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  1. JBears79
    I think he is going to be DH/1B right away to begin the season and they are hoping to shift him to 3B midseason. I read that somewhere, I know statcast loves him.
  2. JBears79
    I totally forgot about Michael Carico. I was pretty high on that pick. Would love to see him move up quickly this year,
  3. JBears79
    I agree with you here. He consistently has quality ABs and he has natural power. If he can increases his contact rate after an offseason of strength training, I dont think he needs to sell out contact for power to potentially hit the 30 HRs mark this season. Fangraphs had him at 2.3 WAR last year and Baseball Reference had him at 2.8 WAR. We know he had a short adjustment period to 1B defensively but once he settled in he played GG defense or close too GG defense the rest of the way. If he can up that contact and keep that level of defensive play, I dont think 3.5-4 WAR is out of the realm of possibility, but settling in around 3 WAR would be terrific. Really excited about his potential this season. I have high expectations for him.
  4. JBears79
    MLB has been trying to increase African American participation in baseball for years. The socioeconomic gap needs to be closed before any type of meaningful change will occur in that department in my opinion. Its just far easier to get scholarships and ROI in football and basketball then it is in baseball at the moment. That could certainly change here in the future with NCAA baseball programs having access to NIL money. Personally, I think MLB wide they do a really solid job with diversity in the sport. The best players in the game all draw from very diverse cultures and backgrounds. Obviously the majority of it comes from Latin America but I don't think there is much you can change there. Teams already invest a ton of resources into international scouting. What else can they do? Teams are always going to put the best players on the field regardless of skin color (as they should). I'm not sure what else the MLB can do to increase African American participation. They already promote players like Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts a ton. They should obviously keep increasing investment in youth baseball leagues but I think that isnt exclusive to African American initiatives. I dont know what the answer is.
  5. JBears79
    lol im just giving you horsefeathers.
  6. JBears79
    Yeah. I loved the strat for midrounds. Find a tool, see if you can develop the player. I think we all know the Cubs were lacking a bit of power in the farm. Hopefully, one or two of these guys contributes in the long run somehow.
  7. JBears79
    Yeah. Give me Workman over him 100%. At least he can play great D everywhere and has power. Brujan is so bad. I'm not too concerned with our depth at CF if PCA gets hurt. At worst, Tucker can play there in a pinch and we have Alcantara waiting as depth in an emergency.
  8. JBears79
    What if they win the World Series?
  9. JBears79
    Brethrowr was part of that run of guys that the Cubs took that year that all had massive raw power, right? I remember liking that strat in the mid rounds.
  10. JBears79
    Very excited about his start. This could be his big monster year. Just keep working on getting lift on the ball.
  11. JBears79
    Least surprising thing Ive heard today.
  12. JBears79
    I really like Workman so far. Hope they keep him over Brujan. He's got power and plays great D all over the diamond.
  13. JBears79
    Yeah I just hope this is the year he starts hitting the ball in the air more.
  14. JBears79
    Love that quote. That's really cool.
  15. JBears79
    Reminds me of when they signed David Peralta and Garrett Cooper last year. Just depth bench guys that they can add for ST and see if they got anything
  16. JBears79
    Really hope he stays healthy this season.
  17. JBears79
    I get it. He has the highest ceiling of any player in our organization imo. Will he hit that ceiling tbd, but I would trade Cassie before I trade Alcantara.
  18. JBears79
    Maybe just send him to the Tigers for the rights to Workman.
  19. JBears79
    Jed is the most unlikable GM ever.
  20. JBears79
    A successful season for Horton would be too stay healthy for the entire season and build up his innings. I see him contributing from the bullpen post all star break this year with maybe a couple starts hear and there similar to Brown like you said. I have Birdsell ahead of him on the depth chart right now, hes earned it. I'm eager to see Horton's early velocity reports from ST. Still am extremely bullish on him.
  21. JBears79
    If Wiggins can get his command and control together, he looks like an elite starter. Right now I think hes a high leverage reliever.
  22. JBears79
    Its not like it even blocks Shaw. Plenty of ABs to go around and for him to earn his way into starting. Hell you could even dangle Nico for a starter at the deadline if Shaw is playing well with Bregman in the fold
  23. JBears79
    I really wish we had an "ace" but I do really like this collective group of arms Hoyer has acquired. I do think he turned the bullpen into a strength for this season. On paper, it looks good for Counsell and his tendencies. Gives him a lot of flexibility in high leverage situations. If we can avoid the early season bullpen meltdowns like last year I think we can start off the season well. This looks like a 87-90 win team to me on paper.
  24. JBears79
    Turner is a decent backup plan from Bregman. Give him a one year deal. Worst comes to worst we can cut him midseason.
  25. JBears79
    Kinda feels like a last ditch effort to try and get a team to do something stupid. There is too much smoke out there. I think he ends up in Detroit.
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