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    Jed Hoyer surely sends some sort of spanking it GIFs.
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    The Cubs are linked to one Dominican shortstop next year, Rafael Morel. Defensive-minded, above-average runner. 5'11", 167 lbs, 15-years old now. He's certainly not the best Dominican SS in next year's class - those are Orelvis Martin (Blue Jays), Marco Luciano (Giants) and Noelvi Marte (Mariners). This is the first Latin American prospect Ben Badler has linked to the Cubs in 2018-19: http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/top-2018-international-prospects-mlb-showcase-shortstops/?amphtml=1
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    Or the Twins now, I guess. [tweet] [/tweet] (#1 overall)
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    Out of the box in July 2, 2018, yes. Cubs can't go as wild now, with the stricter new CBA.
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    [tweet] [/tweet] Felt like the Cubs minor league arms were making some nice progress the last year or two, so this can't be considered great news. Second minor league pitching coordinator raided by another team since 2016.
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    Penalty will be announced before Thanksgiving, months before he Cubs are out of the penalty box.
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    http://i.imgur.com/SfpQt.gif its all fun and games until the dodgers trade joc pederson and some trash A-ball guys for stanton in late january. Yep, I'm with imb. The Dodgers better not get Stanton or Ohtani. MLB.com: Source: Dodgers in mix on Stanton talks
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    A few of the questions from the chat:
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    Of course he's valuable, which is why he would probably get us some of the big name pitchers we've been discussing. I think you're totally exaggerating by saying "It would be devastating to go from him to Baez in 2018", when he showed that he was more than able to replace him when Russell was out with an injury. The defense would suffer at 2B, but not at SS. Also, there is some concern that his injury and off field problems might end up being a problem. Russell is literally the best or 2nd best defensive SS in baseball, Javy is not Third at best (Simmons and Lindor, for sure) but my God do Cubs fans underrate Russell's SS defense and overestimate Javy's.
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    4th or 5th round pick.(5th, I think) Big power, had some hamstring issues during his HS season in Puerto Rico last year, so underperformed a bit. Healthy now, seems like we got a steal. Was over slotted, slot was 285k and we gave him 400k. 5th round. I can't remember who it was, but one of the national guys was commenting on how legit he was after the season. Went on to compliment the Cubs for being able to look past the injury-plagued HS season to see his talent. I believe it was Longenhagen at Fangraphs, who lives in the Phoenix area and gets in a lot of AZL games.
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    The projected lineup in 2021 is amusing. Between the position players and pitchers, there's one prospect. One position player over 30:
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    Cubs Top 10 Prospects 1. Aramis Ademan, SS 2. Adbert Alzolay, RHP 3. Jose Albertos, RHP 4. Victor Caratini, C 5. Alex Lange, RHP 6. Oscar De La Cruz, RHP 7. Brendon Little, LHP 8. Thomas Hatch, RHP 9. Jen-Ho Tseng, RHP 10. Nelson Velazquez, OF BEST TOOLS Best Hitter for Average: Victor Caratini. Best Power Hitter: Nelson Velazquez. Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Mark Zagunis. Fastest Baserunner: D.J. Wilson. Best Athlete: D.J. Wilson. Best Fastball: Dillon Maples. Best Curveball: Alex Lange. Best Slider: Dillon Maples. Best Changeup: Jose Albertos. Best Control: Jen-Ho Tseng. Best Defensive Catcher: P.J. Higgins. Best Defensive INF: Luis Vazquez. Best INF Arm: Luis Vazquez. Best Defensive OF: D.J. Wilson. Best OF Arm: Eddy Martinez. Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2018-chicago-cubs-top-10-prospects/#FzqEYRKc3TfKizCm.99 Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2018-chicago-cubs-top-10-prospects/#kScctYXLA7w8Yr4E.99
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    Woof.
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    Haha, they might have the advantage at quarterback for the first time in 25 years and they're losing.
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    Eligible when the Cubs are out of the penalty box, but we're getting to the point where many big spending teams have already allocated their funds with pre-arranged deals. That's the type of arm you'd love to get in the system. The curve looked fantastic too.
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    Even if the Yankees or Rangers, who have the *most* money to offer Ohtani get him, they're going to do some under the table stuff. MLB basically guaranteed under the table stuff with the new CBA.
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    FYI: John Andreoli and Trey Martin were the most well known names amongst Cub minor leaguers electing free agency.
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    New Cuban defector is waiting to be granted free agency. He's subject to the new CBA rules since he's only 21, so hopefully he'll be granted free agency by July when the Cubs are out of the penalty box. http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/outfielder-julio-pablo-martinez-leaves-cuba-sign-mlb-team/#YormXEPqQcwhHGRD.97
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    Heyward was committed to UCLA coming out of HS in the Atlanta area.
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    horsefeathers. [tweet] [/tweet]
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    Not sure why the Giants would do that.
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