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  1. Outshined_One
    Nah. Bally is the sort of prospect who would be a hard pass for teams that value athleticism and defense. He should have a productive career, but his value plummets if you see him as a full time DH. I'd also take these "X team would NEVER trade this prospect!" statements with a grain of salt.
  2. Outshined_One
    See: 2004 and Nomar Garciaparra
  3. Outshined_One
    It will be. I think Gore is going to be better than those two combined over the next three years, though, and he would make a really good case for this team being the best in the NL.
  4. Outshined_One
    The Cubs have an oddly intriguing group of SP prospects behind the Sanders/Gallagher/Mule tier. Schlaffer, Noland, and Kipp were discussed, but don't sleep on Nick Dean, Jostin Florentino, Evan Aschenbeck, Brooks Caple, and Sam Armstrong. Some of those guys won't ever see the majors, but there's enough depth to merit keeping an eye on everyone.
  5. Outshined_One
    Yeowza to that return. The one thing the Cubs don't have is a consensus Top 10 prospect. I've seen Caissie in the 20s in some publications and completely off some other Top 100s, but that's the one area where they might struggle to match certain teams.
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    Moving things over: Link
  7. Outshined_One
    That's a lottery ticket. Not bad for a useful pen arm with another possible year of control.
  8. Outshined_One
    Return unknown so far, but nice pickup for the pen.
  9. Outshined_One
    It's deadline day! Post rumors and rumor discussion here, we'll have separate threads for any additional Cubs trades that are announced.
  10. Outshined_One
    Franklin's ceiling is a bit limited, but it's easy to envision him getting a second contract in the majors. I disagree, but I get it.
  11. Outshined_One
    A blocked AAA 4th OF and an intriguing low level bat. Bit more than I'd expect, but not bad. Neither is a Top 10 guy.
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    It's understandable impatience. This team is good enough to make the playoffs as constructed, but they've had enough struggles since the Red Sox series post-ASB that their flaws are becoming apparent, plus the Brewers' surge has put a lot more pressure on the Cubs than most of us expected. Blame the modern trade deadline and playoff structure. Both have made it next to impossible for teams to pull off big moves more than 48 hours from the deadline.
  14. Outshined_One
    Let's ease off the gas on each other, folks. I'm happy to give everyone a bit of leeway when things are going rough in-game, but there's no need to snipe at each other when the team is up by 5.
  15. Outshined_One
    Come on Seiya, turn this into a laugher.
  16. Outshined_One
    No one who's reportedly been on the Cubs' radar, so I can't complain. I'll be ready to complain if we see guys like Gore and Ryan moved elsewhere, though.
  17. Outshined_One
    It irritates me that the Brewers still have fight in them. They deserve credit, don't get me wrong, but it irks me after watching the Cubs offense go completely deadass the moment they go down more than 3 runs over the last few weeks.
  18. Outshined_One
    Perhaps, but he was also leaving a lot out over the plate where it could be crushed.
  19. Outshined_One
    That was also a really nice piece of hitting by Mo. He took an 88 mph change on the outer half and just took it up the middle.
  20. Outshined_One
    Nice reverse jinx, guys.
  21. Outshined_One
    Turner should never get another AB against a RHP so long as he's on this team. He's an okay platoon partner for Busch, and I'm fine with keeping him on, but why CC seems hellbent on giving him at bats against RHPs is beyond me. Berti needs to be fired into the sun.
  22. Outshined_One
    Is it ironic that I made this thread in an effort to thwart off-topic discussions elsewhere, only for this thread to completely devolve into an off-topic mess within two pages?
  23. Outshined_One
    This isn't 2015, though. The current AAA grouping does not appear to have a position player on the same caliber as, say, Kris Bryant or Javier Baez, and the current mix of pitchers in the upper minors involves a promising flamethrower coming off major surgery (Wiggins) and a lot of guys with unclear ceilings. Put another way, we're likely not looking at a wave of future All Stars coming up to kick ass and take names over the next two years. The Cubs have a good group of guys on the farm, and it's possible one or more of them breaks out, but recent experience PCA and Shaw have taught us that we will need to exercise a ton of patience with their hitters while they figure things out. They are also looking at a roster crunch going into next season because some of those prospects will need to be on the major league roster. If anything, now is the time to push some of those chips to the center of the table.
  24. Outshined_One
    Yeah, that was a weird mixup. Houser would be a nice SP2 target behind a bigger SP1 acquisition. The Regression Monster is looming, but even then, he'd likely be a better option than Rea and could help spell some guys down the stretch.
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