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  1. Hrubes20
    I honestly get Fontenot vibes from Giambrone.
  2. Hrubes20
    Law is far from alone in thinking that Hoerner doesn't have much in the way of a power, arm, or defense tool. But speed? Below-average? That's just flat out wrong; to the point where I wonder if he was watching the right player.
  3. Hrubes20
    He added a 2B as well. Nico is 3 for 3 (all singles) and a HBP. REALLY happy that Nico hasn't been stuck on the taxi squad.
  4. Hrubes20
    That strike percentage from Clark is sexy, given his history. I tried finding some velocity reports for him on twitter, but wasn't having any luck. Last I remember seeing was that he was sitting 92-93ish, rather than the 95-97 that he has flashed before.
  5. Hrubes20
    The rust for Nico isn't surprising. That was a really shitty outing for Steele though.
  6. Hrubes20
    Doesn't this bad boy start this week?
  7. Hrubes20
    Definitely will take that, even if there isn't much separating the 75th prospect from the 125th.
  8. Hrubes20
    Nice! I had visions of him sitting 82-84 and fooling teenagers in the AZL with breaking stuff.
  9. Hrubes20
    Nico going to the AFL is pretty fun.
  10. Hrubes20
    Collmenter never got the swings and misses that Swarmer does, either. But I'd gladly take a Collmenter-type career out of Swarmer if given that option. He was a guy that always performed better than his peripherals.
  11. Hrubes20
    Yonathan Perlaza had a really nice season this year. He may be a tad underappreciated by us on here.
  12. Hrubes20
    And missing a bunch of his senior year. Not ideal.
  13. Hrubes20
    Definitely have to root for the guy. That fastball actually looked like it had a little bit of zip. I was expecting low-80's from him after 2 shoulder surgeries.
  14. Hrubes20
    Robinson was bumped up as well. [tweet] [/tweet]
  15. Hrubes20
    Can't you still add anyone in the organization on 8/31 to the playoff rotation if there's someone on the 60-day DL? I believe that’s the rule Good call.
  16. Hrubes20
    Or why Brennen Davis hasn't played in 11 days?
  17. Hrubes20
    Leave Hancock on the 60 day. Give Smyly the open spot. DFA Mazzoni and add Webster. Easy peasy. Does he have options remaining? When you put him on the 40, you'd have to option him down to the minors. I guess you could do it after 9/1 and stick him in the MLB bullpen. I'm not sure what the 40 man crunch will look like over the offseason. I hope Hultzen will get up to AA/AAA soon, too. It would be nice to see what he's got in the tank against more advanced hitters. Just do it on August 31st, and option down Rosario for a day. That way Webster can be on the postseason roster if he balls out in September. The long term 40 man looks fine as well, since Chavez/De La Rosa/Wilson are all FAs and only Justin Steele needs to be protected in the Rule 5. Hamels is a FA too, but I'm not totally convinced the Cubs don't pick up his option at this point.
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    Love it.
  19. Hrubes20
    Get him on the 40 man and call him up in September, if the stuff is back. I think it sits at 39, but I could be wrong. If a spot is needed, a guy like Cory Mazzoni can be jettisoned with no harm done. The 40-man is at 39 after Anthony Bass was outrighted but they might have to take Smyly or Hancock off the 60-day DL in September. Leave Hancock on the 60 day. Give Smyly the open spot. DFA Mazzoni and add Webster. Easy peasy.
  20. Hrubes20
    Good to see Uelmen isn't dead, after leaving consecutive starts early.
  21. Hrubes20
    Are you saying it's not a good sign because he's far away? Yeah. The closest impact pitcher (after AA) in our system is so far away is not a good sign. I guess that means we're probably trading someone from the big league team to get that young impact cost-controlled starter. EDIT: It also means the Cubs scouting department didn't do a great job in the 2017 draft when they specifically focused on pitching. Maybe Lange and Abbott still have a chance of developing into that "impact" category, but the chances are not looking good right now. The failings to find and develop any kind of potential impact pitching were way before 2017. Expecting an impact-type pitcher from the 2017 draft to be higher than the low levels is asking quite a bit, given where the Cubs drafted.
  22. Hrubes20
    Pitched another perfect inning last night with 2 more Ks. 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 Ks. Has his velocity come back? I remember him as a 94-96 guy as a starter coming up through the minors with the Dodgers, and fangraphs has his fastball at 95.3 in 2013 in a couple starts with the Red Sox. Dropped to 93.1 in 2014 and 92.7 in 2015, which is when he last pitched in the bigs. No big injury that I can see anywhere. But then again, why didn't he make an appearance somewhere in the organization until the AZL opened up until July, when he was signed in February or March? Questions for AZPhil, methinks, unless he has already mentioned this. Get him on the 40 man and call him up in September, if the stuff is back. I think it sits at 39, but I could be wrong. If a spot is needed, a guy like Cory Mazzoni can be jettisoned with no harm done.
  23. Hrubes20
    Pitched another perfect inning last night with 2 more Ks. 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 Ks. Has his velocity come back? I remember him as a 94-96 guy as a starter coming up through the minors with the Dodgers, and fangraphs has his fastball at 95.3 in 2013 in a couple starts with the Red Sox. Dropped to 93.1 in 2014 and 92.7 in 2015, which is when he last pitched in the bigs. No big injury that I can see anywhere. But then again, why didn't he make an appearance somewhere in the organization until the AZL opened up until July, when he was signed in February or March? Questions for AZPhil, methinks, unless he has already mentioned this.
  24. Hrubes20
    I saw that and was shocked a bit. I've seen multiple games of Short and would have classified it as average defense at SS. But then again, that was just the eye test and I'm obviously not a scout.
  25. Hrubes20
    Yeah, you could make the argument that his pitches are 55 across the board. That's on the high end for his fastball, but you could make the argument. It concerns me a bit though, that he's been such a flyball pitcher in his minor league career.
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