Article: The Cubs and Pete Crow-Armstrong Might Be Facing a (Good) Dilemma

[Hairyducked Idiot]

1 minute ago, sneakypower said:

roughly 2/3 his PA were facing older pitchers

anyway this is getting too tedious to soldier on

Those pitchers won't be getting reserved roster spots either next year 

[We Got The Whole 9]

The horror!

[Tryptamine]

Ok, you heard it here gentleman. If you're 25+ and you're not putting up a 200 wRC+ on 80% flyballs you're horsefeathers and not worthy of getting a chance at the big leagues. 

[sneakypower]

when a prospect celebrates their 25th birthday

[Backtobanks]

2 hours ago, TomtheBombadil said:

Mervis AAA 2023: .950 OPS

IL 2023: .801 OPS

Mervis AAA 2022: .977 OPS

IL 2022: .750 OPS

I think we can all agree that he ought to be given a good shot at making the team in spring training.  If he shows that he belongs, then use him as 1B/DH.  Of course, his ml stats might also make him attractive trade bait.

[Brandon Glick]

2 hours ago, sneakypower said:

when a prospect celebrates their 25th birthday

No matter what side you take, this entire discussion was worth it just to get here

[CubinNY]

I don't know if FullCountTommy from Twitter reads NSBB, but he's been barking about PCA getting some time with the big club at the end of the year. Would be interesting. 

[Brandon Glick]

15 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

I don't know if FullCountTommy from Twitter reads NSBB, but he's been barking about PCA getting some time with the big club at the end of the year. Would be interesting. 

Saw that too. It'll be an ongoing discussion for fans and the front office alike as long as the Cubs remain competitive. There are two spots on the 40-man right now, but keeping those into the offseason could prove extremely valuable. 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Someone forgot to tell MLB.com that PCA is a consensus top 5 prospect. He dropped to 12 in today's list.

[We Got The Whole 9]

9 hours ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

Someone forgot to tell MLB.com that PCA is a consensus top 5 prospect. He dropped to 12 in today's list.

Who rose above him and why

[UMFan83]

10 hours ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

Someone forgot to tell MLB.com that PCA is a consensus top 5 prospect. He dropped to 12 in today's list.

Yes but Cade Horton is the 4th best pitching prospect in baseball according to that list.  I can't remember if that was you or Tom that was pushing back on that or what the parameters were.

 

Edit: nvm it looks like the argument was that he was a top 5 prospect in baseball I think, which in that case no, he's 30

Edited August 11, 2023 by UMFan83

[CubinNY]

It doesn't matter because the exact numbers don't matter. 

Edited August 11, 2023 by CubinNY

[Hairyducked Idiot]

7 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Yes but Cade Horton is the 4th best pitching prospect in baseball according to that list.  I can't remember if that was you or Tom that was pushing back on that or what the parameters were.

 

Edit: nvm it looks like the argument was that he was a top 5 prospect in baseball I think, which in that case no, he's 30

I didn't even say that he wasn't a top 5 sp prospect or that it was crazy to think so. I just said that it was an aggressive placement.

[Brandon Glick]

12 hours ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

Someone forgot to tell MLB.com that PCA is a consensus top 5 prospect. He dropped to 12 in today's list.

If a guy being two spots out of the top 10 (with 2 of the guys ahead of him draft picks from this year) on one list means PCA is a worse prospect than before, then the Cubs need to pack it up

Edited August 11, 2023 by Brandon Glick

[Hairyducked Idiot]

1 hour ago, Brandon Glick said:

If a guy being two spots out of the top 10 (with 2 of the guys ahead of him draft picks from this year) on one list means PCA is a worse prospect than before, then the Cubs need to pack it up

No they don't. That doesn't make sense.

[UMFan83]

 

 

Edited August 15, 2023 by UMFan83

[Brandon Glick]

5 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

 

 

Saw this too - his bat is so much more advanced than anticipated. Wouldn't be surprising to see him get a couple of starts down the stretch. Very exciting!

[Derek_Lee_Truther]

PCA has to come up at this point. Hottest hitter since he got put on Iowa. 

Bench madrigal. Candy at 3 belli at 1 and pca in center. Guarenteed playoffs

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, Derek_Lee_Truther said:

PCA has to come up at this point. Hottest hitter since he got put on Iowa. 

Bench madrigal. Candy at 3 belli at 1 and pca in center. Guarenteed playoffs

Welcome to NSBB!

[chopsx9]

45 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Welcome to NSBB!

Reality soon to follow!

[Brandon Glick]

5 hours ago, Derek_Lee_Truther said:

PCA has to come up at this point. Hottest hitter since he got put on Iowa. 

Bench madrigal. Candy at 3 belli at 1 and pca in center. Guarenteed playoffs

I don't disagree - would love to see him get a few chances. Could help his development down the line.

Really the only thing stopping the Cubs once the calendar reaches August is whether they want to burn the spot on the 40-man roster.

[Derek_Lee_Truther]

Best players have to play. It's that simple.

If the roster crunch is bad you can cut someone else.

[UMFan83]

12 hours ago, Brandon Glick said:

I don't disagree - would love to see him get a few chances. Could help his development down the line.

Really the only thing stopping the Cubs once the calendar reaches August is whether they want to burn the spot on the 40-man roster.

Yeah that's tough considering they are already concerned about 40 man crunch.  But I'm guessing PCA would be put on the 40 man sometime in the next 12 months anyways, so any 40 man planning they do is with that in mind.

[Brandon Glick]

3 hours ago, Derek_Lee_Truther said:

Best players have to play. It's that simple.

If the roster crunch is bad you can cut someone else.

I like the mentality of this, especially in a playoff push. But there is value to keeping guys on the 40-man who may not be quite ready yet. Development takes time. It's a tough balancing act of contending at all costs v.s. future benefits. 

[Brandon Glick]

2 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

Yeah that's tough considering they are already concerned about 40 man crunch.  But I'm guessing PCA would be put on the 40 man sometime in the next 12 months anyways, so any 40 man planning they do is with that in mind.

Agreed. You'd have to imagine they go into the offseason expecting to put PCA on the 40 man after Spring Training (if he's not already on it). Still, keeping that extra spot open for an under-the-radar guy can be important -- look at Tauchman this year.