Cub prospects in the news

[Guest]

Hey, guess who is going to be on the cover of the BA Prospect Handbook.

 

 

Is that our first one since Patterson?

 

I remember Prior being on the cover of an issue but I don't think it was the handbook.

[Cubswin11]

Hey, guess who is going to be on the cover of the BA Prospect Handbook.

 

 

Is that our first one since Patterson?

 

I remember Prior being on the cover of an issue but I don't think it was the handbook.

[Guest]

ha i meant BA, but [expletive] you for posting that

[TruffleShuffle]

yeah given that bryant was a runaway winner of the minor league POY award and most of the other top prospects had significant injury problems last season, this was pretty much a shoe-in.

[ctcf]

[expletive] biased keith law

 

jon greenberg @jon_greenberg

. @keithlaw has his top 100 prospects. 1. Kris Bryant, 4. Addison Russell, 12. Carlos Rodon, 14. Jorge Soler. Unranked: @ClarktheCub

[sneakypower]

Schwarber #90

 

[expletive] biased keith law

is that even a meme, or do you just like to feel a false sense of superiority at all times

[ctcf]

Schwarber #90

 

[expletive] biased keith law

is that even a meme, or do you just like to feel a false sense of superiority at all times

 

That's been a running joke for years. Relax, dude.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

[expletive] biased keith law

 

jon greenberg @jon_greenberg

. @keithlaw has his top 100 prospects. 1. Kris Bryant, 4. Addison Russell, 12. Carlos Rodon, 14. Jorge Soler. Unranked: @ClarktheCub

 

He only put four Cubs in his top 100. Pitchforks out.

[imb]

the schwarber ranking seems silly, considering he placed Conforto (a college guy relegated to LF who didn't hit at low-A) at 41, but whatever. Everyone gave him [expletive] about Vogelbach and he was right.

[Fro]

Schwarber's gonna be good

the schwarber ranking seems silly, considering he placed Conforto (a college guy relegated to LF who didn't hit at low-A) at 41, but whatever. Everyone gave him [expletive] about Vogelbach and he was right.

 

I'm very confident he's wrong about Schwarber.

 

Worst-case scenario is he's an above-average defender in LF who can really hit. He's got all the tools to be a MLB catcher... just a matter of whether the Cubs let him develop them.

[SouthSideRyan]

That's the worst case scenario?

[Clem Fandango]

Worst-case scenario is he's an above-average defender in LF

 

http://i.imgur.com/WKHMF.gif

[jersey cubs fan]

Schwarber's gonna be good

the schwarber ranking seems silly' date=' considering he placed Conforto (a college guy relegated to LF who didn't hit at low-A) at 41, but whatever. Everyone gave him [expletive'] about Vogelbach and he was right.

 

I'm very confident he's wrong about Schwarber.

 

Worst-case scenario is he's an above-average defender in LF who can really hit. He's got all the tools to be a MLB catcher... just a matter of whether the Cubs let him develop them.

 

You think he is very wrong about rating him as a top 100 prospect?

[Guest]

Schwarber's gonna be good

the schwarber ranking seems silly' date=' considering he placed Conforto (a college guy relegated to LF who didn't hit at low-A) at 41, but whatever. Everyone gave him [expletive'] about Vogelbach and he was right.

 

I'm very confident he's wrong about Schwarber.

 

Worst-case scenario is he's an above-average defender in LF who can really hit. He's got all the tools to be a MLB catcher... just a matter of whether the Cubs let him develop them.

 

what?

[ctcf]

Glad I wasn't the only one deeply confused by that.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

Best case scenario is Hall of Fame, cures cancer and wins Presidency of the United Nations of Earth (of which he created).

[Clem Fandango]

Best case scenario is Hall of Fame, cures cancer and wins Presidency of the United Nations of Earth (of which he created).

 

Well now we're just confusing him with Matt Wieters.

[Sammy Sofa]

Worst-case scenario is he's an above-average defender in LF

 

http://i.imgur.com/WKHMF.gif

 

Perfect.

[sneakypower]

best-case: Brian Giles

likely: Jason Kubel

worst: Chad Tracy

[jersey cubs fan]

Turns out Fro was right:

 

Schwarber was the fourth overall pick in the 2014 draft as a power-hitting catcher from Indiana University, then went and destroyed three different leagues after signing, ending the year in high-A just a few months out of college. Schwarber has very little chance to catch in the majors, as he's a poor receiver and is very muscular for the position, but his bat should make him a regular at another position, possibly first base, but most likely left field.

 

He has a chance to end up with a plus hit tool and plus power, showing much better plate discipline this summer than he did as an amateur, although his front side can get soft and he can be vulnerable to soft stuff away because his typical swing is so hard. If he hits .280 or so with a strong OBP and 25-30 homers, he'll be a good everyday player; Worst-case scenario is he's an above-average defender in LF who can really hit.

[Guest]

I thought people (scouts) who saw him in the OF last year said he was terrible.

[Cubswin11]

I mean I guess "above average defensive LF" is relative when you look at some of the slugs who played out there last year, Kemp, Choo, Viciedo, Cruz, Holliday, Moss, Melky, Trumbo, Kubel, Ross, Davis the bar isn't exactly high

[Clem Fandango]

 

If he hits .280 or so with a strong OBP and 25-30 homers, he'll be a good everyday player;

 

That's a bit of an understatement.

[sneakypower]

going off UZR, above-average LFs last year were:

 

Alex Gordon

Christian Yelich

Yoenis Cespedes

Dustin Ackley

Alejandro de Aza

Khris Davis

Brett Gardner

Starling Marte

 

i don't trust Schwarber to have that type of athleticism

[Cubswin11]

 

If he hits .280 or so with a strong OBP and 25-30 homers, he'll be a good everyday player;

 

That's a bit of an understatement.

No kidding, there were only 10 players last year who hit .280 or better and hit 25 or more HR