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  1. Outshined_One
    RHP Will Sanders, South Carolina
  2. Outshined_One
    Sadly, they corrected it, and it is indeed JD Gonzalez.
  3. Outshined_One
    And we're off! Josh Rivera, SS, Florida Senior sign for underslot?
  4. Outshined_One
    Oddly enough, Paul Wilson is currently available as a Day 2 pick.
  5. Outshined_One
    It's hard to know what sorts of savings the Cubs are currently looking at (if any), considering Shaw likely would have been a Top 5 pick in a normal year and Wiggins could elevate his stock in 2024 with a healthy comeback, so he has some leverage. George Wolkow is an intriguing option as a possible overslot candidate, given that he's local, young for the draft, and has major power hitter potential, which this system sorely lacks.
  6. Outshined_One
    I mean, I can't hate on this pick for being a lottery ticket after wanting the Cubs to take a big swing at 13. A guy with possible plus plus stuff who doesn't have much mileage and just got TJS out of the way? That's about as big of a swing as you can take with this pick.
  7. Outshined_One
    I'll agree that the timing of the criticism is off, but the pick definitely feels familiar.
  8. Outshined_One
    Prolific college hitter who mashed on the Cape with a rock solid hit tool? It actually fits the mold for the team's approach to the MLB Draft since Theo took over. And it's not necessarily a bad thing, but where Shaw could end up with Ian Happ's career, it's more fun to dream on a guy like Nimmala.
  9. Outshined_One
    I am so effing jealous of the Marlins' draft so far.
  10. Outshined_One
    Straight line speed, perhaps. But baseball speed usually requires lateral speed and agility, which might not correlate with a vertical jump.
  11. Outshined_One
    Noble and Nimmala are the two guys that would make me excited. I'm also curious as to whether the Cubs have Cameron Johnson on their radar, since they've previously popped two other IMG pitchers (Gray and Ferris). Maybe as an underslot guy at 13? Considering how deep this draft is, the next few days should be fun.
  12. Outshined_One
    All I ask is we get a power hitting prospect worth a damn in the pipeline for a 2024 callup, and this is what I wanted to see from Alcàntara earlier this year. I still have hopes for Davis, but things are decidedly grim in the higher levels when it comes to power guys.
  13. Outshined_One
    I didn't mind that Martinez asked the umps to check his bat since it was strange piece of equipment. I had a problem with this part:
  14. Outshined_One
    And promptly worms his way into my heart. The fact that Dave Martinez and Joe Maddon have turned into complete redasses about the unwritten rules of the game has been kind of a bummer.
  15. Outshined_One
    Additionally, no one is meaningfully blocking Mervis on this roster. The downside to Mervis sucking is that 1B continues to be an offensive black hole, which changes exactly nothing about how this team is currently performing on offense. The fact that he literally isn't Anthony Rizzo should have zero bearing on whether he should get any playing time.
  16. Outshined_One
    Data and information are needed to determine where the Cubs should allocate their resources in the offseason. Two months should be enough time to determine if Mervis should be given an opportunity to be the everyday 1B in 2024, or if the Cubs should plan on finding a new starting 1B in the offseason.
  17. Outshined_One
    This is a team that's currently 6 games under .500 after 84 games, with the Reds sitting at 47-39 in first place. I don't believe a better manager/coaching staff would have gotten much more out of schmucks like Hosmer, Mancini, or Mastrobuoni. I think the best we would have gotten out of a better manager/coaching staff would have been better allocations of playing time for younger players and maybe a better-structured bullpen, but you wouldn't have seen Suzuki be a 20 HR threat or Madrigal with a .375 OBP. A better manager/coaching staff would not have given this team 10-12 additional wins to this point in the season. This all comes down to roster construction. Since the 2021 selloff, most of the problem comes from a lack of spending, but blame can also be assigned to lackluster production and injuries to promising position players in the farm system and also to certain free agency signings not panning out. I'm also not willing to go all-in on the position talent in the high levels of the farm system at this point. I think PCA is the only untouchable hitter, and I want Mervis to get a meaningful opportunity to play 1B every day once he works things out in AAA, but everyone else seems like they're at least 1-2 years away from even being called up. Frankly, if they want to go fishing for a quality hitter with 2-3 years of team control (if one actually exists in this market), I'm in favor of it.
  18. Outshined_One
    Firing Ross doesn't fix the underlying issues with this roster. Yes, there have been some questionable decisions made, and the Cubs should consider an upgrade in the offseason, but this is still a sub-.500 team even with a good manager. My vote is they poke around for 1B replacements and bullpen arms, but hold steady with Stroman and Bellinger, and try extending both. I think there's enough here to make a run and sneak into the playoffs, but I also want to see where things go with guys like Mervis, Amaya, and Morel and some of the up and coming arms this season.
  19. Outshined_One
    Random question for the people who know way more about this stuff than I do. Is there anyone in the Top 50 in this class who is projected to be a good defensive SS? I feel like Nimmala is the only one whose writeups indicate he's likely to stick at SS, but nearly every other MIF prospect gets knocked for issues with arm/quickness/lateral movement/instincts and is likely to end up at 2B/3B/OF in the majors.
  20. Outshined_One
    Does Shaw actually project as a major league SS, or is he one of those Zobrist types who can play around the diamond, but you wouldn't want him getting regular playing time at short barring catastrophe?
  21. Outshined_One
    Is it any shock David Ross has an affinity for mediocre backup catchers and bench guys who've stuck around longer than deserved due to "intangibles"? It's almost like we need to go back to the days of Dusty-proofing the roster.
  22. Outshined_One
    Words fail me.
  23. Outshined_One
    Kinda curious to see if this game happens, given the air quality in Chicago right now. It basically smells like a bonfire outside, and my eyes haven't stopped watering despite being in air conditioning most of the day.
  24. Outshined_One
    I mean, I guess it explains his dip in production, but two seasons in a row with major injuries is troubling.
  25. Outshined_One
    Man, the 2003 season was a blast up until the last three games.
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