Prospects who were never Cubs

[Guest]

The top of that draft has already had some notable injuries:

 

1. Correa

2. Buxton

5. Zimmer

6. Almora

7. Fried

8. Appel never signed

11. Russell

16. Giolito (though everyone knew he needed TJS going into the draft)

[Vinestal]

@wboor: #Twins prospect Byron Buxton taken to hospital for xrays on his right middle finger. #AFL14

Finger is much better than wrist

[ctcf]

Buxton is made of glass

[Tryptamine]

Charles Bartlett (Shelburne,Vermont): In the article it stated that Kolek sat 91-94 during his stint in the GCL. Is that a concern for him going forward considering he was said to be regularly hitting the upper 90's? And where would you put his ceiling at right now?

 

Ben Badler: Yes, it’s definitely a red flag. He made all his starts and I haven’t heard of any injury diagnosis with him, but when a guy shows up and is missing two grades of velocity off his fastball, that’s very troubling, and I do have concerns the frequency with with pitchers with similar arm action, at least anecdotally, seem to be getting hurt. It could just be that he’s run down and that he shows up next spring back to firing upper-90s fastballs, but this is definitely something to keep an eye on.

 

Pitching prospects are just way too scary.

[SouthSideRyan]

Holy [expletive], Nix got 1.5M as a settlement from the Astros.

 

ETA: Per Gammons

[Guest]

Holy [expletive], Nix got 1.5M as a settlement from the Astros.

 

ETA: Per Gammons

I wonder if that's going to to against their draft money. In which case, they'll lose their first rounder this year.

[SouthSideRyan]

Holy [expletive], Nix got 1.5M as a settlement from the Astros.

 

ETA: Per Gammons

I wonder if that's going to to against their draft money. In which case, they'll lose their first rounder this year.

 

I really doubt it.

[TruffleShuffle]

if that's true, that's a pretty sweet deal for nix. he gets the amount of money he was originally supposed to get from the astros, then can go back into the draft (presumably) and get another big signing bonus.

[Tryptamine]

Seattle SP prospect Victor Sanchez was hit in the head by the propeller of a passing boat while swimming in Venezuela. He's in critical condition.

 

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/mariners/2015/02/15/mariners-pitching-prospect-victor-sanchez-injured-in-accident/

[Cubswin11]

Profar is having surgery to repair a torn labrum, looks like he might miss a 2nd full year due to shoulder problems.

[mul21]

Profar is having surgery to repair a torn labrum, looks like he might miss a 2nd full year due to shoulder problems.

 

I've had that done and it sucks a lot. May not be a SS after having this done.

[Clem Fandango]

With Andrus on the team he already wasn't one

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Profar is having surgery to repair a torn labrum, looks like he might miss a 2nd full year due to shoulder problems.

 

I've had that done and it sucks a lot. May not be a SS after having this done.

That's a HUGE understatement.

[TruffleShuffle]

jonathan singleton had 10 rbi's in yesterday's game for fresno, hitting his second grand slam in 2 days. in his last 3 games he has 18 rbi. that's a pretty good month for a lot of players.

[Gilby]

Mark Appel in 2015 - 4.70 ERA, 4.29 FIP in AAA

Jon Gray in 2015 - 7.75 ERA, 5.13 FIP in AAA

 

Kris Bryant - .902 OPS in the majors

[ctcf]

Mark Appel in 2015 - 4.70 ERA, 4.29 FIP in AAA

Jon Gray in 2015 - 7.75 ERA, 5.13 FIP in AAA

 

Kris Bryant - .902 OPS in the majors

 

bwahahahahaha

[imb]

Along the same lines

 

Alex Jackson (A) .157/.240/.213/.453

Kyle Schwarber (AA) .333/.448/.657/1.105

[SouthSideRyan]

Holy [expletive].

[ctcf]

yay scouting!

[bukie]

yay scouting!

Also yay player development !

[Gilby]

Along the same lines

 

Alex Jackson (A) .157/.240/.213/.453

Kyle Schwarber (AA) .333/.448/.657/1.105

 

lol, wow. Nick Gordon has a sub .600 OPS as well.

 

Yeah, let's just take Andrew Benintendi and call it a day.

[TruffleShuffle]

remember last year when a lot of prospect people said that schwarber "should be doing this" in A-ball because he's a college player? well, now he's a 22 year old who's comprehensively destroying AA pitching.

[Tryptamine]

remember last year when a lot of prospect people said that schwarber "should be doing this" in A-ball because he's a college player? well, now he's a 22 year old who's comprehensively destroying AA pitching.

 

While Keith Law's beloved Michael Conforto sits in A+ with an .809OPS.

[SouthSideRyan]

remember last year when a lot of prospect people said that schwarber "should be doing this" in A-ball because he's a college player? well, now he's a 22 year old who's comprehensively destroying AA pitching.

 

And people are no longer saying he "should be doing this"

[Guest]

Along the same lines

 

Alex Jackson (A) .157/.240/.213/.453

Kyle Schwarber (AA) .333/.448/.657/1.105

 

lol, wow. Nick Gordon has a sub .600 OPS as well.

 

Yeah, let's just take Andrew Benintendi and call it a day.

 

Or, compare Gordon to Gleyber Torres, who is a year younger.

 

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