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Jesse Sanchez says the dream isn’t dead:

Seems like a big flaw in the penalties then. Just keep the funds in years you can't spend more than $300k on individual free agents and roll it over to years you can.

Davell found this buried in the Victor Victor and Victor Jr story: https://www.mlb.com/news/update-on-cuban-phenom-victor-victor-mesa/c-287472096 Which is interesting, because the reported signings thus far are: José Lopez - $1.5 million Richard Gallardo - $1 million Joel Machado - $850,000 Rafael Morel - $850,000 Yohendrick Pinango - $400,000 That totals $4.6 million, Jesse Sanchez only has a total ~$1.93 million in signings based on his $3.05 million total.

MLB.com's revised Cubs top 30 list at midseason: http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2018?list=chc 1. Miguel Amaya, 2. Adbert Alzolay 3. Alex Lange 4. Brailyn Márquez 5. Aramis Ademan 6. Nico Hoerner 7. David Bote 8. Brendon Little 9. Justin Steele 10. Duane Underwood Jr 11. Oscar de la Cruz 12. Eric Uelmen 13. Keegan Thompson 14. Michael Rucker 15. Cole Roederer 16. Brennen Davis 17. DJ Wilson 18. Trevor Clifton 19. Cory Abbott 20. Thomas Hatch 21. José Albertos 22. Nelson Velázquez 23. Zack Short 24. James Norwood 25. Mark Zagunis 26. Erling Moreno 27. Richard Gallardo 28. Dillon Maples 29. Jason Vosler 30. Trent Giambrone Jhonny Pereda and Dakota Mekkes are glaring omissions. Also no Duncan Robinson, Tyson Miller or Matt Swarmer.

Miguel Amaya checks in at 97 on MLB.com's mid-season top 100 list.

Box Scores: Iowa in progress Box Score Tennessee lost 5-2 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost 4-3 Box Score South Bend lost 5-2 Box Score Eugene in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 1 lost 7-1 Box Score AZL Cubs 2 lost 9-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won 6-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost game one 15-9 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost game two 7-4 (7 innings) Box Score

I wonder what the corresponding move is there. MB has a full rotation and then some. Uelmen left yesterday’s Myrtle Beach game with an injury so there might be your opening.

Box Scores: Iowa in progress Box Score Tennessee won 7-3 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost 1-0 Box Score South Bend lost 2-1 Box Score Eugene in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 1 in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 2 had the day off DSL Cubs 1 had the day off DSL Cubs 2 lost 7-0 Box Score

Roederer is 0 for his last 10.

Cole is making his rounds in chat questions:

Debbie downer 1) Any organization would love to draft 4 years straight: 2+ win, major league regulars. I can't find another MLB team that hit on all 4 of those first rounders (12/13/14/15) with an MLB regular. 2) There was no 1st round (nor 2nd round) pick in 2016 due to signing Free Agents that led to a World Series. Its way too early to discuss the 2017 & 2018 draft classes contributing but the Cubs just handed out the most six figure bonuses to rounds 11-40 in their history. 3) There was a great fangraphs article with chart years ago, showing expected WAR from players drafted after the first round. It was NOT sexy. There will always be a few anecdotal examples of non first round contributors, and the Cubs some candidates themselves from that period (Bote, Underwood, Zastryzny, Norwood, Maples from Hendry) plus some that could emerge (Clifton, Meekes, Zagunis, Vosler, Keegan Thompson, Giambrone, Zac Short, Stinnett, Swarmer, Rucker, Robinson, Hatch). Others used in trades to acquire Major League assets (Godley, Cease, James Farris, Blackburn, Crawford, Tyler Thomas, probably some im forgetting). Show me an organization full of homegrown Round 2-40 players starting on their active roster. 4) Cubs kill it on the international front Would love to find that Fangraphs piece if anyone knows the link. I couldn't find it after a cursory Google search.

Traded for Jalen Beeks, who seems like a very on-brand Rays trade target.

Box Scores: Iowa in progress Box Score Tennessee lost 9-1 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost 6-5 Box Score South Bend won 5-4 (11 innings) Box Score Eugene in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 1 had the day off AZL Cubs 2 in progress Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost game one 7-6 (7 innings) Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won game two 12-4 (7 innings) Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 4-3 Box Score

Kyle Glaser at BA really likes Roederer - second favorable mention in as many days: Warren (New London): Several high school players who got overslot deals are off to great starts in the Arizona League; Cole Roederer (Cubs), Raynel Delgado (Indians), Blaze Alexander (Diamondbacks) to name three. Is there any reason to change the evaluation of any of them yet? Are there any that you particularly like? Kyle Glaser: Roederer is someone in particular I like, but remember all these guys had really good evaluations to begin with. That's what got them high pre-draft rankings and overslot bonuses. The fact they are excelling in their first taste of pro ball solidifies their pre-draft evaluations, not changes them

Looks like they're still bringing Brennen Davis back slowly. 0/1 with a walk, pulled after 5 innings. Roederer is 0/2 so far.

Box Scores: Iowa in progress Box Score Tennessee lost 6-4 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost game one 5-4 (7 innings) Box Score Myrtle Beach won game two 2-0 (7 innings) Box Score South Bend had the day off Eugene in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 1 in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 2 in progress Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 8-5 Box Score

Justin Steele 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 3-1 GO-FO

Javy after stealing a base:

Brailyn’s ceiling as a guy who hits 99, gets starter innings, has decent command and offspeed offerings that are projectable as a 19-year old is a TOR starter. The likelihood of reaching that is obviously rather slim and we’ll need more years of health and improvement in his other pitches before we can legitimately discuss that ceiling for a pitcher currently at short season. He definitely has the highest ceiling of any pitcher in the system.

Miguel Amaya just cracked BA’s top 100 prospects list at 100.