Cub prospects in the news

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Careful, Vogelbach. People are going to start questioning your Christianity.

[Guest]

He's talking about the fans whom he never signs for

[Guest]

His defense isn't that good, especially at such an easy position as 2B.

he's very likely the best defensive 2B in baseball

 

Probably the best in long time.

[KingCubsFan]

Anybody have any idea what this is about?

 

Daniel Vogelbach ‏@Flowbro3 1h

Why do bad things happen to people that work so hard an are such good people. This sucks

I bet he's talking about Driskell.

[Guest]

[davell]

[davell]

Arguello, who I trust as much or more than the national guys at this point, has Blackburn at 10, which is awesome. He'll be going to 50 this year too, which will be cool to compare our eventual site list to.

[davell]

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2013/09/cubs-top-50-prospects-11-20/.

[NOLA]

Kris Bryant could be called up by the end of next season? Wow.

[Guest]

Kris Bryant could be called up by the end of next season? Wow.

I'd say unlikely, but definitely not impossible.

[davell]

Bruce said Cubs are going to look at Gioskar Amaya at C during Instructs. That's very interesting.

[davell]

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2013/09/cubs-top-50-prospects-21-30/

[Guest]

Interesting that he has Olt and Blackburn top 10.

 

I truly think that it's now or never for Olt, and they might as well give him a shot if he has a decent spring.

[EhDubya]

That guy needs an editor

[Guest]

Junior Lake will play for Estrellas de Oriente in the Dominican Winter League this offseason:

 

@RussoBilly: El jardinero dominicano de los Cachorros de Chicago, Junio Lake, jugará en noviembre con Estrellas de Oriente y actuará hasta diciembre

[Guest]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/pipeline-perspective-jim-callis-says-future-is-brightest-for-chicago-cubs-houston-astros?ymd=20130926&content_id=61814766&vkey=news_mlb

 

Jim Callis fluff piece on how the Cubs have one of the brightest futures amongst this year's last place teams.

[davell]

Astros with the top system in the game?

[sneakypower]

i think that's in part because they're penciling in Rodon there too

 

"they are assembling baseball's best farm system."

 

odd choice of words

[abuck1220]

nothing gives a minor league writer a boner quite like a FULL REBUILD. let's get all excited about the historically pathetic astros and all their draft picks.

[davell]

Sickels postseason top 75 is out. Javy at 8, Bryant at 19, Almora at 22, Soler at 27, CJ at 41, and Alcantara at 70, with Pierce as an HM.

[Guest]

Lindor at 7, put him on the list.

[Guest]

Lindor at 7, put him on the list.

Paging abuck

[davell]

Lindor isn't the one that should piss people off. It's Sano at 3. He had "a few glitches" while Javy's K rate is still worrisome and could drop him from 8. Javy has as much chance sticking at SS as Sano does at 3B. Javy had the better success at the higher level and a lower K rate than Sano at that level. Sano has an excellent walk rate, but Javy improved his a ton over the season. To me, with Sickels being a Twins fan to begin with- I call homerism.

[Cubswin11]

Lindor isn't the one that should piss people off. It's Sano at 3. He had "a few glitches" while Javy's K rate is still worrisome and could drop him from 8. Javy has as much chance sticking at SS as Sano does at 3B. Javy had the better success at the higher level and a lower K rate than Sano at that level. Sano has an excellent walk rate, but Javy improved his a ton over the season. To me, with Sickels being a Twins fan to begin with- I call homerism.

Agreed, also Javy's defensive floor seems like 3B (Sano's Ceiling). While Sano's floor is either LF or 1B.

 

Also if Soler doesn't break his leg it's almost a certainty we have 4 top 25 prospects.

[CUBZ99]

Sickels postseason top 75 is out. Javy at 8, Bryant at 19, Almora at 22, Soler at 27, CJ at 41, and Alcantara at 70, with Pierce as an HM.

 

Vogelbach was also an HM.

 

Nice to see 6 Cubs int he top 75, with 5 of them being in the top 41. Granted they won't all pan out, but you have to like the odds that at least a few of them will. Also, great to see the Edwards love.