Jump to content
North Side Baseball

JBears79

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    849

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

Joomla Posts 1

Chicago Cubs Videos

Chicago Cubs Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

2026 Chicago Cubs Top Prospects Ranking

News

2023 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks

Guides & Resources

2024 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks

The Chicago Cubs Players Project

2025 Chicago Cubs Draft Pick Tracker

Blogs

Events

Forums

Store

Gallery

Everything posted by JBears79

  1. JBears79
    Damn I like that LHH Pat Burrell comp for Cassie a lot. I think he's had a great season. We just need to see some more in game power imo.
  2. JBears79
    I want Killian in the bullpen. Wicks is probably the next guy you're right there. Birdsell and Noland arent far off either imo
  3. JBears79
    He originally went on a the DL for a lat strain. During his rehab he had a setback which is where the subscapularis strain happened. Sucks but it is what it is. It's the reason we constantly need to be drafting and developing pitchers. Horton is probably the only pitcher we have that I would consider to have ace stuff and im still highly optimistic about his future here. But after him its not like pitching in the system is complete horsefeathers. Birdsell and Noland look like promising young arms for the future. Wiggins has been coming around. Wicks should be back soon. I like where our pitching depth is right now. Plus we will be supplementing it in free agency as well after Hendricks leaves. Its probably smarter to just shut him down for the season and go into 2025 with a May or June debut on the horizon if AAA goes well to start the year. I hope its not surgery and i havent seen any indication of that. Seems just like a setback to me.
  4. JBears79
    Not to mention hes done this every year or at every new level. He always starts off god awful and then proceeds to adjust and go on a tear. I really agree with Keith Laws assessment of him.
  5. JBears79
    Edit wrong thread
  6. JBears79
    lol of course
  7. JBears79
    cant ever be easy. not even against a historically bad team,
  8. JBears79
    Sox really should either just shift Crochet to the bullpen for the rest of the year or shut him down. He doesnt look the same to me. His slider doesnt seem to have any bite
  9. JBears79
    I really hope we just absolutely dominate the Sox. Having an exhausting time against them would be infuriating
  10. JBears79
    Was wondering what was going on with him.
  11. JBears79
    If Jed doesnt match every single Soto offer no matter what the incentives are I will be pissed. If we lose but matched every aspect of the contract and he just wanted to be elsewhere I can forgive that
  12. JBears79
    hell just put him in AAA already and see what we got lol
  13. JBears79
    Literally have never read or heard this name at all lol.
  14. JBears79
    he has too right? I mean I guess he gets on base ok?
  15. JBears79
    Is that really too much to ask? Personally I'd prefer 2023 Jackson Holliday numbers
  16. JBears79
    Law is definitely the biggest believer in his upside I think but he tends to favor ceiling over floor in his rankings. In his midseason update he had him at 27. "Alcántara has held steady this year as a 21-year-old (by his seasonal age) in Double A, keeping his strikeout rate low for a 6-6 hitter and making hard contact without a ton of game power yet, with plenty of projection remaining on his frame. He just turned 22 last week, so he’s right on track with college juniors drafted last year, a large number of whom are in Double A as well, but offers a wider range of potential outcomes with first-round upside if he keeps the contact rate steady as he fills out."
  17. JBears79
    I dont even think Robert is declining. I think he is mentally checked out and just doesnt care right now. I think hes still the same player. The Sox should have traded him at the deadline because he tanks his value for them everyday hes out there during this season for the Sox.
  18. JBears79
    I know. That comment was meant to be more tongue in cheek haha. Alcantara out of all our prospects is the guy I can see reaching that HoF level, if he hits his ceiling. The tools are all there for a superstar if everything comes together, a Mike Cameron esque player would be a top tier outcome. One name I was thinking about that came to mind the other day was Alex Rios. I'd like to hope Alcantara would have more power than him in the long run but we know that the chances of players hitting their ceiling is a long shot considering how tough the sport is.
  19. JBears79
    i want the 99.9 outcome
  20. JBears79
    I never realized how solid of a player Mike Cameron was in his career. Lots of great season from age 25-36. I'd take that outcome from Alcantara. I'm greedy and am praying for the 99th percentile outcome though.
  21. JBears79
    Hope this is a good series. Royce Lewis is a really exciting player to watch. Saw him play in person earlier this year at a Twins game. Effortless power.
  22. JBears79
    Alcantara has superstar written all over him if he hits his ceiling. He's so incredibly raw though. Another offseason in the weight room and I think were gonna really see the power numbers explode.
  23. JBears79
    I still kinda think the NL Central is up for grabs. Yelich's injury is big for Milwaukee. I'm not saying the Cubs are competitive but I wouldn't be surprised if any team in the central outside of Milwaukee got hot for the last 2 months and won the division. This division is spectacularly average right now.
  24. JBears79
    you are probably right but I like to believe there is some merit psychologically in a reward for the work of a well played season from an up and coming prospect. I do see your point though. The fact that they have to add him is why I think it happens. I think hes first man up as we get later into the season if an injury occurs.
  25. JBears79
    Bout time. Get Alcantara's struggles at a new level starting early. If I recall though he played really well at the promotion to AA last year. He seems to struggle a lot in cold weather. Next years squad is so stacked at Iowa. I'm assuming Cassie gets a cup of coffee this year since we have to add him to the 40 man but having a lineup with Cassie, KA, Shaw, Triantos, and MB is going be fun
×
×
  • Create New...