Clem Fandango
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Everything posted by Clem Fandango
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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? -
I lol'd
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I had no idea Choi was in the HR Derby. Youtube confirms: Ahh yes. IIRC, they wanted to get a participant from each of the represented countries in baseball to help promote the first year of the WBC. Choi was the only Korean hitter at the time I think who had any sort of name recognition, so by default he was selected.
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I like how the ST game threads give off the same vibe as the minor league game threads last year. If there's more than two pages of comments, Javier Baez probably hit a home run.
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There wouldn't be enough room in the world to contain the boner I'd get if Rizzo, Castro, Baez, Olt, Bryant, Almora, and Soler all hit their ceilings at the same time.
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Here's the video to accompany those articles http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/26271672/v31496637/mayo-callis-debate-wholl-lead-minors-in-home-runs/?query=baez
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Who is the Cubs #28 prospect (run-off)?
Clem Fandango replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Amaya was gonna be my next choice after Paniagua. I think Amaya has the ability to be in the dicussion as a Top 20 prospect in the system by year's end. He's my favorite of the lesser known prospects we have. -
I was trying to find a way myself. My only idea is to fine one of those streaming sites like First Row Sports. I found one that claimed it was streaming MLB Network, but it was ESPN instead. I guess they don't worry about it in the offseason
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Jim Caple did a write up on the new ST park http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10594195/new-cubs-park-gives-fans-feel-wrigley-field
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John Lackey looks like he's doing a really bad Deniro impersonation http://i.imgur.com/5QkWEa7.jpg
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Soler or Vogelbach? I don't really agree with either, but I guess if you're talking best case outcomes, maybe. Barney, but he meant 0.80 That's a little too generous
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Yes, but there are still some scouts who think Bryant has as much, if not more power than Baez, and they're both pushing 80 on the scale (I think some grade them out there already). Bryant profiles as a corner OF'er with big power who shares a much similar build to Stanton. That's kind of what I was referring to, though I did still originally accidentally state he's practically Stanton already, and that was a silly mistake.
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I agree, bad phrasing on my part. Meant say something with a little bit more projection. Sounds more definitive, my bad. Didn't notice till now.
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http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyadler/mascots-claim-affairs-mrs-met
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Or maybe I haven't memorized every player's side profiles. Either or.
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Reddit AMA with the MLBAM Player Tracking developers
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Makes sense, but the last picture of Rizzo I saw he looked like a clean shaven, baby faced cherub. http://boysofspring.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Anthony-Rizzo.jpg
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Eww gross, no to all three of those going over for Stanton. Bryant might become the next Stanton, and Almora will probably be one of the better CF'er in the game. Stanton is an oft injured beast that would need a large contract extension to really make him worth acquiring. If the Cubs attempt to get him, a package would likely start with Soler since a) he's also a RF'er and b) he's Cuban and the Marlins are superficial ass hats who will exploit his nationality to sell tickets
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Is that Almora? He looks like a behemoth next to Javy.
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Well that's just a very fortunate last name.
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Not going to happen unfortunately. http://i.imgur.com/uITME9E.png
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That version of Rizzo, a bounce back from Castro, and a fulfillment on Olt's potential would make the offense seem not so dreadful
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Vogelbach and Alcantara? Do they have another 2B or DH in the farm system I'm missing?
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Not confirmed yet.
