2015 #1 Prospect

[SouthSideRyan]

I didn't realize how much Bay sucked on D

[rawaction]

Bryant has earned the #1 ranking. But Soler and Russell will be better players than him.

[sneakypower]

I think people forget how good Glaus was (though I would've liked it better if you had put Giancarlo for his high end)

 

BTW are you saying Glaus's actual numbers or Glaus's performance relative to the league?

numbers relative to league; Troy had a 124 OPS+ ages 22-31, with years of 138 and 150 thrown in there

 

150 OPS+ is 2014 Edwin Encarnacion offense- as a decent 3B, that's an MVP winner

138 OPS+ is 2014 Nelson Cruz...

 

also, he averaged 3.9 bWAR (133 G) during that time and 4.9 bWAR per 650 PA

[ctcf]

Damn I definitely forgot how good Glaus actually was.

[sneakypower]

I didn't realize how much Bay sucked on D

Pat Burrell, too

 

it's hard to identify a perfect comp, but Bay used the whole field while Burrell was mostly dead-pull so i went with him; Bryant's OF defense is a bit of an unknown anyway

[Guest]

I didn't realize how much Bay sucked on D

Pat Burrell, too

 

it's hard to identify a perfect comp, but Bay used the whole field while Burrell was mostly dead-pull so i went with him; Bryant's OF defense is a bit of an unknown anyway

 

That reminds me, saw this today:

 

Comment From Cubbie

What have you been most impressed about with Bryant’s development? Did you expect him to struggle more than he has thus far? I remember hearing many concerns about how long his swing was coming out and there is still the concern about contract rate.

 

Kiley McDaniel: I thought there’s be more contact struggles, but he was 1 or 2 in that draft for almost everyone, so being really good isn’t a massive surprise. One team told me that if they drafted him, he’d still be playing CF for them now. He’s that athletic.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Went Soler as Bryant's contact issues are a big concern for me.

[Tryptamine]

I went with Russell. He plays a position much higher up the defensive spectrum than Soler and he doesn't have any large gaps in his game like Bryant.

[CubInOK]

I changed my vote from Bryant to Soler because of what Soler has done so far in the majors.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

Schwarber stays behind the dish and continues to dominate. By the end of the year he will be a top 10 prospect. By the end of his career he will be a HOF catcher. I am all in on Kyle "people piss me off" Schwarber.

[Guest]

Should we call this one?

[ctcf]

Should probably try to get in as many as we can before the site goes dark again.

[Guest]

Should probably try to get in as many as we can before the site goes dark again.

Ouch

[Cubswin11]

Should we call this one?

I'd say we could, let's move onto #2

[Sammy Sofa]

This is a [expletive] travesty.