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  1. Lefty
    It was hardly a fluke. The next year in AA he went .287/.351/.475. And he didn't exactly come out of nowhere. He was signed for a 2.25 million bonus out of the DR, which was a record at the time. Once I see "DR" I realize that he wasn't as young as was thought at the time.
  2. Lefty
    Please, please, please have Odor in the deal Or else it will stink?
  3. Lefty
    I miss those times when the excitement was actually on the field.
  4. Lefty
    The thing about BABIP with prospects is that at a certain point, you expect a higher baseline even with BABIP fluctuation. Olt is very likely better than his AAA line to this point, what's worrisome is that the downside is so low, especially given his age. Also, his K rate has spiked up so sharply that his BABIP(.287) isn't way out of whack with his career MiLB BABIP(.316). The FO knows things better than me, but superficially I'll be really bummed if Olt's the best player coming back. I am pretty sure we'd all be bummed if that was the case. Profar madness notwithstanding, it would very uncharacteristic if the FO didn't get a couple of arms for Garza.
  5. Lefty
    Looking at Olt's year at AA last year and his current AAA performance, aren't they consistent adjusted for a huge drop in BABIP? Also, his LHP/RHP splits this year are terrible. They could not have been the case before, correct? That said, he's 25 next month, and I think is better represented in a challenge trade for Brett Jackson.
  6. Lefty
    Article about a Cub draftee (Kevin Brown). http://www.ericcressey.com/2013-mlb-draft-thoughts-talking-vs-doing
  7. Lefty
    Thank you for making me happy we didn't pick him. You guys are weird I don't see why. That said, welcome to like 90% of athletes on Twitter. Oh, you see plenty of "Thank God" and "I'm so blessed" stuff, sure. Token Christianity, mostly. Not a lot of people memorizing and utilizing long quotes from scripture. If he's a bit of a bible-thumper, I can see that not going over well in a locker room full of guys many/most of whom party hard and/or cheat on their wives pretty frequently. And we prefer cheaters? Classy.
  8. Lefty
    Remember: "We don't need to draft Wieters, we have Soto!" Good times.
  9. Lefty
    Editing suggestion.
  10. Lefty
    What land is this? Driven on Dempster west of Skokie Blvd. (Cicero) lately? All the Section 8 residents to the north can also be moved to the new "Projects at Wrigley Field" to make room for the restaurants, bars and hotels.
  11. Lefty
    Skokie. They have the land ready to be condemned right near the highway and the Yellow Line extension from Howard and a Greyhound Bus station.
  12. Lefty
    I realize how little I follow MLB. I don't even know who Carlos Villaneuva is. Off to baseball-reference.
  13. Lefty
    Would signing him to a one-year contract with a team option for year #2 be consistent with the lottery ticket strategy we are pursuing?
  14. Lefty
    I share that feeling. It also takes me back to Gary Matthews Jr.
  15. Lefty
    Good. Maybe it will end the public subsidy of sports. Lord knows there are plenty of other subsidies we can't afford.
  16. Lefty
    There's nothing interesting about that at all. A sane owner approves that trade 101 times out of 100. Not all sane owners are in the same situation. The Red Sox have been big spenders and are a big revenue team. While we as fans often fantasize about "blowing up" a team and starting from scratch, in real life there are considerations that trump that. One is putting a passable product on the field. I think getting rid of Crawford and Beckett was outstanding. If the price was trading A. Gonzalez for prospects, still a good baseball move. But the totality of the salaries involved is large. You know my economic thoughts, Magic Johnson lives in a different world, new guy wants to make a splash etc. But what is Henry thinking? I'm just curious.
  17. Lefty
    I know it's politically fashionable to let someone else pay for everything, but is an industry that prices out its users (i.e., the fans) really sustainable? Salaries went down in the early 1930s. It is hard to imagine, but absent hyperinflation it will happen again. The vast majority of fans watch their team on TV, which is really inexpensive to do and the source of most of the revenue. Can we imagine that TV contracts will not be so flush in a Depression? Maybe, hear me out here, but maybe, we aren't actually in a depression. I find it interesting that John Henry oversaw such a trade. Depressions are hell on debtors and a long-term contract is a long-term debt. I am in the same business as John Henry (in the same way that Eric Jokisch and C.C. Sabbathia are in the same business). I wonder if he would articulate it the same way?
  18. Lefty
    How has his play been in CF?
  19. Lefty
    Do pitchers even strike out 50% of the time?
  20. Lefty
    Well, I have reviewed some of Brett's batting practice/minor league videos online... It's really quite amazing that a prospect can get through so many levels of a professional baseball organization with such elementary mechanical flaws. Impressive analysis. Hitting a baseball is a complex task. Why all of a sudden are these things going to be correctable at the Major League level? I.e., they won't be corrected. Look at Rizzo, look at Lance Lynn. There's hope for Jackson... Pitchers don't count. There is much precedence for pitchers turning it around. And whatever path Rizzo's career takes, two months in Petco was a small sample compared to his minor league record. Jackson's K history has yet to be contradicted. Would love to be wrong. Mentally we all had Jackson as the CFer when the Cubs contend again. If it ain't Jackson, contention gets pushed back (in my mind).
  21. Lefty
    Well, I have reviewed some of Brett's batting practice/minor league videos online... It's really quite amazing that a prospect can get through so many levels of a professional baseball organization with such elementary mechanical flaws. Impressive analysis. Hitting a baseball is a complex task. Why all of a sudden are these things going to be correctable at the Major League level? I.e., they won't be corrected.
  22. Lefty
    I recall that when he was drafted his strikeout rate was brought up as a killer. His high BABIP created excitement, but obviously at this level the strikeouts will devour the rest of his game.
  23. Lefty
    I must admit I am following Prior. Is anyone else? He has huge lefty/righty splits, but I suspect he has more MLB time coming to him.
  24. Lefty
    One supplemental pick. And that still requires a team to forfeit their own 1st rounder and draft budget that comes with it. Doesn't that destroy the market for an FA who's been offerred arb?
  25. Lefty
    If the Cubs offer him arb do they still get two picks if he refuses?
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