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  1. Little Slide Rooter
    Speaking of BJax, why does he get less playing time in the OF than Vitters? Is he really that much less of a "prospect" than Vitters at this point? I don't have the hitting #'s but when you see them, they are not pretty. Other than last year, BJax has out OPSed Vitters at every level. Actually, 2012 too, but not by much. Plus, he's a better defender than Vitters. They both suck but Jackson is a year older and doing a little worse this year. But it doesn't really matter. Because as I said, they both suck. It wasn't long ago that Jackson, Vitters, and Szczur were our top 3 offensive prospects. Now they're roster filler. Which is more than can be said for the rest of the top 10 that Theo and Co. inherited.
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    Zak Hermans?
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    I'd much rather let Olt tread water in hopes of figuring it out then call up Donnie Murphy Jr.
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    Oh, Rich.
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    But there are a bunch of names on that list that could pretty easily be Scott Baker or Chris Volstad. They've convinced me they can actually compete in 2015, and for a team with such little certainty on the roster, there's quite a lot of worth in signing a pitcher with a floor above replacement level. But at 5MM, that's fine. Maholm, Feldman, and Hammel were each brought on with the expectations of being above average 4-5 staters, and each went well beyond. Baker could have been if healthy. I don't think there were any expectations for Volstad so much as a "sure, we'll take him" when we sold Carlos Zambrano to Ozzie Guillen. My point is that when digging through the bargain bin, it's not with the expectation of finding a game changer so much as low risk supplement.
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    If we're looking for the next high ceiling reclamation, look no further than Wada. Seeing as he's never pitched in the big leagues but has been rostered, anybody know how his arbitration clock would work? Is he under team control or would his circumstances make him a free agent? Now if The Dodgers were to buy out Billingsly, I'd no doubt jump all over that, but I don't see it happening.
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    July Certain: Hammel Probable: Barney, Russell, Villanueva, , August Schierholtz Wright Bonifacio I'm going to predict that Shark stays put, be it due to a contract or playing hardball when we don't get what we wnat. Related Prediction: Manny Ramirez makes his Chicago Cubs debut before season's end. He'll put up a .350/.430/.573 line with 3 HR in an incredibly small sample size and fans will demand an extension.
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    When did Jesse Rogers turn into Rosenthal Light?
  9. Little Slide Rooter
    Maybe it's the Dr. Pepper talking, but we might just be witnessing the next Jeff Pico.
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    I'm starting to think that there's a chance, though be it a slim one, that he's simply bad.
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    Unexciting as they may be, comparatively speaking, are there any reports to go with the stat lines of Hatley and Parker? I didn't catch any of Parker's 2.2 big league innings, but damn, they're both looking good in terms of BB/K. Hatley: 30 IP 7/42 0.87 WHiP Parker: 21.2 6/31 1.15 WHiP Add them to the back of a bullpen featuring Rondon, Ramirez, Strop, Rivero, Vizcaino, and a lefty of some sort (Wright/Russell/Rosscup,) and it could be one of the best. Makes me wonder if Grimm should be stretching out in Iowa.
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    Chicago Cubs Top 20 Prospects for 2011 http://sbn.to/dRJgCy Makes me appreciate the current system that much more.
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    Checking a 7-2, 13 hit box score lead by John Baker is like an Iowa hit parade lead by Chris Valaika.
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    With Villanueva (5MM,) Veres (3.75 MM,) and our highest paid player, Yankees OF Alfonso Soriano (14MM) off the books, and a growing young core, there's no excuse not to be very active in pursuit of Scherzer or Lester. Or at least extend Samardzjia.
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    ??? Was this like a *wink* *wink* we have a trade in the works, don't opt out just yet type of thing?
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    Would mgmt look at Arrieta + Strop as more their own failure or the fault of the coaches?[/quote My gut hunch based on what I recall of the talk then was that they would view both as failures of the players (their own failure). Arrieta was given a ton of rope. Strop, perhaps a bit less so, but he had lost his spot. I wouldn't even consider Arrieta a failure on Baltimore's part so much as another success for Bosio.
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    Most baseball players wouldn't consider .264/.353/.407 with 6 HR sucking. Then again, Vogelbach isn't so much a baseball player as a large man who can hit a baseball very hard. He's going to need to SLG at least .500 regularly to have any kind of big league career.
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    I really am curious what he can do in the bigs. Wasn't he supposed to be a mid-rotation type when he came to the states? I have to think that he'd have one of the opt outs if he isn't called up by such and such a date clauses in his minor league deal. I'm actually somewhat surprised that they haven't found a way to call him up for the purpose of showcasing him prior to the deadline.
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    It could be beneficial to wait for a bidding war on Price to start and end, and descend like vultures upon the losers.
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    That's going to be true of just about any Cubs site you can name, so that's not going to be a point in anyone's favor. Where there is budding optimism toward the Cubs future, Kyle shall be there to urinate upon it.
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    Brett is a guy with a moderately successful blog. He doesn't claim to be anything more.
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    I'm confident that if they didn't feel as though Sanchez was something they could fix, they wouldn't be considering him as the cornerstone for a package for one of the summer' stop trade targets. But there's really no rush with this. If Shark was going to be a free agent this winter, which I keep forgetting that he isn't, I'd say jump on it. It's a decent enough package, but not one worth rushing to pull the trigger. We could probably get a greater or equal package in the winter if we still have him and an extension isn't a possibility.
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    Kris Bryant has absolutely no regard for minor league pitching.
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    I'm not sure what you're getting at, but has is the key word. -Aramis, Weeks, Gomez, and Garza are big time injury risks. -Braun has managed to play through aches and pains, narrowly avoiding the DL until the past two years (coincidence, of course) Gallardo has been inconsistent the past few years. K Rod is a bottle that could run out of lightening any day. I don't know much about Khris Davis or Scooter Gennet, but I have to assume that their production isn't quite sustainable. Lucroy seems to be the real deal, and despite people spending the past 3 years waiting for Lohse to fall off a cliff, it hasn't happened, so perhaps he is too. My point is that when you've built the record that the Brewers have while leaning on that many X Factors, you need to go all in. We may not have a lot to offer them, and they don't have much to offer in return, but it's just enough to make them intriguing trade partners.
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    As much as I hate them, The Brewer's bats just keep thumping away. However, their pitching simply isn't build to last, and they're full of injury risks and guys who have been historically inconsistent all throughout. Even if they were to take a 2nd half tumble, and as of now, they show no signs of doing so, they've built a nice enough pad that there's no excuse for them to fall out of contention. They're a win now team without much to fall back on beyond the next year or two. They certainly don't have what it takes to land Shark or Hammel, maybe even Jackson. But they'd be a great partner for guys like Barney, Villanueva, Russell, Schierholtz, and Wright. They don't have much in terms of a farm system, but one of our FO's strengths is finding the type of hidden gems that guys like that could bring back.
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