Jason McLeod Coming to Chicago

[Guest]

Nice piece on McLeod and how we'll draft under him

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/7027/mcleod-to-change-cubs-draft-philosophy

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

Nice piece on McLeod and how we'll draft under him

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/7027/mcleod-to-change-cubs-draft-philosophy

 

McLeod looks like my boss, complete with the "yeah I might have done some coke" pseudo-smirk that is actually more a facial twitch.

 

Sounds like well be having alot more drafts like what the Cubs did in 2011, which doesn't shock me.

 

 

Can I say I love Tom Ricketts? More than Theo or any of these guys...Tom Ricketts is the guy who will "save" the Cubs.

[El Duderino]

mcleod looks like one of those guys that can grow a full beard in like a day.

[tfarks]

I've given myself 25 years and change and still haven't grown a full beard.

[tfarks]

Oh and the June amateur draft is gonna be nerdtastic next year.

[Butterscup1679666578]

What pick do we have this year?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

What pick do we have this year?

 

No. 6

 

It's not been a great spot

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?overall_pick=6&draft_type=junreg&

 

Since 1990, you have Greinke and Jeter and that's about it for impact players, though Ricky Romero is on his way.

 

From 1979 to 1987, the 6th pick produced Kevin McReynolds, Andy Van Slyke, Barry Bonds and Gary Sheffield.

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

Oh and the June amateur draft is gonna be nerdtastic next year.

 

It was nerdtastic this year, but yeah I'm excited to see what these guys do. The Red Sox are usually the 2nd draft I check after the Cubs. Hopefully they find us some more hard throwing SP prospects.

[davell]

I think it will be relatively easy to figure out who we take in some rounds. Just look for the best tough sign guy out there, we'll be taking that guy, more often than not. Of course, I'll give us credit, we did it this past season as well. My honest guess is more teams will start going towards this model though, making it harder to restock the system so quickly. But, I could see us making HUGE splashes on July 2nd as well. Even bigger than what we did this past one, which was great in it's own right.

[Guest]

I still can't believe that this is our front office.

[davell]

I still can't believe that this is our front office.

Man, I've already posted that once or twice, since this has all happened and I still can't believe it either. I would have been thrilled with any ONE of these 3. And we got them all. Best offseason ever, no matter who we sign.

[Magnetic Curses]

Those drafts helped contribute to turning a minor league system that was one of the worst in baseball to one most view as no worse than top 10 in the league.

 

i said this exact same thing before. this is generally accepted., right?

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

 

i said this exact same thing before. this is generally accepted., right?

 

Yes.

[Magnetic Curses]

ah, thank you

[Hairyducked Idiot]

He's on WMVP right now.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Lots of non-commital, positive stuff about Cespedes.

 

Left field is not an option for Rizzo.

 

He's been working with the scouts to tell them the kinds of things the Cubs want them to look for. He and Theo spent some time last week scouting the amateur draft via video.

[davell]

Anything on Soler or any other IFA's?

[Outshined_One]

I still can't believe that this is our front office.

 

Months later, this quote still applies for me.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Anything on Soler or any other IFA's?

 

No.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

I still can't believe that this is our front office.

 

Months later, this quote still applies for me.

 

I think it will hit me during the season when the team is surprisingly good on the field and everyone's all "zomg the Cubs are gonna be blah blah blah before you know it!"

[treebird]

I still can't believe that this is our front office.

 

Months later, this quote still applies for me.

 

I think it will hit me during the season when the team is surprisingly good on the field and everyone's all "zomg the Cubs are gonna be blah blah blah before you know it!"

 

you are going to be pretty behind the curve if it doesn't hit you that this is our front office until 2014

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

I still can't believe that this is our front office.

 

Months later, this quote still applies for me.

 

I think it will hit me during the season when the team is surprisingly good on the field and everyone's all "zomg the Cubs are gonna be blah blah blah before you know it!"

 

you are going to be pretty behind the curve if it doesn't hit you that this is our front office until 2014

 

How behind are we talking? What's happening in 2014? Are they leaving? What's to even be behind about?

Edited January 22, 2012 by PriortoTheoIhadWood

[Tracer Bullet]

I still can't believe that this is our front office.

 

Months later, this quote still applies for me.

 

I think it will hit me during the season when the team is surprisingly good on the field and everyone's all "zomg the Cubs are gonna be blah blah blah before you know it!"

 

you are going to be pretty behind the curve if it doesn't hit you that this is our front office until 2014

 

IF ONLY THEY'D SIGNED PLAYERS THAT DIDN'T WANT TO SIGN WITH THE CUBS

[17 Seconds]

it's so weird to have such long-term optimism with the cubs. even in past years when they were good, it kind of felt like it wouldn't last. the closest was after we got maddux/lee/hawkins/walker etc during the 04 offseason, but even then it kind of felt like we missed our shot in 03.

[XZero771679666304]

it's so weird to have such long-term optimism with the cubs. even in past years when they were good, it kind of felt like it wouldn't last. the closest was after we got maddux/lee/hawkins/walker etc during the 04 offseason, but even then it kind of felt like we missed our shot in 03.

 

Even in the best of recent times it was pretty clear Hendry was just flying by the seat of his pants. Having a sound organizational direction and philosophy is an absolute revelation.