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Levine: Hendry secure but firesale could begin
dfnowak replied to Men in Blue's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
He did seem pretty ticked off, but I think he'd take the job if offered. It's not like teams are clamoring for his services at the moment - considering he couldn't get a managerial job last year - and he really wants to be a manager. If somebody else came to offer him along with the Cubs, I could see him taking the other offer. But if it's Cubs major league or anybody's minor league (as it was last year), I'd imagine he'd take the Cubs job. From everything I heard (and was told by a person in the organization) was that Hendry wanted to hire Eric Wedge initially. He was really set on him, but the organization felt Quade deserved it after the run the Cubs had at the end of the season. Hendry actually was relieved in a way that he didn't have to turn Sandberg down by hiring someone from outside the organization. I don't believe the next hire will be Hendry's to make--but overall I don't believe Sandberg has (at least he did not have) a lot of believers in his ability to manage throughout MLB. Exactly. Tell me how many interviews did Sandberg get w/ other teams? Of course, the same can be said of Quade. -
Personally, I won't be sad if the new Cubs GM or Team President (Baseball Guy) decides to replace Tim Wilken and all scouts and instructors w/ his own staff, provided the new staff is of better quality. Even though the system doesn't appear to be in bad shape (but not in great shape either), it's been 5+ years now (under Wilken's watch) and we're still not seeing enough plate discipline at each level and not enough fundamentals being taught. I can't count how many times I've seen players brought up thru the Cubs system that are lacking fundamentals (bunting, baserunning, fielding, plate approach based on situation).
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Iowa ranks 15th out of 16 teams in the pcl w/ 279 walks. Top team has 417, bottom team has 277 Tennessee ranks last out of 10 teams in the Southern league w/ 265 walks. Top team has 351 Daytona ranks 8th out of 12 teams in the fsl w/ 264 walks. Top team has 350 walks, bottom team has 223 Peoria ranks 15th out of 16 teams in the Midwest league w/ 230 walks. Top team has 329 walks, bottom team has 213
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So if Hendry gets canned and replaced w/ a front office that places more emphasis on statistics (hopefully), I wonder if they would keep Wilken?
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Well that pretty much sums it up
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Iowa, Tennessee, Daytona, and Peoria all rank near the bottom of their respective leagues in team walks...yeah, I think it's an organizational issue.
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With the organizational philosophy of hitters being aggressive and not taking walks, do you think that's all on Hendry or does Wilken believe in that philosophy too? Personally, I would like to see hitters coming through the system that know how to work a count and take some walks. I worry that if Wilken is kept around, this philosophy will continue. And I would like to see better fundamentals installed in our minor leaguers than what the current ones that have reached the majors have shown thus far, but that could be due to the currennt minor league instructors and maybe they get replaced by the new Cubs management.
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What are everyone's thoughts on the overall state of the Cubs minor league system? Wilken has been here 5+ years now, so the system is completely filled w/ players he, Oneiri, and the rest of his staff have scouted. Kevin Goldstein was on WSCR 670 yesterday and he assessed the Cubs minor league system overall as below average. He might be under rating the Cubs system a bit, but I don't think he's far off. There are no can't miss 1B or 3B prospects in development nor any front of the rotation starters at this point. And as of a few weeks ago, Iowa, Tennessee, Daytona, and Peoria all ranked near the bottom of their respective leagues in walks taken, which seems like an organizational (Hendry) philosophy. If Hendry gets canned at the end of this year, would you like to see Wilken get let go as well if the new GM or team president want to bring in their own guy to run the minor league system? Or, do you think Wilken deserves to stay?
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And Randy Wells pitches tomorrow in 95 degree heat...
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-27-11
dfnowak replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Is it just me, or does it seem ridiculous that John Gaub threw 60 pitches in 4 innings of relief in last nights game for Iowa? It looks like he did well though, but not what you want out of a usually 1 inning relief pitcher.