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  1. Bertz
    It happened! I think this might mean he'll start Sunday too
  2. Bertz
    Check out the projections in the article,. PCA projects as a low-end regular NEXT YEAR. That's insanity for a guy with ~300 plate appearances in A Ball.
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    Velo down a decent bit for Keegan tonight. GameDay only has one pitch over 94 MPH through four innings. Hopefully just a little fatigue as he starts approaching triple digits in innings.
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    Canario was at a 96 wRC+ coming into the night, so after this dong and subsequent walk he should finally be in the black offensively at Tenn.
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    Kevin Made is now hitting better than Kevin Alcantara, which doesn't make him a better prospect but the gap is probably smaller than we acknowledge PCA's up to .269/300/.529 at South Bend. The walk and K numbers are not where they need to be, but they've been working their way there the last week or so I've mentioned before but Yonathan Perlaza is maybe my favorite of the third tier bats in the system. Like a lot of others he had an April to forget but turned on the production once we hit May. Since May 1st he's hitting .276/.369/.493, with a 12.4% walk rate and 21.3% K rate. Now that he's a strict corner outfielder it's not the most exciting profile, but average contact + average power + primo patience + a primo groundball rate is generally a recipe for a good hitter. Particularly given that he's a true switch hitter (his splits are pretty modest). There aren't any perfect comps, but something like like Eduardo Escobar with more walks? Perlaza probably has a bit more juice in the bat, and significantly more patience, but he's also a tier lower on the defensive spectrum.
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    We should have traded for Verlander but for various, um, reasons, I have reason to doubt that Verlander would have been as successful with us - or for anyone - as he has been for Houston. Steroids? I’m in the dark on this one. Sticky stuff
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    Franklin starting to develop is fun. The peripherals are still fairly mediocre, but there's been progress there as well. Do we know if he still has the monster upper 90's fastball he had in spring training? Or has this improved performance come from him pulling back on velo to help his command?
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    I'm curious to see how much time he gets this year at Tenn. And to be very clear, the question (health permitting) is not "will he see Tenn" it's "how much time will he spend there." Pinango probably gets the bump imminently, both because he's approaching 100 games at the level and has performed admirably, and also because they need to free up a slot for Alcantara.
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    I know objectively "currently injured pitcher in A Ball" is not the return you're looking for in return for a guy like Willson, but I do really like Matt Allan. I wouldn't mind something like Allan + JD Davis or Allan + Butto + a LATAM lottery ticket. It would impact what you should ask for in return for the other guys though. So while I would be down with it in isolation I think it would have to be paired with Happ and/or Robertson primarily bringing back dudes at AA/AAA/MLB.
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    There's no way they don't nab Contreras IMO Also would not hate JD Davis as the 2nd piece in a deal. Let's see what he does if he's given full runway at one position (1B) for the rest of the year.
  12. Bertz
    Lost in the dong of it all, PCA has walked twice tonight and has 3 steals (including home!). He's 19/24 on the basepaths so far this year.
  13. Bertz
    On base 4x tonight
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    Also Wicks is SHOVING. 3 IP, 7 Ks, 1 BB, 2 balls in play were popups
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    Vids
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    Made and PCA already have dongs Have to think logistics are the only thing keeping Made and Alcantara at MB. Either post draft or post deadline both have gotta move up
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    Kind of a nifty move TBH
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    I don't think Pinango gets enough love. His ISO has literally doubled and while it's not amazing, he's putting up a 114 wRC+ at A+ in his age 20 season. I don't know that he has any star power, but I could see him as good 4th OFer type or a a cheap 3rd OFer putting up 2-2.5fWAR seasons. If it carries over to AA this season, I think he has to be in the top 15. He's a great trade candidate for when the Cubs start buying. Yeah I tend to think Canario and Pinango are the most expendable guys on the farm among the top 30 types.
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    Him and Koen at MB next year will hopefully be pretty fun
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    Football Outsiders released their almanac today. Not a ton of interesting stuff in there for the Bears. Mostly echoing the consensus of wanting to have done more for Fields. - Bears come in at 26th in projected DVOA, 27th on offense, 10th in defense, and 9th in special teams - FO doesn't like the Bears' O-line, but does seem to like aspects. It likes the Patrick pickup, it likes loading up on day 3 picks, it thinks Jenkins is a worthwhile gamble, it's just all not enough considering the starting point (#23 O-line last year, and James Daniels was their top rated guy). They don't have individual player projections for the O-line, but you do get the sense that upgrading from Mustipher with a late sign or trade would improve the outlook pretty dramatically - FO REALLY hates the Bears WR core. They're lukewarm on Mooney ("an effective speedster WR3 who could moonlight as a #2"), and as down on the rest as most - The projections really hate Fields, though the more subjective analysis was kinder
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    Canario had a good day. Assuming the back of my napkin is correct, his numbers since 6/3: 131 PAs, 10.7% BB, 22.9% K, .261/.336/.522, 115ish wRC+
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    Curious what the Jays would send our way for Happ. Everything they have seems either far too valuable or not nearly valuable enough. If they've cooled on Martinez given his swing and miss issues at AA, that would probably work. Not very glamorous as a main piece from our end. I like Tiedemann, but a guy who will start 2023 in AA is a tough sell as the headliner unless other deadline deals are more immediately useful. No idea what to make of Groshans either. EDIT: BaseballTradeValues says Groshans and Tiedemann for Happ is right at the edge of possibility, so let's say that it's gospel this time and call it a day. I'm with muntjack on this one, that'd be a tough one to swallow. Value is value for the rentals, but personally I need to be bowled over on Happ.
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    Curious what the Jays would send our way for Happ. Everything they have seems either far too valuable or not nearly valuable enough.
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    Low-key I've been wondering if the long game with him is to get him in a rotation. He throws 4 pitches and the sweeper could be a game-changer for him. Yeah I like this idea. Steele and Thompson are likely to be limited in some way, Hendricks is probably out until September, and while Alzolay *might* be back around the deadline I doubt he's making full starts by that point (if he does at all this year). There's gonna be a lot of starts to give to guys who likely won't be in the on paper starting five heading into next season. Kilian should definitely get first dibs on any rotation opening in August/September, but I'd put Newcomb ahead of any of Sampson/Lieter/Brault/Swarmer..
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    Already hurt again
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