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  1. Outshined_One
    Gotta protect that draft capital!
  2. Outshined_One
    Considering we're almost a week away from the regular season tipoff, now seemed as good of a time as any to start this thread. Lonzo is rumored to be returning during this Wednesday's preseason game against the Wolves. I want him to be fully recovered and hope he can play a full season, but eesh, I'm not optimistic about that with his injury history.
  3. Outshined_One
    Matt ShawCade HortonOwen CaissieMoises BallesterosKevin AlcantaraCam SmithJames TriantosJefferson RojasJaxon WigginsBrandon BirdsellCristian HernandezDerniche ValdezDrew GrayAlfonsin RosarioFernando CruzMichael AriasPedro RamirezWill SandersJonathon LongCole Mathis
  4. Outshined_One
    It's reminiscent of Starlin Castro when he had his breakout season in 2009. The numbers didn't pop, but the projection (due in large part to age) was through the roof and the fact that he produced at High A/AA at his age merited prospecticators strapping a rocket to his back. Rojas has plenty of work left to do, but he's advanced for his age and plays a premium position.
  5. Outshined_One
    He should be in the HOF on the merits, but he was a horsefeathers person and I don't care if he ever gets admitted.
  6. Outshined_One
    Plus bullpen arms are so damned finicky and the Cubs' RP depth is muddled. The Cubs could sign Clay Holmes and trade for Emmanuel Clase in the offseason, and I'd still be worried about the bullpen going into 2025.
  7. Outshined_One
    I'd flame away if this were a year ago today, but this season was definitely a downer for Horton and his potential to be a reliable SP. There is some comfort that his injury issues were not the sort that typically sink a pitcher's career, but still, he's got work to do next season.
  8. Outshined_One
    The other problem they had was, 2016 happened due, in part, to luck. The Cubs hit on multiple high quality prospects (Baez, Schwarber, Contreras, Almora), had a generational talent falling into their lap in the draft (Bryant), and won on trades that critically bolstered the team (Rizzo, Russell, and Hendricks). There was a bit of arrogance from the organization, like they could sustain this success and just have an assembly line farm system churning out one great player after the other. However, while they deserve credit for identifying and developing those guys, they also got lucky. Schwarber was the only major injury to come out of that group in 2016, and he somehow managed to come back for the World Series. Everyone hit on the high end of their development curve. The Astros could have easily drafted Bryant over Appel. Since then, most of their top flight prospects have suffered injury setbacks (Howard, Horton, Wicks, Marquez, Alzolay) and/or hit developmental brick walls (B. Little, Jensen, Lange, Howard and Marquez again). It seems like they've finally turned a corner, and they managed to develop solid pieces like Happ, Hoerner, Busch, and Steele in the interim, but it's taken nearly 8 years to get the farm to where they thought it would be.
  9. Outshined_One
    You've been decidedly less annoying this season than last, to your credit. I'd PM Brock if you're serious about it.
  10. Outshined_One
    Thanks for continuing to carry on the legacy, CR.
  11. Outshined_One
    The bottom line I got out of this week is Caleb is still going through growing pains, the coaching staff goes through periods of doing brainless crap, and they're still trying to figure out the OL and RBs. Losses suck, but this one seems to be a lot better than last week's loss.
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  13. Outshined_One
    Did Steele just not have it today, or was it something worse that got him pulled after 2.2 IP?
  14. Outshined_One
    Do we have to?
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    AAA
  16. Outshined_One
    To me, he's in an odd spot at the moment. He's on pace to be a 2-3 WAR 1B, which should put him among the Top 10 1Bs in the major leagues, but it's unclear if he will take a Rizzo-like jump in production, or if this is the level we can expect from him going forward. I think it's going to come down to internal evaluations in the offseason, because, facially, he is an excellent piece in a hypothetical trade for someone like Vlad Jr. At the same time, last offseason, he would have been an excellent piece in a hypothetical Pete Alonso trade, and now Busch is on pace to have a substantially better season.
  17. Outshined_One
    I think part of what's happening around the forum stems from certain posters being waaaaaaaaaaay too online, to the point that they're constantly bombarded with hawt taekz from bots and blue checkmarked redpill addicts, which consist of nothing but overreactions designed to generate clicks and the sort of racially-tinged nonsense that causes every dog within earshot to howl for hours on end. I'd like to think that most of us in here know the difference between constructive criticism and hyperbole. However, that nonsense can put a person on edge.
  18. Outshined_One
    horsefeathers yes.
  19. Outshined_One
    This pretty much sums it up for me. My inclination is, this is the offseason for the Cubs to cash in their prospect chips for a number of reasons, and I am a heck of a lot more amenable to seeing the Cubs trade from their glut of hitters on the farm than I was a year ago. I'm also amenable to seeing the Cubs dangle guys like Nico and Busch in trade talks if it means acquiring someone like Rooker or Raleigh. Frankly, the only guy I'd deem untouchable in the entire Cubs system is PCA. Regardless, my major goals for this offseason would be acquiring, in order: (1) a top-end bat (regardless of position); (2) a mid-level inning eater SP; (3) a late inning RP; and (4) a starting catcher.
  20. Outshined_One
    Ye be warned.
  21. Outshined_One
    Difficulty: St. Louis Style
  22. Outshined_One
    "Future Hall of Famer" is my hope, for the record.
  23. Outshined_One
    Not necessarily; with Wicks up, they can just keep throwing Kyle Hendricks out there like that old dog your neighbor refuses to put down, despite being incontinent and unable to walk.
  24. Outshined_One
    Knowing Hawk, it just would have been 9 innings of complete silence during each game.
  25. Outshined_One
    This was supposed to be Steele's start, but he was scratched due to elbow soreness. The doctors are evaluating him today/tomorrow and we'll see what comes of it. The Cubs have been really sensitive to elbow/forearm matters this season, so it may just be precautionary. I'm guessing Kyle got the call because he was available and the Cubs would need medicals to come back before doing any sort of roster move. Still, this sucks.
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