Tyrant
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We were just talking about this in the top 10 prospects thread but I'll repeat it here (following up what the others have said). Yeah, I saw the top 10 thread right after I asked here. Oops. And that all makes sense about his age. Guess I didn't factor that in. It'll be interesting to see how he progresses next season. I know there are issues with his throws, but how is his defense otherwise in terms of range, hands, etc.?
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As someone who doesn't follow the minors all that closely, what's the scouting report on Castro? Looking at the numbers, I'm not terribly impressed. What's so special about a .731 OPS at Daytona?
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He'd make Skip Schumaker look like Dustin Pedroia.
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29/m/WA. u?
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HENDRY IS THE WORST GM EVER
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I definitely agree that it lowers his stock. I think he was heavily abused in 2007 and that led to his issues last season (fastball velo was way, way down). It seems like his arm is more lively this season, so it's possible he's past some of those issues.
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I wouldn't label Jackson as untouchable, but you don't waste him in a trade for a couple of mediocre left-handers. Given that Gorzelanny has had major-league success before and has had a much better year at AAA than Jackson has in AA, I think he has similar value to Jackson. I know Jackson would be under Cubs' control for longer, and that's a factor, but Gorzo would still be here through 2012.
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Oh god no The shine has come off Jackson a little bit, no? He hasn't been all that impressive at AA this season. Solid, yes, but I don't think we're talking about a future MLB ace here.
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Man, are you going to be disappointed. iknowright, it's going to suck when Hendry - who has never heard of any of our minor leaguers - trades Vitters, Jackson, Cashner and Sean Marshall for John Grabow.
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What are all those red flags? He's walking a few too many guys, but he's striking out almost a batter per inning and he's only given up 3 homers in 87 innings. I don't think that qualifies as a "ton" of red flags.
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I'm kind of intrigued by Gorzo. Still only 27, and I think his high workload was a huge reason for his problems last year. He's pitching really well at AAA this year. Given his pedigree, he's an interesting acquisition.
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The Cubs don't really need Teahan, but if we can find just one sub-300 OBP guy in the minors to offer for him, Dayton Moore would probably make the deal. Doesn't matter who.
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Yeah, I'm always wary of assessing players' psyches from afar, but I think it's pretty clear by now that Hill had some makeup issues that most players don't have. Wells seems like a pretty normal baseball player.
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I know it's because we've been burned by lots of players, but it's getting annoying that any time a young Cubs player has a stretch of success, people immediately say we should sell high. Wells is under Cubs control for a long time at a cheap cost. His peripherals are relatively in line with his performance, so while it's almost certain that he's not a 3.00 ERA kind of guy, he's shown he can be a decent major league pitcher. League-average starting pitchers who make the league minimum are incredibly valuable commodities. Unless "selling high" means that he's part of a package that nets a superstar-type player, there's no reason to trade him.
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He's also not somebody with a history of hitting. He's a .229 hitter who hits a lot of ground balls and infield pop ups. And with Reed Johnson on deck, chances aren't great that he'll get a hit either. I think the potential payoff of a successful squeeze (a win) was worth the risk in that particular situation. Squeezes make less sense in lower leverage situations, because the risk being taken won't pay off with as great of a reward. However, like other people have said in the thread, I'd like to see info on the success rate of suicide squeezes. I found someone who randomly said it was 86 percent, but that had no source and it seems far too high.
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I'm not watching. Was it that bad of a call? If Fontenot gets the bunt down, game over, right? Sometimes it makes sense to take a shot.
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That one was really funny, one page ago.
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Agreed. I could actually listen to Cubs' baseball on the radio. I haven't done that in years.
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Ahhhhhhh jeeeeeeeeeesus blaghghhhhhh this only happens to us mmrrffffff guhhhhhhh awwwww man god guys JEEZ whyyyyy.
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UZR has been around since '00 or '01. It's not new. When the game of baseball has been around for over a hundred years a tool that's only been invented since 2000 is new. This is both irrelevant and nonsensical. Fixed.
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UZR has been around since '00 or '01. It's not new.
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It's may not be more reliable, but it's just another piece of information to take into account. It'd be foolish to base all defensive evaluations solely on UZR. Just like it's similarly foolish to base all defensive evaluations on the judgment of a scout.
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This thread sucks without wrigley23.