it. The thing about him isn't how many runs he does or doesn't give up on a day, or the amount of walks or strikeouts. The thing is, he is inconsistent. That is the biggest strike against him, you never know what you will get and in an era where certainty backed by statistics is everything, Chatwood can't be relied upon.
Sure other Cubs pitches (looking at you Rosario and Ryan) gave up multiple runs and it is not all on Tyler but it is not NOT on him either.
Otherwise the replacements hit pretty well last night. Starters went 2-22 but the bench went 6-13. Again the bright spot of the preseason is that there is offensive depth in the minors which hopefully the Cubs lean upon with the Iowa shuttle this year.
Onward we go with games the rest of the week, which hopefully don't go as poorly as Tuesday's game.
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