Cub prospects in the news

[Cubswin11]

 

Jason Parks ‏@ProfessorParks 4m

Twins, Cubs, Cards, Padres, Astros. RT @ohnemusj @ProfessorParks So is that your take on the top 3? Twins then Cubs, Cards in any order?

 

Is he doing a ranking there or listing a top 5 in any order? Seems plausible that that could be a ranking.

I took it to be 1. Twins 2. Cubs 3. Cards. 4. Padres 5. Astros

[Hairyducked Idiot]

 

Jason Parks ‏@ProfessorParks 4m

Twins, Cubs, Cards, Padres, Astros. RT @ohnemusj @ProfessorParks So is that your take on the top 3? Twins then Cubs, Cards in any order?

 

Is he doing a ranking there or listing a top 5 in any order? Seems plausible that that could be a ranking.

 

It looked to me like he was responding to someone asking for an in-order ranking. Cubs at No. 2.

[Clem Fandango]

If one of Sano or Buxton wasn't in that system, where do you guys think the Twins rank then?

[Guest]

Wow:

 

"The doctor told me that it was broken for more than a year," Almora said of the small bone. "I first felt it on my first swing in Spring Training. I felt a really bad pain. The medical staff took an X-ray and they discovered the break. There would be some days last year where my hand would be sore, but it wasn't every day. It wasn't until Spring Training where it really hurt."

 

"I just try to go out there and put contact on the ball," he added. "I just try to keep things simple. I don't want to complicate my swing too much. I just want to have fun and let the game play out."

 

Cubs' director of player development Brandon Hyde said that Almora showed a lot of maturity in dealing with the injury.

 

"Albert worked very hard in Arizona on his rehab," Hyde said. "He has a lot of maturity for a 19-year-old kid. He's a very special player. The maturity is something we saw in him that really impressed us."

 

Hyde said that Almora has great potential in the Cubs organization.

 

"Albert is a great hitter," Hyde said. "And he's got Major League defensive skills. He's been impressive in a lot of areas for us."

 

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130613&content_id=50424550&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb&tcid=tw_share

[Little Slide Rooter]

@BenBadler: Big fan. One of the best hitters in the minors RT @Skin_Graph Have you heard any reports on Albert Almora? nearing 100 PA and hitting .430.

[UMFan83]

Damn. And if Feldman can keep himself together and Garza can stabilize it might get even better.

 

This has to be the best the farm system has been since 2000, no?

 

Callis had us an easy No. 1 overall in like 2002 or 2003.

 

Wow

 

Baseball America had cubs 2, 1, 3 in 2001, 2002, 2003.

 

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[imb]

that should have just been a picture of kent mercker drinking gray goose and it would have been called the [expletive] murderer

[Guest]

that picture reminded me of 2004 when the cards got larry walker (to go with pujols and edmonds) and they made all those pictures/shirts that usually said "murder's row" instead of "murderer's row". that was also the year a couple of the cards' players kind of called out TBFIB for asking for like 6 curtain calls in game 1 of the nlds.

 

[expletive], i hate the cardinals.

[Guest]

Sickels with a write-up on some sleeper prospects

 

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/6/19/4442912/sleeper-prospects-for-2013-in-review-part-three

 

Starling Peralta, RHP, Cubs: WHAT I WROTE IN APRIL: Age 22, Peralta was written up as a sleeper for the book in November, then was selected by the Diamondbacks in the December Rule 5 draft. He didn't stick on the roster and was sent back to Chicago. The live-armed Dominican can hit the mid-90s and shows promise with his slider, but is still often more thrower than pitcher. Nevertheless, his upside is very high, particularly as a reliever. RESULT: Just 14 innings for High-A Daytona, with 16 strikeouts but 19 hits and 20 runs allowed. Has spent most of May and June on the disabled list, so it's hard to know here.

 

Logan Watkins, 2B, Cubs: APRIL: Age 23, Watkins was a 21st round pick in 2009 from high school in Kansas but had the talent to go 15 rounds higher. This lefty hitter stole 28 bases with 76 walks and an overall .281/.383/.422 line in Double-A last season. He's athletic, defensively versatile, and could be a fine utility man. His makeup is considered excellent. RESULTS: Hitting .234/.345/.373 with 40 walks, 66 strikeouts in 244 at-bats for Triple-A Iowa. Versatile glove and patience still give him a chance, but where'd the speed go? He's stolen just five in 13 attempts.

 

Meh.

[ctcf]

Jason Parks @ProfessorParks

Three #Cubs in the top 30; would be four w/ Bryant. Impressive. RT @Sletizia7 @ProfessorParks how many cubs in the top 25?

 

Wow. Not too shabby at all.

[Guest]

Jason Parks @ProfessorParks

Three #Cubs in the top 30; would be four w/ Bryant. Impressive. RT @Sletizia7 @ProfessorParks how many cubs in the top 25?

 

Wow. Not too shabby at all.

 

Weak. A few days ago he said they'd have 4 top 25 with Bryant.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Jason Parks @ProfessorParks

Three #Cubs in the top 30; would be four w/ Bryant. Impressive. RT @Sletizia7 @ProfessorParks how many cubs in the top 25?

 

Wow. Not too shabby at all.

 

Weak. A few days ago he said they'd have 4 top 25 with Bryant.

 

I know you're joking, but he said "possibly."

[Clem Fandango]

Jason Parks @ProfessorParks

Three #Cubs in the top 30; would be four w/ Bryant. Impressive. RT @Sletizia7 @ProfessorParks how many cubs in the top 25?

 

Wow. Not too shabby at all.

 

And all position player prospects. The last time the Cubs had two prospects period in the Top 30 was 2002 with Mark Prior and Juan Cruz. They almost had two position player prospects in the Top 30 in 2005 with Dopirak and Pie, but Pie was ranked 31st.

 

The last time they had two or more position player prospects ranked in the Top 30 at the same time was 2001 with Patterson and Choi. Cruz was also ranked 17th then (and Ben Christensen was 37th). That's the only time they've had 3 in the Top 30. They never had more than two in the Top 30 prior to that going back to 1990. So that's only 2 times in the last 23 years that they've have two players or more in Baseball America's Top 30 prospects.

 

If Bryant is signed, we'd probably have 4 right now come next season. Pretty incredible.

 

EDIT: I know Parks is BP and not BA, just wanted to add some perspective

[bigkid66]

Jason Parks @ProfessorParks

Three #Cubs in the top 30; would be four w/ Bryant. Impressive. RT @Sletizia7 @ProfessorParks how many cubs in the top 25?

 

Wow. Not too shabby at all.

 

And all position player prospects. The last time the Cubs had two prospects period in the Top 30 was 2002 with Mark Prior and Juan Cruz. They almost had two position player prospects in the Top 30 in 2005 with Dopirak and Pie, but Pie was ranked 31st.

 

The last time they had two or more position player prospects ranked in the Top 30 at the same time was 2001 with Patterson and Choi. Cruz was also ranked 17th then (and Ben Christensen was 37th). That's the only time they've had 3 in the Top 30. They never had more than two in the Top 30 prior to that going back to 1990. So that's only 2 times in the last 23 years that they've have two players or more in Baseball America's Top 30 prospects.

 

If Bryant is signed, we'd probably have 4 right now come next season. Pretty incredible.

 

EDIT: I know Parks is BP and not BA, just wanted to add some perspective

 

Those prior names in the Top 30 do not fill me with confidence. I'm hoping that we hit on two of the current top 4 guys but 1 is probably more realistic (by "hit" I mean All-Star type player).

[CubsWin]

Jason Parks @ProfessorParks

Three #Cubs in the top 30; would be four w/ Bryant. Impressive. RT @Sletizia7 @ProfessorParks how many cubs in the top 25?

 

Wow. Not too shabby at all.

 

And all position player prospects. The last time the Cubs had two prospects period in the Top 30 was 2002 with Mark Prior and Juan Cruz. They almost had two position player prospects in the Top 30 in 2005 with Dopirak and Pie, but Pie was ranked 31st.

 

The last time they had two or more position player prospects ranked in the Top 30 at the same time was 2001 with Patterson and Choi. Cruz was also ranked 17th then (and Ben Christensen was 37th). That's the only time they've had 3 in the Top 30. They never had more than two in the Top 30 prior to that going back to 1990. So that's only 2 times in the last 23 years that they've have two players or more in Baseball America's Top 30 prospects.

 

If Bryant is signed, we'd probably have 4 right now come next season. Pretty incredible.

 

EDIT: I know Parks is BP and not BA, just wanted to add some perspective

 

Those prior names in the Top 30 do not fill me with confidence. I'm hoping that we hit on two of the current top 4 guys but 1 is probably more realistic (by "hit" I mean All-Star type player).

Patterson, Choi, Dopirak and Pie are vastly different (and by different I mean worse) prospects than Baez, Soler, Almora and Bryant.

 

Granted, the chances of all 4 of the Cubs current prospects reaching their ceilings is low, but it's higher than the previous group because they actually have individualized developmental plans, worthwhile instructors and their skill sets includes at least some pitch recognition which comes in handy in the bigs.

 

Choi was the only prospect that exhibited any plate discipline, and he netted the Cubs Derrek Lee. Dopirak's big year was in Low-A and kinda sucked after that. Pie and Patterson were tools guys that lacked a batter's eye and weren't properly prepared for major league pitching.

[KingCubsFan]

Jason Parks @ProfessorParks

Three #Cubs in the top 30; would be four w/ Bryant. Impressive. RT @Sletizia7 @ProfessorParks how many cubs in the top 25?

 

Wow. Not too shabby at all.

 

And all position player prospects. The last time the Cubs had two prospects period in the Top 30 was 2002 with Mark Prior and Juan Cruz. They almost had two position player prospects in the Top 30 in 2005 with Dopirak and Pie, but Pie was ranked 31st.

 

The last time they had two or more position player prospects ranked in the Top 30 at the same time was 2001 with Patterson and Choi. Cruz was also ranked 17th then (and Ben Christensen was 37th). That's the only time they've had 3 in the Top 30. They never had more than two in the Top 30 prior to that going back to 1990. So that's only 2 times in the last 23 years that they've have two players or more in Baseball America's Top 30 prospects.

 

If Bryant is signed, we'd probably have 4 right now come next season. Pretty incredible.

 

EDIT: I know Parks is BP and not BA, just wanted to add some perspective

 

Those prior names in the Top 30 do not fill me with confidence. I'm hoping that we hit on two of the current top 4 guys but 1 is probably more realistic (by "hit" I mean All-Star type player).

Patterson, Choi, Dopirak and Pie are vastly different (and by different I mean worse) prospects than Baez, Soler, Almora and Bryant.

 

Granted, the chances of all 4 of the Cubs current prospects reaching their ceilings is low, but it's higher than the previous group because they actually have individualized developmental plans, worthwhile instructors and their skill sets includes at least some pitch recognition which comes in handy in the bigs.

 

Choi was the only prospect that exhibited any plate discipline, and he netted the Cubs Derrek Lee. Dopirak's big year was in Low-A and kinda sucked after that. Pie and Patterson were tools guys that lacked a batter's eye and weren't properly prepared for major league pitching.

While I agree with most of what you said, as a "prospect", Patterson was better than anyone we currently have.

[Guest]

I feel like Patterson wouldn't be ranked as highly today as he was back then.

 

That or at least his development would be handled better. IDK.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The Pattersonian vibe I get from Baez is eerie sometimes. Right down to the obsessing over arbitrary splits in his BB/K rate.

 

Baez has so much more true power though, which should carry him through to the big league easier.

 

Also, Pie had much better minor league walk rates than anything Almora has shown to date. He really didn't have a batting-eye problem.

[KingCubsFan]

I feel like Patterson wouldn't be ranked as highly today as he was back then.

 

That or at least his development would be handled better. IDK.

Well his development certainly would have been handled better. And even with that, he was well on his way to becoming a pretty good player in the majors before the Dusty hammer came down.

[KingCubsFan]

The Pattersonian vibe I get from Baez is eerie sometimes. Right down to the obsessing over arbitrary splits in his BB/K rate.

 

Baez has so much more true power though, which should carry him through to the big league easier.

 

Also, Pie had much better minor league walk rates than anything Almora has shown to date. He really didn't have a batting-eye problem.

Yeah, Pie's stats were never the problem. Still surprised he didn't turn out to be anything in the majors.

[jersey cubs fan]

I feel like Patterson wouldn't be ranked as highly today as he was back then.

 

That or at least his development would be handled better. IDK.

 

I agree that he would have been evaluated differently and that his development would have been handled differently.

[jersey cubs fan]

The Pattersonian vibe I get from Baez is eerie sometimes. Right down to the obsessing over arbitrary splits in his BB/K rate.

 

Baez has so much more true power though, which should carry him through to the big league easier.

 

Also, Pie had much better minor league walk rates than anything Almora has shown to date. He really didn't have a batting-eye problem.

Yeah, Pie's stats were never the problem. Still surprised he didn't turn out to be anything in the majors.

 

Well, Pie had the same K rate as Baez in A+ but with significantly less power. His SLG was very triple dependent. As for Almora, he has a 220 point OPS advantage over Pie from when Felix was in the midwest league. Pie may have had a "better eye" but he wasn't doing much of anything down there.

 

He was also in an organization that didn't give a damn about teaching/preaching patience and actually went out of its way to stress the opposite. That pretty much doomed him from making necessary strides in the majors.

[Guest]

I always feel like people forget just how good Corey was in 2003/04.

 

Also, with his draft status, tools and the production he put up in Lansing at 19 and West Tenn at 20, he would have a top 5 prospect in pretty much any year. He even had a pretty decent walk rate in West Tenn at age 20.

[jersey cubs fan]

I always feel like people forget just how good Corey was in 2003/04.

 

Also, with his draft status, tools and the production he put up in Lansing at 19 and West Tenn at 20, he would have a top 5 prospect in pretty much any year. He even had a pretty decent walk rate in West Tenn at age 20.

 

His draft status was at least partially dependent on the guys running the Cubs at the time drafting him when they did, and they couldn't find a bat if it was being swung at their head.

[Guest]

I always feel like people forget just how good Corey was in 2003/04.

 

Also, with his draft status, tools and the production he put up in Lansing at 19 and West Tenn at 20, he would have a top 5 prospect in pretty much any year. He even had a pretty decent walk rate in West Tenn at age 20.

 

His draft status was at least partially dependent on the guys running the Cubs at the time drafting him when they did, and they couldn't find a bat if it was being swung at their head.

I always feel like people forget just how good Corey was in 2003/04.