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Old enough to know that stupid misleading titles aren't funny... Or maybe I'm too young to understand the hilarity of this series of lame jokes/misdirection. I just want to know if you're very young or just a weirdo I'm not that young. Well, I'm probably younger than most ppl here. I think Raisin or TT are younger than me.

There was a joke in there? I guess I missed it. I just hate these stupid misleading titles. I'm getting sick of them lol... Seriously, how old are you? Old enough to know that stupid misleading titles aren't funny... Or maybe I'm too young to understand the hilarity of this series of lame jokes/misdirection.

Same here. I don't remember the Cubs having interest in Vlad Jr. either. I wished they did though. I don't think they had time to. IIRC the Blue Jays were favorited for Vlad Jr. long before that period even opened, which most likely means they had an agreement in place for a while. Yeah I know. I mean I wish the Cubs had interest way, way back before he had an agreement in place with Tor. Not sure how far back that would be or how young he was when that handshake agreement happened. He's an incredible prospect now.

I wish a moderator would amend the title to "Jorge Polanco suspended 80 games for PEDs". No one gives a horsefeathers about Jorge Polanco... thatsthejoke.jpg i know you're young. but...how young? There was a joke in there? I guess I missed it. I just hate these stupid misleading titles. I'm getting sick of them lol...

I don't believe this is true. Vlad Jr. was linked the Blue Jays from the start. Yeah, I don't remember the Cubs being linked to Vlad Jr. Same here. I don't remember the Cubs having interest in Vlad Jr. either. I wished they did though.

That's messed up bro. You all know we were thinking of Jorge Soler with that misleading title. Not cool. he's always looked up to jersey I wish a moderator would amend the title to "Jorge Polanco suspended 80 games for PEDs". No one gives a horsefeathers about Jorge Polanco...

That's messed up bro. You all know we were thinking of Jorge Soler with that misleading title. Not cool.

I guess I'll do another short writeup on a pitcher I like in RHP Kumar Rocker. Weird name for a baseball player. The kid pitches for North Oconee HS in Georgia and is a Vanderbilt commit. That tells you right away he's a serious pitching prospect. The first thing you notice watching him pitch is how big he is. He's a big dude with a strong lower-half. He's listed at 6'5" and is already 250 lbs. Good athlete and good genes. His father played in the NFL. He may get larger as he gets older, but he seems pretty physically mature right now. Conditioning and watching his weight will be important as he gets older is my guess. He throws exceptionally hard for a kid in HS. His fastball is consistently hitting the mid-to-upper 90's right now. It's a pretty easy motion too. Not overthrowing or using maximum effort. I've noticed his fastball has very slight running movement. It also occasionally sinks. Not sure if he throws a two-seamer. It's a good motion overall and he starts with his hands over his head. His fastball command is good right now. Sometimes it looks like he's just slinging it up there and other times it looks like he's actually pitching and hitting his spots. The slider doesn't seem that impressive to me, but scouts list it as average to above-average. I haven't seen him throw a good changeup -- he doesn't need one right now. He can literally overpower every HS hitter right now with his fastball. He isn't deceptive and hitters get a good look at his fastball. I wonder if better hitters will square it up more in the future if Rocker doesn't spot the fastball and/or mix up his pitches. I'm not sure about where I rank all the talented pitchers in this draft. I like all these pitchers in the HS ranks: Carter Stewart, Matthew Liberatore, Mason Denaburg, Ethan Hankins and Cole Winn. Then you add Kumar Rocker to that list and it's a mighty impressive list of prep arms. That group is my Tier 1 for pitching prospects in HS. I might be forgetting someone and some arms might emerge and join that group this spring. I really like Rocker and the velocity on his fastball is very impressive. I'm a little worried he might blow out his arm and require TJS, but that's probably true of every pitcher I listed here. I'll list my preferences once we get closer to the draft. Right now if Kumar Rocker was available to the Cubs at #24 and they took him I'd be pretty cool with that selection. [bbvideo=853,480] [/bbvideo] [bbvideo=853,480] [/bbvideo] [bbvideo=853,480]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_QoO73dDjs[/bbvideo]

Yeah, KC really does like signing former Cubs players. I'll be rooting for him and Soler and Hammel. Almost forgot about him.

TAKE THAT, REGULAR SHOW Sure thing buddy. Maybe he'll amount to something, but I doubt it. He did stick around longer than Pierce Johnson so that's something lol.

Lol, I think you could call the defense played by Big Baby Davis as "Sour D". I hated the guy when he played for the Celtics back in the day. He seemed like an idiot and now it's confirmed.

The bold strategy did not work... Jharel Cotton will require TJS. At least the timing is okay. It's way worse when it happens during the season.

Correa will hit free agency a year older, and quite frankly, he doesn't have the ceiling that Harper does. It's much more likely that by free agency that Correa is basically a poor-man's Josh Donaldson. Plenty good, but not a an MVP caliber talent. I don't know about that. I guess I could see Correa slowing down and/or losing range as he gets older. If that happens he should move over to 3B. I'm very high on Correa. He would have put up a monster year in terms of WAR if he didn't miss so much time last season. I think his ceiling is actually higher than Harper, but the chances of reaching it are low. If he can stay at SS and actually reaches those ARod comps he is the most valuable player in MLB. I'm not exactly sure how good he is defensively, but I think he has a fair chance of staying at SS.

We might have still signed Darvish and then decide to go with a 6-man starting rotation. I'm skeptical of Ohtani being capable of throwing 150+ innings this year. I mean he could do that, but it wouldn't be prudent considering how few innings he threw last year in Japan. Ohtani didn't cost that much in terms of a signing bonus. Actually, all the Cubs could offer was $300K, which is nothing. The Cubs could easily afford both Ohtani and Darvish.

I'm glad they got an extension done for Altuve. He deserves it. No one is mentioning it right now, but if Bryce is getting $400 million or close to that then how much is Correa getting? I hope Houston can afford him when he becomes a FA in a few years.

I agree in theory, but in reality... Exhibit A:

I should've wrote that I hope Grimm joins a good team (outside the NL Central) and becomes a good reliever again. He was an important member of this new Cubs era where we expect them to win the division and make it to the playoffs every year. He has dominant stuff and a great hook when his command is on. Seemed like a good guy and a good teammate. Maybe a little too sensitive on twitter. Anyway, thanks for the good work these past few seasons Grimm. Good luck wherever you go. #Flagsflyforever

I also think Contreras is going to have a monster year. #Notspringtrainingoverreaction I think Schwarber is going to have a monster year too and prove his doubters wrong.

Yes, they only owe him about $500k I believe so save around $1.5-2 million. This puts them maybe ~$13 million under so unless Holland comes super cheap (I don't have much care for him to begin with) I doubt they'd add him to basically have no room for anything in season. Yeah, I think Holland is overrated and don't care to sign him unless it's super cheap. He should've worked out a deal with the Rockies. I think the Cardinals might get desperate and sign him if their bullpen implodes. Maybe the Giants sign him?

J. Ho-Tseng, really. i think it's J.-H. Tseng My bad guys. Sorry, I don't care enough about this pitcher to correctly spell his name lol.

I don't know if it promotes tanking necessarily. I get what you're saying though. The teams at the very bottom of the standings have less incentive to tank hard, but the teams in the 5-9 range have more incentive to stay there and not play better/tank.

Well, that's certainly good news. I remember reading an article saying scouts were weary of those HS arms from Georgia like Hankins because they pitch so much during the school year and over the summer. Yeah, I also like northern prep arms because they seem to have less wear-and-tear.

Adrian Morejon at 61 is way more of a coulda been a Cubs prospect, since he was linked to them initially. Really? We had heavy interest in Morejon? The Padres spent a lot on him, and I thought we were still in the penalty phase. My memory is a little hazy now about when he signed. Even if we weren't in the penalty phase I'm not sure if the Cubs were willing to outbid the Padres.

That last category hurts bro :x ! I really liked Nate Pearson in last year's MLB draft too.

Really? Anthony Bass is the guy they take? I think I'd prefer Eddie Butler for that last spot.