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In other news I love the sound of the bats when they make contact in those videos
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Baez HR: http://m.mlb.com/video/v31580425/chctex-baez-goes-backtoback-with-a-solo-home-run/?query=baez Olt HR: http://m.mlb.com/video/v31580411/chctex-olt-hammers-tworun-homer-to-rightcenter/?query=olt
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Just turned on Gameday and saw the Javy homer. [expletive] yessss
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I didn't think Rizzo was a problem. You were responding to a post about Rizzo and Castro and you said they were going to be OBP challenged. If you were referring to the team in general then I misunderstood
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If Rizzo makes a natural recovery due to his BABIP balancing itself out his OBP will not be bad by any means. He drew 76 walks last year. Even if you want to say it's becasue he had no lineup protection, he still doesn't have it this year. There's no reason to think his OBP won't improve if he progresses.
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Why is someone who is listed as 6'2" 215 considered too big to catch in pro-ball? My understanding is that the bigger you are, the more difficult it is to get into a crouch 80,000,000 times without it affecting your knees Yeah, but that seems like it's a matter of needing to move off the position when they're older and further into their post prime years. Buster Posey is 6'1" 220. Jose Molina is 6'2' 250. Salvador Perez is 6'3" 245. Pierzinski is 6'3" 235. Wieters is 6'5" 230. Joe Mauer is 6'5" 230. Mauer just recently moved off catcher at the age of 30. To say even if he has the tools, he's too big to stick at the position seems a little presumptuous with someone so young and there being plenty of examples of guys his size (and bigger) being able to catch well into their 20's and even 30's. If he's got decent catching skills and a solid bat, but he might have to move off the position as his prime years come to close, who cares if he sticks at the position or not? He'll likely be traded or entering free agency by then anyways. -
Why is someone who is listed as 6'2" 215 considered too big to catch in pro-ball?
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The pen is really shaping up to be strong. Let's hope they don't get over-worked too early. I'm much more optimistic about this team than I was this winter. I think they will struggle mightily to score runs, but I think they will be in most ball games. The starting pitching is awfully blah, and the offense is a serious challenger for the worst in the league. I want to believe, but it's hard. If Rizzo and Castro can bounce back (I can't see them being any worse), the offense looks much different. I'm also a fan of Ruggiano. A healthy Mike Olt would certainly help as well
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Crap you're right. Thought they did
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Hard to believe two years ago they had Bradley, Skaggs, Bauer, and Delgado forming their rotation of the future. Then they traded two of them for crap and clearly don't care for one of them (Delgado) otherwise they wouldn't be looking for a replacement. They signed Arroyo despite already having a rotation that consisted of Corbin, Miley, Cahill, McCarthy, and Delgado (and Bradley knocking at the door). If Towers had half a brain he'd just let Delgado take the 5th spot. He put up very reasonable numbers given his age and situation last season.
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FWIW, there's a lot of once bright names on this list: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/fastest-pitcher-in-baseball.shtml Obviously the ones that stand out are the ones who are good pitchers with great secondary stuff who are capable of making adjustments to continue their career. But there's a lot of names on that list who just completely dropped off the face of the Earth because they either can't stay healthy or their velocity got zapped. I tend to agree. Perhaps the fact that they're young and they have the ability to throw triple digits that they tend to dial up their breaking pitches which lead to arm troubles?
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Just speaking in broad strokes
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3/17 Cubs at OAK
Clem Fandango replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
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Kolek sounds awesome, but it seems like the correlation between pitchers who hit triple-digits and arm injuries is a little overwhelming to me. When I see 102 mph I think two things. One: Awesome. Two: How long will that last? I know that might be irrational, but I can't help but be wary of anyone who can toss 100 mph or above, health wise.
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Random Cubs Musings: Minor League Edition
Clem Fandango replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Man that curve has some bite to it. -
Random Cubs Musings: Minor League Edition
Clem Fandango replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
\:D/ Is it too late to re-vote Tseng higher? -
Looks like they're starting Villanueva in the rotation to open the season.
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I like how this is the first post in this thread
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meatballs are going to be pushing for Baez to start Opening Day SO HARD I'd be lying if I said it wouldn't make me a little giddy if Baez made the opening day lineup
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http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10607642/matt-garza-milwaukee-brewers-extra-motivated-beat-chicago-cubs
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I didn't screencap it
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Everyone seems mostly concerned with Almora and Soler's ability to stay on the field. So let's see here. Almora broke his hamate bone (unlucky, but not uncommon). Came back and had a hamstring issue (common among highly athletic players). Then was sidelined with hemorrhoid issues (WTF), and then got shut down late in the season with a groin injury (not muscle related, bruised groin bone [insert joke here]). They weren't recurring nagging injuries, they were mostly unfortunate. Soler played through a stress fracture on his tibia that he didn't even know he had for a couple of months that put him out of commission for a few months afterwards. And it was his first time playing baseball in what, 2 years? And he still put up a .800+ OPS with a stress fracture? They've both been healthy since the 2013 season ended as evidenced by the AFL and ST. These injuries in their first full pro year aren't enough for me to start worrying that they'll be the next J.D. Drew. I'm not concerned about either of them. Not yet, anyways.
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http://i.imgur.com/qSDAqt4.jpg
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C Castillo 1B Rizzo 2B Alcantara SS Baez 3B Olt LF Bryant CF Almora RF Soler I think Castro gets dealt for pitching, and I think the difference in value between Castro/Alcantara will be negligible so his loss will not be missed while Baez is putting up bigger numbers. I'm not even going to predict pitching other than saying that CJ Edwards will be part of the rotation. It's such a crapshoot with the FO desire to acquire better pitching and no guarantee they'll lock down Samardzija that at the moment there's no reasonable assumption to be made that far in advance, IMO. But the only person I expect to be in the rotation at that point is Edwards. I'd add Wood to that equation, but who knows who the Cubs will acquire by then. He might be expendable at that point. The future rotation is cloudy. EDIT: If I am to predict a big trade for a position player, I genuinely think the Cubs would make a move for Stanton and as a result the lineup would look something more like C Castillo 1B Rizzo 2B Baez SS Castro 3B Villanueva LF Bryant CF Almora RF Stanton I know others discussed Almora as a likely candidate in a move for someone like Stanton, but I just don't see the FO being that interested in moving him given all the love they've given him. He seems like their pride and joy.
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Who is the Cubs #30 prospect?
Clem Fandango replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
#31 prospect, right?
