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  1. KingCubsFan
    And 10th in runs scored.
  2. KingCubsFan
    I beg to differ. I don't see how he's better than Hendry.
  3. KingCubsFan
    Unfortunately we already tried that. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=harvey002rya http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=dopira001bri a whole 2 high school players, wow. 2 high school players we invested millions of dollars in and had 80 raw power. Easily the best power prospects we've had in the past 10-15 years (along with Vogelbach). There's plenty of other examples, but those two are the best. Neither could hit a breaking ball to save their life, and generally had a ton of trouble making contact. They're probably part of the reason the Cubs went after Jaramillo and his contact based/aggressive approach (that hates walks). That was my point. Having power won't translate to walks if you can't make contact in the first place. Power is nice, and we need more of it in the system, but what we really need is guys with good pitch recognition and an idea of what they're doing at the plate. The Cubs have generally lacked those players throughout their history.
  4. KingCubsFan
    Unfortunately we already tried that. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=harvey002rya http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=dopira001bri a whole 2 high school players, wow. 2 high school players we invested millions of dollars in and had 80 raw power. Easily the best power prospects we've had in the past 10-15 years (along with Vogelbach). There's plenty of other examples, but those two are the best.
  5. KingCubsFan
    Unfortunately we already tried that. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=harvey002rya http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=dopira001bri
  6. KingCubsFan
    This doesn't really make sense. But Ricketts spent over a week following the minor leagues with Fleita, so he must have heard something he liked. I doubt Ricketts would have been so quick to retain Fleita if he was decrying the use of technology and advanced statistics throughout the trip, given Ricketts' comments when he fired Hendry.
  7. KingCubsFan
    How many play first base?
  8. KingCubsFan
    Why does it matter? He's certainly earned it, and he'll be able to earn a big league paycheck for a few weeks as a reward. He certainly won't be taking playing time away from anyone important.
  9. KingCubsFan
    Why do people keep saying this? It's one thing to say they didn't improve the team, but that's not the same as taking a step back. Who exactly did they lose that would help support this statement? They have an aging defense and I highly doubt that they're going to be as healthy as they were last year. I think that's a fair statement. More like wishful thinking on your part. If we're going to do this, then the inexperienced O-Line and WRs having another year under their belt improves the team. Also Cutler being more familiar with the offense improves the team. See, it works both ways. This defense was old last year while playing at close to an elite level. The big thing is the injuries. The Bears were extremely healthy last year, and it's highly unlikely that happens again. With that said, I think this team is a little deeper than last year's version.
  10. KingCubsFan
    Probably because that's not an accurate assessment of his production the last three years. He was bad in 2009...offensively anyway. He was a 4+ win player in 2010, which isn't bad at all. He's been about league average (OPS-wise) this season. People look at batting average and think he's a bad player. Accept the fact that he isn't going to hit for a great average and that he's going to strikeout quite a bit. Then realize that he runs well, can hit for decent power, is capable of drawing some walks, and plays a pretty good CF. I'm curious to see what he could do with a change of scenery and a more hitter-friendly environment. His OPS has been nothing to write home about either. If he was at least in the high .700s, that would be one thing, but his OPS over the past 3 years has been I think .650 something, .740 something, and .701 this season. Again, I'd take him, but wouldn't overpay for him. I don't think that anyone's advocating trading the farm for him, but you can't look at his OPS without putting it into context. He plays half his games in an environment that is essentially the anti-Coors Field. Other than this season (where the splits are extreme), his splits have been pretty even.
  11. KingCubsFan
    Why exactly would we want Upton when our best prospect is a CF? When Jackson shows that he's he can handle the job, then we can flip Upton. If we got him for something along the lines of what WSR suggested, we didn't give up anything too valuable for him anyhow. He's currently doing well in AAA. How much more does he have to show?
  12. KingCubsFan
    Why exactly would we want Upton when our best prospect is a CF?
  13. KingCubsFan
    It's really going to temper those expectations when you start the season 0-2. ha, we'll see. i can't wait to ruin um's first night game. and another 5-star d-lineman commits to nd today. I think it was an o-lineman.
  14. KingCubsFan
    He's too similar of a player to Soriano to have them both in the lineup. And while he may have a higher ceiling, he also has a lower floor.
  15. KingCubsFan
    Looks like those Miguel Cabrera comparisons weren't too far off.
  16. KingCubsFan
    IIRC, Pawalek was a top 10 talent who fell because of signability. If he had been drafted where he should have been, I wonder who was next on our board.
  17. KingCubsFan
    I think that was Stocksill's last draft, so that ranking isn't too surprising.
  18. KingCubsFan
    For the most part, Lee didn't seem to have an issue. Or Marlon Byrd. Mark Prior, however, did. I think the scapegoats tend to originate from players that aren't open with the media, as the beat writers and columnists are often the ones who start these crusades.
  19. KingCubsFan
    Because he speaks the same language as them: Drooling buffoon. Also he was a [expletive] PR guy when he worked for the Cubs, of course they love him, his job was to slob their knobs. I didn't know he was the PR guy. That explains it.
  20. KingCubsFan
    Why are the beat writers so obsessed with Ned Colletti? He really doesn't fit the profile of what Ricketts is looking for at all.
  21. KingCubsFan
    Curtis Painter is so unbelievably unworthy of being in the NFL that almost any warm bodied retread would be an upgrade. Jon Quinn Henry Burris Moses Moreno Craig Krenzel
  22. KingCubsFan
    He's already 25, but I think he should get one more shot. He still has the highest ceiling of any pitcher in the system. Best case scenario for him is probably to start in AAA and then move the Cubs bullpen when he's reaching his inning limit.
  23. KingCubsFan
    Fleita is part of the middle ages thinking that's permeated this system over the past decade. This I assume is based on walks in the system? I can't really say I agree, particularly when the bat prospects in the system are a strength rather than a weakness. I'd say our scouting and farm system are also the organizations main strength right now. Theres no real need to weaken that. There our "strength" because this organization is weak all-around. Our hitting prospects overall aren't great, they only look like that because our pitching is so bad. Our farm system is middle of the pack, at best, even when factoring in this recent draft (which will never look better than it does right now). Other than maybe Tim Wilken, there's really nothing that needs to be salvaged from the last regime.
  24. KingCubsFan
    I'd also like to see him keep his average over .300 in Boise, considering he's coming from college. Otherwise, I'm afraid he may be another Dwayne Bacon.
  25. KingCubsFan
    That's a weird way to say the Rays have more stats people in their front office than the Cubs. I read it as Rays stats guys > ALL Cubs Front Office guys, stats and non-stats guys. The Cubs have a small FO from what I understand though. Hell, don't the Cubs basically have one stat guy at the moment? So our new GM will represent a 100% increase of our number of stat guys. Don't forget Chuck Wasserstrom, inventor of the famous Bernitz Theorum
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