Listen I’m not trying to turn this thing into a White Sox blog just because Nancy Faust is back in the organist booth but at the same time I’m not passing on Gage Workman DFA news because it’s another chapter in the Cubs 3rd base situation.
Turns out we actually opened the season with a guy who couldn’t sniff more than a couple at bats with the lowly Chicago White Sox.
Turns out Jed Hoyer couldn’t find a better option for 3rd base than a hard NO from the Chicago White Sox.
Turns out Gage Workman had zero business in the Cubs dugout and that actually makes me more upset than almost anything else not including the bullpen. Leave those guys out of it for now and I’m putting Gage Workman #1 on my list of most embarrassing things about the Chicago Cubs.
What we were sold: a defense first 3rd baseman with big power that comes with more swing-and-miss than we’d like to see. Could battle for playing time because he’s got such elite talent on the scouting report.
What we got: a sloppy infielder with gigantic holes in his swing that shouldn’t be in the big leagues but for an obscure 40-man roster rule aka Rule 5 draft
Things got interesting there for a minute because Workman had a juicy quote about beating the Cubs
But the reality is so less sexy.
He wasn’t good enough to be here in the first place and I’m sure he regrets saying anything about beating anybody when he can’t field routine ground balls.
So for now the Gage Workman chapter is over in Chicago and who would’ve guessed it would touch both teams before we even play each other this weekend. Simply incredible.
Goodbye Gage.
Enjoy Birmingham.