5/15 Minor League Boxes and Discussions

[davell]

Raisin, we have fallen apart without you. Failure to produce a thread is shameful on our parts.

 

Eloy hit a homer. Without that, I wouldn't have bothered.

 

But, he is kind of awesome.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Not sure where to put this but somebody mentioned on Cubs Den that Maples' curve is clocking more than 3000 rpm and the announcer mentioned they expect him to be promoted soon.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

3 hits including a double for Paredes

 

I forgot to mention, but when I saw South Bend when Cease was pitching on Friday, Paredes hit the ball really hard three times, with nothing to show for it. He pulled one down the line that hit off the wall. The umpire called it foul, but it looked fair from my vantage point. In his next AB, he ripped another one down the line that hooked barely foul at the last moment. And his last AB he flew out to the track in center.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

3 hits including a double for Paredes

 

I forgot to mention, but when I saw South Bend when Cease was pitching on Friday, Paredes hit the ball really hard three times, with nothing to show for it. He pulled one down the line that hit off the wall. The umpire called it foul, but it looked fair from my vantage point. In his next AB, he ripped another one down the line that hooked barely foul at the last moment. And his last AB he flew out to the track in center.

 

To follow up, he looked really sharp in the field. He made a tough play ranging a ways towards third and then turning a DP to prevent the tying run from scoring. I still don't think he can stay at short; he's freaking huge already. And he didn't show good speed running the bases. But I can see why they have him there for now. And even if he does move, he looks like he could be a solid defender anywhere else.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

Zagunis is starting to get hot. BABIP and K% both trending the right way.

[davell]

EJM is now under a .600 OPS. He's not striking out? That's basically the only positive he has. He's got 4 homers, but only 5 extra base hits total lol. I had hoped last year was just an adjustment period and he'd show actual breakout potential this season. Instead, he looks to be regressing. Biggest disappointment of the year, so far. Early enough to turn it around, but he needs to do something soon.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Zagunis is starting to get hot. BABIP and K% both trending the right way.

 

And he just struck out his next AB. The curse is real.

[davell]

Zagunis is starting to get hot. BABIP and K% both trending the right way.

 

And he just struck out his next AB. The curse is real.

 

He's 2-3 with a double now though.

 

And Chesny Young is 3-3. After starting the season 6-60, he's now OPS'ing .674 and hitting .297. In May, he's hitting .436 with a .993 OPS.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Chesny Young looks like Szczur.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

EJM is now under a .600 OPS. He's not striking out? That's basically the only positive he has. He's got 4 homers, but only 5 extra base hits total lol. I had hoped last year was just an adjustment period and he'd show actual breakout potential this season. Instead, he looks to be regressing. Biggest disappointment of the year, so far. Early enough to turn it around, but he needs to do something soon.

 

no more cubans ever

[davell]

EJM is now under a .600 OPS. He's not striking out? That's basically the only positive he has. He's got 4 homers, but only 5 extra base hits total lol. I had hoped last year was just an adjustment period and he'd show actual breakout potential this season. Instead, he looks to be regressing. Biggest disappointment of the year, so far. Early enough to turn it around, but he needs to do something soon.

 

no more cubans ever

 

I'll second that.

[davell]

Before we move someone of serious consequence, I'd kind of like to see if Beane could be enticed with some sort of group of 3 or 4 of Young, Candelario, Caratini, Zagunis, Clifton, Hedges, and Burks in a quantity type package for Gray.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Raisin, we have fallen apart without you. Failure to produce a thread is shameful on our parts.

 

Eloy hit a homer. Without that, I wouldn't have bothered.

 

But, he is kind of awesome.

 

At this rate, you guys are going to be resorting to cannibalism by tomorrow.

[CubsWin]

Before we move someone of serious consequence, I'd kind of like to see if Beane could be enticed with some sort of group of 3 or 4 of Young, Candelario, Caratini, Zagunis, Clifton, Hedges, and Burks in a quantity type package for Gray.

If the Cubs braintrust thinks Gray will/can rebound, then hell yeah.