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  1. allen6510w
    Yes, if he breaks camp with South Bend he will keep his status as a "dart". After thriving in the ACL (0.226 ISO), he became more passive at the plate and struggled after being promoted to Myrtle Beach last summer. Will be interesting to see if he settles in at a position (3B?) or continues to move around the infield.
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    Thanks. I'm sure you're right about the "quite a bit different" part. I also hope Horton will start the year in the AAA rotation but was wondering if they would hold him back a bit so that he is strong in September. Makes sense to also start Brown there too given the roster is full.
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    It'll be interesting to see if Cade Horton is stretched out as a starter or converted to the bullpen. Nate Pearson could also be stretched out as a AAA starter. Other possibilities include Walker Powell and Brad Keller. The health status or roster status (DSL or US) is in question (for me at least) for players in italics. Several of the possible starters could be converted to the bullpen of course. In fact, several of them are so wild it is probably more likely than not. Several projected rookie level starters and/or position players could end up spending 2025 in the DSL - again. We'll see.
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    With February a few hours away -
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    FWIW (not much) I currently have Bello ranked as the #23 Cub prospect. He was a low-A starter last year and has a low 90s FB with a lot of run and a good curve. 91/28 K/W in 89.2 IP with a 0.225 BAA and 5 HRA.
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    While Baseball America did have Zyhir at #52, they also list him as a candidate (6 were listed although I'm sure they have a longer list than that) to be #1 next year: "Similarly, Hope would have to have a MiLB Player of the Year-caliber season to vault to No. 1, but that’s not an implausible ask. He has massive power potential with a chance to hit for average as well. As a bat-first outfielder, he’d have to vault multiple levels while showing exceptional performance. Hope has the ability to pull that off."
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    ... presumably the same Tadeo who debuted in the Mexican league last summer as a 15 year old ...
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    Rich Biesterfeld posted a picture of Fernando Cruz in Mesa yesterday. So .... that may answer the question as to whether Fernando will repeat the DSL this summer.
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    With Vidal Brujan being out of options, the Cubs may opt to begin 2025 with Luis Vazquez as the AAA SS.
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    Baseball America has released their depth chart for the Cubs. Thought this was interesting. The depth list for LHSP is 1) Drew Gray 2) Marino Santy 3) Evan Aschenbeck 4) Cameron Sisneros Their top 30 included Nick Dean at 27 (Depth starter upside unless he adds 3-4 mph to each of his 4 pitches - CU is bread and butter pitch), Sam Armstrong at 28 (throws both 2 and 4 seam FBs from 3/4 arm slot; slider works against both lefties and righties), Brett Bateman at 29 (no surprises here; 70 speed but 20 power; 55 hit tool is encouraging), and Kenyi Perez at 30 (70 FB 30 CTRL (better than expected?), the spin rate of his 4-seam FB was better than that of any ML pitcher in 2024).
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    The recent signing of Carlos Perez gives the Cubs the option of leaving Pablo Aliendo in AA to begin the season. Arm permitting, Cole Mathis could slide into the 1B position at low-A to start the season, with a mid-season promotion to high-A and shift to 3B possible. Drew Bowser and Matt Halbach are two recent draftees that could move into starting roles this spring with a strong spring if others falter. Fernando Cruz signed for a heck of a lot of money. Will he be given a mulligan for last year and given a shot to earn a starting spot in the ACL this spring?
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    As we await the signing of MiL FAs and additional trades, here is one possible arrangement of players. It'll be interesting to see when Cole Mathis is cleared to play IF and whether he starts at 1B or 3B.
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    Yes, AA is the most likely starting place for Cam.
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    With Alfonsin Rosario gone the Cubs need a new CF at the high-A level. The Cubs could go many ways here. In my relatively uninformed depth chart, I've shifted Wetzel to CF (he played a plurality of his games there last year), moved Ivan Brethower up from low-A (that would be a big challenge for him but he will be 22 in February), and moved Geuri Lobo into the OF rotation at low-A (he had a pretty good season in the ACL last year, adjusting to his new role as an OF). Of course, the Cubs could move Reggie Preciado from 3B to the OF, give Jordan Nwogu another chance, sign a MiFA, or other. What would you do?
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    The Cubs re-signed a couple of potential miFA that should compete for starting roles in 2005. Antonio Santos, a 28-year old who posted an impressive 80/25 K/W last year in 70 AA IP; he also had a good playoff start. Over the last few years he has pitched in the Dominican Republic, Japan, China, and the majors. ... and Kohl Franklin who was ranked as the Cubs 13th, 6th, 18th, and 29th best prospect by Baseball America between 2020 and 2023. He injured his forearm last April 13th and should return to action sometime next year Finally, as expected, the Cubs re-signed C Pablo Aliendo who begin 2025 in AA or AAA. In theory, any of these players could be plucked in the Rule 5 draft.
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    Thanks for the write ups! Ramirez's need to develop some power ( he had a 0.097 ISO last year) despite his small frame is reinforced by the fact that he played more 3B than 2B last year and did not play SS at all.
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    Yes, if the Cubs keep Rodriguez in high-A or move him to the pen, the Cubs could move Nahas back into the rotation. Other possibilities would include Chris Kashmir if he doesn't make the AAA roster, Manuel Espinoza depending on his free agent status, Walker Powell if he is healthy, etc.
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    Since it's quiet here, I though I'd list my starting pitching list, which is very similar to California Raisin's and an update on my latest thoughts wrt position player placement,
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    Matt ShawCade HortonMoises BallesterosCam SmithOwen CaissieJames TriantosKevin AlcantaraBrandon BirdsellJaxon WigginsJonathon LongJefferson RojasCole MathisAlfonsin RosarioCristian HernandezAlexander CanarioTy SouthiseneDrew GrayChristian FranklinPedro RamirezMichael Arias
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    Baseball America (Josh Norris) just posted a list of the top 31 prospects in the DSL this summer. No Cubs made the list but there were 4 players from the Orioles, 3 from the Guardians, 2 from the Brewers, Cardinals, Angels, Rangers, Twins, Red Sox, and Pirates and 1 from the Marlins, Rays, Dodgers, Astros, Nationals, Yankees, Giants, Rockies, Royals, and Reds.
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    I hadn't realized how stark the contrast is: 56/28 K/W in 71.2 IP with a 0.246 BAA in 15 starts and 43/20 K/W in 35.2 IP with a 0.358 BAA as a reliever. By month 2,0,5,3,1,4 starts and 6,8,1,1,3,0 relief appearances
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    Riley Thompson pitched well in April and September - will it be enough for him to get an MiFA offer next year from the Cubs? LHRP Blake Weiman who signed for $3K in 2018 out of UCS Upstate. and RHRP Blake Whitney who signed for $150 K in 2017 are two others who will be MiFA at the end of the year. Both are old for AA and spent nearly the entire year there despite pitching well.
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    With respect to fewer DR/VZ prospects appearing in the top 100. Are there fewer prospects from the Dominican Republic/Venezuela or are there just fewer getting recognized early in their minor league careers because of the loss of short-season A. In the past, some players may have made the top 100 list partly due to appearing on top 10 lists for short-season A leagues that no longer exist. In some ways the Arizona League is serving as a short-season league in the new setup because it starts earlier than in past seasons and ends earlier. This should increase the competition level of the Arizona League and its Florida equivalent ... but the number of opportunities to play has been cut in half. I wonder if more DR/VZ players are being held back an extra year in the DSL due to a shortage of state-side playing opportunities. You wouldn't think this would affect true prospects but perhaps it is difficult to identify the true prospects at such a young age. A skeptic could also argue that the decrease in top 100 prospect from DR/VZ could also be due to ages being more accurately recorded today or to the continuing issues in Venezuela affecting the strength and conditioning of Venezuelan prospects.
  24. allen6510w
    So ... if I'm reading the schedule correctly, Tennessee is about to play 8 or 9 straight games versus the Barons. We'll find out how much familiarity with the pitcher matters
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    Yes, it was just last fall when the Cubs planned on moving Escobar to the OF to make room for Alexei Hernandez? He has played some OF this year but is still primarily a second baseman. His transition to low-A seems to be going well although one wonders which is the fluke his low-A BA (0.203) or his unrealistically high 0.281 ISO. SSS beware ...
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