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Jason Ross
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That might work if either looked super in form. Between the two of them, they have four appearances, none of which has lasted through four full innings, only one of which the full stat line qualifies as "good". Neither are particularly ready now. Especially during gauntlet month. I love Cade Horton but he's struggled to make it 50 pitches against the Toledo Mud Hens. Jumping to the Dodgers as the final boss battle in a cold Wrigley probably not a great encore, ya know? And I say this as a very strong Horton supporter! It's something to perhaps approach later, but I see little reason to rush them currently. Let them build up consistency and strength for at least a few more goes.
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2025 MLB Draft Thread
Jason Ross replied to Outshined_One's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
BA Mock 2.0 dropped. They have the Cubs going with Luke Stevenson, C, UNC I'm not fully sold that the Cubs would go Stevenson. There are some things that seem to check out - he plays up the middle (SS/2b/C/CF) which many of their picks at the top tend to play. He's a collegiate hitter, which has been a hallmark of Dan Kantrovitz picks since he's coupled with the Cubs. He has some pretty solid batted ball data, too. Probably the best college hitter at the position in the draft. Where I am a little unclear of how the Cubs would view him is two fold - there's whiff in the profile. The Cubs tend to shy away from hitters with whiff questions. As well, Stevenson has not played in the Cape league - the Cubs tend to favor wood-bat performers. That may not immediately disqualify him from the Cubs boards, but things to note, at least. -
I would not move up the timeline on the Triple-A arms in the rotation. That sounds like a short-term fix that ends poorly. Jordan Wicks and Cade Horton are probably the two best arms in Iowa, but both are coming off heavily injury shortened seasons and neither have had a perfect start to the year: - Cade Horton has struggled to get over the 50 pitch hump. He's struggled for consistency. The stuff is there, but he's almost assuredly not ready for a bit - Jordan Wicks is probably further ahead, but I'm not entirely sure I'd move his timeline up yet unless it's in a piggyback role. His first start was not great, and Colin Rea looked pretty good. I think letting him marinate, get into a rhythm and being on high alert for an injury is how I'd handle it.
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He had offseason core surgery. He ended up missing time during ST camp (almost all of it). Likely to do with that.
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W. Series win. On the road. In LAD.
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His PA's can be pretty ugly. He had a nice walk that got called a strike-three and his single was on a two strike count. Both were fine. Two strikeouts? Not so pretty. He's very up and down.
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In Shaw's defense, one of his strikeouts was a walk tonight and he has a hit. That said, ****** PA. One of those ground balls would have been nice there.
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He's kind of fast. IDK.
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Big hit Nico! Alright!
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Swanson's "quiet" start offensively this year.
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That's a fair ball!
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Merryweather and Roberts want to be in the Trust Tree
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You know what they say, 23 is the new 55. Frankly, I think he should retire, the geezer.
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Pete. horsefeathers. Crow. Armstrong.
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Good job Roberts. Looked real good.
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Shaw's been good defensively tonight at least.
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Kelly left with a "hand contusion" per Montemurro - hopefully all it is.
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Zahir Hope....s he's as good as Michael Busch...am I right?!?
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Don't worry, Craig. I'll pitch for the Cubs. (I assume they're going to ask me. We all agree they want me to join to rotation, right?)
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Kevin would be first up, yes. He might give Pete a day or two off.
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Yeah, but like, is there a better murder plot? Do you even know the Cubs 1st base coaches name? I dont. He could murder that guy on live TV and I couldn't tell you who he killed. Perfect crime? Maybe.
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This is the best possible outcome.
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I swear if I go from "Cubs maybe sign Tucker?" To "Cubs def don't sign Tucker, also Seiya hurt" in 2 hours, I'll be really bummed, man.
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Well, time to hope his stomach is a rumblin' and he's just pooping a bunch. (I hate that my copium is "maybe he has the poops")
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Seiya being hurt is not good.
