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Random Offseason Musings and Rumors
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The damage is that the Cubs are basically guaranteed to be playing in the FA market for at least one SP next year, and one of the potential options disappeared. Even if the Cubs had zero interest(I didn't really think he was all that interesting, but I think Tyson Ross is dead and the FO sure didn't), that's bad. It's not 'oh no how will they cope' bad, but inarguably bad nonetheless. -
Cubs to visit the White House Monday
Transmogrified Tiger replied to gobigred's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I saw that picture and my first thought was 'man, Biden just doesn't care at all anymore'. -
www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/san-diego-c ... rts-MSNcom
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Liverpool what are you wearing
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are the fg projected standings based on steamer? i wonder why the gap is so wide that we're basically even (or slightly behind - depending on what day i check) with LA. Yes they are. ZiPS rightly recognizes that the Cubs position players are streets ahead of the Dodgers, mostly because they aren't afraid to recognize that Rizzo/Bryant is the best position player combination in MLB and not two run of the mill all-stars.
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NL ZiPS depth charts Cubs 51 WAR (this was before Davis and Uehara so probably 52 now) Dodgers 43 Giants 42 Nationals 40 Cardinals 38 Marlins 33 Diamondbacks 30 Braves 28 Brewers 26 Padres 21 The Cardinals are closer to the Brewers than the Cubs.
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I find sports radio a decent way to pass the time while at work or driving as long as they aren't talking about teams I care about. Then their universally terrible arguments and opinions are more amusing than infuriating.
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Damn this would have been an instant buy if it wasn't for that Cubs logo on the middle piece. Why does so much memorabilia stuff ruin the cool things they make with that type of stuff? It's crazy.
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I haven't watched the video, I just wonder if every mechanics guru not actually employed by a team realizes it's because their one true way worldview makes them look like a conspiracy theorist.
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I've watched a YouTube video of Heyward doing specialized drills and have concluded the following 15 things are wrong. Please forward my comments so he might see them and seek better hitting counsel. PS I am not a crackpot
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FWIW, I've never seen the Athletic advertised at $10/month. It's always been between $2+ and $5 from the modals they put on articles. If I cared about any Chicago teams besides the Cubs I'd probably subscribe, they make sure to have an extremely high signal to noise ratio.
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The hat and glasses REALLY underscores the mouth of Sauron vibe.
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Who Are Your Favorite Deep Sleepers?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CubsWin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Rademacher and Bloomquist -
QB gets crown of helmet to the jaw, RB pushes the perpetrator, end result is 1st and 25. Football is terrific.
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Vlad had a 10.9% K rate for his career, holy smokes Healthy Andre Dawson would be another interesting best case.
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What is the worst TV show you've seen every episode of?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Banedon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Hey now, Better off Ted was legitimately amazing. -
What is the worst TV show you've seen every episode of?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Banedon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
How I Met Your Mother I don't know if I've seen every last episode, but if we're fudging that part then Friends would be alongside it. -
Agreed on Zagunis and Candelario, but both Wilson and Albertos are gathering quite a following. Albertos especially considering just how little he has thrown and yet I've seen at least 3 different writers refer to his arm and potential as "special". Both are prospects well worth having, but Wilson had a .691 OPS at Eugene, and Albertos has literally one professional start to his name for 4 professional innings. The takeaway is not 'ugh these guys are never going to be good', it's that where they stand today they shouldn't be the cream of the crop for an entire major league system.
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Random Offseason Musings and Rumors
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Brandon Phillips apparently blocked a trade to the Braves with his 10/5 rights despite being a Georgia native who still owns a home there. Allegedly he's not looking for an extension or other compensation but blocked the deal on a matter of principle, that he wants the Reds to make certain org changes before he'd accept a deal. https://redlegnation.com/2017/01/05/brandon-phillips-blocked-a-trade-to-atlanta/ Related: The first 30 Google Image search results for "we were always right to hate" are from our own Lackey thread. -
January camp roster: http://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2017/1/5/14174430/usmnt-january-camp-roster-announced?utm_campaign=starsandstripesfc&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Exclusively MLS players, but no Dempsey.
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Yes, baseball is the best, so even if the Cubs were trash I'd still be looking forward to the season. The Cubs are not trash, they are awesome, so I am even more excited.
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Candelario would be a top 10 prospect in the majority of systems in baseball. Probably the 9th or 10th prospect in the better ones, but he's still a legit guy. Zagunis probably makes plenty of top 10 lists as well, just due to his proximity to the majors. Many lists will throw a guy like him in at #10. Wilson and Albertos aren't making many lists though. As others have mentioned, this kind of thing happens when you graduate loads of talent to the big league team the past 2 years, and then deal from the remainder of the farm to bolster those graduates for a WS run. Candelario has like a .600 OPS when the temperature is below 80 degrees. He's a perfectly fine prospect and would make more than a few Top 10s, but it's also telling that all the Candelario conversation from Cubs fans(who are going to overrate him the most) is "what can we get for Candelario" and not "how can we fit Candelario in the roster/lineup". But he's easily the best of that list of 4, it's more that he's in the Top 10 and those other guys are too. Zagunis is next-gen Matt Szczur. That's fine and the system needs to provide those guys for injury depth and cost efficient bench/platoon players, but in no good system should he be ranked #6.
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That was my thought exactly as I read it. Obligatory "this is kind of what happens when you graduate like 7 guys who win you a world series within two seasons" qualifier comment. And that's with Almora being given prospect status! Having pretty much no breakouts and a number of disappointments the same year your first pick is #104 is not great timing. Should bounce back though, they have 3 picks this draft before #104, plus with the current state there's way more potential for guys to take off than to disappoint. Also, kudos to BA for resisting the temptation to rank Underwood in the Top 10.
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Wilson, Zagunis, Candelario, and Albertos in the Top 10. The system, it is not good right now.
