Jae-Kuk Ryu traded to D-rays

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http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/news/263355.html

 

Lopez, 22, was an eighth-round pick out of a California high school in 2003.

 

That's a mistake I didn't expect Callis to make. One would be a typo, but he didn't get his draft year or his age right in that sentence. Isn't he 19 now? People are going to read that and wonder what kind of player is in his 4th year in the minors at 22 years of age still playing rookie ball :D

[BigbadB]

I'm definitely interested in Lopez. Not sure how I feel about the pitcher, but I don't think Ryu was going to be anything more than a bullpen arm this year in Iowa. And if the Cubs needed 40 man roster space, trading Ryu made sense.

[the splendid splinter]

This is a good trade for the Cubs. Ryu was blocked by others. Keep in mind that Wilken played an important role in drafting these two kids while he was at TB. He must have some insight on what potential they have. Ryu is a ML middle reliever at best and why not take a roll of the dice on two kids Wilken is high on? I trust Wilken's assessment

 

I'm curious on how high Wilken really is on these two guys.

Well maybe somebody needs to interview Wilken on here? I've never seen anyone interview this guy!

[RichHillIsABeast]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/news/263355.html

 

Lopez, 22, was an eighth-round pick out of a California high school in 2003.

 

That's a mistake I didn't expect Callis to make. One would be a typo, but he didn't get his draft year or his age right in that sentence. Isn't he 19 now? People are going to read that and wonder what kind of player is in his 4th year in the minors at 22 years of age still playing rookie ball :D

 

That's what happens when you're watching 24 re-runs while working.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

ITI did a write up of Andy Lopez.

 

Link.

 

“He’s got a pretty good idea of what he wants to accomplish at the plate,” Wilken said when asked about his impressions of the 20-year-old Lopez. “He’s selective and there isn’t a lot of panic in his approach.”

 

“He’s got some pop in his bat and he’s still putting his frame together,” Wilken said. “There could be more power in there later on, but he had a pretty fair amount of extra base hits for the at-bats he got that first year. There is pop in his bat and I think as he puts his body and his strength together, you’ll see a little more of that pop on down the road.”

 

“He’s a true right fielder with a very good arm,” Wilken said. “Very accurate throws. He’s got an above-average throwing arm and he’s a true right fielder because of the arm strength. All in all, we got a pretty good ballplayer.”

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

According to Rogers (Link. -scroll down a ways),

 

Lopez likely will start the season in Peoria playing for Sandberg.

 

Neither of the two minor-leaguers the Cubs acquired from Tampa Bay for Jae Kuk Ryu were regarded as top-30 prospects by Baseball America, but 20-year-old outfielder Andrew Lopez bears watching. He's a pure hitter, in the Matt Murton mold, and prompted comparisons to Magglio Ordonez after turning down a commitment to Long Beach State to sign for $300,000 after the Devil Rays took him in the eighth round of the 2005 draft. He's likely to play for Ryne Sandberg at Peoria in an outfield that could include 2006 draft picks Tyler Colvin and Drew Rundle.

[Guest]

According to Rogers (Link. -scroll down a ways),

 

Lopez likely will start the season in Peoria playing for Sandberg.

 

Neither of the two minor-leaguers the Cubs acquired from Tampa Bay for Jae Kuk Ryu were regarded as top-30 prospects by Baseball America, but 20-year-old outfielder Andrew Lopez bears watching. He's a pure hitter, in the Matt Murton mold, and prompted comparisons to Magglio Ordonez after turning down a commitment to Long Beach State to sign for $300,000 after the Devil Rays took him in the eighth round of the 2005 draft. He's likely to play for Ryne Sandberg at Peoria in an outfield that could include 2006 draft picks Tyler Colvin and Drew Rundle.

Peoria could have a really nice team this year.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

According to Rogers (Link. -scroll down a ways),

 

Lopez likely will start the season in Peoria playing for Sandberg.

 

Neither of the two minor-leaguers the Cubs acquired from Tampa Bay for Jae Kuk Ryu were regarded as top-30 prospects by Baseball America, but 20-year-old outfielder Andrew Lopez bears watching. He's a pure hitter, in the Matt Murton mold, and prompted comparisons to Magglio Ordonez after turning down a commitment to Long Beach State to sign for $300,000 after the Devil Rays took him in the eighth round of the 2005 draft. He's likely to play for Ryne Sandberg at Peoria in an outfield that could include 2006 draft picks Tyler Colvin and Drew Rundle.

Peoria could have a really nice team this year.

 

I'd be pleasantly surprised if Rundle makes it up to Peoria to start the season. But there's potentially a lot of talent on that team.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

According to Rogers (Link. -scroll down a ways),

 

Lopez likely will start the season in Peoria playing for Sandberg.

 

Neither of the two minor-leaguers the Cubs acquired from Tampa Bay for Jae Kuk Ryu were regarded as top-30 prospects by Baseball America, but 20-year-old outfielder Andrew Lopez bears watching. He's a pure hitter, in the Matt Murton mold, and prompted comparisons to Magglio Ordonez after turning down a commitment to Long Beach State to sign for $300,000 after the Devil Rays took him in the eighth round of the 2005 draft. He's likely to play for Ryne Sandberg at Peoria in an outfield that could include 2006 draft picks Tyler Colvin and Drew Rundle.

Peoria could have a really nice team this year.

 

I'd be pleasantly surprised if Rundle makes it up to Peoria to start the season. But there's potentially a lot of talent on that team.

 

Of course the source is Rogers, so there's a chance it's all BS.

[Jehrico]

According to Rogers (Link. -scroll down a ways),

 

Lopez likely will start the season in Peoria playing for Sandberg.

 

Neither of the two minor-leaguers the Cubs acquired from Tampa Bay for Jae Kuk Ryu were regarded as top-30 prospects by Baseball America, but 20-year-old outfielder Andrew Lopez bears watching. He's a pure hitter, in the Matt Murton mold, and prompted comparisons to Magglio Ordonez after turning down a commitment to Long Beach State to sign for $300,000 after the Devil Rays took him in the eighth round of the 2005 draft. He's likely to play for Ryne Sandberg at Peoria in an outfield that could include 2006 draft picks Tyler Colvin and Drew Rundle.

Peoria could have a really nice team this year.

 

I'd be pleasantly surprised if Rundle makes it up to Peoria to start the season. But there's potentially a lot of talent on that team.

 

Of course the source is Rogers, so it's definitely BS.

fixed.