Cubs hire Jason Parks

[davell]

I think this is real.

[Guest]

well now we have someone in our organization who thinks jorge soler has approach issues

[Bobson Dugnutt]

LOL

[davell]

As a scout. It is real.

[RammyFanny]

Kyle, troll him while he still has a twitter.

[Guest]

this is seriously hilarious given how much this board hates him

[treebird]

don't we already have enough hot dog vendors

[Guest]

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=24524

[Guest]

lol

 

and the tepid gas station coffee that tasted like a cruel mix of tap water and motor oil.

 

 

imb can run circles around this dude

[bukie]

I mean, maybe he finally realized he couldn't keep up with all the Cub minor league success while having to follow other teams.

[wekim81]

I do not enjoy his stupid antics. This is mildly depressing news.

[bukie]

lol

 

and the tepid gas station coffee that tasted like a cruel mix of tap water and motor oil.

 

 

imb can run circles around this dude

Then it's a good thing he'll be a scout and not a writer. It's not like they're hiring Kaplan or something.

[Guest]

I do not enjoy his stupid antics. This is mildly depressing news.

 

then it shouldn't be disappointing as you will rarely hear from him anymore

[Guest]

lol

 

and the tepid gas station coffee that tasted like a cruel mix of tap water and motor oil.

 

 

imb can run circles around this dude

Then it's a good thing he'll be a scout and not a writer. It's not like they're hiring Kaplan or something.

 

i'm not criticizing the hire i'm just making fun of him

[Guest]

Theo won't stand for scouting reports littered with #rig and all that crap.

[davell]

He's one of a handful of the prospect guys that threw in legit scouting info into his stuff. I'm perfectly fine with it and in all honesty, BP takes a pretty large hit here. None of their current group has the credibility to do what he did for their site. I wish Kiley had gone there instead of Fangraphs.

[Guest]

Also kind of wish Kiley McDaniel had held off on jumping to Fangraphs. I think Kiley would be a beast with BP's resources.

 

ETA: Swear to God I didn't see davell's post before I made this one.

[wekim81]

I do not enjoy his stupid antics. This is mildly depressing news.

 

then it shouldn't be disappointing as you will rarely hear from him anymore

I know, but in the back of my mind I'll always think he's going to be douching things up behind the scenes. Weird, I know.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I'm happy with Kiley at Fangraphs. I am hoping it means they delve into the minor leagues and scouting much more. Their visibility has gone through the roof, and I think they are trying to be a one-stop shop for all baseball-related things. They need to pour more energy and resources into the minors and hiring Kiley makes me think they will.

[ctcf]

Never really understood the degree of animosity towards that dude here. I do know I will miss his podcasts.

[Guest]

Never really understood the degree of animosity towards that dude here. I do know I will miss his podcasts.

 

he's a weirdo

 

i like his info but he's borderline creepy

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Never really understood the degree of animosity towards that dude here. I do know I will miss his podcasts.

 

he's a weirdo

 

i like his info but he's borderline creepy

 

Agreed. You have to separate the persona and the information he gives. He is definitely a weird guy, though.

[Deeg]

This should give encouragement to the 90% of the Cubs blogosphere that's angling to get hired.

[Guest]

Also, BP continues to get pillaged by the big leagues.

[Clem Fandango]

Shouldn't they hire the scouts that send him reports on what to say instead?