Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-6-14

[Irrelevant Dude]

FWIW - There was a Baseball America writer on The Score this morning who said he has talked to a lot of scouts around baseball who not only believe Kris Bryant can stay at 3B, but that he will actually be a very good defender. That is the first time I have really heard that opinion outside of the Cubs organization and could make things really interesting if indeed Bryant stays at third long term.

[RammyFanny]

@andruwgreen Addison Russell & Jorge Soler have been activated & are in Smokies lineup for today's game in Bham 1st pitch at 4:00pm ET

[rawaction]

I was just thinking about Marco Hernandez yesterday. Is he still a thing? Reasonably young and playing SS and not getting killed.

 

He's at the back end of my top 30.

 

Mine too. Hes still only 21.

 

Didn't he used to switch hit? Hes listed as only LH this year.

[rawaction]

FWIW - There was a Baseball America writer on The Score this morning who said he has talked to a lot of scouts around baseball who not only believe Kris Bryant can stay at 3B, but that he will actually be a very good defender. That is the first time I have really heard that opinion outside of the Cubs organization and could make things really interesting if indeed Bryant stays at third long term.

 

Baez at 2nd. Bryant at 3B. That's a potential 125 HR infield.

[RammyFanny]

ChicagoCubsOnline ‏@TheCCO 37s

 

Addison Russell hitting third at short and Jorge Soler hitting fourth as the Smokies' DH in today's lineup #Cubs @smokiesbaseball

[CubInOK]

Len says that Russell and Soler are both in the lineup at Tennessee today.

[Gilby]

FWIW - There was a Baseball America writer on The Score this morning who said he has talked to a lot of scouts around baseball who not only believe Kris Bryant can stay at 3B, but that he will actually be a very good defender. That is the first time I have really heard that opinion outside of the Cubs organization and could make things really interesting if indeed Bryant stays at third long term.

 

Interesting. I still think he moves to RF, but if you're a lot more worried about Baez busting compared to Bryant and Russell, I suppose Javy is the one who could move to RF.

[SouthSideRyan]

FWIW - There was a Baseball America writer on The Score this morning who said he has talked to a lot of scouts around baseball who not only believe Kris Bryant can stay at 3B, but that he will actually be a very good defender. That is the first time I have really heard that opinion outside of the Cubs organization and could make things really interesting if indeed Bryant stays at third long term.

 

Baez at 2nd. Bryant at 3B. That's a potential 125 HR infield.

 

I bet our SS and 1B will hit a few too

[RammyFanny]

Daytona rained out, of course.

[rawaction]

FWIW - There was a Baseball America writer on The Score this morning who said he has talked to a lot of scouts around baseball who not only believe Kris Bryant can stay at 3B, but that he will actually be a very good defender. That is the first time I have really heard that opinion outside of the Cubs organization and could make things really interesting if indeed Bryant stays at third long term.

 

Baez at 2nd. Bryant at 3B. That's a potential 125 HR infield.

 

I bet our SS and 1B will hit a few too

 

?????

[bukie]

FWIW - There was a Baseball America writer on The Score this morning who said he has talked to a lot of scouts around baseball who not only believe Kris Bryant can stay at 3B, but that he will actually be a very good defender. That is the first time I have really heard that opinion outside of the Cubs organization and could make things really interesting if indeed Bryant stays at third long term.

 

Baez at 2nd. Bryant at 3B. That's a potential 125 HR infield.

 

I bet our SS and 1B will hit a few too

 

?????

He's suggesting that Baez and Bryant can crack 125 between the two of them.

[rawaction]

FWIW - There was a Baseball America writer on The Score this morning who said he has talked to a lot of scouts around baseball who not only believe Kris Bryant can stay at 3B, but that he will actually be a very good defender. That is the first time I have really heard that opinion outside of the Cubs organization and could make things really interesting if indeed Bryant stays at third long term.

 

Baez at 2nd. Bryant at 3B. That's a potential 125 HR infield.

 

I bet our SS and 1B will hit a few too

 

?????

He's suggesting that Baez and Bryant can crack 125 between the two of them.

 

Yeah, I get that. Didn't know if he was insinuating that I was doing the same or making a (bad) joke.

[Sammy Sofa]

Nah, it was pretty funny, and then you Derwood-ing the response made it even better.

[davell]

Tseng was a late scratch.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Tseng was a late scratch.

 

He's totally starting in Cincy on Wednesday...

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

http://i.imgur.com/18SSRKA.png

[ScrubMD]

http://i.imgur.com/18SSRKA.png

 

Pretty decent upgrade from yesterday's:

 

Soto

Bruno

Geiger

Cutler

Mota

Flores

Chen

Ha

Brown

[Guest]

russell lined out to short in his first PA

[RammyFanny]

Camera view (from the stream) is awful to see anything but here's Russell's first AB (lineout) for anyone needing a fix.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN7EkXeA1II

 

Also, Schwarber single from a Kane County game I went to a few days ago:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQUlOTdOsCE

[Little Slide Rooter]

Tseng was a late scratch.

 

He's totally starting in Cincy on Wednesday...

 

Now he's pitching in relief for some reason.

[Guest]

Tseng was a late scratch.

 

He's totally starting in Cincy on Wednesday...

 

Now he's pitching in relief for some reason.

 

Maybe he had diarrhea

[Vinestal]

Everyone but Russell hitting, Soler just got his first hit an rbi single Russell is o-3 and K'd in his last AB also made an error

[imb]

Soler's single came on a 7-pitch at-bat where he fell behind 0-2, and laid off two pitches in the dirt in between foul balls.

[Flames24Rulz]

Black with 3 walks in 3+ innings.

[gscool89]

Black with 3 walks in 3+ innings.

Looking at Alfonso Soriano's OBP and the fact he was DFA'd today, I'm just glad we found someone to take him.