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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    BA ranked the top 8 ex-Brave free agents: 1. Kevin Maitan, SS 2. Yunior Severino, 2B 3. Livan Soto, SS 4. Yefri Del Rosario, RHP 5. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS 6. Abrahan Gutierrez, C 7. Juan Contreras, RHP 8. Yenci Peña, SS The blurbs for Contreras (10 BB/9 in GCL) and Peña (.655 OPS in the DSL) did not look that great.
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    I had been posting a bunch in the Braves thread. Whoops. [tweet] [/tweet]
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    2 more names, also 7-figure bonus guys:
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    Fitzpatrick or Chubb (edge rusher). Yeah, I really like both of them. Not sure how the OTs stack up but if one is worth of a top 10 pick, I'd want the Bears to pick him.
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    [tweet] [/tweet] No surprises. I thought Araujo and Clifton had a chance.
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    I would be floored if the Cubs left any of their IFA pool unspent. At this point it's obvious that they aren't going to be shelling out $3 million to one of the LA bonus babies in the 2018 class, so I wonder if they are taking the shotgun approach or if they knew that they would need the majority of their pool for a Japanese or Cuban player? I think they've held out for one of the Cubans personally. I'm very hopeful they try to add IFA money and get a hell of a class, considering the system is weak currently. Wouldn't shock me to see them add one of the Braves guys either, depending on if they make it to July 2nd. Most of Badler's articles have focused on the DR so it's possible the Cubs have already honed in on some big names in Venezuela or emerging baseball countries like Panama or Colombia. I agree the Cubs will maximize this international class. This regime spent big on Soler before the caps were instituted, spent all their money in 2012 and blew past their spending thresholds in 2013 and 2015. They aren't going to ignore the international market now, especially now that they aren't drafting in the top 10.
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    The Cubs weren't linked to any of the top OFs and Ps who played in a recent major Dominican showcase (though OF Jeremy de la Rosa wasn't linked to any team): https://www.baseballamerica.com/international/top-2018-international-prospects-at-the-mlb-showcase-outfielders-pitchers/#l6k2ideYcq5FlIAK.97
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    Amongst Japanese pitchers, only Daisuke Matsuzaka has thrown 200 or more IP in his first US season. They're probably assuming some sort of injury or a team protecting him since a) he throws on 5 saysbrest in the NPB and b) didn't pitch much this season due to injury.
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    Hahaha.Thankfully I don't think they can afford him but that too would be so UCLA. They need to go after someone like Frost (probably a pipe dream with Nebraska likely having an opening) or Norvell when they whiff on Chip Kelly.
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    Today's the deadline to protect players on the 40-man.
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    Kevin Sumln is their next coach Doubt it. They'll swing for the fences at someone like Chip Kelly, and then when they miss, they'll go for someone who is much cheaper than Sumlin will be.
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    I assume Barth and Fox are around to get the higher draft pick.
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    Jim Mora fired.
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    Apparently my comment was based entirely on one gif. I was thinking there was another funny one with those two but I must have imagined it. he also did the jersey tug thing when hendrix dominated CLE in WS last year and was leaving the game That tug was in Game 6 of the NLCS against the Dodgers.
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    UCLA and Jim Mora don't deserve Josh Rosen.
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    you know that's Perd Hapley's real name, right? Jay was a local ABC reporter here before hitting it big as Perd.
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    Mesa will be playing in the AFL Championship tomorrow, at 2 pm CT on MLB Network. Charcer Burks will be batting 8th in LF and Alec Mills will be the starting pitcher.
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    [tweet]https://twitter.com/baseballcensus/status/931570268144795653[/tweet] [tweet]https://twitter.com/baseballcensus/status/931130228822261760[/tweet]
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    So Buehler only threw 98 innings last year and his career best was 102.1, back in college in 2014. I think there's sizable risk of him becoming another Julio Urías whose strict pitch and innings count severely limits his big league value as a starter (and that assumes no more injuries).
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