Cubs Top Prospect Lists

[imb]

andrew cashner didn't throw a single strike after he was drafted and he's in our top 5, sweet

[Guest]

andrew cashner didn't throw a single strike after he was drafted and he's in our top 5, sweet

 

Dude, he's clutch. In the FSL playoffs he went: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K.

 

Shoulda started him over Dempster in game one.

[Brett]

andrew cashner didn't throw a single strike after he was drafted and he's in our top 5, sweet

 

Dude, he's clutch. In the FSL playoffs he went: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K.

 

Shoulda started him over Dempster in game one.

 

He's got Samardjizaitis. Just have to keep promoting him.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

i guess i think more highly of Brandon Guyer than essentially everyone else

 

Do you have him in your top 10?

yeah, i have higher hopes for him than guys like Flaherty, Rhee and Colvin

 

I can see having hopes for him, but he'll be 23 and in his 3rd pro season to start next year without any time above Peoria. I mean, he's a solid three years older than Rhee, and Rhee was better at Peoria(although obviously the injury is a big concern).

[Outshined_One]

i guess i think more highly of Brandon Guyer than essentially everyone else

 

Do you have him in your top 10?

yeah, i have higher hopes for him than guys like Flaherty, Rhee and Colvin

 

I can see having hopes for him, but he'll be 23 and in his 3rd pro season to start next year without any time above Peoria. I mean, he's a solid three years older than Rhee, and Rhee was better at Peoria(although obviously the injury is a big concern).

 

Plus the guy probably won't end up sticking in CF when all is said and done.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

Remember Donald Veal? What happened to him? That 2005 draft was terrible...

[Wrigley Rat]

Mine differs from most, but I have less confidence in many of people's 5-10 candidates.

 

1 Josh Vitters

2 Jose Ceda

3 Dae-Eun Rhee

4 Andrew Cashner

5 Tyler Colvin

6 Jeff Samardzija

7 Jovan Rosa

8 Casey Lambert

9 Jay Jackson

10 Welington Castillo

11 Ryan Flaherty

12 Starlin Castro

13 Donald Veal

14 Aaron Shafer

15 Esmailin Caridad

16 Dan McDaniel

17 Jose Ascanio

18 Tony Thomas

19 David Schlitter

20 Alex Maestri

21 Marquez Smith

22 Kyler Burke

23 Hak-Ju Lee

24 Rocky Roquet

25 Mitch Atkins

26 Robert Hernandez

27 Hung-Wen Chen

28 Matt Cerda

29 Russell Canzler

30 Jeremy Papelbon

31 Jayson Ruhlman

32 James Adduci

33 Brandon Guyer

34 Chris Carpenter

35 Steve Clevenger

36 Marcos Mateo

37 Casey McGehee

38 Nate Spears

39 Casey Coleman

40 Larry Suarez

[Post Count Padder]

Is Russell highly regarded at all?

[Outshined_One]

Is Russell highly regarded at all?

 

After falling on his face in AA, his stock has slipped. I still like him enough to put him in my Top 30, but he's got a long way to go.

[Rob]

1. Josh Vitters

2. Jeff Samardzija

3. Jose Ceda

4. Wellington Castillo

5. Dae-Eun Rhee

6. Andrew Cashner

7. Tyler Colvin

8. Jay Jackson

9. Hak-ju Lee

10. Chris Carpenter

[imb]

andrew cashner didn't throw a single strike after he was drafted and he's in our top 5, sweet

 

Dude, he's clutch. In the FSL playoffs he went: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K.

 

Shoulda started him over Dempster in game one.

 

did he really? i had given up by then.

 

is the plan still to see if he can hack the rotation?

[Guest]

andrew cashner didn't throw a single strike after he was drafted and he's in our top 5, sweet

 

Dude, he's clutch. In the FSL playoffs he went: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K.

 

Shoulda started him over Dempster in game one.

 

did he really? i had given up by then.

 

is the plan still to see if he can hack the rotation?

 

Yeah, he was really unhittable in the playoffs (but was a reliever).

 

I think they want him to go the Jose Ceda route (or Jonathan Papelbon route) - start so he can work on his command and secondary pitches but eventually move to the pen for good. I hope he sticks in the rotation, though.

[Rob]

andrew cashner didn't throw a single strike after he was drafted and he's in our top 5, sweet

 

Dude, he's clutch. In the FSL playoffs he went: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K.

 

Shoulda started him over Dempster in game one.

 

did he really? i had given up by then.

 

is the plan still to see if he can hack the rotation?

 

Yeah, he was really unhittable in the playoffs (but was a reliever).

 

I think they want him to go the Jose Ceda route (or Jonathan Papelbon route) - start so he can work on his command and secondary pitches but eventually move to the pen for good. I hope he sticks in the rotation, though.

 

I'm sure the organization isn't going to take their time letting him try his hand at the rotation. They'll let him get his work in there, sure... but when they're about ready to bring him up to the bigs, they'll be looking for excuses to permanently move him back to the pen.