Random Cubs Musings

[Banedon]

Not that it was ever truly being fired in our direction (as in I don't think he was ever given serious consideration at any point)

 

True...it was much more of a meatball fan outcry.

[Tryptamine]

The worst part is that if Sandberg gets fired the city is going to be in an uproar to hire him again.

[jersey cubs fan]

The worst part is that if Sandberg gets fired the city is going to be in an uproar to hire him again.

all the more reason to start winning ASAP.

[jersey cubs fan]

Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 · 1m

Theo says he hopes Bryant can be ready for a seven-month season next year. #Cubs

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 · 1m

Theo says he hopes Bryant can be ready for a seven-month season next year. #Cubs

 

He's including spring training.

[Him]

Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 · 1m

Theo says he hopes Bryant can be ready for a seven-month season next year. #Cubs

 

Theo is going to be so disappointed when Bryant isn't ready for it.

[Banedon]

Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 · 1m

Theo says he hopes Bryant can be ready for a seven-month season next year. #Cubs

 

More Theo talking about Bryant. Whoever made the video cut it off at a weird spot.

 

[JennieGarthAlgar]

I swear, the club is the most interesting it's been in years and yet for some reason, it feels like this board is a ghost town. :-k

[Banedon]

I swear, the club is the most interesting it's been in years and yet for some reason, it feels like this board is a ghost town. :-k

 

You posted at 6:30 in the morning. Not the busiest time.

[Guest]

lol at Arguello

 

Just yesterday:

 

John Arguello @CubsDen · 15h

Based on things I've heard, I fully expect Kris Bryant to stay at 3B for next season. No OF conversion planned yet -- if at all.

 

 

Theo, just yesterday:

But where will Bryant play once he gets to the big leagues? He worked hard at third base this season and wants to stick there. The Cubs aren’t sure where he’ll fit in just yet.

 

“We’re going to keep outfield fresh for him,” Epstein said of plans for next spring. “Now that it’s been a full year since college, we want to make sure he doesn’t lose that. We think -- no doubt in our minds -- he can play third base and be a really good third baseman, but we just don’t know how the roster is going to look a year from now, two years from now, five years from now. We want to keep that fresh for him.”

 

Sure doesn't sound like it's not being planned on at all (even for next year)

[XZero771679666304]

Unless one of the infielders are traded, I think the move is inevitable.

[Guest]

Unless one of the infielders are traded, I think the move is inevitable.

 

no question

[XZero771679666304]

Unless one of the infielders are traded, I think the move is inevitable.

 

no question

 

I mean, does it even make sense for him to start at 3B to start next year? As long as the LF option is less productive the Valbuena, I'd say no. At the very least, Bryant is a left fielder the second Russell is ready. We'll just have to see who (if anyone) moves this offseason.

[Clem Fandango]

Unless one of the infielders are traded, I think the move is inevitable.

 

no question

 

I mean, does it even make sense for him to start at 3B to start next year? As long as the LF option is less productive the Valbuena, I'd say no. At the very least, Bryant is a left fielder the second Russell is ready. We'll just have to see who (if anyone) moves this offseason.

 

Or maybe one of Baez, Russell, or Castro gets moved for Stanton (or something else) and Bryant stays right at 3B where his bat is much more valuable.

[XZero771679666304]

Unless one of the infielders are traded, I think the move is inevitable.

 

no question

 

I mean, does it even make sense for him to start at 3B to start next year? As long as the LF option is less productive the Valbuena, I'd say no. At the very least, Bryant is a left fielder the second Russell is ready. We'll just have to see who (if anyone) moves this offseason.

 

Or maybe one of Baez, Russell, or Castro gets moved for Stanton (or something else) and Bryant stays right at 3B where his bat is much more valuable.

 

Possible, but I'd still be very surprised if it goes down that way. And until a trade happens, I see Bryant as a left fielder for the Cubs.

[Clem Fandango]

If no trade goes down I don't think Russell shows up until September next year at the earliest, and in that situation Bryant will be the team's 3B and won't sniff the outfield until 2016, IMO. I just don't see the point in moving him off a valuable position he's not a complete butcher at and decreasing his value just because "it's inevitable", and there's irony in me saying that because earlier this season I said they should move him to the outfield because it was inevitable and was scoffed at for the same reason. He'll hit and be valuable wherever he plays, but there's no point in moving him off third until he absolutely has to be moved off third because there's either no room or he shows he's a clueless buffoon at handling the position..

[champaignchris]

Possible, but I'd still be very surprised if it goes down that way. And until a trade happens, I see Bryant as a left fielder for the Cubs.

 

I think Bryant would be right and Soler left, with the way things stand now. I think the only reason Soler is in right now, is because Coghlin is so hilariously bad at defense and left field is the safest place to put him.

[Clem Fandango]

Possible, but I'd still be very surprised if it goes down that way. And until a trade happens, I see Bryant as a left fielder for the Cubs.

 

I think Bryant would be right and Soler left, with the way things stand now. I think the only reason Soler is in right now, is because Coghlin is so hilariously bad at defense and left field is the safest place to put him.

 

Nah, Soler is a natural right fielder and his cannon arm is suited for the position. He's only moving to LF if we acquire someone that puts him there, i.e. Stanton (who is probably the only person we could acquire that would force him off the position)

[ScrubMD]

If no trade goes down I don't think Russell shows up until September next year at the earliest

 

I'm assuming Russell starts at AAA next year, so I think he could be up much sooner than that. Alcantara was up in July and Russell is much more advanced than Alcantara was last year.

[Deeg]

It's nothing against Castro - I just like Bryant's bat at 3B and Russell's glove at SS. Castro's maximum value is as a SS - where his offensive numbers are well above-average there, as a 3B they would be middle of the pack. And the equation with moving Castro to 3B isn't just how much his value declines from SS to 3B - it's how much Bryant's declines from 3B to LF. It's not as though you're going to give him away, but if Castro's maximum value is as a SS and his maximum value to the Cubs is somewhere else, it makes sense to see if you can get appropriate return for what he's worth as a SS.

[Guest]

If no trade goes down I don't think Russell shows up until September next year at the earliest, and in that situation Bryant will be the team's 3B and won't sniff the outfield until 2016, IMO. I just don't see the point in moving him off a valuable position he's not a complete butcher at and decreasing his value just because "it's inevitable", and there's irony in me saying that because earlier this season I said they should move him to the outfield because it was inevitable and was scoffed at for the same reason. He'll hit and be valuable wherever he plays, but there's no point in moving him off third until he absolutely has to be moved off third because there's either no room or he shows he's a clueless buffoon at handling the position..

 

Why?

[XZero771679666304]

If no trade goes down I don't think Russell shows up until September next year at the earliest, and in that situation Bryant will be the team's 3B and won't sniff the outfield until 2016, IMO. I just don't see the point in moving him off a valuable position he's not a complete butcher at and decreasing his value just because "it's inevitable", and there's irony in me saying that because earlier this season I said they should move him to the outfield because it was inevitable and was scoffed at for the same reason. He'll hit and be valuable wherever he plays, but there's no point in moving him off third until he absolutely has to be moved off third because there's either no room or he shows he's a clueless buffoon at handling the position..

 

You can say anyone's value will be higher at 3B than as a corner OF, but someone's going to have to move there (provided there isn't a trade), and Bryant's bat would play better there than just about anyone else's. And the acquisition of Russell (and his subsequent success in AA) has only increased the probability of this happening.

 

And even in a situation in which no one is traded, and if no other OF are acquired, is the team better served in 2015 with Valbuena at 3B and Bryant in LF, or Bryant at 3B and a guy like Coghlan in LF (if the intent is to try and win games next year)?

[XZero771679666304]

If no trade goes down I don't think Russell shows up until September next year at the earliest, and in that situation Bryant will be the team's 3B and won't sniff the outfield until 2016, IMO. I just don't see the point in moving him off a valuable position he's not a complete butcher at and decreasing his value just because "it's inevitable", and there's irony in me saying that because earlier this season I said they should move him to the outfield because it was inevitable and was scoffed at for the same reason. He'll hit and be valuable wherever he plays, but there's no point in moving him off third until he absolutely has to be moved off third because there's either no room or he shows he's a clueless buffoon at handling the position..

 

Why?

 

I think if he has any success in AAA to start the season, he's going to be up around the ASB.

[Guest]

If no trade goes down I don't think Russell shows up until September next year at the earliest, and in that situation Bryant will be the team's 3B and won't sniff the outfield until 2016, IMO. I just don't see the point in moving him off a valuable position he's not a complete butcher at and decreasing his value just because "it's inevitable", and there's irony in me saying that because earlier this season I said they should move him to the outfield because it was inevitable and was scoffed at for the same reason. He'll hit and be valuable wherever he plays, but there's no point in moving him off third until he absolutely has to be moved off third because there's either no room or he shows he's a clueless buffoon at handling the position..

 

Why?

 

Development time, service time, and lack of need on the MLB roster, weight those in whatever fashion you please.

[Guest]

If no trade goes down I don't think Russell shows up until September next year at the earliest, and in that situation Bryant will be the team's 3B and won't sniff the outfield until 2016, IMO. I just don't see the point in moving him off a valuable position he's not a complete butcher at and decreasing his value just because "it's inevitable", and there's irony in me saying that because earlier this season I said they should move him to the outfield because it was inevitable and was scoffed at for the same reason. He'll hit and be valuable wherever he plays, but there's no point in moving him off third until he absolutely has to be moved off third because there's either no room or he shows he's a clueless buffoon at handling the position..

 

Why?

 

Development time, service time, and lack of need on the MLB roster, weight those in whatever fashion you please.

 

Development time = wasted development time because he doesn't need it.

 

Service time would make it make even less sense for him to be called up in Sept. Either he gets the call earlier or he waits until into 2016, which, well, let's just wait another year every year because we can get another year.