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    https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/1135729071013470209?s=19
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    MLB.com had him at #99
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    from Keith Law's top 100. Given that everyone else has him as a 2nd/3rd rounder I wonder if they're saving some money here
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    Hey look at that!
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    I really want Busch and I've heard good things. Even has a decent chance to be average in LF. He's a better athlete than Schwarber (not super high praise I know). Busch's scouting report to me reads like Michael Conforto. A little safe and boring but fantastic value at the end of the 1st round.
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    I would love any of Busch, Hoese, or Misner. The latter two could easily be trash but the Cubs have earned enough benefit of the doubt with college bats that I'd be super optimistic.
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    I would love any of Busch, Hoese, or Misner. The latter two could easily be trash but the Cubs have earned enough benefit of the doubt with college bats that I'd be super optimistic.
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    - Keith Law I find it really interesting how everyone seems to be hearing us attached to arms but mocking us college bats seemingly out of habit. I wouldn't be shocked at all if we go HS Arm then College Arm with the two picks today.
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    Sign Kimbrel and trade for Will Smith: CL - Kimbrel SU - Smith, Strop MR - Cishek, Kintzler, Ryan, Brach LR - Chatwood That's maybe the best Non-Yankee bullpen in the league, and leaves Montgomery to be used either in the Smith trade or in a deal for some outfield help. And if Morrow were by some miracle to come back good lord.
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    Jhoulys Chacin just walked in 3 runs, including Chris Archer, in the Brewers-Pirates game
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    I had wondered why Buckner had stopped coming through each year to do an inning with Len and JD and sing the stretch. He's so young I never considered anything remotely this bad. Holy hell, poor guy.
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    Espino was at 15, Malone at 21, and Priester at 26 Thanks, did he have JT Ginn in the first? He’s my next favorite after Espino, came down on Matt Allan No Ginn, in fact I don't even see him on Law's top 100. Allan went 17 to Washington and it sounded like there's a real buzz there
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    Espino was at 15, Malone at 21, and Priester at 26
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    I think most of the folks in the media know the Cubs' reputation of drafting advanced college bats and are just picking one of the best remaining ones around there. I doubt many of the media guys are working too hard on the phone lines for rumors on a team picking in the 20s unless they're like the Diamondbacks with multiple picks or they're a team that drafts interestingly like the A's or Rays. I think this is definitely the case. Law did have an interesting note in his mock though: That would be an interesting departure from past years. I wonder if with like 3/4s of the entire league seeming likely to go college position player this year the pendulum has swung too far away from high school arms and the Cubs are going to zig while everyone else zags.
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    Good News/Bad News I guess. While Velazquez has hardly been amazing, he's been solid given his age. Similar deal to Morel and Roederer. Really excited to see what Davis can do though, I liked that pick a lot last year.
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    They have 11 blown saves, which is tops in the league. That number is obviously not 1 to 1, as they had two blown saves just yesterday. Looking at win probability added, they're 20th in the league. If you look at FG's Meltdowns statistic, which is basically blown saves without all the arbitrary rules about what is a save opportunity, they're tied for 8th most in the league. On the whole, the pen's been more mediocre than bad. They had the nightmare week to open the season, and they've had a nightmare past ~10 days, and in between they were pretty fantastic. With how gassed the pen is right now though, and with only 1 off day the next few weeks, I'd guess this current bad stretch is going to last a bit longer and drag those numbers down more. I imagine we see two relievers brought in this summer. A brand name closer around the deadline and someone akin to Jesse Chavez (where they think they've found a hidden gem) in the next month or so.
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    Don't like this, would much rather give Norwood am extended shot than bring back Maples right now.
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    This is where I'm at too. "The Core" is 2.5 years from FA. If a guy has an ETA of 2019 or 2020 I don't think he's going anywhere. They're going to want to start folding these guys in so A) the team doesn't totally collapse in 2022 because literally everyone is a FA and B) they have an idea of how many guys they can afford to extend. That being said, even though many would consider him our top prospect I think Amaya has a good chance of being shipped off. Willson has an extra year of team control, and also might be the easiest guy to extend. I could also see a one of Almora/Bote/Caratini/Happ getting sent off. At this point they're clearly the second tier, it might make sense to trade one for pitching and then backfill that role with a vet. Caratini especially might be a real sell high opportunity given the dearth of offense at C currently.
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    I'm gonna guess another reliever because the pen is gassed and then either Happ or Zobrist in 2-3 days.
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    BA too. Would like to get that type of power in the system With the track record of this front office on college hitters, I’d be very excited if they felt like they should draft Hoese. It’ll be very interesting next weekend when the mocks firm up a bit and guys like Callis and Kiley can give a better idea of who is connected to whom. Yeah that's the thing for me too. Hoese's age and lack of production prior to this year are pretty big red flags. *But* he's producing like a top 5 pick this year and has the raw power to back it up. If this FO takes him I'm a hell of a lot more likely to think he's a late bloomer rather than someone destined to be a AAAA player. Also, to Raisin's point, we NEED power in the system in the worst way. Even our vaguely interesting corner bats like Jared Young aren't really big time power guys.
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    That was an absolute mammoth shot from Rizzo. Hot Damn
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    I kind of wonder if they're giving Vic two days in a row. because we're in the middle of this 33 games in 34 days stretch and they want Willson to get an extended breather.
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    Mayo has us taking Hoese in his newest mock. I don't know if it's a good or bad idea, but I think he's the most interesting guy I've seen us associated with.
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