2016 Instructs & AFL Thread

[EricG]

Went to game in Mesa on Friday Nov 11. Happ had 2 strikeouts and a walk. On one strikeout that ended an inning he slammed his helmet to the ground. On the other he flung his bat into the stands on the swing.

I got a picture of the Spring Home of the Chicago Cubs "Marquee" that looks like the one at Wrigley. Said 2016 World Series Champions on the bottom.

[craig]

Happ snapped his K-ing streak Saturday, going 4 hitless AB without a single K.

 

Over his previous 9 games, he'd K'd exactly 50% of his AB: 16K/32AB.

 

http://www.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l119&t=p_pbp&pid=664023

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Mesa is playing in the AFL Championship today at 2 on MLB Network. Eloy, Happ, Caratini! And maybe Farris or McNeil.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Happ has a 2 run bomb to go with a double and a single so far. He also made a nice catch out there in left field.

[David]

happ with another dong

[shnsajax]

happ with another dong

 

From both sides of the plate. 4-4.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Let's just ignore what Eloy did today.

[David]

cubs just win championships

[CaliforniaRaisin]

cubs just win championships

 

Eugene, Myrtle Beach, Chicago and the Mesa Solar Sox this year.

[davell]

cubs just win championships

 

Eugene, Myrtle Beach, Chicago and the Mesa Solar Sox this year.

 

 

 

Jesus, even "That's so Cub" wound up being right.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Eloy Jimenez and Ryan McNeil have won two championships since the start of September.

[craig]

happ with another dong

 

From both sides of the plate. 4-4.

 

Wow, that's great. Good for him.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Baseball America[/url]"]Ian Happ, lf, Cubs. Happ belted two homers—one from each side of the plate, the first time he’s done that—as Mesa beat Surprise 6-1 in the AFL championship game. Happ went 4-for-4 and made a nice catch to keep alive Dylan Covey’s no-hitter—at least for one more batter. Happ hit .236/.375/.403 in the AFL regular season, showing good plate discipline with 15 walks.

 

Gleyber ended up winning the AFL MVP.

[wiumike]

Eloy Jimenez and Ryan McNeil have won two championships since the start of September.

 

[schwarber] hold my beer.

 

With confidence I can say he will be the only player ever to be on the champion AFL and MLB roster of the same season.

[Donzo]

Happ finished the AFL with a line of: .276/.402/ .526/ .928

 

There's a lot of good there. It's going to come down to contact for him... I don't get the sense that he has Brett Jackson disease and just can't consistently hit a pitched baseball. The organization has had some success in helping young hackers cut down on their K's, I believe that's a good possibility with Happ as well.

 

We'll see.

[Gmoney08]

Eloy Jimenez and Ryan McNeil have won two championships since the start of September.

 

[schwarber] hold my beer.

 

With confidence I can say he will be the only player ever to be on the champion AFL and MLB roster of the same season.

 

I wonder if Bender Theo thought of sending him back for the AFL Championship for shits and giggles.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

BA's top 20 AFL prospect list: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2016-arizona-fall-league-top-20-prospects/#gk3E3dtoAZrYYoqk.97

 

Eloy at 3, Happ at 8.

[Tryptamine]

BA's top 20 AFL prospect list: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2016-arizona-fall-league-top-20-prospects/#gk3E3dtoAZrYYoqk.97

 

Eloy at 3, Happ at 8.

 

It's absolutely amazing to me that after graduating Bryant,Russell,Baez,Contreras,Soler and Schwarber that without the Chapman trade the Cubs would still have the #1,#3 and #8 prospects in the AZL as well as possible top 100 guys in Cease,Clifton and Candelario

[craig]

It interests me how Happ always gets ranked as favorably as he does. The reports are always negative about his future at 2B; the reports are never effusive about his power; and he K's all the time. Yet they still like his hitting to consistently respect him. Hope they are right.

 

If the Yankees resign Chapman, loaning him out for a couple of months while getting him back and getting Gleyber for that temporary loan could look like really brilliant GM'ing.