CaliforniaRaisin

Justin Wilson did his job. Why don't you do yours and go for a run? I ALREADY DID, DAMMIT. And now it's storming out. You're supposed to run during the game, storms be damned. Sad.

Justin Wilson did his job. Why don't you do yours and go for a run?

Willson... stop bunting.

Morrow and Rosario likely aren’t available. Not sure about Cishek, Strop or Duensing but they’ve pitched the last two nights.

I know they wanted offense there but Montgomery definitely could’ve given another inning.

Also from the Arizona Phil link:

Damn it.

Miguel Amaya HR #8

Respect me!

Oh, I'm aware of that. All of them have changed their rankings like a half dozen times this spring alone and I've long expressed a general disdain for rankings. Hell, MLB.com's own writeups give Rocker a 70/60 on his fastball/breaking ball to Rodriguez's 60/55, Schnell average raw power to Meadows' above average, so there are non-talent reasons that factor into these things. The point is that your comments that those two are underslots at 24 and inferior prospects to Meadows and Rocker is certainly not obvious.

And throwing strikes.

I thought he was a bit slower than that (more 90-93). Hmm, I might be getting him confused with Abbott. I thought I remembered seeing that on him too though. Oh well, if it is 90-93, it still plays so far. He's definitely made a ton of progress./b] Without a doubt. Even in the low 90s, he’s got back of the rotation potential which isn’t bad for a 19th round pick. And yeah, I think CubsWin said Abbot was 92-94.

Quit committing errors when the starting pitcher is on a limited pitch count.

He's been sitting 92-94 in at least some starts. I thought he was a bit slower than that (more 90-93).

You’re not allowed to whine about this game if you’re not going to do you part.

Keegan Thompson: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K. Supposedly only 61 pitches.

That's just a personal valuation of their talent and it's my way of saying I would not even kinda sorta consider either at 24. I've consistently said Rodriguez's big booster is that he's very signable while having enough tools and percieved upside development ceiling potential to sell as a first round talent. If a team in the first is looking for quantity rather than quality approach while still taking a prep, he's of interest. Schnell's the same thing but a bat, newer to the first in mocks with signability consistently factored into his jump. I'm not saying anything wild and crazy here - year after year guys rise and fall on signability rather than talent. I doubt you'd find many in baseball who actually believe Rodiguez or Schnell are better talents than a Rocker, Hankins, or Parker Meadows buuuuut they're most definitely going to be easier to negotiate with. BA and MLB.com both have Schnell ahead of Meadows. BA by ~20 spots. MLB.com has Rodriguez ahead of Rocker.

Ah, I probably wouldn't even include half that group in the same tier of talent or upside. Rocker and Hankins (top of the draft types esp Rocker, worth overslotting), then Edwards/Naylor/Turang/Groshans (slot), and then Rodriguez/Schnell (clear underslot guys) I'm assuming you're referring to Grayson Rodriguez and Nick Schnell? I don't know why you have them listed as clear underslot guys... They go in the first round in many, many mock drafts and I doubt they'll be there when the Cubs select again after their first round pick. In fact, I wouldn’t be shocked if Rodriguez goes higher than any of the others listed there.

Matt Dorey: https://theathletic.com/377441/2018/06/01/connecting-the-dots-between-brandon-morrow-and-what-the-cubs-are-thinking-in-this-years-draft/

Brailyn Marquez went 5 scoreless and Yonathan Perlaza hit a grand slam today: https://www.thecubreporter.com/06012018/perlaza-slam-powers-cubs-victory-salt-river-fields Also, Jeffrey Passantino has been promoted to South Bend.

Here are the DSL Cubs rosters: https://www.thecubreporter.com/06012018/your-2018-dsl-cubs Florencio Serrano and Manuel Espinoza are on the restricted list for DSL Cubs 1, likely due to visa issues. Amongst the players who got the biggest bonuses last year, Saul Vazquez, Reivaj Garcia, Alexander Ovalles, Fabian Pertuz and Misael Garcia are also in the DSL. Misael Garcia is the kid who had a growth spurt and a velocity uptick after signing.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 14-11 Box Score 2B D. Bote 1/6, 2 R, E (6, fielding) 1B E. Navarro 1/5, R, BB, K RF M. Zagunis 1/4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2 K C T. Davis 2/3, 3 R, 2 BB; defense: 0/7 CS CF L. Adams 1/2, 3 RBI, BB, SB (3), CS (3) SP D. Underwood Jr 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 3-3 GO-FO, 79-48 pitches-strikes RP S. Simmons 1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Hancock 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 1-0 Box Score CF C.Burks 1/4, 2 K 1B J. Vosler 1/3, 2B (11), BB, K C I. Rice 0/3, 2 K; defense: 0/1 CS RF E. Martínez 1/2, outfield assist at home SS Z. Short 0/3 SP O. de la Cruz 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 2-4 GO-FO, 73-53 pitches-strikes RP J. Norwood 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB,1 K, 1 HBP, 0-1 GO-FO, pickoff at first base Myrtle Beach lost 6-2 Box Score 2B A. Monasterio 2/3, R, BB SS A. Ademan 0/3, R, RBI C PJ Higgins 2/3, R, HR (2), 3 RBI, 0/1 CS DH W. Galindo 0/4 1B A. Upshaw 2/4, R 3B Y. Peguero 0/3, R SP K. Thompson 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 4-5 GO-FO, 81-52 pitches-strikes South Bend won 3-0 Box Score 2B C. Donahue 0/4 3B J. Bethencourt 0/3, 2 K, CS (2), E (17, throw) 1B A. Filiere 0/3 C M. Amaya 2/3, R, HR (8), RBI, K RF B. Hughes 0/2, R, BB, K, SB (14) LF N. Velázquez 1/3, K, outfield assist at second base SS R. Narea 0/2 SP J. Camargo 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 5-7 GO-FO, 62-45 pitches-strikes DSL Cubs 1 won their season opener 8-1 Box Score CF R. Verenzuela 1/4, R, 2B (1), RBI, K 3B N. Heredia 2/5, 2B (1), RBI, K, CS (1) SS F. Pertuz 1/4, 2 E (2, throw, throw) LF J. Rodriguez 1/4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K, CS (1) DH J. Fernandez 1/4, 2 R, 2B (1), RBI, BB C D. Diaz 2/4, R, HR (1), 3 RBI, E (1, fielding) SP J. Remon 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 5-3 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won their season opener 6-5 Box Score CF B. Peña 1/4, 2B (1), BB RF A. Ovalles 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1), BB DH C. Morfa 3/5, R, 3 2B (3), RBI, SB (1) 1B J. Brete 1/4, R, RBI, BB, K, CS (1) LF M. Valenzuela 2/3, 2 R, HR (1), 2 RBI, BB SP L. Devers 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 WP, 2 HBP, 3-2 GO-FO SP E. Herrera 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 2-2 GO-FO

Yeah, but they didn’t use Hader, Jeffries or Knebel so they’re set to win by 1 tomorrow even though their starter will only go 5. Chase Anderson had another bad start tonight.

The Brewers are so shook by the Cubs, they even lost to the White Sox in Chicago.

He’s ready for AA.