2013 AFL Thread

[Brian]

Daniel Vogelbach ‏@Flowbro3 17m

Off to Arizona for 18 days.. Mama always tells me, whatever your doing make the best of it. Can't afford to let things go to waste. #bigyear

 

How much time is left in the AFL season? Is it possible he's getting called there due to injury or is this just some type of instruct type thing?

 

Carrie Muskat with the explanation:

 

Carrie Muskat[/url]"]* Several Minor League players will be the first to work out at the Cubs’ new Spring Training facility in Mesa this week. The players were invited to take part in the sessions, conducted by strength and conditioning coach Doug Jarrow.

 

Dunston Jr. also tweeted about heading to AZ

[Fro]

Soler 3rd, Bryant 4th tonight.

[Cubswin11]

Bryant 0-1 with a BB and Soler is 0-2, no idea on what types of outs they made other than not K's

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Soler 1/4, 2B, K

 

Bryant 0/2, BB, K

[Guest]

Sounds like the MLB Network will be airing the 7 pm CT AFL game each night, Tuesday - Friday. The only Mesa game at that time will be Tuesday's.

 

Salt River and Scottsdale get three night games.

My guide is showing it starts at 8CT and the BBWA are being aired live at 7CT

 

This morning, my DirecTV guide updated to the Solar Sox game.

[Cubswin11]

Sounds like the MLB Network will be airing the 7 pm CT AFL game each night, Tuesday - Friday. The only Mesa game at that time will be Tuesday's.

 

Salt River and Scottsdale get three night games.

My guide is showing it starts at 8CT and the BBWA are being aired live at 7CT

 

This morning, my DirecTV guide updated to the Solar Sox game.

My guide still shows Mesa starting at 8CT and I saw a commercial for the Mesa game tonight while watching MLBN before work.

[A New Era]

Sounds like the MLB Network will be airing the 7 pm CT AFL game each night, Tuesday - Friday. The only Mesa game at that time will be Tuesday's.

 

Salt River and Scottsdale get three night games.

My guide is showing it starts at 8CT and the BBWA are being aired live at 7CT

 

This morning, my DirecTV guide updated to the Solar Sox game.

My guide still shows Mesa starting at 8CT and I saw a commercial for the Mesa game tonight while watching MLBN before work.

 

As it should, since the game is 7:00 p.m. mountain time, there would be no way for them to broadcast the future at 7:00 p.m. central time.

[Guest]

Oops, I forgot about the lack of time change in Arizona. Maybe we should just ignore what I say at 7 am.

[A New Era]

according to gameday almora batting 1st, Soler 3rd. No Bryant.

 

:banghead: was hoping for all 3 in starting lineup.

[Guest]

according to gameday almora batting 1st, Soler 3rd. No Bryant.

 

:banghead: was hoping for all 3 in starting lineup.

 

Dallas Beeler is also the starting pitcher for Mesa.

[Cubswin11]

according to gameday almora batting 1st, Soler 3rd. No Bryant.

 

:banghead: was hoping for all 3 in starting lineup.

Damn, well hopefully Bryant at least gets a PH attempt

[Guest]

Almora with a soft liner over the 2B for a single

[davell]

Almora singles to open, Manuel basically said he's 3 for us on BA's list.

 

Soler flew out to short RF.

[Guest]

Almora with a soft liner over the 2B for a single

 

 

soft? another dull game.

[radarluv1]

How healed up is Soler? He didnt look like the smooth athlete I expected. SSS and all, but I've seen 4 PAs and he swung at at least 3 breaking balls that didnt reach the plate. I'm sure he will hit some tape measure shots and he does have a plus arm, but I would expect average or worse range. He's definitely well behind the other 3 big prospects. I hope I'm wrong.

[Guest]

How healed up is Soler? He didnt look like the smooth athlete I expected. SSS and all, but I've seen 4 PAs and he swung at at least 3 breaking balls that didnt reach the plate. I'm sure he will hit some tape measure shots and he does have a plus arm, but I would expect average or worse range. He's definitely well behind the other 3 big prospects. I hope I'm wrong.

 

He's a giant sentinel robot that hits the ball with earth-shattering force.

[The-Kris-Bryant]

Soler reminds me of Glenallen Hill. Am I the only one who feels that way?

[ScrubMD]

Soler reminds me of Glenallen Hill. Am I the only one who feels that way?

 

I was at a game as a kid where he hit one of his hilariously deep homeruns...That was awesome.

[Guest]

How healed up is Soler? He didnt look like the smooth athlete I expected. SSS and all, but I've seen 4 PAs and he swung at at least 3 breaking balls that didnt reach the plate. I'm sure he will hit some tape measure shots and he does have a plus arm, but I would expect average or worse range. He's definitely well behind the other 3 big prospects. I hope I'm wrong.

 

He says he isn't "110%" yet: http://smokiesonradio.com/2013/11/07/video-jorge-soler-arizona-fall-league-interview-2/

[CubsWin]

Almora is the 2nd youngest player in the AFL. The youngest is Corey Seager is by just 11 days. Seager is hitting .155/.222/.310 with 21 Ks and 5 walks in 58 at bats. Almora is hitting .293/.339/.500 with 6 Ks and 4 walks also in 58 at bats. Albert has also outperformed SS Addison Russell who is the 3rd youngest in the league. Russell is hitting .246/.319/.393 with 10 Ks and 6 walks in 61 at bats.

 

Small sample size, of course, but it's nice to see Almora doing so well against AA-ish competition and comparing favorably to other prospects taken in the 1st round in 2012. Albert went 6th, Addison 11th and Corey 18th.

 

Also, Almora's profile of low walk totals as well as low strikeout totals is holding up so far against the better competition. In KC this season, Albert struckout in 12.0% of his at bats (too lazy to look up plate appearances right now) and walked in 6.8%. In the AFL so far, he's K'd in just over 10.3% of his at bats and walked in 6.9%. If anything, he's consistent.

 

Oh, by the way, dude's 19...

Edited November 8, 2013 by CubsWin

[davell]

He went 2-5 today, Soler and Bryant didn't play.

[CubsWin]

He went 2-5 today, Soler and Bryant didn't play.

We can't take too much from his AFL numbers because of SSS, but they carry more weight for me because they line up so well with what he did in KC this season. His Low-A OPS - .841, AFL - .839. And the fact that he's 19 tells me he has a greater likelihood of carrying this type of production forward as he progresses into the majors. If in 2-3 years, the Cubs can have a GG caliber CFer hitting .290/.340/.460 that has great bat control and seemingly would make a prototypical two hole hitter...I'd take it.

[Guest]

that would be close to best case scenario with him, so yes i'd take that

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Almora strikes me as the kind of guy who could maintain the exact same level of production at every stop.

[sneakypower]

He went 2-5 today, Soler and Bryant didn't play.

We can't take too much from his AFL numbers because of SSS, but they carry more weight for me because they line up so well with what he did in KC this season. His Low-A OPS - .841, AFL - .839. And the fact that he's 19 tells me he has a greater likelihood of carrying this type of production forward as he progresses into the majors. If in 2-3 years, the Cubs can have a GG caliber CFer hitting .290/.340/.460 that has great bat control and seemingly would make a prototypical two hole hitter...I'd take it.

that'd be a 5.0-5.5 win player