Transmogrified Tiger
-
Posts
38,765 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
70
Content Type
Profiles
Joomla Posts 1
Chicago Cubs Videos
Chicago Cubs Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
2026 Chicago Cubs Top Prospects Ranking
News
2023 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks
Guides & Resources
2024 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks
The Chicago Cubs Players Project
2025 Chicago Cubs Draft Pick Tracker
2026 Chicago Cubs Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses
Blogs
Events
Forums
Store
Gallery
Everything posted by Transmogrified Tiger
-
[tweet] [/tweet] -
There's a matter of degrees here. None of these are the Tyler Colvin pick, and the Cubs have a bunch of picks outside the hardened consensus and in the squishy 20-100 area where there's like 250 guys who can make a case for being worth it, plus the added dimension of signability/pools. They took two toolsy HS OF who had their stock depressed a bit by non-worrisome injuries and who have ceilings worthy of the ~50-75 range that they were drafted, Miami and UCLA aren't exactly recruiting idiots either. If you want to criticize the Richan pick I can at least understand that, given the lack of top line results or premium stuff and the anecdotal likelihood he's not underslot. But the woe is me act because they popped a couple guys who are among the most likely to have large swings on rankings(HS OF who missed a chunk of their senior year) on top of a college bat in the 1st round doesn't resonate. Criticize the drafting outcomes all you want, but the reflexive anger that they didn't draft as if they just averaged out MLB/BA/PG's draft rankings and went down the list is silly. Are you talking about me or someone else with the "reflexive anger"? Because I'm certainly not angry. Like I say, I think there's room to disagree with the picks without being "angry". No, not you. Several reactions from others if you read back the last 5 pages.
-
There's a matter of degrees here. None of these are the Tyler Colvin pick, and the Cubs have a bunch of picks outside the hardened consensus and in the squishy 20-100 area where there's like 250 guys who can make a case for being worth it, plus the added dimension of signability/pools. They took two toolsy HS OF who had their stock depressed a bit by non-worrisome injuries and who have ceilings worthy of the ~50-75 range that they were drafted, Miami and UCLA aren't exactly recruiting idiots either. If you want to criticize the Richan pick I can at least understand that, given the lack of top line results or premium stuff and the anecdotal likelihood he's not underslot. But the woe is me act because they popped a couple guys who are among the most likely to have large swings on rankings(HS OF who missed a chunk of their senior year) on top of a college bat in the 1st round doesn't resonate. Criticize the drafting outcomes all you want, but the reflexive anger that they didn't draft as if they just averaged out MLB/BA/PG's draft rankings and went down the list is silly.
-
The difference between 15 and 150 on prospect lists is a rounding error, they’re all going to fail, it’s okay.
-
What is the benefit of taking one of those guys later instead of with this pick? Lower risk. The later you take the risky sign, the less of the draft pool you’re betting on it.
-
Lemahieu College bat who squares everything up and settles as an above average defensive 2B A guy that's like a 1.5fWAR player outside of Coors? Listen, I invented hating DJ Lemahieu, I don’t really want to get into the hangover effect because we’re making crude comparisons and not pinpointing exact outcome. I don’t think Hoerner is going to win a batting title even if he gets traded to Colorado and I’m clearly talking about the profile independent of park/league factors that might influence it.
-
Lemahieu College bat who squares everything up and settles as an above average defensive 2B
-
Love this pick. What’s his name? What position does he play?
-
The new market efficiency is toolsy outfielders who sign for above slot.
-
You should watch video of his curveball. It's crazy impressive. Best curveball and breaking ball in the draft by far. I'm sure I can find a gif somewhere... [tweet] [/tweet]
-
You mean it was bad that Ted Beneke ran our backline ragged?
-
Gameday strugglin a bit
-
throw another obvious balk onto the pile of LHP pickoffs
-
The rotation is gonna have to recalibrate their next starts when they have to face actual major league hitters again
-
fWAR is based on just FIP, not xFIP. I expect most of the rotation and Rizzo to not be in such a state by year's end, and although it's fun to imagine a team with 9 (!) position players north of 3 fWAR, odds are not great that all of those folks continue their pace the full season.
-
By the time Baez hit the HR he was probably hot enough that there’s not much difference in sitting him down. Let him slam the door and you still have everyone else for tomorrow.
-
The game finally went long enough that Morrow has technically had a rest day
-
They probably could have gotten away with another inning but he still isn’t completely stretched out and he has another start in 5 days. He was only pulled because his spot led off the 7th, I’m pretty sure. He was at 75 pitches, he could’ve gone another or at least started it.
-
For whatever it’s worth, it would’ve had to have been Maples or Zastryzny unless you really wanted to push the phantom DL stuff with Rosario.
-
Thank goodness this Mets lineup is subpar by AAA standards
-
I’m tired, pretend I told you a very convincing lie that you fell for
-
Not a strike
-
Give him the 7th
