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  1. Hrubes20
    The only thing you can use the signing bonus to guage is how much the team likes the prospect. From that point you just have to trust the scouting department to do their job. I never understood why they didn't at least tweak their offer to Sierra, if the hypothesis about agreeing to the huge deal before his development stalled is true. Teams have backed out of deals recently if the prospect hasn't developed like he should, and the team has faced essentially zero repercussions. Hell, the Yankees nixed a deal of over $2 million to a kid who got fat and didn't progress, and just a few years later are signing a guy that some are saying is the best IFA ever. Obviously these are rare occurances in general, and you wouldn't want to make this a standard business practice. Perhaps the goodwill shown towards Sierra's trainer will pay dividends at some point.
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    Whoa. No idea why, but I was under the assumption both Quintero and Made were going to get similar bonuses. Cubs obviously think this kid is pretty special to fork over $3 million.
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    I'd be fine with keeping him in the pen and trying to fast track him to the bigs, but after the success (so far) of the Riley Thompson experiment, I'd have no issues if the FO wanted to go that route with McAvene as well.
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    I'm sure you know that DSL performances are fairly meaningless, but Jose Lopez (CF - Cubs 2), Yohendrick Pinango (OF - Cubs 1), and Rafael Morel (SS - Cubs 1) are the more highly thought of guys.
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    Yeah, he’s been really damn impressive in his first few starts. Stuff is there too, so it’s not just smoke and mirrors.
  6. Hrubes20
    Zac Taylor with 5 hits and 3 bombs tonight down in the AZL. I’m getting flashbacks from a decade or so of Jericho Jones.
  7. Hrubes20
    And he hits yet another bomb tonight.
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    Shane Combs is not a guy that you would think would take $50K to sign. Good stuff about Oquendo, though. What little I've been able to find about him seems interesting.
  9. Hrubes20
    Quintero comes in at #6 and Made #8 on FG's IFA board. Altuve isn't in their top 40. https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-international?sort=-1,1&type=0
  10. Hrubes20
    Robel bomb #19 (including the 6 AA bombs).
  11. Hrubes20
    [tweet] [/tweet] He was the one I wanted in the 1st that was still available.
  12. Hrubes20
    Another day, another HR for Robel Garcia. 2 for 3 with a bomb, a 2B and a BB.
  13. Hrubes20
    Wes Saver has the signing amounts for a bunch of guys past the top 10. Not surprising, but none listed have been over the $125K limit. Collier/Laskey/Bigge/Reynolds have all gotten $125K. He also retweeted this from Johzan Oquendo: [tweet] [/tweet]
  14. Hrubes20
    Yes please on both.
  15. Hrubes20
    May I ask why? Legit question, no snark intended. Projection, they seem to be doing better with LA pitchers with Nunez, he's still adding strength with a FB that sits low to mid 90s, ability to flash spin, but struggles with control/command. Seeing him not in Mesa is encouraging. Ah, gotcha. I thought he had some plus pitch that I hadn't heard about yet or something. Forgot to mention that Abraham Rodriguez is back playing baseball again. He is a bit of a forgotten man, since he missed all of 2017 and 2018 while recovering from a shoulder injury of some kind. But both AZPhil and John Arguello (RIP) really liked the way this guy swung the bat. I remember AZPhil saying he liked him a good bit better than Jonathan Sierra when they both came to Fall Instructs. He had a great stateside debut the other day going 2 for 3 with a 3B and a BB.
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    With Strumpf getting slot, that leaves $1,616,345 for McAvene, Hearns, and Hendrie when the 5% overage is included. Something like $550K for McAvene, $1 million for Hearns, and $60K for Hendrie feels right.
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    He has been really good lately. The addition of healthy Barnette and Kimbrel would allow Strop to go on the IL again for as long as he needs.
  18. Hrubes20
    May I ask why? Legit question, no snark intended.
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    I get a bit confused with the wording in these things. Are they saying Miller is the best pitching prospect the Cubs have according to them? Or that he's just having the best season?
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    This says D.J. Herz signed for "end of the 3rd round money", which is over $500K. http:// https://www.fayobserver.com/sports/20190613/terry-sanfords-davidjohn-herz-midways-matthew-barefoot-sign-with-pro-baseball-teams Our boy Wes Saver has Schlaffer getting $250K, which is less than I would have figured.
  21. Hrubes20
    Colin Rea now listed as the starter for Iowa. Boo.
  22. Hrubes20
    Semi-bonus baby Rafael Morel is smacking the piss out of the ball down in the DSL. 3 for 5 today puts him at .385/.457/.692 on the young season (10 games). 6 BBs to 5 Ks. These stats are meaningless in the grand scheme of things, but always better to ball out than not.
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    Much like the Jensen pick, it's not the direction I would have gone for what is likely to be the splashy mid-round overslot pick. But his offensive profile does sound an awful lot like Brennen Davis predraft last year, and the early returns on his rebuilt swing are terrific. With that plus arm and solid athleticism, he could transition fairly easily to a COF spot if the bat comes around but his receiving is still terrible.
  24. Hrubes20
    Brennen Davis with bomb #2
  25. Hrubes20
    Anyone mention what Allen’s price tag was?
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