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  1. Hrubes20
    Rolison’s a significantly better prospsect than Zasrtrzny. Throws harder, better breaking ball, better pedigree, younger, more swing and miss, better performer...Hot take is that Rolison has some Ted Lilly to his game with the fastball/breaking ball combo and clean arm. I’m not a Cole Wilcox fan. He reminds me of that guy the Royals drafted a couple years ago, a little stiff, thin, and a bit of a slinger for my tastes. Well of course he is. I wasn't comparing Rolison and Zastryzny as prospects, but comparing the situations. (i.e. a guy who wasn't great most of the year, but who happened to have a terrific start in his conference tourney in front of the FO; leading them to select him)
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    This is what I was afraid of.
  3. Hrubes20
    This doesn't please me, especially since Rolison was pretty sharp yesterday. Reminds me of when Zastryzny had a really good tourney in front of the Cubs brass and they fell in love with him.
  4. Hrubes20
    I was just telling myself yesterday that Lange needed a game where he got a bunch of strikeouts. The talk about a swing-inducing changeup is the best news of the day. He could be a legit MOR starter if he has both plus secondaries, even if the fastball velo stays in that depressed 90-92 range. I'm still not going to be happy about Little at all until I see some velocity readings.
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    That write-up was fairly terrible. Basically it was "Cubs have drafted tons of pitchers, so they're going to take a pitcher again in the 1st". This of course flies in the face of what the entire FO has already said, in that bats are definitely in play. Edit: But yes please on Wilcox, depending on what bats are there.
  6. Hrubes20
    Wow. Multiple good pitching performances in the same night. Not sure we’ve had that yet.
  7. Hrubes20
    Absolutely love this pick. He seems to have a higher ceiling than most college pitchers who go in the 20s: Anthony Seigler went 22. Other guys we’ve talked about: Ethan Hankins went 15, Jordyn Adams 16, Jackson Kowar 17, Noah Naylor 18, Brice Turang 19, Ryan Weathers 21, Triston Casas 23, Cole Wilcox 27, Steele Walker 28, Jordan Groshans 32, Kumar Rocker 33 and Connor Scott 35. I'm all aboard the hitter train, but Gilbert would be a lot better than the other names being given to the Cubs like Rollison or Kowar. And he's a Cape Cod guy too. I think he's ultimately gone before 24, but that pick makes a lot of sense.
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    He's been absolutely terrible in SEC play this year. I want nothing to do with him at 24.
  9. Hrubes20
    I'm on board with that pick for sure. I missed the Steele Walker talk before, and I'm really conflicted on him. If he can increase the power to where more of his doubles go over the fence? That's a Michael Conforto-lite package. If it doesn't, you're probably looking at a ceiling of Melky Cabrera without that one crazy BABIP-fueled season and more strikeouts. I wouldn't hate the pick though.
  10. Hrubes20
    Gotta remember the Cuban gem we unearthed named Concepcion. Gerardo, maybe? Anyway, he got like 6 mill from us, but at least it was over 5 years. Albertos was around 1.5 too. As a general rule, pitchers just don't cost as much in IFA. Especially now that Cubans are capped too. It seems like there's only 6-8 pitchers on the top 30 lists in IFA's each year. I know we got Tseng, Moreno, and Mejia the first time and it was a great showing for pitching. In 2015, Albertos wasn't known, so he didn't get ranked, but Marquez was. And it sounds like we've got Gallardo and Machado this year. May not have developed them, but we've taken our shots for sure on some high end pitching, via IFA. +1 on all of this. I'd also note that Blackburn and Johnson were technically 1st round picks, even if in the supplemental round.
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    It's behind the paywall for me as well. Actually, EVERYTHING is now behind a paywall over at BA. Their top 500 (or 200 or whatever it first was) has been free content for as long as I've been actively following the draft. I can't access it anymore without a subscription.
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    He's in the same convo as Trout/Harper IMO. Then again... it's a short list of teenage prospects who raked in AA or higher. Who else would there be in the 21st century? You're asking a different question than Tom. If the question is about who was a better prospect as a teenager, the list is very, very short. If the question is who was a better prospect overall, then it is more open. I think that at least Bryant and Strasburg should be added to the overall list. Vlad Jr.'s bat looks fantastic. It could be something really special. But don't let it overshadow the fact that he won't be providing any defensive or baserunning value. Guys like Trout/Harper/KB/Correa/etc all have well-rounded games and were better overall prospets. But pure offensive ability? Give me Vlad Jr. over pretty much everyone.
  13. Hrubes20
    From your mouth to God's ears.
  14. Hrubes20
    Meh. Make him a reliever and see if his stuff picks up. I don't really care for Hatch and I was disappointed when the Cubs selected him in the 3rd round. That 2016 draft class doesn't look great right now. I wanted Zac Gallen who went two picks later to the Cardinals. In a system where zero pitching prospects are stepping up, Hatch needs to be given every opportunity to stick. He was really good last year in High A after the first month. Yesterday was another ugly start though. Tough to get hung up on a 3rd round pick when the Cubs had a tiny draft pool that year. As with seemingly every arm drafted by this FO, he looks like he can certainly be a reliever. Can't be too unhappy with that outcome from that draft.
  15. Hrubes20
    Not a great 3rd inning so far, either. Bases juiced after 2 line drive singles and a walk. Zero Ks.
  16. Hrubes20
    My mind exaggerated Marquez's velo. I read "bumping mid-90's" on previous reports and went to 95. This is much less impressive.
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    Hopefully Hatch's last start was a sign of him improving after a rough month or so. I remember him having a really ugly start to 2017 as well, before turning it on.
  18. Hrubes20
    He never wowed me at SS, but he wasn't glaringly bad there either. He looked really dang good at 3B. I would absolutely be fine with him getting a shot to stick at SS. I'm fairly salty that the Cubs have no chance at him anymore.
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    I saw a report that had him bumping 95 with a plus change. Could have been a hot gun though. Either way, he's been in that 91-94 range all year, which presents a pretty big jump from the 88-90 he was at prior to this year. The changeup will be even better with the added velo. Curve is average. He throws tons of strikes as well, which is a nice departure from seemingly the rest of the organization. I'm geniunely intrigued here.
  20. Hrubes20
    Yes, please. I would love that draft, as I'm a big fan of both Edwards and Hansen.
  21. Hrubes20
    Callis with the mock draft to make Tom's day: https://www.mlb.com/news/college-players-lead-in-mlb-mock-draft/c-276190214?tid=151437456 I do love that he links us solely to higher upside prep players though. As a Cubs fan, it seems Callis generally has at least an inkling of the types of players the Cubs are going after.
  22. Hrubes20
    Well, we can take solace in the fact that we're probably not one of the teams that's contacted him. I don't know why a team would contact him or consider drafting him. I hope you're right.
  23. Hrubes20
    I hate everything about what they did with the Cubs pick. Not much of an Eierman fan, and their "also considered" list is filled with BOR college starters.
  24. Hrubes20
    That depends on what you mean by "permanent", I guess. There's nothing in there that said he'd never be used as a starter again. He's being moved to the bullpen for now. And I think that's smart. It's not a bad idea to limit his exposure for the time being. Have him work things out with coaches in side sessions, and then take it into game situations out of the pen in shorter stints. Get things ironed out (if they can...), hopefully have him get a couple of scoreless innings under his belt. Rebuild his confidence, which has assuredly taken a hit. And when they think he's ready (a month or so down the road depending), give him a start. I mean, maybe it's more dire than that, I don't know. But that seems like a more logical plan than moving him to the pen permanently at the age of 19. Underwood has lasted in a rotation in this system for several years now, despite not deserving it. Albertos won't be pushed to the pen permanently.
  25. Hrubes20
    Great stuff. Thanks for posting that. I didn't think BA usually got around to that until a week or so before the draft.
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