Over at his minor league ball blog.
Overall, I agree with his analysis that the Cubs system took a major step forward last year with the bats. I'm not as high on Baez as he is but much higher on Candelario. Our pitching is….. Well it's something.
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and i think he’s way too low on Watkins as well
dylanjQuote Reply
Agreed on all counts, DJ. Baez seems to be a guy who has enough plate discipline problems that it should keep him from an A. Overall though, he’s definitely a good prospect and the fact he’s remained at SS could create an interesting situation in Chicago in a couple years. From what I’ve read, some scouts now think he’ll be able to stay at SS.
The pitching is just awful and I wish the 6 after him on the list were at higher levels or didn’t have so many question marks (Jackson, Vizcaino). The good news is that when a couple of those guys fade away they have the depth that can replace them without the system taking a huge hit.
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Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
I think they should just shut it down and just use the museum part of it. The best players need to be in the Hall of Fame and that includes Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe. They either need to do that or they need to establish a different system that elects players to the Hall of Fame.
dmick89Quote Reply
Is there a running tally for the OV HOF voting, or are you guys keeping it blind until the deadline?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
That Sosa stat from the previous thread blows my mind. Would have never guessed he’d have been that high in the HR rankings prior to 1998.
Good stuff, mb.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
Or dmick, or whoever the hell you are.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
It’s a secret. (dying laughing)
I’ll run some numbers tomorrow and post them in the comments.
mb21Quote Reply
@ GBTS:
I knew he was that high so when I read he had little power I just laughed. What a fucking idiot.
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
I say, such classlessness jabroni.
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Suburban kidQuote Reply
I think Vogelbach should start the season at AA. He’s clearly not going to learn anything at the lower levels, seeing as he’s so thoroughly dominated them. Thoughts?
MylesQuote Reply
@ Myles:
I could see starting him at high A but AA is a stretch.
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
Yeah, maybe so. High A definitely, though. I don’t see what a return trip to A is going to do for him: it’s not teaching him to play 1B, most likely, and it definitely isn’t showing him pitching he can’t mash.
MylesQuote Reply
A-Rod’s hip needs surgery.
That new contract extension basically bought them one World Series championship among all the playoff appearances. I’m kind of wondering if it was still worth it, and leaning towards “maybe”.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Myles:
I would probably move him to High A to see how he handles it, but my guess is that the team moves him up to Low A. He hasn’t played baseball in a full-season league yet and the Cubs gave him a late start last year.
dmick89Quote Reply
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