Prospects who were never Cubs

[Tryptamine]

What's the deal with Colorado's Eddie Butler? There's pretty much a consensus that this guy is one of the top 10 SP prospects in the game, but his K rate is just horrible. All the other peripherals look fine, but 5.06K/9 is going to get him killed in Coors right? His 2013 numbers were more in line with what I was expecting.

 

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=572750

[Clem Fandango]

Is he developing a sinker to induce more ground balls?

[Guest]

According to Rob Rains of STLSportspage.com, top prospect Oscar Taveras is en route to joining the Cardinals and expected to be recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.

[Clem Fandango]

According to Rob Rains of STLSportspage.com, top prospect Oscar Taveras is en route to joining the Cardinals and expected to be recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.

 

And so it begins

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/0/v33325603/sfstl-taveras-launches-a-solo-shot-for-first-hit

[Guest]

So Appel gave up 10 in 1.1 in his first game back from extended spring training.

[scarey]

According to Rob Rains of STLSportspage.com, top prospect Oscar Taveras is en route to joining the Cardinals and expected to be recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.

 

And so it begins

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/0/v33325603/sfstl-taveras-launches-a-solo-shot-for-first-hit

 

I'm scared to death he's going to be a left handed Pujols.

[Clem Fandango]

According to Rob Rains of STLSportspage.com, top prospect Oscar Taveras is en route to joining the Cardinals and expected to be recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.

 

And so it begins

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/0/v33325603/sfstl-taveras-launches-a-solo-shot-for-first-hit

 

I'm scared to death he's going to be a left handed Pujols.

 

Give him another year or two and Rizzo might beat him to the punch

[Guest]

@JGoro8: Appel tipping... MT “@RealBanny: @Rontrarian I always try to pick other Ps, ooks like he’s not hiding his grip : http://t.co/a2tAeb9waM”

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

How can his coaches not pick up something that obvious.

[StarlinOnYou]

Even if he is tipping his pitches.. How is he still getting hit that hard with + stuff?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

because it's irrelevant how good your stuff is if guys know what's coming.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The No. 1 overall pick coming out of college should be able to let hitters at this level ask for a specific pitch and still not get rocked.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

The No. 1 overall pick coming out of college should be able to let hitters at this level ask for a specific pitch and still not get rocked.

http://i.imgur.com/Ldt72.gif

[Guest]

because it's irrelevant how good your stuff is if guys know what's coming.

 

not against the guys he's playing against. this was a dude touted to be just about MLB ready stuff and repertoire wise.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

oh come on david

[Hairyducked Idiot]

oh come on david

 

You are the one being crazybuckets here. Feel free to post some more GIFs though.

[imb]

oh come on david

 

You are the one being crazybuckets here. Feel free to post some more GIFs though.

 

ahahah babby got his feelings hurt

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

oh come on david

 

You are the one being crazybuckets here. Feel free to post some more GIFs though.

http://i.imgur.com/4CmX57k.gif

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

i'll have to remember guys should be pitching well even if they're giving requests to hitters.

[davell]

For the first time in a long time, I agree with Kyle here. Maybe not being dominant, but this guy should be able to get most High A ball guys out with his stuff, even if they do know what's coming. The hitters are not that refined at that level.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It's perfectly ordinary for elite college pitchers to get smacked around in A-ball just because the hitters knew a fastball was coming. :roll:

 

If it were that easy to hit elite pitchers because you guessed what was coming, elite pitchers would get hit a lot more than they do.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

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

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

It's perfectly ordinary for elite college pitchers to get smacked around in A-ball just because the hitters knew a fastball was coming. :roll:

 

If it were that easy to hit elite pitchers because you guessed what was coming, elite pitchers would get hit a lot more than they do.

they're not guessing if he's tipping his pitches.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

ahahah babby got his feelings hurt

 

What's been up with you lately? You're starting to make another turn toward cranky.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It's perfectly ordinary for elite college pitchers to get smacked around in A-ball just because the hitters knew a fastball was coming. :roll:

 

If it were that easy to hit elite pitchers because you guessed what was coming, elite pitchers would get hit a lot more than they do.

they're not guessing if he's tipping his pitches.

 

I get that. But if they can smack him around 100% of the time with tipping, then they should be able to smack him around most of the time with guessing, right?