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  1. allen6510w
    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.
  4. 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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    His is a meteoric rise through the prospect charts. I'm sure one could point out his poor ISO numbers (until very recently) but his K/W numbers are unreal for a first baseman,
  7. allen6510w
    When I click on may post it increases in size - does that not work for everyone else?
  8. allen6510w
    Thanks for the pitching projections. Here is my latest hopes as to where the position players land to begin the season. I'm assuming Cole Mathis begins the year on the DL.
  9. allen6510w
    Yes, the Cubs put nearly all of their eggs in the Fernando Cruz bucket. I'll be curious to see if Robin moves up to the ACL next season. His in-game power is more projected than real at this time. He could remain in the DSL as lesser but older "prospects" with arguably better numbers such as Derik Alcantara, Eli Lovich, Darlyn DeLeon and Alexey Lumpuy patrol the ACL outfield but perhaps the Cubs would like their stateside staff to work with him. He is a year younger than Eli Lovich. Also, Lumpuy might be given an opportunity to open in low-A - so that could clear a spot.
  10. allen6510w
    Yes, he was in the C conversion program last year as opposed to this spring - so not a good sign. Carter is hitting well enough that he might be a better 1B option in low-A next year than the older Edgar Alvarez. However, it is difficult to see him getting an opportunity to move Cole Mathis aside in high-A. So ... it would be much more exciting to seem him competing with the powerless Frank Hernandez for a backup C position in high-A. If he needs more seasoning behind the plate he could become part of a number crunch as Low-A has several options including Ariel Armas, Adan Sanchez, Owen Ayers, and possibly Jairo Diaz.
  11. allen6510w
    Here is the MiL placements that I hope to see to begin 2025. Of course, some of my stretches will be filled in with MiL FAs. Part of me wants Jefferson Rojas to repeat high-A and Fernando Cruz to remain in the DSL. Thoughts?
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    It depends if you use Baseball America's criteria or MLBs. BA does not use days on the active roster as a criterium.
  13. allen6510w
    Haven't Connor Noland and Juan Bello also improved their prospect status this summer or does their fringy FBs make them non-prospects at least until they show something in AAA.
  14. allen6510w
    That's great. One surgery in HS, one in college, one in the minors, and hopefully he'll get an opportunity to have one in the majors.
  15. allen6510w
    It's encouraging that they are allowing JP to pitch multiple innings. Hopefully, the TJ recovery is going well. Mule is struggling to keep his WHIP sub-2 despite a BAA of well-below 0.200. Poster boy for the hard throwers the Cubs have drafted lately.
  16. allen6510w
    After batting 0.158 with a 0.246 SA in April and 0.292 with a 0.333 SA in May, Christian is slashing 0.291/0.400/0.455 this month. With his patellar tendon issue over a year in the rear-view mirror, Christian may have more to offer than a 98th PCTL "exit velocity". .
  17. allen6510w
    Efficient use of pitches by JP Wheat. He managed to hit 3 batters, walk 1 batter, strike out 1 batter, and throw a wild pitch in his 13 pitch inning. Also, the top 7 hitters in the Cubs ACL lineup have a higher OPS than any of the 9 Guardian starters.
  18. allen6510w
    Cade HortonPete Crow-ArmstrongMatt ShawOwen CaissieMoises BallesterosJefferson RojasBen BrownAlexander CanarioJames TriantosFernando CruzKevin AlcantaraMichael AriasPablo AliendoPorter HodgeJaxon WigginsCristian HernandezLuis VazquezPedro RamirezBrandon BirdsellDrew Gray Hopefully, Alfonsin Rosario, Yohendrick Pinango, Nazier Mule, Will Sanders, Derniche Valdez, Brody McCullough and others will continue to push for the top 20.
  19. allen6510w
    Darn he was only 6 days away from spending 1000 days in high-A; he debuted there on August 24 of 2021.
  20. allen6510w
    While he didn't quite make my list and it's hard to take seriously a player who is in his 4th! season at the same level, you may want to add Pinango to the list and possibly Alfonsin Rosario.
  21. allen6510w
    Pete Crow-Armstrong Cade Horton Matt Shaw Owen Caissie Kevin Alcantara Ben Brown Jordan Wicks Jackson Ferris Matt Mervis Moises Ballesteros James Triantos Alexander Canario Jefferson Rojas Brennen Davis Cristian Hernandez Daniel Palencia Jaxon Wiggins Josh Rivera Haydn McGeary Derniche Valdez Pablo Alíendo, Derniche Valdez, Luis Vazquez, Jaxon Wiggins, and Josh Rivera (21-25) Porter Hodge, Haydn McGeary, Pedro Ramirez, Caleb Killian, and Cristian Hernandez (26-30) 31-41 includes Kohl Franklin, Will Sanders, Nazier Mule, Koen Moreno, Christian Franklin, Alexis Hernandez, Ludwig Espinoza, Ezequiel Pagan, Christopher Paciolla, Brody McCullough, & Yonathan Perlaza oops. Not sure what I did here but I meant to order my list: PCA, Horton, Shaw, Caissie, Wicks, Alcantara, Ferris, Brown, Ballesteros, Canario, Rojas, Triantos, Little, Palencia, Murray, Gray, Mervis, Gallardo, Arias, Birdsell, Aliendo, Valdez, etc.
  22. allen6510w
    Well, if he can get it to land in Wrigley Field the Cubs may notice. He's always been a polarizing prospect. When he did so poorly during his short ML stint ...
  23. allen6510w
    Pete Crow-ArmstrongCade HortonMatt ShawOwen CaissieBen BrownKevin AlcantaraMiguel AmayaJordan WicksJackson FerrisMoises BallesterosMatt MervisJames TriantosLuke LittleJefferson RojasRichard GallardoAlexander CanarioMichael AriasJaxon WigginsBJ Murray JrLuis Vazquez
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    Erstwhile prospect Reginald Preciado began his rehab stint in the ACL. Hopefully, his mid-game departure was part of the plan.
  25. allen6510w
    "His overall contact rate (64%) is lower than that of any qualified big league right fielder this year and any qualified outfielder of the last 10 years except for Joey Gallo. That’s a scary detail, and is ultimately keeping Caissie off the Top 100." This is FanGraphs' rationale. "Hrubes20" may have a future as a clairvoyant.
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