Cub prospects in the news

[Guest]

Please TT call Bernstein right now.

[imb]

YOU DON'T SAY

 

@ProfessorParks Learned from a trusted source that Baez's eyes were both 20/15 this ST. Good news: its not his vision. Bad news: its the approach. #Cubs

 

@ProfessorParks He also scored well on depth perception tests, in addition to the standard eye exam.

 

what a [expletive] hack

[sneakypower]

that idiot has no courage of his convictions...railing against stat scouting, and doing precisely just that, repeatedly

 

"meh, he's a reliever"

...

 

"WOULDN'T TRADE, UNTOUCHABLE"

[Guest]

hahaha i wonder what he's gonna say now when bernstein has him on in ten minutes to talk about the eye thing

[Guest]

[expletive] dumb ass.

[Guest]

Let me check with a source AFTER I publish my piece. Oh, yeah, I was full of crap.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

You know you're a piece of [expletive] when Raisin goes on the attack.

[imb]

Byron Buxton hasn't played this year at all. I know the word from the twins is that he's "been injured," but we're getting close to the point in the season where we have to ask "is he actually a foreign national having visa issues"

[imb]

Byron Buxton hasn't played this year at all. I know the word from the twins is that he's "been injured," but we're getting close to the point in the season where we have to ask "is he actually a foreign national having visa issues"

 

nm a trusted source said he was actually american

[Guest]

hahahahahaha

[wekim81]

even worse is you've got Brett playing Twitter grab ass with him too.

[TruffleShuffle]

yeah this really seems like a new low for parks.

[imb]

yeah this really seems like a new low for parks.

 

it's really hysterical, because he really just posted a total shot in the dark. I mean, what are the odds his guess was correct? 1 in 150,000? Just hysterical.

[jersey cubs fan]

even worse is you've got Brett playing Twitter grab ass with him too.

So, there you go. Parks isn’t just pulling this stuff out of nowhere, but he’s also not proclaiming that Baez is effed because of night-time vision problems. We’re not there yet. At all. It was just a really, really striking split, and, since vision issues can be noticeable at night under artificial lights, it’s the kind of split that can have meaning. So Parks started the conversation. And now we observe what happens.

[imb]

god damn brett

[A New Era]

Bretts the guy that's nice with everyone. Even the assholes.

[TruffleShuffle]

it's a striking split in the middle of may. with no evidence of poor nighttime performance in the past.

 

hey, starlin castro is hitting more than 100 points higher during the day than at night this season! maybe his eyes don't work properly!

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

do we know Javy's eye color on the RGB spectrum?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

do we know Javy's eye color on the RGB spectrum?

 

Golden flames.

[treebird]

yeah, i was just coming to post about how brett is now falling all over himself to suck up to parks now. just embarrassing.

[sneakypower]

jason parks is full of want!

[Guest]

Albert Almora, CF, Cubs (High-A Daytona)

After taking in Daytona's series against Bradenton, I came away impressed with Almora—even though he didn't rake like he has lately, there was still plenty to like. At the plate he's patiently aggressive: Almora knows where he wants the ball and when he sees a pitch in his zone he lets his bat eat. The bat speed is above-average and his swing gets into the zone quickly and stays level. There aren’t a lot of moving parts before the swing. His stance is open and sports excellent balance. His hands and head are very quiet throughout the entire swing. His pitch recognition skills are advanced. This kid is able to recognize spin quickly, which allows him to make some very nice in-bat adjustments. Throughout the entire series he only had one bad at-bat, which came against another top prospect, Tyler Glasnow. Almora chased three elevated fastballs at the letters or higher—pitches he had no shot at catching up to. It was rare to see him get that aggressive at pitches out of his zone.

 

He's got an athletic frame that has room to add more muscle. He is an average runner and this has some questioning his future ability to stay in center. From what I saw, I think there is a legit chance he can stick there. What he lacks in natural speed, he makes up for with excellent reads off the bat and sound routes to the ball. There were a few balls smoked into the gaps that he was able to cut off, holding the batter to long singles. Almora's arm also impressed. He unleashed an absolute laser from the right center gap on a line to home plate. His release was quick and the throw was not only of the plus variety, but accurate too. Overall, he's a fun kid to watch. –Chris King

 

- BP

[jersey cubs fan]

Albert Almora, CF, Cubs (High-A Daytona)

Overall, he's a fun kid to watch. –Chris King

 

 

Strong summation.

[NOLA]

Albert Almora, CF, Cubs (High-A Daytona)

What he lacks in natural speed, he makes up for with excellent reads off the bat and sound routes to the ball. There were a few balls smoked into the gaps that he was able to cut off, holding the batter to long singles.

 

- BP

This has been said about him over and over again since the day he was drafted. Anyone seen him play that can add to this? Will this play in larger outfields like Coors or Turner?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Lets his bat eat?

 

 

I miss when Baseball Prospectus was nerdy and good instead of hipster and awful.