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  1. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    99% of Angels fans have been brainwashed into thinking that walks don't matter. Mike S. IS the master of small ball.
  2. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Pretty much...long term his only advantage might be HR power.
  3. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Nice. May seems to be friendly towards a bunch of bats not named Jackson. Szczur has picked it up, Rizzo is still chugging along, Vitters has seen some success... I'd like to see doubles pile up in this system.
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    I'm sold. He's got the size (6'5" 22something), makes more contact than Wilson, has put up better all around numbers...Good to see the number of top players increase for a year the Cubs might have the pick of the litter.
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    Very late could be a possibility, but I do think he's polished enough to make an impact in 2014. Yep, there's pretty much no way they can mess up this pick.
  6. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    I think you've got a much better chance with Lake. Well he's the hot hand right now...Still plenty of baseball left.
  7. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    What's so bad about Eades' arm action? It's not the best but a little reminiscent of a Jarrod Parker. I want to see more of this Bryant fellow.
  8. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Well yeah, that's the only way to make that choice seem sane. The overall point is that Hendry handled the long decided decision to overhaul the image and FO as well as you possibly can. I'll even go as far as saying its a big part of why he ended up being hired by a top tier organization after his days here. It's an impressive thing away from the Internet, which might give half a crap. Of course this really comes down to the guy who's going to go down as the best thing to happen to the Cubs in ever, Tom Ricketts.
  9. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Minorleagueball mock had the Cubs take: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2012/5/18/3008041/2012-mlb-mock-draft-the-first-10-rounds#storyjump 6: Carlos Correa 43: Mitchell Travor (6'7 240 HS RH who might have hit 95 and does have strong athleticism on the mound) 56: Alex Bregman (HS SS moved to catcher. Check this swing out: - Due to his old and new position might get compared to Justin O'Connor, a Rays C prospect who was also rumored to be an option for the Cubs in whatever draft that was)68: Kyle Hansen (6'8" pitcher from St. John's who might be the brother of the other Hansen, a hard throwing reliever bust, from the same school) 102: Matt Reynolds (Arkansas 3B who seems likeable) 135: Daniel Stalwart (6'3 210 RH HS arm) 165: Stephen Francis (HS OF) 195: Ronnie Freeman (Kennesaw State C, sounds familiar but not remembering anything right now) 225: Cameron Perkins (Purdue 3B) 255: Cody Johnson (HS RHP, looks athletic? I know nothing) 285: Max White (Oklahoma University junior 1B) 315: Scott Firth (Clemson P) Hunter Virant went after our pick at 43 if anyone wants to make that an issue. I'd like a projectable LH arm in the system like that.
  10. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Didn't even realize the Cubs had 5 picks in the first 102 and the 4 in the first 70. I've been too nice to Jim Hendry lately, but once again I have to commend him on not leaving a super mega organizational overhaul for Theo and friends to undertake. OTOH, I do fault him for the Prior career fiasco that I personally think cost the Cubs of the 2000's at least one WS. Whatever happened there happened because homework wasn't done.
  11. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    You're selling low. I've heard very little about his D in center. I know he's crazy fast, but how are his jumps/errors? From what I understand he's supposed to be the best defender of the CF prospects in the system that have starting CFer upside. I also think simply taking his old line and then his May line, splitting the difference and calling that his ceiling is selling him short and lazy. He's got good offensive upside (potential to hit for average, get on base, show some power, and be a base stealing threat), but it might be 2-3 years before he pieces it together completely.
  12. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    CR is Bryant that good? How does he compare to other top college bats of the decade? My guess is his big advantage over Wilson will be position and contact ability, which are pretty big advantages. What kind of ceiling do you think he has? I like Lorenzen.
  13. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    CR says Ryne Stanek from Arkansas would be the best pitcher in this draft, and he looks damn impressive on the stuff online. A little more conventional than Gausman, my favorite arm this year, mechanically. Austin Wilson would be my bat of choice. He's a monster (6'5" 250) RF for Stanford who's hitting .297/.408/.526 this year with 20 BB, 14 HBP, 35 K's (fewer than Richie Shaffer, arguably the top college bat in this year's draft, despite the difference in size/length), 5/5 in SB, and big time pedigree. My only knock might be only 9 doubles, but his power ceiling is as high as any college bat that's come out in a while. Karsten Whitson was a good pitching prospect in HS as was Dylan Covey, and both will be eligible. I'm not as big a fan of Whitson as I hear I should be, but I did like him alot in HS. There's another college bat that was mentioned on minorleagueball, Dominic Ficociello, who plays 1B for the Razorbacks. I like his athleticism and etc, but he plays 1B and might not have the power. Some say he can play 3B but it's best to know for sure. I'm thinking hope for Stanek or Wilson.
  14. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Funny thing is that that is typical for Verlander. He likes to "empty the tank" (possibly his words) as the end of a start is coming. He entered the 9th with only 100 pitches and 4 straight K's.
  15. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Unfortunately the 2003 Cubs don't exist on The Internet except on Cub sites. Possibly I lack skills but I can't find a shred of good 2003 material.
  16. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    based on what??? 22 is much younger than average for AA players. 22 is probably pretty close to the average for High A players. he's younger than 60% of the players on the daytona cubs' roster. How about the average prospect in High A? Sure Jack Nobody could be 22, but the best future ML'ers? I've always heard 21 for high A, 22 for AA, and 23 for AAA. OTOH as already stated the fact that he's only now focusing on baseball means that he might have to be looked at differently. I don't think anyone preaches athleticism more me anyway so I'm not exactly counting this player out.
  17. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    That was fun while it lasted. Wish he got it.
  18. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Live look in on MLB.com.
  19. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    I think Szczur's patience/plate discipline are clearly where the biggest gains are, and that's a nice place to see gains. Still tons of room to grow for him.
  20. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Verlander is being a badass again.
  21. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Whoa really? I'm going to say not for me when it comes to a minor leaguer in a league he's at slightly old for and has 300+ ABs in. Really going out on a ledge, I know, but I think it's OK to expect more than .25something there from a guy in High A. Also very sure it's OK to poke holes in the stat lines of minor league players, and like it or not those aspects of Szczur's games are lacking right now. This does not mean I dislike him as a prospect.
  22. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    As with seemingly every Cubs prospect not named Rizzo there's some real holes in his numbers. Low batting average, 6 CS in his 22 SB attempts, a little old for the league, only recently got his ISO above .100...Hopefully like Shark the fact that he's an athlete who never focused on baseball has some legs. Low batting average is a stupid gripe for someone getting on base 36% of the time. He now has 17 steals in 23 attempts, which is about good enough at 74%. 22 is not old for High A. And he's never going to be a power hitter so his power numbers aren't going to jump out at anyone ever. So, yeah you're pretty much off base on all your points. Power is tough to come by in the FSL anyways. Was thinking this in my post...how are his numbers relative to the league? Agreed that the FSL is pretty well known to not be friendly to hitters.
  23. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    As with seemingly every Cubs prospect not named Rizzo there's some real holes in his numbers. Low batting average, 6 CS in his 22 SB attempts, a little old for the league, only recently got his ISO above .100...Hopefully like Shark the fact that he's an athlete who never focused on baseball has some legs. Low batting average is a stupid gripe for someone getting on base 36% of the time. He now has 17 steals in 23 attempts, which is about good enough at 74%. 22 is not old for High A. And he's never going to be a power hitter so his power numbers aren't going to jump out at anyone ever. So, yeah you're pretty much off base on all your points. Low batting average isn't such a stupid gripe in a guy's age 23 season at high A. 22 is more suitable for AA as well. It's not as if it's easy to be a .360 OBP guy in the big leagues, but over 300 ABs in High A as a .25something hitter? Really I'm being offbase with that? He's still loaded with tools and untapped potential, but for a top prospect at his age I don't think I'm being crazy by expecting more in High A.
  24. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    As with seemingly every Cubs prospect not named Rizzo there's some real holes in his numbers. Low batting average, 6 CS in his 22 SB attempts, a little old for the league, only recently got his ISO above .100...Hopefully like Shark the fact that he's an athlete who never focused on baseball has some legs.
  25. PriortoTheoIhadWood
    Such a tease I prefer Fried over Zimmer or Wacha Definitely...still probably the 5th HS player in the draft after Buxton, Giolito, Correa, and Almora so not sure how real of an option he is. Then again, he's the #2 HS pitcher and the big lefty so that helps make him more of a conceivable option than he is.
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