Lake and Marwin...

[kylescubs23]

Marwin was having a pretty good year, albeit repeating the level, but what happens to his playing time with Lake's promotion? Did I miss an injury or does he join Flaherty as a super sub?

[toonsterwu]

My guess is that ... well, not much will change. Lake sort of replaces LeMahieu (although it's more likely Lake will man short on a more regular basis, which means the Marwin may see a bit more time at 2nd than short now, at least relative to before the moves).

 

I've always been intrigued if Marwin could put it together, as he's a toolsy kid with some good raw ability. His approach isn't bad either, and he's had a power surge since leaving Daytona. Haven't heard if there's anything substantially different with his offensive ability, so my first assumption is that it may have to do with shifting from FSL to SL. That said, defensively, he doesn't really have a home. The best spot for him is probably 2nd, but we have a lot of guys fighting for 2nd base time. I think he's a minor league version of say, a Wilson Betemit.

[Guest]

My guess is that ... well, not much will change. Lake sort of replaces LeMahieu (although it's more likely Lake will man short on a more regular basis, which means the Marwin may see a bit more time at 2nd than short now, at least relative to before the moves).

 

I've always been intrigued if Marwin could put it together, as he's a toolsy kid with some good raw ability. His approach isn't bad either, and he's had a power surge since leaving Daytona. Haven't heard if there's anything substantially different with his offensive ability, so my first assumption is that it may have to do with shifting from FSL to SL. That said, defensively, he doesn't really have a home. The best spot for him is probably 2nd, but we have a lot of guys fighting for 2nd base time. I think he's a minor league version of say, a Wilson Betemit.

I've had a tendency to get excited about Marwin every winter when he goes down to Venezuela and tears up winter ball. Then he comes up here and has done little to back the enthusiasm.

[toonsterwu]

I get the feeling that the Cubs think he could put it together at some point as well, considering the number of AB's he gets each year. I mean, 360-400+ AB's each year is a fair amount, regardless of positional depth charts and issues for the Cubs. And a toolsy 22 year old kid in AA who has hit well (albeit, statistically, seems like some luck involved), shows good discipline/approach is intriguing. Like you, though, I think I've had my far off dreams dashed with him enough. Add in that he doesn't quite have Flaherty's power to shift to a corner role, and he seems like a man without a positional home, as I don't recall being too impressed with him when I saw him at 2nd (granted, more PT/work there maybe rectifies that). 2nd seems like his best spot, but the system has enough 2nd base options to sift through that he's probably on a deep backburner.