Re: New GM/Cubs Future News Articles

[SouthSideRyan]

I think Ian Stewart is what pushed us over the top.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I think Ian Stewart is what pushed us over the top.

 

I can see why. Dude is a stud at a hard-to-find position. When they write Cubs Moneyball, he'll get three chapters.

[Guest]

Presumably largely on the strength of baseball operations, the Cubs are going to be top-half in the Fangraphs organizational rankings. I know it doesn't mean anything, but I enjoyed these articles last year and am looking forward to this year's.

 

They are up to No. 16 and still no Cubs.

 

Cubs check in at #14, although in all honesty I'd say it should be higher, since I don't buy the Cubs with the 28th best 2012 outlook, and I definitely don't buy them with the 27th best 2013+ outlook. The positive rankings(2nd in resources, 6th in baseball operations) seem much less arguable to me.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/2012-organizational-rankings-14-chicago-cubs/

[jersey cubs fan]

2nd in resources doesn't add up.

[Guest]

Not sure where to post this... I remember there being some whispers that our scouts were pissed that they had to share hotel rooms and got less meal money or something (around the time of the convention) and it led to speculation about just how thin the team was running on cash (which was probably pretty silly to begin with).

 

The Cubs recognize they need to take care of their scouts. McLeod e-mailed his staff last week to say that later this year scouts will be provided company cars, a common benefit in Boston and San Diego.

 

So, assuming this is something new for this organization, that should keep em happy, I guess.

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago-cubs/cubs-talk/Cubs-McLeod-Epstein-looking-for-game-cha?blockID=681132&feedID=9399

 

 

The link is an interesting read, btw.

[Clem Fandango]

It's almost comical how far behind the Cubs were in terms of, well... everything that involves common sense, pretty much

[Banedon]

http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago-cubs/cubs-news/Theo-Epstein-is-hungry-for-more?blockID=683188&feedID=9399

 

So the Bloomberg computer system has been installed, focusing mostly on the amateur scouting side, with a basic major-league version up and running by the trade deadline.

 

Scouts have been given video cameras to shoot prospects. “Spycam” was installed at each minor-league affiliate, and you can watch the action in real time on your laptop. Each minor-league player received an individual plan for this year that outlined strengths and weaknesses.

 

To educate players on how to handle themselves off the field, representatives from Northeastern University’s Center for Sport in Society ran seminars during spring training. There will now be background reports on potential draft picks that could run four- or five-pages long.

 

“The longer you’re in baseball,” Epstein said, “the longer you realize that all we’re trying to do here is shift the odds slightly in our favor. There are no great obvious competitive advantages anymore.

 

“If you have the best evaluators, the best systems, the best people, the best decision-making process, the best you can hope to do is shift your odds for any given transaction from maybe 50/50 to like 53/47.

 

“There’s not a lot of ground that you can seize against your opponent. So if you’re disorganized or if you’re doing things by happenstance or if you don’t have a sound process, and you sort of luck into a decision here and there and you can’t repeat it, you’re just losing ground.”

[Tracer Bullet]

Disorganized? Happenstance? No sound process?

 

haha...no 21st century baseball team would be operating like that...haha...

[Little Slide Rooter]

So is nobody else at all wondering what's going on with the Hoyer compensation anymore? Is it possible that they're waiting for one of our 2011 picks to be eligible? I'm not talking Baez or Maples, but one of the later round guys like Jensen, Weisman, McKirehen, or Francescon. I'm actually kind if worried that they have their eye on Whitenack and are waiting to see how his recovery comes along, which is damn good so far.

 

Also, there's been talk about them cutting O Dog and/or Bartlett. Bartlett's likely too far removed from being any kind of good, but I'd be interested in swinging something for Hudson as part of the comp.

[davell]

Levine acted like no one cares about it, in a chat recently and even wondered if it could be swept under the rug.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Levine acted like no one cares about it, in a chat recently and even wondered if it could be swept under the rug.

 

No way that would happen. If nothing else, we'd send them a Rule 5 elible guy or 2 just to appease Selig so it's not setting a precedent for stealing executives or whatever.

[Guest]

It takes 2 parties to let something die. Moorad never seemed all that worried about losing Hoyer or overly concerned about making sure he was compensated. Hard to get too riled up about precedent when you give permission and then don't care enough to follow through on any potential compensation.

[dew1679666265]

It takes 2 parties to let something die. Moorad never seemed all that worried about losing Hoyer or overly concerned about making sure he was compensated. Hard to get too riled up about precedent when you give permission and then don't care enough to follow through on any potential compensation.

 

Exactly. And it's not like precedent meant anything in the Theo comp talks either. It wouldn't surprise me if nothing came of this.

[UK1679666180]

Not sure where to post this... I remember there being some whispers that our scouts were pissed that they had to share hotel rooms and got less meal money or something (around the time of the convention) and it led to speculation about just how thin the team was running on cash (which was probably pretty silly to begin with).

 

The Cubs recognize they need to take care of their scouts. McLeod e-mailed his staff last week to say that later this year scouts will be provided company cars, a common benefit in Boston and San Diego.

 

So, assuming this is something new for this organization, that should keep em happy, I guess.

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago-cubs/cubs-talk/Cubs-McLeod-Epstein-looking-for-game-cha?blockID=681132&feedID=9399

 

 

The link is an interesting read, btw.

 

No, the Cubs did not give their scouts company cars. I know certain organizations that don't give company cars also require that your car be a certain model and have under a certain amount of miles, which is always fun to do when you're putting on between 50K and 80K miles per year and making 35K per year.

[SouthSideRyan]

Not sure where to post this... I remember there being some whispers that our scouts were pissed that they had to share hotel rooms and got less meal money or something (around the time of the convention) and it led to speculation about just how thin the team was running on cash (which was probably pretty silly to begin with).

 

The Cubs recognize they need to take care of their scouts. McLeod e-mailed his staff last week to say that later this year scouts will be provided company cars, a common benefit in Boston and San Diego.

 

So, assuming this is something new for this organization, that should keep em happy, I guess.

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago-cubs/cubs-talk/Cubs-McLeod-Epstein-looking-for-game-cha?blockID=681132&feedID=9399

 

 

The link is an interesting read, btw.

 

No, the Cubs did not give their scouts company cars. I know certain organizations that don't give company cars also require that your car be a certain model and have under a certain amount of miles, which is always fun to do when you're putting on between 50K and 80K miles per year and making 35K per year.

 

So McLeod was lying?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

He means they didn't before now. David asked if this was new to the organization.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

I hope he's not.

 

McLeod sounds like my kind of evaluator:

 

McLeod has a fancy title and a big portfolio in baseball operations. Born in Hawaii and raised in San Diego, he gives off a much more laid-back vibe. He compares the database in a scout’s mind to the way a gifted musician can remember what he’s heard before, and make sense of how it all fits together, to where the recall becomes second nature.

 

.....

 

McLeod isn’t as corporate or Ivy League, but he believes in all the MBA speak about processes and information management. The executive will be a key engineer for what Epstein has called “the machine” for scouting and player development.McLeod isn’t as corporate or Ivy League, but he believes in all the MBA speak about processes and information management. The executive will be a key engineer for what Epstein has called “the machine” for scouting and player development.

 

Love the first part....There's also a part where he talks about actually building the relationship with people that was interesting. Sounds like a modern version of a Jim Hendry type of baseball guy, and by modern I mean naturally absorbed in the numbers world because he came up in it.

[SouthSideRyan]

He means they didn't before now. David asked if this was new to the organization.

 

Well that makes a lot more sense.

[woodchip2153]

He means they didn't before now. David asked if this was new to the organization.

 

Well that makes a lot more sense.

 

maybe if you weren't a sox fan and had communication skills, you wouldn't need kyle to hold your hand.

[Guest]

SSR is such a jerk. [expletive] Sox fan. Can't believe they've let him troll here all these years.

[Magnetic Curses]

Not sure where to post this... I remember there being some whispers that our scouts were pissed that they had to share hotel rooms and got less meal money or something (around the time of the convention) and it led to speculation about just how thin the team was running on cash (which was probably pretty silly to begin with).

 

The Cubs recognize they need to take care of their scouts. McLeod e-mailed his staff last week to say that later this year scouts will be provided company cars, a common benefit in Boston and San Diego.

 

So, assuming this is something new for this organization, that should keep em happy, I guess.

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago-cubs/cubs-talk/Cubs-McLeod-Epstein-looking-for-game-cha?blockID=681132&feedID=9399

 

 

The link is an interesting read, btw.

 

No, the Cubs did not give their scouts company cars. I know certain organizations that don't give company cars also require that your car be a certain model and have under a certain amount of miles, which is always fun to do when you're putting on between 50K and 80K miles per year and making 35K per year.

 

So McLeod was lying?

 

no, he just wanted to make sure you didn't forget about him.

[javy knows my name]

He means they didn't before now. David asked if this was new to the organization.

 

Well that makes a lot more sense.

 

maybe if you weren't a sox fan and had communication skills, you wouldn't need kyle to hold your hand.

 

Anyone can fall victim to UK's daily battle with the english language.

[Guest]

He means they didn't before now. David asked if this was new to the organization.

 

Well that makes a lot more sense.

 

maybe if you weren't a sox fan and had communication skills, you wouldn't need kyle to hold your hand.

 

Anyone can fall victim to UK's daily battle with the english language.

 

His communication skills leave a lot to be desired.

[Guest]

Oh, God. I just repeated the same joke/reference on the same page.

[glavine93]

i wasn't sure where this should go, so i put it here. SCARY

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-woman-accused-of-stalking-cubs-boss-20120717,0,2295809.story