We Got The Whole 9

Missed that guy the last 3 days

Uh, La Stella already has a nickname, thank you very much. http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/08/lol-duck.gif Are the ducks playing Red Rocket?

Love oppo dongs on a simple flick of the wrist (when the Cubs do it )

Seems like a couple every AB

Anybody know the record for catcher pickoffs in a season?

Well, hi Kyle, I see ya

Hope Burks is able to get back out there tomorrow

Good horsefeathers. The reports on Brooks' stuff have been pretty glowing. Maples' turn will come soon after.

Jake, I just don't want you to do some crazy horsefeathers I saw highlights of your start a week ago and it made me sick

Not sure where to put this but somebody mentioned on Cubs Den that Maples' curve is clocking more than 3000 rpm and the announcer mentioned they expect him to be promoted soon.

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/chicago-cubs-prospect-oscar-de-la-cruz-hurls-first-complete-game-shutout/c-230313526/t-185364810 Cruz got seven 1-pitch AB, and eight 2-pitch AB. Coach also talks about they want to pitch to contact at Myrtle. "That's something we've been talking about, instead of strikeouts, pitch for contact," Myrtle Beach pitching coach Anderson Tavares said. "If you get into situations where you have to strike guys out, use your breaking ball, use your changeup or elevate and change eye levels. We just talk about pitching for contact and he did it tonight. It was a great outing for him."

Nm

Hell yeah Oscar 76% strikes

I'm ready to give Iowa Jake a shot. How did this guy's HR rate quintuple like this

Damn Ian's uppercut ran into that one

Man they're not gonna throw us a bone here

7 errors for Willy

In theory, taking a "complete upside" draft sounds cool. However, it doesn't truly work. 1) You'd likely be able to find a way to fit bonus demands and get the high upside kids into maybe the first 5 rounds, if you skimped out completely on 6-10. 2) The risk is there obviously, we're not in a position to just "whiff" on an entire draft class, IF things went wrong, which could happen because of, pitching.....3) It'd also present a logistics issue. Meaning you'd have the entire group starting at or near complex ball. MAYBE you find a guy who can pitch A ball his first full season, but you need to be able to mix and match players. Drafting all high school kids takes away a good bit of that flexibility. 4) You can find plenty of high upside college kids too. The perception is slightly different, but there's plenty of upside pitching options there too, and it'd help with placement too. 5) Too slow of a burn. Most teams want upper level prospects in trades and ding you, if they're taking lower level guys, due to more risk. You prefer having a few potential trade options as quick as you can get them. Pure guess, but I'd say out of our 11 top 10 round picks, no more than 4 are high schoolers and if there are that many, it won't be all pitchers and it won't be taking a true upside approach, which would include massive over slots. Appreciate this response. I actually didn't think about those ramifications. In any event, I'm so glad they took a shot on Cease.

So Butler actually was the first Cubs Starter to throw 95+ this year? I thought Jake did it a couple times...

On that note, am I crazy for thinking the FO should go HS arm-heavy in this draft? It would go totally against their M.O. but I think we have enough pitchability guys to last a generation and we can find bats in any round. I'd like for them to go full upside dreaming just for once. Shotgun approach should land a couple studs.

Agreed. Hopefully the lefties give him hell.

That was one hellacious bone bruise

Not surprised about the rash of dings. We were so, so lucky last year (besides 1 major injury), some reversal of fortune was to be expected. As long as the arms stay healthy we can weather the storm. Plus we get to watch Candy and Happ in the big league lineup. That's gonna be fun.

Sounds similar to Butler's fastball? That thing had a ton of run.

At the risk of seeming like I don't give a horsefeathers I should advise you that I am quite the daredevil Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk I mean I don't know what kind of cellphone you have, but one of Tim's latest board upgrades really made it easier to view/post the forum from a phone browser for me (I'm the typical iPhone/Safari guy). You may want to give that a try? I used to use Tapatalk but ended up deleting it because Tim loves us and gives us good things. I'm just used to Tapatalk and don't feel like making a switch. I did. The thing is, I recently had to switch phones and forgot I would have to turn them off again. But honestly, it's such a petty horsefeathering thing to bitch about. It's one stupid extra line. Derwood just wanted to puff his chest.