Cubs 2015 spring training

[Clem Fandango]

Russell has better hands and instincts than Castro

 

Not just better hands...

 

http://i.imgur.com/OqHmIuk.jpg

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Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales

 

Baez confirmed he has lowered his hands in an effort to get to the ball quicker and cut down his strikeouts.

2:54 PM - 27 Feb 2015 Mesa, AZ, United States

[sneakypower]

 

[Guest]

^ I like this

[Butterscup1679666578]

has he just started that or was he doing that in winter ball? because didnt he end up with a negative OPS in winter ball?

[Cubswin11]

Who in the organization was the one to identify/suggest/get Rizzo to lower his hands?

[davell]

Who in the organization was the one to identify/suggest/get Rizzo to lower his hands?

 

I think it was Sveum.

[Guest]

 

i'm already scared of his arm asploding

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Who in the organization was the one to identify/suggest/get Rizzo to lower his hands?

 

I think it was Sveum.

nope, Rizzo did it on his own.

[rawaction]

Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales

 

Baez confirmed he has lowered his hands in an effort to get to the ball quicker and cut down his strikeouts.

2:54 PM - 27 Feb 2015 Mesa, AZ, United States

 

Baez has the best bat speed I've ever seen. Him being able to get to the ball quicker is almost unfair.

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Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales

 

Baez confirmed he has lowered his hands in an effort to get to the ball quicker and cut down his strikeouts.

2:54 PM - 27 Feb 2015 Mesa, AZ, United States

 

Baez has the best bat speed I've ever seen. Him being able to get to the ball quicker is almost unfair.

Given Baez swing, I'm not sure this will have any appreciable effect on cutting down his ks. Hopefully it will.

http://jacksonville.com/sports/jacksonville-suns/2013-07-27/story/southern-league-notebook-local-star-javier-baez-make-first (just for picture purposes)

Edited February 28, 2015 by CubinNY

[Sammy Sofa]

Lowering his hands, raising the strike zone; everything is coming up Baez.

[Guest]

https://instagram.com/p/zpkiyLtpWe/?modal=true

 

Looks like Rizzo and Starlin picked up the tab

[KingCubsFan]

My understanding of the "universal agreement" is that Russell has better hands and instincts than Castro, but Castro has better range and arm. As his yearly error totals show, Castro is getting steadily better at the mental stuff while Russell's athleticism is only going to diminish as he fills out his frame. I don't think it's a situation that screams out for displacing the incumbent.

Russell should put on some weight, move to 3B and become the next David Wright.

[Guest]

https://instagram.com/p/zpkiyLtpWe/?modal=true

 

Looks like Rizzo and Starlin picked up the tab

 

Also who is the dude between Rizzo and Javy? And where the [expletive] is Russell?

[XZero771679666304]

https://instagram.com/p/zpkiyLtpWe/?modal=true

 

Looks like Rizzo and Starlin picked up the tab

 

Also who is the dude between Rizzo and Javy? And where the [expletive] is Russell?

 

I believe the guy you're asking about is Jonathan Herrera.

[Clem Fandango]

https://instagram.com/p/zpkiyLtpWe/?modal=true

 

Looks like Rizzo and Starlin picked up the tab

 

Also who is the dude between Rizzo and Javy? And where the [expletive] is Russell?

 

Russell drew the short straw and had to take the picture. Or he was dropping a deuce.

[abuck1220]

and nobody got shot

[Banedon]

Spoilered cuz it's big.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/YFqDoxg.jpg

 

[treebird]

pretty smart of baez to get all these selfies with major leaguers. years from now, he'll be able to use them to convince people he really did play for the cubs for a few months.

[Sammy Sofa]

pretty smart of baez to get all these selfies with major leaguers. years from now, he'll be able to use them to convince people he really did play for the cubs for a few months.

 

http://i.imgur.com/R9lfpWd.gif

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

he'll always have his neck tattoo

[PackLandVA]

Speaking of Sammy Sosa...i believe he, too, lowered his hands at some point in his career and became a much better hitter.

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John Arguello ‏@CubsDen 3m3 minutes ago Chicago, IL

From reader in AZ: Baez HR'd off of Bueno; Addison Russell looked very good defensively at 3B, as did Bryant.

[Guest]

http://www.bleachernation.com/2015/03/01/spring-training-update-so-much-video-rizzo-castro-bryant-baez-soler-russell-more/

 

Brett put a bunch of video clips in one place