Outshined_One

Anthony Rendon has one hell of a posse.

I forgot how much I hate the MLB team covering this draft. They're so awful.

Tough call. D'backs have a Comp Pick at 7 that will go to waste if they don't sign anyone and the Indians are notorious for pursuing signable college guys.

*Fingers crossed*

Box Scores Iowa lost 3-1 Box Score RF F. Perez 0/4, K DH B. Scales 2/4 1B B. LaHair 0/4, 2 K C W. Castillo 1/4, R, 2B (3), K 3B S. Moore 0/4 2B M. Smith 0/3, BB, 2 K, CS (1) LF T. Wright 1/3, RBI, 2B (2) CF M. Camp 1/3, 2B (8) SP J. Jackson 5 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 6-5 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR, 3-4 GO-FO RP S. Maine 1.1 perfect, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 4-2 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/4, RBI, 2 K 2B M. Gonzalez 2/4, SB (3) LF/RF R. Flaherty 0/4, K 1B R. Ridling 0/4, K C S. Clevenger 0/3 3B J. Vitters 1/2, BB, R RF N. Perez 0/2, K PH/LF N. Samson 1/1, R, 2B (10) SS J. Lake 0/3, RBI SP C. Rusin 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, HBP, 11-3 GO-FO RP K. Smit 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 2-2 GO-FO RP R. Searle 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona won 10-9 Box Score LF E. Crawford 2/4, BB, R, RBI 2B M. Cerda 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (12), K CF JH Ha 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (7) 1B J. Bour 1/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (15), 2 K, E (7, throw) RF M. Burgess 1/4, BB, 2 R, 2 K C M. Brenly 1/4, RBI, K DH R. Silva 2/4 SS L. Watkins 1/4, R, 2B (4), 3 K SP J. Lorick 5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, WP, HBP 9-5 GO-FO RP J. Serrano 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-3 GO-FO RP F. Batista 2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, HR, 2-2 GO-FO Peoria with an off day. DSL Cubs 1 & DSL Cubs 2 suspended OVERALL: 1-2

I'm pretty sure Paul Sullivan would be standing up and applauding if Ryan Dempster said this instead of Z.

It would be fun to see the Cubs come out today wearing lacrosse gear.

Gibbs is old for the MWL, but I'm willing to give him a pass since catchers almost always move slower than other position prospects. He's turned things around really well since his stint in the NWL last season. He never was going to hit for much power, either. His defensive skills are sharp, his plate discipline has been good, and he's actually hitting for average. I'm hoping he gets promoted to Daytona soon to see what more he can do. Castillo was also in consideration for my list, but I'm not enamored with him. I think he profiles as a backup who won't hit or defend well enough to turn heads, but who does both well enough to merit a roster spot. Agreed on Bour and Simpson, by the way.

Box Scores Iowa won 9-8 Box Score CF/RF F. Perez 2/5, 4 R, 2 K, SB (11) 2B B. Scales 1/4, RBI, K LF B. LaHair 2/3, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR (15) CF M. Camp 1/1, RBI DH W. Castillo 1/4, R, RBI 1B S. Moore 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (9), K 3B M. Smith 0/3, HBP RF/LF T. Wright 1/4, R SS J. Mota 1/4, R, K C C. Robinson 0/3, HBP, E (1, throw) SP C. Coleman 6 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 8-2 GO-FO RP J. Stevens .2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP B. Parker .1 perfect, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Gaub .1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, 1-0 GO-FO RP M. Mateo 1.2 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO Tennessee won 6-5 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/4, BB, R, RBI 3B R. Flaherty 1/3, BB, R DH R. Ridling 1/4, R, 2B (8), K C S. Clevenger 1/4, R, 2B (9) RF M. Spencer 0/2, 2 BB, RBI SS J. Lake 1/4, 2 K 2B M. Gonzalez 1/4 LF N. Samson 1/4, R, PO (1B) SP N. Struck 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, Balk, 5-8 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, WP, HBP, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona won 10-4 Box Score LF E. Crawford 1/4, 2 R, K, HBP 2B M. Cerda 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R CF JH Ha 1/5 1B J. Bour 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI RF M. Burgess 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (11) C M. Brenly 1/5, RBI DH R. Silva 0/5, 3 K SS L. Watkins 1/4, RBI SP DE Rhee 6 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, HBP, 10-1 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Antigua 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 0-3 GO-FO Peoria lost 6-2 Box Score SS A. Alcantara 1/4, BB, RBI, 2 K, E (20, fielding) 1B R. Cuneo 1/4, 2B (6), K, E (2, throw) 3B G. Rohan 1/2, 2 BB DH R. Jones 0/4, 2 K C M. Gibbs 1/4, K CF KM Na 1/3, BB, R, SB (4) SP H. Simpson 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, WP, 7-3 GO-FO RP E. Jokisch 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, Balk, 3-1 GO-FO Both DSL teams with an off day. OVERALL: 3-1

Fernandez is a candidate to eat his way out of baseball. No thanks.

Changed the title of the thread to reflect the recent posts. My Pre-Draft Top 10 looks something like this... 1) Brett Jackson - Good year in spite of injuries, still a Top 30 prospect in baseball, imo. 2) Trey McNutt - Sliding due to all the nagging injuries. The talent's there, he just needs to stay healthy. 3) Matt Szczur - Rising fast. Would like to see more power, but everything else looks solid to outstanding so far. 4) Josh Vitters - Still a believer, but he's been decidedly mediocre in AA so far. 5) Jae-Hoon Ha - He held his own in a short stint in AA, but he still needs to work on taking walks. 6) Robert Whitenack - Would have been #3 on my list if he didn't have TJS. Tough break. 7) DJ LeMahieu - I'm not a huge fan of him, especially his approach, but he earned his callup. 8) Nick Struck - Quietly put up solid numbers in Daytona, curious to see how he does in AA. 9) Dallas Beeler - Seems he's recovered quite nicely from TJS; the AA promotion will be telling. 10) Micah Gibbs - Loving that 20/28 K/BB. Some power would be nice, but everything else is there for him to succeed. Woof. Some decent talent among that group, but injuries have killed this system. It desperately needs an infusion of talent from the MLB Draft.

In that scenario, there would be a really good chance Bundy falls to the Cubs.

I don't see Quade getting the axe unless Hendry joins him on the unemployment line.

Please don't get my hopes up like that! I don't see Rendon getting past KC. They're willing to spend on premium talent.

Box Scores Iowa won 10-4 Box Score RF F. Perez 2/5, 2 R 2B B. Scales 3/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (5), K, SB (3) 1B B. LaHair 1/4, BB, R, 3 RBI, HR (14), K C W. Castillo 2/5, RBI, 2 K DH S. Moore 0/3, BB, R, K 3B M. Smith 1/4 LF T. Wright 1/4, R, RBI, 3B (1) CF M. Camp 1/3, BB, 2 R SP R. Ortiz 7 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 11-5 GO-FO RP T. Diamond .2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Gaub .1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K RP E. Caridad 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 5-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/4, BB, R, 2 K SS J. Lake 0/4, K 2B R. Flaherty 3/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (12) 1B R. Ridling 2/4 LF M. Spencer 1/4, RBI, 2 K 3B J. Vitters 1/4, E (14, throw) RF N. Perez 0/4, 2 K C L. Flores 0/3, K PH S. Clevenger 0/0, BB SP B. Raley 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HR, WP, 7-4 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 1 perfect Daytona lost 4-0 Box Score LF R. Silva 2/4, K 2B M. Cerda 1/4, 2 K CF JH Ha 0/3, BB, K 1B J. Bour 1/4 RF M. Burgess 0/2, BB, K, HBP PH E. Crawford 0/1 SS L. Watkins 0/3, K C C. Noble 1/3, K SP Z. Rosscup 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 2-4 GO-FO RP M. Loosen 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, HR, HBP, 2-0 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 2-0 GO-GO Peoria won 11-4 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/5, BB, 2 R, RBI, K DH R. Cuneo 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI 3B G. Rohan 2/5, 2 RBI, 2B (14) 1B R. Jones 2/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (9), K C M. Gibbs 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, K SS A. Alcantara 1/5, R, 3 RBI, 3B (3), K, E (19, throw) RF KM Na 2/4, BB, K, E (3, fielding) SP C. Greathouse 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 9-2 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 2-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 16-3 Box Score RF J. Baez 2/4, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B (1), K, 2 SB (4) 2B F. Sanchez 2/4, 2 BB, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR (2), K, 2 SB (2), E (2, throw) LF/1B X. Batista 2/5, BB, R, 2B (1), 3 K, SB (1), E (1, fielding) C H. Suarez 0/4, BB, R, RBI, 2 K 1B G. Jimenez 0/2 SP G. Abreu 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, HBP, 6-0 GO-FO RP Y. Morel 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 PPD OVERALL: 3-2

Bad day for the farm. Yeesh.

Why do you think they have Meyer so high? I could understand the Cubs keying in on him if this was Pre-Wilken, but the Cubs have really shied away from big bodied pitchers since Wilken came along. Cashner and Ben Wells? I didn't say the Cubs avoided those guys altogether. However, I know you know the Cubs used to draft, almost to the point of absurdity, pitchers who were 6'5 and taller back before Wilken took over. Since then, I think Samardzija and Cashner were the only two drafted pitchers who've signed who are 6'5 and taller.

I know absolutely nothing about Guerreri other than he's a helium guy who's lit up the radar guns...but that's about it. Here is a nifty report with analysis and video. Not bad. I like what I'm reading.

It's hard to complain about a guy like that who's making the league minimum. An article like this is ridiculous, but Barney's actually a decent player.

Surprising news if true. I really hope he does well, since this farm system needs all the good news it can get.

Why do you think they have Meyer so high? I could understand the Cubs keying in on him if this was Pre-Wilken, but the Cubs have really shied away from big bodied pitchers since Wilken came along.

Absolutely. You've seen him play, have you not? Many times. His velocity unlike anything I've seen that close up before. I didn't see him at the beginning of this year when he was "struggling" but at the end of the year his velocity was just unnatural. Have you seen Bundy? How would you compare the two?

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Archie Bradley Jed Bradley Trevor Bauer Dylan Bundy Danny Hultzen On another topic, out of everyone in this draft, I go back and forth on Starling and Bauer more than everyone else. There are days I'd be incredibly excited to see the Cubs draft either of them and days where I just want the Cubs to avoid them at all costs. I think Starling's contact issues are overblown and his other tools are excellent, but I also think that he's benefited from a lot of hype. All of the video I've seen of him has been batting practice, where his swing looks really nice, but I have to wonder about his in-game approach and how well his swing would play against better competition. Still, his ceiling is fantastic. I have two issues with Bauer. The first issue is his durability given his habits and mechanics, which was covered extensively earlier. The second issue is whether the Cubs would be the right team for him. All of the rumors about him not wanting to go to certain teams and not wanting to change his routines and mechanics smack of entitlement and coachability issues. I normally don't care about baseball players' personalities if they are productive, but if you haven't even been drafted yet and you're telling teams what to do if they draft you, I have to wonder whether you have the attitude and maturity needed to make adjustments, adapt to higher levels of competitions, listen to coaches, and make it to the majors in one piece. At the same time, he may very well be the best pitcher in this draft. Tough call. Anyone else feel similarly conflicted about other players?

I'm okay with Mahtook. He was really raw when he started at LSU and has improved every season he's been there, plus he has been really productive even with the new bats. He's polished, he's a legit five tool guy, and he's probably the second most major league ready hitter in this draft after Rendon. Hell, he'll probably sign at or around slot, which would be great if the Cubs decide to chase after signability guys in later rounds. He doesn't exactly excite me, but I'd be torn between him and Brett Jackson as the top prospect in this system if the Cubs took him. In Law's scenario, I'd go with Jed Bradley (or Archie Bradley; whichever one was not selected before the Cubs).