CaliforniaRaisin

Thanks for the congrats, guys!

This is so so weird...you get that, right? Why? J. Altuve is 5'6" and Pedroia is 5'8" I believe. Great players, especially for how short they are. I mention those two players because the vast majority of position players at that height (or shorter) do not make it to the big leagues or fail to develop into impact players. It's just really hard to hit for power when you're that size. I seriously doubt N. Allen is the next Altuve or Pedroia... I know you capped it at Allen's 5'8" but Mookie Betts is listed at just an inch taller, very short for MLB standards and is an absolute star (and, like Pedroia, a Theo draft pick). Pedroia was drafted in the 2nd, Betts in the 5th round and we're talking Allen at 27 or 30, so the risk isn't as bad as a top 10 pick. And despite the height, there are distinct positives for Allen that make him a viable pick at 27/30.

Heliot Ramos' profile does not match the type of profile this regime normally picks in the first round. In fact, the first player I thought of when reading his scouting report was Javy Baez coming out of high school and Jed Hoyer wasn't interested in Baez when he was with the Padres.

Yeesh.

I'm doing well, just tired. Thanks for all the congrats!

Thanks, weis! All thoughts are with Raisin and his wife. Can't wait to hear whether it's a boy or a girl and that everyone's okay! Baby and mom are doing well. It's a boy. My wife is happy he got here before Mother's Day, so she can "celebrate." Thanks!

I didn't even think to check the Cubs forum. Went to game threads and here. Whoops.

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Reading BA's report on Allen, you can see why this Cubs regime would be interested in him. Combination of Schwarber's chip on the shoulder, Almora/Bryant's IQ/instincts and Almora's ability to barrel line drives (at least in HS).

Chris Crawford's most recent mock: http://m.herosports.com/mlb/baseball-mlb-mock-draft-twins-reds-get-two-way-stars-astros-tab-uvas-haseley-c6c6 Little went at 10, Hiura 12, Crowe 17, Peterson 20, Pearson 28.

Jim Callis released his second mock and he too had the Cubs going with Allen at 27. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/229743034/jim-callis-mock-projection-2017-mlb-draft/?topicid=151437456 Hiura went 22, Peterson at 24 and Pearson at 28.

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Also, we're going to the hospital tomorrow because my very pregnant wife is going to be induced. You kids are on your own for minor league game threads. Don't burn the forum down while I'm gone.

Scheduled Games (All Times Central): Iowa at Salt Lake, 7:35 p.m. Tennessee at Jackson, 6:05 p.m. Myrtle Beach vs. Lunchburg, 6:05 p.m. South Bend at Peoria, 6:30 p.m. Probable Starters: Iowa: TBA Tennessee: RHP Zach Hedges (34.2 IP, 2.60 ERA, 2.90 FIP, 3.14 xFIP, 23 K, 5 BB) Myrtle Beach: LHP Justin Steele (26.1 IP, 3.42 ERA, 5.01 FIP, 4.99 xFIP, 18 K, 13 BB) South Bend: RHP Dylan Cease (28.2 IP, 1.88 ERA, 2.71 FIP, 3.00 xFIP, 43 K, 16 BB) No starter is listed for either Iowa (Eddie Butler's turn) or Tennessee but it's Zach Hedges' turn. I wonder if Hedges could get called up to Iowa.

horsefeathers that. Josh Rosen's off-field concerns are that he thinks college athletes should be paid and he wore a F*** Trump hat when golfing at a Trump golf course. He's apparently a big partier although I'm not sure that should be a big deal, depending on how under or out of control it is. Is this because of the hot tub? That's just the kid being super rich. He's no bigger a party guy than most college athletes.

This would be very shortsighted on my Maddon's part.

BA top 100 prospect list after one month: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-updated-may-11/?amphtml=1 11. Eloy Jimenez 55. Ian Happ 90. Dylan Cease TT, look away. Gleyber is #2 overall. Adrian Morejon, who the Cubs were very interested in signing but couldn't pull off, is ranked #91.

Agreed. Would love to be wrong but I much prefer Montgomery starting.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 6-5 Box Score CF J. Anderoli 2/4, R, RBI, BB, K, CS (1) 2B C. Young 1/5 LF M. Zagunis 0/4, K RF I. Happ 3/4, R, 2B (5), RBI, K 1B V. Caratini 0/3, BB, 2 SP A. Brooks 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 7-4 GO-FO, 83-48 pitches-strikes RP D. Berg 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 3-2 GO-FO - AAA debut Tennessee won 6-4 Box Score CF C. Burks 1/5, SB (5) 1B I. Rice 2/4, 2 R, HR (4), RBI, 2 K 2B D. Bote 0/3, R, BB, K 3B J. Vosler 1/3, R, 2B (6), 2 RBI, BB, K LF Je. Baez 2/4, 2 2B (4), 2 RBI, K, CS (3) SS C. Penalver 2/3, R, BB SP D. Underwood Jr 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 3-6 GO-FO, 96-66 pitches-strikes RP A. Acevedo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 9-7 Box Score C PJ Higgins 1/5 3B J. Hodges 1/4, 2B (9), 2 RBI, BB LF E. Martinez 0/4, BB, SB (1) 1B T. Alamo 2/5, R, 2B (6), E (2, fielding) 2B B. Flete 3/4, 3 R, 2B (5), HR (3), 4 RBI SP T. Hatch 2+ IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 2-0 GO-FO, 57-34 pitches-strikes RP D. Maples 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 5-2 GO-FO RP C. Brooks 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 0-0 GO-FO South Bend on 5-3 Box Score DH Z. Short 1/5, R, 2B (6), K RF B. Cummins 2/4, 2 R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K 2B Y. Peguero 1/4, 2B (8, RBI 1B A. Mineo 0/4 C J. Pereda 1/3, R, BB SS I. Paredes 0/3, RBI CF DJ Wilson 1/4, R, K SP M. Rondon 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 5-5 GO-FO, 86-46 pitches-strikes RP M. Rucker 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 0-1 GO-FO

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Yeah, I think it should be Cease Thursday but right now Manuel Rondon is listed (he only went 1 inning in his last appearance because it was a continuation of a suspended game that didn't last long). MiLB.com now has Cease going Friday.

Yeah, I really want Hiura to fall to the Cubs. Maybe the threat of TJS will do it. Pearson seems intriguing. Also, interested in David Peterson, Brendon Little and Wil Crowe.

Yeah, I think it should be Cease Thursday but right now Manuel Rondon is listed (he only went 1 inning in his last appearance because it was a continuation of a suspended game that didn't last long).