How GOOD Was Seiya Suzuki in 2025? Season Grade & Cubs Future Questions | CHGO Cubs Podcast
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How good was Seiya Suzuki during the 2025 MLB season with the Chicago Cubs? CHGO Cubs hosts Luke Stuckmeyer and Joey Christopoulos grade Suzuki’s 2025 performance while discussing how it fits into Jed Hoyer’s long-term vision for the roster. The conversation also touches on the Cubs’ core pieces, including Pete Crow-Armstrong, Dansby Swanson, Ian Happ, and Matt Shaw, and how Suzuki compares within that group. What does his season mean for his future in Chicago—and could big decisions be coming?
00:00 Start
02:00 PCA and Joey brave the Chicago Bears game
09:30 Seiya Suzuki
19:00 Grading Seiya Suzuki
36:00 Slumping & Seiya Suzuki
48:00 Owen Caissie
54:30 Matt Shaw & trades & extension
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13 comments
I said this on "Locked on Cubs" last week, Seiya has been my favorite Cub since they signed him, but will admit it's been frustrating. Has so much potential, we've seen many glimpses of him being a monster. I do think he needs the type of protection Tucker was giving him. When Tucker was hitting well, Seiya was crushing. Lead the NL in RBI at the All-Star break. Tucker slumps second half, Seiya had a big slump, before getting hot again to finish the season, even though Tucker was still slumping. And I do think the criticism of his defense is a bit overblown. Few errors, cannon for an arm, it's just that among those few errors, a couple came at crucially bad times.
I did see one shirtless guy in the broadcast. lol
It was his best first half. But he was better the previous 2 years. He was ass post all-star break until the final weeks of the season.
These prolonged slumps are 100% due to Wrigley Field. The wind always blowing in the last few season. Balls that were home runs everywhere else were not going at at Wrigley which frustrated them. That's why they need more guys that can just put the ball in the gap and move guys over.
No they need atleast 2 guys that are better. He can't he the main guy
At the same time what kind of season does Ballesteros have to have to make Suzuki expendable?
Personally I think if they're not going all in and adding a premium bat and a premium bench bat to fix what was a below league average offense from June on then they should be looking to trade Suzuki, Nico, and everyone else in walk years. The majority are not likely back. The cubs just don't pay their own players. Get value while you can if you're not going all in on a WS. If 87 wins is the goal then sell
I've also advocated for (though the money might not work) signing Bregman and Imai, packaging Shaw and maybe Alcantara in a trade for Joe Ryan.
Our development system doesn't work😂
Cubs are absolutely doing what I expected. Absolutely no need to spend because Wrigley packs them in
Go Niners in 2 weeks!
He was great in the first half and sucked in the second half just like the entire offense. Without Tucker the entire offense sucked.
Greatshow as always guys