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  1. Outshined_One
    Hello, old thread. Never. Gonna. Happen. Hhahaha, you'd be surprised. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
  2. Outshined_One
    Eh, John Mabry's gotten his share of PT over other guys despite being pretty darn bad.
  3. Outshined_One
    You know my one regret about this trading deadline... Would you still trade Z for Abreu?
  4. Outshined_One
    I don't think it's that, though. He put up pretty darn good power numbers and his LD% is fairly reasonable. What most people have been criticizing him for is his lack of patience, which tends to be something that works across aluminum and wood bats.
  5. Outshined_One
    Tends to be the case unless the prospect was highly thought of. The vast majority of college draftees at the least start out in Rookie ball or Short Season A. Over the course of a season, some teams keep them there, other times they get promoted up the ladder. Depends on their success and what the team values in development. The Cubs tend to be more conservative with position players, but that could also be a result of the lack of really top notch hitters in the system. Criticizing Colvin because had a sub-.800 OPS is a bit deceptive, TT. If you said you were concerned with a guy who posted a .796 OPS in Short Season A, I'd understand and would have no quarrel. But the fact is, he was four points away from breaking the .800 mark. Would an .800 OPS on the mark have made that much of a difference in your assessment of him?
  6. Outshined_One
    He's still in my Top 10. Part of that is due to the quality of prospects already in the system and part of that is due to Colvin's performance. The power definitely came as a surprise to many, imo.
  7. Outshined_One
    With the way his numbers project, he's beginning to strike me as a potential Jock Jones type at his ceiling. Except with better numbers against LHP.
  8. Outshined_One
    IsoD by month (not including postseason): June: .069 (9 PA) July: .050 (131 PA) August: .033 (124 PA) September: .047 (24 PA) Yeah, I can't say I'm too thrilled with that trend. One can only hope he was tired and will improve next season...but I am concerned.
  9. Outshined_One
    In all fairness, coming into the season the Dodgers, Angels, Diamondbacks, and Marlins arguably had the top four farm systems in all of baseball. Because of his youth, upside, and five tool potential, Pie has been one of the top prospects in all of baseball for awhile now. He was in the Top 25 coming into the season and likely will find himself there again. The Cubs' farm system is now bereft since a number of their pitchers no longer qualify. We have a TON of ML-ready and cheap pitchers which the Marlins would be thrilled to get their hands on. Coupled with that, the system has some rising stars who will appeal to any organization. The Cubs have a lot of trading chips they can use in the offseason. Frankly, given how questionable the majority of the position players are in this year's crop, part of me would simply rather the Cubs look to the trade market. Pie alone won't get Cabrera, but a package involving Pie, Veal, and Marshall would be mighty tempting, no?
  10. Outshined_One
    I still get really angry whenever people bring up 2004. Remember when this team was ahead in the WC and merely needed to take down the Reds and Mets, who were at the time basically AAAA teams due to injuries and trades? Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh. I HATED the way that season ended.
  11. Outshined_One
    If Baker is back next year which is highly unlikely at this point, I imagine a big riot outside of Clark/Addison I imagine some one sneaking rotten fruit into the Cubs Convention in the offseason.
  12. Outshined_One
    I'm curious; why?
  13. Outshined_One
    From what I've read with Wieters' bat and questionable lack of a position, he sounds like another Travis Snider-like situation waiting in the wings. Yay! Also, I always thought guys with good arms were put in RF to keep runners from advancing to third?
  14. Outshined_One
    My man love for Dierker just went up exponentially.
  15. Outshined_One
    He wasn't rated as a 10-read the quote again. 10 is what La Russa would give himself for all his over managing. HA! I misread that. Nice dig. :lol:
  16. Outshined_One
    Since when did TLR become a 10 on the managerial intelligence scale? This is the same friggin' guy who uses four pitchers to get three outs in an inning.
  17. Outshined_One
    Despite getting one run in the 8th, Peoria falls short and is eliminated. :( Peoria lost 4-3. Boise is currently down 5-0 at the top of the 6th. Ceda went 4.1 and gave up 5 ER, striking out three. Matulia is 1/2 and Colvin is 2/2 with a double. That's pretty much it for Boise.
  18. Outshined_One
    That's like deciding that Fettucine Alfredo is too fattening, so you have a bacon and mayonnaise sandwich instead. Or you can be like Jim Hendry and combine the two!
  19. Outshined_One
    Thanks for the PBP CCP! Sounds like Guzman had really good stuff that pretty much came and went throughout the night.
  20. Outshined_One
    For those of you who might be interested, Chris Parmelee is batting 6th for Beloit. He has yet to get a hit in the series. His stats in the MWL thus far: .227/.370/.273 with 1 2B in 22 AB. In the GCL: .279/.369/.532 with 8 HRs, 7 2Bs, and 4 3Bs in 154 AB.
  21. Outshined_One
    Peoria and Beloit knotted at 0 going into the bottom of the 3rd. No hits for either team so far.
  22. Outshined_One
    Giddy up! Go Chiefs and Hawks!!
  23. Outshined_One
    I believe Hill' going to turn out to be the stronger of the two, a solid 3, maybe even a 2 someday. Don't see that for Marshall... I highly doubt many saw Marshall as more than a really good #4 at best...maybe a #3, but not likely. But I could be mistaken. I think you're mistaken. A lot of people saw Marshall as a potential 2/3 starter once he filled out a bit. Remember, coming into the season, most people saw him as a potential candidate to start at AA or AAA considering his limited experience at AA (I believe 10 games coming into the season?). He managed to do better than most expected, but he still is rough around the edges and still has room for improvement in some areas.
  24. Outshined_One
    If the Cubs get a manager who can get Guzman regular work without overdoing it, I think taking the Santana/Liriano approach could work out for him.
  25. Outshined_One
    It would be hilarious if MacPhail made Hendry manage this team next season with the stipulation that the team make the playoffs in order for him to keep his job. Heck, the hilarity would be worthwhile just to see him in a Cubs uniform.
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