Cub prospects in the news

[illiniguy]

Almora will probably be the one banging Bryant's wife.

If you don't believe the whole hemorrhoid thing that Albert had going on early.

[Cubswin11]

From PSD

 

The Cubs Rookie Development Program will take place this week in Chicago.

 

Arismendy Alcantara, Albert Almora, Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, C.J. Edwards, Kyle Hendricks, Pierce Johnson, Eric Jokisch, Mike Olt, Neil Ramirez, Armando Rivero, Rubi Silva, Jorge Soler, Christian Villanueva and Arodys Vizcaino are expected to participate.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

From PSD

 

The Cubs Rookie Development Program will take place this week in Chicago.

 

Arismendy Alcantara, Albert Almora, Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, C.J. Edwards, Kyle Hendricks, Pierce Johnson, Eric Jokisch, Mike Olt, Neil Ramirez, Armando Rivero, Rubi Silva, Jorge Soler, Christian Villanueva and Arodys Vizcaino are expected to participate.

 

Wow, can I go? Prospect porn.

[imb]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2014/#list=ss

 

Baez ranked as 2nd best SS prospect in the minors by MLB.com (take it for what it's worth)

 

Bogaerts, Baez, Correa, Lindor.

 

They gave the top 3 identical hit/power grades, which seems ... off, considering Baez outhomered both of them in 2013.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2014/#list=ss

 

Baez ranked as 2nd best SS prospect in the minors by MLB.com (take it for what it's worth)

 

Bogaerts, Baez, Correa, Lindor.

 

They gave the top 3 identical hit/power grades, which seems ... off, considering Baez outhomered both of them in 2013.

 

I would take Baez over Bogaerts.

[imb]

I dunno, Bogaerts is about as sure a thing as I can imagine. Ceiling wise Baez eclipses everyone but probably Buxton, but I think Bogaerts is a for sure star.

[Guest]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2014/#list=ss

 

Baez ranked as 2nd best SS prospect in the minors by MLB.com (take it for what it's worth)

 

Bogaerts, Baez, Correa, Lindor.

 

They gave the top 3 identical hit/power grades, which seems ... off, considering Baez outhomered both of them in 2013.

 

I would take Baez over Bogaerts.

A million times, yes.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I would only take Bogaerts if he was a legit SS, but he's even more suspect there than Baez.

[A New Era]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2014/#list=ss

 

Baez ranked as 2nd best SS prospect in the minors by MLB.com (take it for what it's worth)

 

Bogaerts, Baez, Correa, Lindor.

 

They gave the top 3 identical hit/power grades, which seems ... off, considering Baez outhomered both of them in 2013.

 

They'll be updating the other positions daily now. Which other positions you think Cubs will get some guys in? Will CJ make the RH top 10? We won't have any LHP or C, 3B Bryant obviously and Alcantara should make the 2B top 10 if he's being considered a 2B by MLB now. Vogelbach probably makes it. And Almora + Soler should in the OF top 10.

 

I only ask this because I've been waiting for new MLB.com prospect videos so I'm eagerly awaiting to see some more.

[imb]

lmao we'll have a top 10 at every position other than LHP, LF and C.

[Warpticon]

I would pick Bogaerts for the same reason I fell in love with Noah Syndergaard: names with unnecessary excess vowels.

[A New Era]

I have bad news. We don't have a top 10 LHP in all of baseball. Big shock there right?

[Guest]

I would pick Bogaerts for the same reason I fell in love with Noah Syndergaard: names with unnecessary excess vowels.

 

who do they think they are, Targaryens?

[A New Era]

I would pick Bogaerts for the same reason I fell in love with Noah Syndergaard: names with unnecessary excess vowels.

 

Yeah. I just think guys with unusual names are just destined to be top prospects. Which is why I'm pretty excited about Zastryzny. He has unusual excessive consonants that are all near the end of the alphabet.

[davell]

http://mlbdraftinsider.com/2014/01/top-14-in-14-chicago-cubs/

 

Chris Crawford's top 14 Cubs prospects with tool grades.

[NOLA]

Interesting that he estimates KB's call up for late 2014, and Javy's for 2015. It may be splitting hairs but I would have thought it the other way around.

[Guest]

Interesting that he estimates KB's call up for late 2014, and Javy's for 2015. It may be splitting hairs but I would have thought it the other way around.

They'll both be up in 2014.

[davell]

Interesting that he estimates KB's call up for late 2014, and Javy's for 2015. It may be splitting hairs but I would have thought it the other way around.

They'll both be up in 2014.

 

I asked him and he said he only put it that way because KB has a position to come up to, while Javy doesn't. He doesn't know if Olt will be back to normal or not, so he kept him off the list. And just to head things off at the pass, Chris is extremely hard to get an 80 grade out of. I think Hamilton's speed may be the only one currently for him.

[Guest]

Interesting that he estimates KB's call up for late 2014, and Javy's for 2015. It may be splitting hairs but I would have thought it the other way around.

They'll both be up in 2014.

 

I asked him and he said he only put it that way because KB has a position to come up to, while Javy doesn't. He doesn't know if Olt will be back to normal or not, so he kept him off the list. And just to head things off at the pass, Chris is extremely hard to get an 80 grade out of. I think Hamilton's speed may be the only one currently for him.

I'm more curious how KB has a higher present than future grade.

[davell]

Interesting that he estimates KB's call up for late 2014, and Javy's for 2015. It may be splitting hairs but I would have thought it the other way around.

They'll both be up in 2014.

 

I asked him and he said he only put it that way because KB has a position to come up to, while Javy doesn't. He doesn't know if Olt will be back to normal or not, so he kept him off the list. And just to head things off at the pass, Chris is extremely hard to get an 80 grade out of. I think Hamilton's speed may be the only one currently for him.

I'm more curious how KB has a higher present than future grade.

With the glove? Guess he figures he's as good as he'll get at 3B currently?

[jumbo]

Interesting that he estimates KB's call up for late 2014, and Javy's for 2015. It may be splitting hairs but I would have thought it the other way around.

They'll both be up in 2014.

 

I asked him and he said he only put it that way because KB has a position to come up to, while Javy doesn't. He doesn't know if Olt will be back to normal or not, so he kept him off the list. And just to head things off at the pass, Chris is extremely hard to get an 80 grade out of. I think Hamilton's speed may be the only one currently for him.

I'm more curious how KB has a higher present than future grade.

With the glove? Guess he figures he's as good as he'll get at 3B currently?

 

My assumption is that he'll get bigger and lose agility/etc.

 

Some of those ETA dates seemed aggressive to me - anyone else think that?

Candelario in 2016

Eloy Jimenez in 2017 (just three years - where does he start in this scenario, Kane County?)

Frazier in 2016 (wasn't he a HS pick)

[A New Era]

Yeah it's like he number scrunched both ways inward. Where Baez and Bryant, it would be realistic to say 2014. Guys like Candelerio and Jimminez you can tack on a year or three.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

They'll both be up in 2014.

 

I asked him and he said he only put it that way because KB has a position to come up to, while Javy doesn't. He doesn't know if Olt will be back to normal or not, so he kept him off the list. And just to head things off at the pass, Chris is extremely hard to get an 80 grade out of. I think Hamilton's speed may be the only one currently for him.

I'm more curious how KB has a higher present than future grade.

With the glove? Guess he figures he's as good as he'll get at 3B currently?

 

My assumption is that he'll get bigger and lose agility/etc.

 

Some of those ETA dates seemed aggressive to me - anyone else think that?

Candelario in 2016

Eloy Jimenez in 2017 (just three years - where does he start in this scenario, Kane County?)

Frazier in 2016 (wasn't he a HS pick)

 

Frazier is 22 (drafted out of Pepperdine), so that one's not aggressive at all. If Candelario comes up in mid-2016, that gives him 2.5 years to progress through 3 more minor league levels and arrive in the big leagues shortly before turning 23. I don't see anything wrong with either of those projections. The Jiminez one might be a bit aggressive, but I guess it makes sense given how optimistic Crawford is about him in general.

[ConstableRabbit]

Interesting that he estimates KB's call up for late 2014, and Javy's for 2015. It may be splitting hairs but I would have thought it the other way around.

They'll both be up in 2014.

 

I asked him and he said he only put it that way because KB has a position to come up to, while Javy doesn't. He doesn't know if Olt will be back to normal or not, so he kept him off the list. And just to head things off at the pass, Chris is extremely hard to get an 80 grade out of. I think Hamilton's speed may be the only one currently for him.

I'm more curious how KB has a higher present than future grade.

With the glove? Guess he figures he's as good as he'll get at 3B currently?

I asked Sharma and Crawford and got this response:

 

@sahadevsharma 35m

defense & speed often peak in early 20s. As kids fill out, they can get slower, which obviously downgrades both

[davell]

McLeod mentioned Bryant likely to start in Tennessee, Javy in Iowa at SS, Soler and Almora TBD.