Matt Meyers (BA) Friday Chat - Cubs notes

[Laura]

The full chat is here.

 

Q: Ricky Nolasco's Clone from Nearby Chicago asks:

Why no love for me? I've yet to see myself on the Hot Sheet. :(

 

A: Matt Meyers: Nolasco has been getting a lot of love from the Southern League managers and Jeff "I walk less than Neil Walker" Francoeur called him the toughest pitcher he faced in the SL. He has three pitches (fastball, change, curve) which are all solid-average and he throws them all for strikes and is very aggressive in attacking hitters. Look out for our top 20 prospects lists coming out in a couple of weeks for every minor league. He should be making an appearance in the SL top 20.

 

 

Q: Commish from Montana asks:

Not exactly sure what today's topic is, but I'll still ask a couple of questions. 1) Give me your projected Top 5 picks for the 2006 draft. 2) Rank for me in terms of upside...Elijah Dukes, Kendry Morales, Felix Pie, Jeff Clement, Travis Buck

 

A: Matt Meyers: I had to tackle this question. I am going to write down my top 5 too so I can look back at it in June and see how ridiculous my answer was. 1) Andrew Miller, lhp, UNC 2) Chris Marrero, 3b, Monisgior Pace HS (Miami) 3) Daniel Bard, rhp, UNC 4) Max Scherzer, rhp, Missouri 5) Matt Latos, Cocunut Creek (Fla.) HS How is that for you? As for the other 5 1) Kendry Morales-Likely to be a plus power bat 2) Jeff Clement-A lefty power bat at catcher? Yes, please. 3) Elijah Dukes-He might be crazy, but that never stopped Sheffield. 4) Felix Pie-I liked him better the first time the Cubs had him, when he was called Corey Patterson! (zing) 5) Travis Buck-He will likely be a solid big leaguer, but his ceiling is not as high as the others. I'd say he is more likely to reach it than Pie though.

[Slugger_16]

3) Elijah Dukes-He might be crazy, but that never stopped Sheffield.

When he played here in Charleston a few years ago he dated one of my softball teammates. We'll just say she was 15 and he must have been 18ish at the time. After a few blow ups on the field last year he was quickly moved up.

 

I was at Barnes and Noble tonight reading BA (I love how I can read it without buying it) and there was a snippet about him. It said that when he was named an all-star he didn't want to take part in it because he wasn't a starter. He said if he wasn't gonna start in the game he wasn't gonna play. It also said that when on the road he roomed with Delmon Young, and that apparently he rubbed off on Young a little.

[NCCubFan]

I was at Barnes and Noble tonight reading BA (I love how I can read it without buying it) and there was a snippet about him. It said that when he was named an all-star he didn't want to take part in it because he wasn't a starter. He said if he wasn't gonna start in the game he wasn't gonna play.

Sounds like the second coming of Garry Templeton ("If I ain't starting, I ain't departing.").

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The full chat is here.

 

Q: Ricky Nolasco's Clone from Nearby Chicago asks:

Why no love for me? I've yet to see myself on the Hot Sheet. :(

 

A: Matt Meyers: Nolasco has been getting a lot of love from the Southern League managers and Jeff "I walk less than Neil Walker" Francoeur called him the toughest pitcher he faced in the SL. He has three pitches (fastball, change, curve) which are all solid-average and he throws them all for strikes and is very aggressive in attacking hitters. Look out for our top 20 prospects lists coming out in a couple of weeks for every minor league. He should be making an appearance in the SL top 20.

 

You see people! The opposition fears Carlos Enrique!

[Jon]

3) Elijah Dukes-He might be crazy, but that never stopped Sheffield.

When he played here in Charleston a few years ago he dated one of my softball teammates. We'll just say she was 15 and he must have been 18ish at the time. After a few blow ups on the field last year he was quickly moved up.

He was three years older? It was doomed to fail from the beginning.

 

The next time we have a Q&A with a single-A manager, we'll have to ask him if he has a "don't date high school freshman girls" policy for his team.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The full chat is here.

 

Q: Ricky Nolasco's Clone from Nearby Chicago asks:

Why no love for me? I've yet to see myself on the Hot Sheet. :(

 

A: Matt Meyers: Nolasco has been getting a lot of love from the Southern League managers and Jeff "I walk less than Neil Walker" Francoeur called him the toughest pitcher he faced in the SL. He has three pitches (fastball, change, curve) which are all solid-average and he throws them all for strikes and is very aggressive in attacking hitters. Look out for our top 20 prospects lists coming out in a couple of weeks for every minor league. He should be making an appearance in the SL top 20.

 

You see people! The opposition fears Carlos Enrique!

 

He had a future the second he struck me out in a HS playoff game.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The full chat is here.

 

Q: Ricky Nolasco's Clone from Nearby Chicago asks:

Why no love for me? I've yet to see myself on the Hot Sheet. :(

 

A: Matt Meyers: Nolasco has been getting a lot of love from the Southern League managers and Jeff "I walk less than Neil Walker" Francoeur called him the toughest pitcher he faced in the SL. He has three pitches (fastball, change, curve) which are all solid-average and he throws them all for strikes and is very aggressive in attacking hitters. Look out for our top 20 prospects lists coming out in a couple of weeks for every minor league. He should be making an appearance in the SL top 20.

 

You see people! The opposition fears Carlos Enrique!

 

He had a future the second he struck me out in a HS playoff game.

 

I'll leave that alone. Be a homer and vote Ricky!

[Jon]

He had a future the second he struck me out in a HS playoff game.

I thought slappy leadoff hitters weren't supposed to strike out.

[Laura]

I hope he didn't K while trying to bunt-single.

[Slugger_16]

He had a future the second he struck me out in a HS playoff game.

 

Yeah, I'm sure that was the defining moment of his career.

 

Did he ask the umpire for the baseball he used to strike you out with? I'm sure it looks great on his mantle right now.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

My, this thread has taken a turn for the worse. I think we need to get back to talking about Elijah Dukes and high school freshmen.

 

Oh, and I got a walk off Nolasco too.

[Slugger_16]

My, this thread has taken a turn for the worse. I think we need to get back to talking about Elijah Dukes and high school freshmen.

 

Oh, and I got a walk off Nolasco too.

 

Elijah Dukes scored more off a high school freshman than you did off of Nolasco. Okay, I'm done making fun of you. :P

 

 

Also Raisin, this teammate was a fast, slappy leadoff hitting centerfielder.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

My, this thread has taken a turn for the worse. I think we need to get back to talking about Elijah Dukes and high school freshmen.

 

Oh, and I got a walk off Nolasco too.

 

Elijah Dukes scored more off a high school freshman than you did off of Nolasco. Okay, I'm done making fun of you. :P

 

 

Also Raisin, this teammate was a fast, slappy leadoff hitting centerfielder.

 

Aww...why? This was fun reading.

[treebird]

hahahahha

 

i liked him better the first time the cubs had him

 

that was awesome