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  1. Bertz
    Conrad's solid (potentially very solid depending on his cap hit), but I would have definitely preferred Wood
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    Ariel Armas has been roughly a league average hitter in the Midwest League going back to the start of June. Definitely a guy to keep an eye on if his defensive reputation is at all accurate.
  3. Bertz
    If you take someone underslot at 17 I wonder how feasible it is to float a Quentin young down to 56
  4. Bertz
    This question comes up a lot: "Where does this guy rank in our system now?" I think barring something shocking, our 1st rounder will slot 7th. And then assuming neither is a money saver pick, both the other guys today will land in the 10-12 range.
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    Conrad seems to have a little more juice athletically than some of the other bats in the Cubs range. And if the Cubs are sniffing around him then clearly the data is sterling too. I'd be down. That said it feels I'd be shocked if there's not at least two pitchers I'd rather have on the board at our pick.
  6. Bertz
    Warren is much much better than his ERA indicates, and the Yankees are good enough that they should be favored in most home games.
  7. Bertz
    I had obviously noticed the uptick in Jonny Long's production but not in his contact. He's got his K rate at 20% and his contact rates back that up. Gun to my head I think he ends up the best hitter out of the Iowa guys.
  8. Bertz
    Brown didn't start, presumably he'll go tomorrow? Little did the opener thing and struggled horribly with control (boo!) Lumpuy is on base a couple more times tonight. He's also slowed way down on the strikeouts the last two weeks or so. Fingers crossed this is a breakout not just a hot streak. Gallagher's got a no hitter through 4
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    - Ken Rosenthal
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    It's less about the heat of their current heaters (we shouldn't let a few weeks move us too far on any prospect) and more that Rojas is a middle infielder who only strikes out half as often. Caissie being pretty clearly MLB ready is a big deal, but he's got enough warts that I personally don't think he's ahead of the rest of the pack in the system, and definitely don't think that if he is it's by a super wide margin.
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    The Cespedes BBQ guys wrote up the draft. Obviously not as insightful as a lot of other sources but they're good writers so it's also not as dry if you're just jumping in this weekend and trying to catch up.
  14. Bertz
    The Cubs are a half game out of the #1 seed in the NL. This fanbase is deeply deeply dumb
  15. Bertz
    I think it depends on defensive reports on Moises and how much you want to discount Wiggins for the crime of being a pitcher, but yeah honestly if you wanted to argue him #1 even right now I wouldn't push back.
  16. Bertz
    For knowing how to count?
  17. Bertz
    Ariel Armas is on a little bit of a heater. With his defense if he hits *at all* he's a thing
  18. Bertz
    I can assure you from experience facts hold no sway in this particular discussion
  19. Bertz
    You brought up his innings in the context of injury so majors or minors is pretty meaningless.
  20. Bertz
    You seem pretty confident in this and it's extremely not true
  21. Bertz
    Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma of the Athletic emptied their notebooks this morning with notes on what they're hearing about the Cubs' trade plans as we approach this month's deadline. Among the many players touched on were two pitchers currently convalescing at AAA: Jon Gray and Tanner Houck. Jon Gray has been on Cubs' fans radars for over a decade. First as the primary alternative to Kris Bryant in the 2013 draft, and subsequently many more times over the years as a potential trade or free agent target. Gray is a pending free agent, and now firmly in the "boring innings eater" stage of his career. Though he has quite a bit more fastball velocity than the innings eater archetype tends to offer, so he may still have some untapped upside. Tanner Houck is a much more intriguing option. A year ago at this time he looked like a full blown superstar, ranking 3rd in the league in pitching fWAR heading into last year's All Star Break. But a mediocre second half followed by an injury marred start to 2025 has changed things in a hurry. Houck is not a free agent until after the 2027 season, so he would be a long term contributor if he can put the injury troubles behind him. Mooney & Sharma touched on a number of other names, including many of the usual suspects. It's clear that Jed Hoyer and the Cubs' front office are casting a wide net for potential upgrades. View full rumor
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    More information about "The Athletic: Cubs Looking at Jon Gray and Tanner Houck (among many others)"
    Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma of the Athletic emptied their notebooks this morning with notes on what they're hearing about the Cubs' trade plans as we approach this month's deadline. Among the many players touched on were two pitchers currently convalescing at AAA: Jon Gray and Tanner Houck. Jon Gray has been on Cubs' fans radars for over a decade. First as the primary alternative to Kris Bryant in the 2013 draft, and subsequently many more times over the years as a potential trade or free agent target. Gray is a pending free agent, and now firmly in the "boring innings eater" stage of his career. Though he has quite a bit more fastball velocity than the innings eater archetype tends to offer, so he may still have some untapped upside. Tanner Houck is a much more intriguing option. A year ago at this time he looked like a full blown superstar, ranking 3rd in the league in pitching fWAR heading into last year's All Star Break. But a mediocre second half followed by an injury marred start to 2025 has changed things in a hurry. Houck is not a free agent until after the 2027 season, so he would be a long term contributor if he can put the injury troubles behind him. Mooney & Sharma touched on a number of other names, including many of the usual suspects. It's clear that Jed Hoyer and the Cubs' front office are casting a wide net for potential upgrades.
  23. Bertz
    The Yankees not having a bullpen of doom is low key one of the most shocking things league wide this year. Like they've been as consistent as the Brewers about it over the last 10ish years
  24. Bertz
    Every NL playoff hopeful except Philly is worse vs. LHP than RHP, and Philly is very nearly flat. So if anything a lefty would be a positive unless/until we got to the World Series (the AL is kinda the opposite where they all mash lefties). I'm willing to take that chance
  25. Bertz
    The K's are still way too high (31%) but after Lumpuy's cycle last night he has a .259/.328/.428 line over the last month. My the lowly offensive standards at Myrtle Beach that's a 129 wRC+
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