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Maybe now UCLA won't be a 4-seed in the next top 16 bracket they release.

Who would you plop them ahead of on Callis' list, though? With Mills/Zastryzny/Williams, we're talking largely end of the rotation possibilities. Johnson's probably more middle relief at this stage, although if he found something late in the year, the raw fastball/breaking ball combination back in the day had enough potential to possibly think about a late inning arm. Considering his career path so far, though, hard to get excited. Much as I am not as down on Hudson as everyone seems to be (I guess it's relative) ... he's raw and really far away and Hannemann is 26 ... at some point, hope for the tools drops low. I mean, from his 14-21 ... I'd take Ademan/Paredes/Sepulveda over them on youth, up the middle, and upside (btw ... was that the first mention of Sepulveda as a possible catcher ... I don't recall hearing much about that before ... that'd be fascinating ... somewhat reminiscent of Robinson Chirinos making the move back in the day). I guess I can understand some questioning of Paulino being that high (that writeup is extremely positive, it seems ... and uh ... he claimed a 40 man spot? guess there wasn't a proofreader), although his ceiling is more intriguing than those guys in the 20's. Underwood is a lightning rod point, I guess ... but being in the top 20 is probably okay for most. Rosario and Young are two guys that seem like they could help soon and in a more significant role than some of those upper level guys in the 20's. That leaves Pena at 21, which I'd be fine dropping him and sliding others up. All in all, not sure who you'd jump a lot of those guys on the list over. I could see sliding Alec Mills up several slots. I'd honestly slot them above everyone 14 or lower save for Paredes and maybe Ademan. I'm not super high on Underwood anymore. None of the others there impress me that much. I guess we're not slotting them a lot higher and I guess it becomes a crapshoot with a lot of these guys once we get past the top 10-12 but I like their chances to be somewhat decent major leaguers. I'm with you on Zastryzny and Mills since they can slot into the back of a big league rotation immediately. I don't see any glaring issues with Williams (injuries/limited ceiling), Johnson (injuries/horrible 2016) and Hudson (stuff regressed, extremely raw and far from the big leagues) in the back end of the top 30, even if we disagree with some of the guys ahead of them.

Leathersich and Duensing looked good. As did my guy Berg. But it's only 1 inning in spring training.

Charcer Burks. 9th rounder in 2013, played in Carolina last year. Not much of a prospect. His draft video when he was drafted consisted primarily of him dunking on a basketball court.

MLB.com's top 30 is out. I still think Callis is the best. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2017?list=chc 1. Eloy Jimenez 2. Ian Happ 3. Albert Almora 4. Dylan Cease 5. Jeimer Candelario 6. Oscar de la Cruz 7. Mark Zagunis 8. Trevor Clifton 9. Jose Albertos 10. DJ Wilson 11. Eddy Martinez 12. Thomas Hatch 13. Victor Caratini 14. Chesny Young 15. Jose Paulino 16. Duane Underwood 17. Aramis Ademan 18. Carlos Sepulveda 19. Isaac Paredes 20. Jose Rosario 21. Felix Peña 22. Alec Mills 23. Rob Zastryzny 24. Pierce Johnson 25. Bryan Hudson 26. Jacob Hannemann 27. Ryan Williams 28. Bailey Clark 29. PJ Higgins 30. Preston Morrison

And Albertos' stuff isn't questioned like Paredes' big league position.

Ugly trade for Sacramento.

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I got the BA Prospect Handbook today. Here's the rest of the Cubs top 31: 11. Eddy Martinez, OF 12. Donnie Dewees, OF 13. Thomas Hatch, RHP 14. Rob Zastryzny, LHP 15. Duane Underwood, RHP 16. Chesny Young, 2B/3B 17. Victor Caratini, C/1B 18. Wladimir Galindo, 3B 19. Pierce Johnson, RHP 20. Erling Moreno, RHP 21. Jose Paulino, LHP 22. PJ Higgins, C 23. Jacob Hannemann, OF 24. Justin Steele, LHP 25. Bryan Hudson, LHP 26. David Bote, 3B/2B 27. Jack Leathersich 28. Bailey Clark, RHP 29. Isaac Paredes, SS 30. Chris Pieters, OF/1B 31. Caleb Smith, LHP Amusing that Jose Rosario cracked Fangraphs' top 10 but can't make BA's top 31.

This is so dumb. Manfred is so dumb. Can you imagine how different the 10th inning of Game 7 might have been?

Poor Falcons needed that 17-minute rain delay.

NFL overtime rules suck.

Like Matt Bush http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/downloads/images/season-9/905/905_randy-arrested.jpg Yeah, Matt Bush definitely wasted his potential but he was barely considered a top 5 pick. He was a signability pick with local ties - the top guys on most boards like Jered Weaver and Stephen Drew were Boras clients. And I just typed out way more about the 2004 draft than anyone cares.

Nice move, especially since he has an option remaining.

Is that what he meant, in regards to J. Albertos? I was so confused by that statement/speculation... I interpreted it as "something to do w/ off-field matters" or possible fight w/ teammate. I mean why would you hide someone that thoroughly? I mean just cause teams are interested in him doesn't mean you have to include him in trade talks. Strange. I guess it's good news that the injury isn't considered too serious... Fangraphs hinted at this as well.

Keith Law had Eloy at 12.

Can't wait for a team that has Lonzo Ball to get bounced in the Sweet 16. Alford is a garbage coach (and person).

He ranked #12 in Ben Badler's top Cuban prospects back in 2015: Snipped down at the request of Ben Badler himself. As always, everyone, a subscription to BA is one of the best investments one can make.

Daniel Jeremiah mock draft: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000776348/article/jeremiah-mock-draft-10-49ers-jets-texans-fill-qb-needs 1. Browns: Myles Garrett 2. 49ers: Mitch Trubisky 3. Bears: Jonathan Allen 4. Jaguars: Jamal Adams 5. Titans: Marshon Lattimore His top 5 prospects: 1. Myles Garrett 2. Malik Hooker 3. Marshon Lattimore 4. Jamal Adams 5. Jonathan Allen

Cubs officially locked in at picks 27 and 30.

Surprising to see Jose Rosario at 10 but I understand the logic.

Yeah, if it's weird to largely not want surgeried pitchers then I'll somehow trudge on with that label. You say they probably would sign Ross, but they didn't despite him coming cheap, low commit, and supposedly with zero risk on the Cubs' end based on reasons. Both of these guys don't just have some history with arm injuries, they have long histories throughout the pros and at least one major surgery under their belts apiece (Ross with at least two, including a major shoulder being rehabbed now). Even if you're not interested in signing Duffy, him going off the market next offseason is a bad thing for the Cubs because it eliminates one option for a higher end arm that competing teams can focus on in free agency. It's a scarce market and one of the better options just went off the market.

Do you guys like Adams more than Hooker?

Lol. 7 of the Cubs top 10 players under 25 played a crucial role Game 7 of the World Series.

BP's top 10: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=30977