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Today is the signing deadline (5 pm CT): Not getting my hopes up for McLain.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 4-1 Box Score Tennessee PPD - Inclement Weather Myrtle Beach lost 11-0 Box Score South Bend lost 3-1 Box Score Eugene won 4-3 Box Score AZL Cubs 1 in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 2 won 10-6 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won 10-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won 8-7 on a walk-off Jeinser Brete double Box Score

Ethan Roberts made his pro debut today with Eugene.

Not my dream scenario... Not by a long shot, but if Harper got traded somewhere and then we ended up signing him during the offseason we wouldn't lose a draft pick (which is always nice). I'd rather see the Dodgers miss the playoffs. Dodgers are gonna win their division...by several games. I'm honestly shocked they weren't leading the division by the 4th of July.

Oscar de la Cruz just set a new career high for innings pitched at 77.1, topping his 2014 of 75 and 2015 of 73.

At this point, I have to think they need to amputate Nico's pinky.

Thomas too.

Kelvin Herrera certainly would be a nice deadline pickup but he’s nowhere near my dreams.

So Trent Giambrone has 3 homers today and is tied for the SL lead with 14. The Cubs seemingly have an endless supply of potential bat-first utility guys in the upper levels (Bote, Short, Giambrone, Vimael Machin). All were drafted in the 10th round or later.

The Dodgers first round pick isn’t signing and is headed to college:

Well, we know who is starting for AZL Cubs 1.

Jared Young was the June Minor League Player of the Month. Duncan robinson was the June Minor League Pitcher of the Month.

So far so good, in regards to the AZL box score magic. Knew it was too good to be true: https://www.thecubreporter.com/comment/259577#comment-259577

The max they can offer a player outside the top 10 rounds is $208,955.

CEJ today at Iowa: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 0-0 GO-FO, 20-7 pitches-strikes

Box Scores: Iowa won 7-1 Box Score 1B C. Coghlan 1/5, R, 2B (1), K 2B C. Young 2/4, R, 3 RBI, K C T. Davis 2/4, R 3B J. Vosler 1/4, R, 2B (2), RBI, 3 K DH B. Rademacher 1/3, RBI, BB, K RF J. Hannemann 2/4, 2 R, 2B (8) SP C. Coleman 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 4-4 GO-FO, 87-53 pitches-strikes RP R. Zastrzyny 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 16-3 Box Score LF C. Burks 2/6, 2 R, 2B (11), 2 RBI SS V. Machin 1/5, 2 R, 2B (6), BB, HBP 2B T. Giambrone 4/5, 4 R, 2B (15), 3 HR (14), 9 RBI, HBP, SB (19) RF E. Martínez 2/5, 2 R, 2B (13), HR 6), 2 RBI SP O. de la Cruz 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 4-1 GO-FO, 68-45 pitches-strikes Myrtle Beach lost 6-1 Box Score CF DJ Wilson 1/4, RBI, K SS A. Monasterio 0/4, 2 K C J. Pereda 0/4, K 3B W. Galindo 2/4, K, E (20, fielding) LF K. Mitchell 0/3, 3 K, outfield assist at second base 1B A. Upshaw 1/3 2B Y. Peguero 1/3, R, K SP C. Abbott 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 4-3 GO-FO, 84-54 pitches-strikes South Bend won 3-0 Box Score 2B C. Donahue 0/3, R, 2 BB, K 1B J. Young 3/4, R, HR (10), RBI C M. Amaya 1/4, RBI, PB (6) LF B. Hughes 2/4, R, 2 K SS R. Narea 1/3, RBI, 2 E (15, throw, fielding) RF C. Singlton 1/2, BB, K, HBP SP R. Lacy 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 J, 1 HBP, 5-1 GO-FO, 80-54 pitches-strikes Eugene lost 8-5 Box Score DH F. Kelli 0/4, K LF KM Kwon 0/3, BB, K LF L. Díaz 2/4, R 2, K CF N. Velázquez 1/4, R, K RF J. Sierra 0/4, K 3B C. Morel 1/4, 2 R, 2B (2), RBI, 2 K, E (5, throw) 1B T. Durna 0/3, R, RBI, BB, K SS L. Vázquez 2/4, 2 2B (5), 2 RBI C J. Soto 0/4, K, E (2, throw), PB (8) SP F. Carrera 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB,2 K, 1 HBP, 4-0 GO-FO, 71-48 pitches-strikes RP R. McCauley 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 0-0 GO-FO RP E. Roberts 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO - pro debut, 2018 4th rounder AZL Cubs 1 won 3-1 Box Score DH J. Huma 1/3, R< BB 3B L. Reynolds 1/3, BB, K, SB (1) C A. Guerra 0/3, R 2B Y. Perlaza 0/3, BB, K CF J. Gutierrez 1/3, K, SB (2) SP C. Black 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO - first appearance since 2016 TJS RP P. Remy 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 J, 1 WP, 4-2 GO-FO RP R. Fernandez 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs 2 had the day off DSL Cubs 1 lost 6-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 6-4 Box Score

He hurt his pinky that day. No word on the severity.

Seems like most of those in the industry aren't ranking Amaya #1 yet: And an FYI, since we're talking about our top 10s, BA has their midseason list coming out in the next week:

Weird pet peeve of mine. Like 25% of "robbed home runs" were actually going out. This one was going out. Earlier in the week, he did rob a non-HR.

Thanks for putting that together. I had a feeling there has been more 6-figure bonuses than usual after the 10th round. Even a couple of bonuses that affect the bonus pool, which isn’t a frequent occurrence.

I like Short but don’t think he’s anywhere near a top 5 prospect. His K% has gone up 10% this season without an increase in BB% and only a .020 increase in SLG. He was way more interesting when he’d walk as much as he struck out with similar SLG numbers. Tyler Thomas is a college lefty who works in the upper 80s and is doing well in the MWL. That’s not a top 10 prospect even in this system.

I anticipate Hoerner leaping to top 3 by the end of the season, but for now I’d put Amaya, Ademan, Lange, and maybe Alzolay ahead of him. And as far as anticipating end of season, I think Márquez leap frogs even farther than Hoerner if he keeps doing what he’s doing. It’s also getting more difficult to keep Robinson out of the top 5. Duncan Robinson will not be in our top 5 lol. I like him, but I haven't read anything about his command and/or stuff ticking up. Anyway, Amaya is the clear #1 prospect in the system for me. Hoerner and Ademan are 2 and 3, but I'm not sure what order. Lange is up there. Machado I think is already a top 10 prospect. Marquez and Abbott are both top 10 prospects for me. Mekkes is a top 20 prospect (maybe 15). Roederer and Davis are both top 15 prospects in the system. I like Vosler and would rate him as a top 20 prospect. I'm assuming Bote is no longer considered a prospect anymore. He would rank pretty high in our system. Biggest fallers are Little, Alzolay (falls a little bit due to injuries), Albertos, Oscar De La Cruz and DJ Wilson. Gallardo, not Machado, right? I think there’s a reasonable argument for Gallardo at least in the top 15, possibly in the top 10, even when you consider how far away he is and how risky teenage pitchers are.