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  1. CubfanBen
    Why shouldn’t Brock be a hall of famer? He was a great player.
  2. CubfanBen
    I don’t think this is that big of a deal actually. I think it’d be really cool to see a more diverse roster but rosters change constantly. The marlins roster last year was filled with people of color from the all over the place. The guy who just got the biggest contract in the history of sports is a black Dominican. Racism isn’t as big of a deal as it used to be. It’s about talent, opportunity and culture.
  3. CubfanBen
    They let go of a lot of their top scouts during Covid to save money. But it just seems like the brewers do more with less resources in that area.
  4. CubfanBen
    It seems like the cubs international scouting department hasn’t been as good lately. Maybe it’s just me.
  5. CubfanBen
    What’s your definition of mash at the big league level
  6. CubfanBen
    When is Perlaza gonna get called up?
  7. CubfanBen
    This is the first amateur player they’ve ever signed out of Brazil before. I don’t think they ever “went” there to begin with.
  8. CubfanBen
    Personally I think the Cubs as well as other teams should maybe try to build academies in countries where baseball isn't as big(like the Rays did in Brazil)so they can maybe create a little interest in the game and give kids who otherwise wouldn't be able to play, a chance to.
  9. CubfanBen
    hey, I just wanted to get your guys opinion on what countries you guys think can or are going to be the next great breeding grounds for baseball talent. We already know about the Dominican and Venezuela, and even South Korea and Taiwan have produced some players, but what about any others? Personally, i think Brazil will start producing some players in the next 5-10 years. I also think China is a great untapped market, and even though baseball is the number one sport in Nicaragua, i think more and more players are going to start coming from there as they are building an academy there and more and more teams will start to scout there more heavily. What do you guys think?
  10. CubfanBen
    Thanks for the help. I just am kinda looking forward to following the DSL season this year more than in the past. Ever since Starlin Castro emerged I guess I am now trying to find the next Starlin Castro type player in our system. If Darlin Castro did somehow make it to the majors that would be awesome, though he did struggle mightily last year.
  11. CubfanBen
    Do any of you guys know where I can find an updated roster for the Cubs DSL teams? I've been checking milb.com and it's the same roster as last year. The season starts in a few weeks and i wanted to check out some of the new players. Any help would be appreciated.
  12. CubfanBen
    I think a guy who hasn't been mentioned enough is Jeff Antigua, at least for the bottom 10. He's done nothing but put up good numbers since he was a 17 year old in the DSL, and this year could start out at Daytona as a 19 year old. He's also a lefty which is even more valuable.
  13. CubfanBen
    "he's 17 years old and I think the $850k bonus tells us more about his potential than 29 games in the DSL." Yeah I guess you're right. We should give him some more time annd if he was paid that much he must have some potential. Do you know when he's coming back next year?
  14. CubfanBen
    I think someone to watch out for next year is a guy by the name of Arismendy Alcantara, a shortstop. He's only 18 and will stay 18 for all of next year. He hit 275 with 3 homers and 20 stolen bases. He had over 70 hits while leading or in the top 5 in every DSL Cubs hitting category. He also was hitting well over 300 for most of the year until he started to slow down a little bit at theend and fade. He did this all while he was 17 and in his first year. He's also a switch hitter which could increase his value. I know it was only one year and I know it was the DSL but he reminds me a little bit of Starlin Castro.
  15. CubfanBen
    Yeah, I don't know if Contreras is gonna be any good. On milb.com he was listed as a third baseman I believe. Even when he did play he didn't do good at all.
  16. CubfanBen
    Yeah, but it just seems from what I read lately they've been giving a lot of money to guys out of latin america, like just a couple of days ago they signed some 16 year old kid from the DR. A lot of these guys haven't really worked out for them, at least so far. Our last big name signing from Latin America was probably Larry Suarez, but since then we've had a lot more under the radar signings.
  17. CubfanBen
    The Brewers do sign some big names in Latin America, but they don't really amount to anything except for maybe Escobar. The Cubs don't sign as many big name guys, but we do end up signing a lot of under the radar guys like Castro who turn out to be better than the big names the Brewers sign. Also I do believe the Cubs have more of a presence in Latin America than the Brewers do considering we have two academies in the Dominican Republic while they don't even have one. But in Korea and other parts of the world your right, it's not even close.
  18. CubfanBen
    Yeah I live in Wisconsin and I have to constantly hear about how good the Brewers system is. They act like they can get every single player and scout everywhere. They don't even scout that much in latin america.
  19. CubfanBen
    i was having an argument a couple weeks ago with a couple of Brewers fans who said that they think their system is way better than ours and it's not even close. They said they have way more depth than us. I told them that a couple years ago I would've agreed with them but not now. I mean pur pitching depth is way better than theirs. They said we have no depth but I believe depth is one of our systems strongpoints.. What do you guys think?
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