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craig

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #870 on: November 20, 2019, 09:03:52 am »
https://theathletic.com/1386105/2019/11/20/sharma-why-did-the-cubs-hire-chris-young-and-what-did-he-learn-from-his-phillies-failure/?source=dailyemail

I found this interesting.   bit of a glimpse into both pitching coach and bullpen coach roles, and I enjoy reading comments from Hottovy.  He seems both smart and like a good guy.  I respect and appreciate him.

It's interesting that most of the talk is about game-planning.  Not making your stuff better (pitch development), but how to use your existing stuff.     

Sharma is a huge Cubs-admin fan.  Interesting in the article how he seemed to view the Cubs as having a much bigger pool of pitching analysts collaborating, whereas he portrayed the Phillies as basically having Chris Young doing all of that on his own.  I'm guessing he may have underestimated the resources the Phillies may have had in that regard? 
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CUBluejays

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« Reply #871 on: November 20, 2019, 01:57:05 pm »
I'm sure he got the info about the Phillies pitching structure from Yound and maybe confirmed it with the Athletics Phillies reporter.  I believe she used to live in Chicago and do some coverage of the Cubs.
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brjones

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« Reply #872 on: November 20, 2019, 05:55:57 pm »
The deadline to add players to the 40-man is about an hour away and the Cubs haven't announced anything yet. Are they working up to the deadline to try to make a move or two?
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #873 on: November 20, 2019, 07:20:52 pm »
Still waiting for the Cubs to announce their final 40 man roster 20 minutes after the deadline. Yankees and Giants also have not announced.
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« Reply #874 on: November 20, 2019, 07:31:46 pm »
According to source, Class-A Myrtle Beach pitcher Manuel Rodriguez added to Cubs' 40-man roster. 65 K's in 47 innings last season.
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CUBluejays

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #875 on: November 20, 2019, 07:32:36 pm »
Short, Miller, Amaya and Rodriguez. No trades. Hopefully Minch, Rucker and Mekkes make it through.
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JeffH

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #876 on: November 20, 2019, 07:45:02 pm »
Arizona Phil was sure that Higgins would be added, so that's a bit of a surprise.
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JeffH

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #877 on: November 20, 2019, 07:46:30 pm »
I'm actually a little surprised that Miller, a guy with minus-minus stuff, was rostered.
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Reb

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #878 on: November 20, 2019, 08:01:41 pm »
Quote from: DUSTY on November 20, 2019, 07:31:46 pm
According to source, Class-A Myrtle Beach pitcher Manuel Rodriguez added to Cubs' 40-man roster. 65 K's in 47 innings last season.

Always interesting that, periodically, there’s a significant surprise who gets rostered.

Manuel Rodriguez had a 7.59 ERA in 2018, still a Class A reliever, and AzPhil most recently rated him as the #36 most likely eligible player to be rostered.
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JeffH

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #879 on: November 20, 2019, 08:07:40 pm »
Reb, we have to factor in Cubs scouting and evaluation, known to be among MLB's worst.
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CUBluejays

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« Reply #880 on: November 20, 2019, 08:14:40 pm »
Rodriguez, 23 year old righty out of Mexico.

5-11 so he is short, but the Cubs prospects guy saw him I. Spring training sitting 95 with a plus curve.

12.45 K/9, 3.26 BB/9. 3.45 ER, 2.04 FIP/2.39 xFIP. 3% HR/FB.

Just guessing he is a high spin guy.
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Deeg

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« Reply #881 on: November 20, 2019, 08:21:22 pm »
Honestly, with a system as shallow as ours this isn't exactly likely to be a string of momentous decisions.  None of the guys we exposed are good bets to be taken, and the last couple of guys to make the cut are unlikely to ever reach the majors.
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #882 on: November 20, 2019, 08:26:37 pm »
Quote from: Reb on November 20, 2019, 08:01:41 pm
Always interesting that, periodically, there’s a significant surprise who gets rostered.

Manuel Rodriguez had a 7.59 ERA in 2018, still a Class A reliever, and AzPhil most recently rated him as the #36 most likely eligible player to be rostered.
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From Baseball America's Rule 5 preview:
Manuel Rodriguez can run his four-seamer and sinker into the upper 90s and counterbalances his fastballs with a power curveball. He struck out 65 in 47 innings this year with high Class A Myrtle Beach ... and you know better than to make a point with ERA (to tease a bit).  He struggled a bit early this year with control but was locked in from mid-season on. ... But his rostering was a surprise to me ... but not to BA.

With respect to Miller, I was hoping they'd roster him.  I have him #15.  Minus-minus FB would be a 40.  I've seen his FB rated as high as a 50 (Fangraphs) but 90-92 is in several of his scouting reports which is probably a minus-FB for a RHP although maybe that is Minus-minus these days.

AZPhil was high on Higgins but I believe Cubs Den pointed out that he began the year as a 3B/1B type in AA having lost out to Pereda for the starting job.  He worked his way into the catching rotation and really took off after promotion to Iowa.  I would have protected him ... but I have a blind spot for grinders.

With 26 man rosters next year, I suspect the Rule 5 draft will be more active than normal.

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JeffH

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #883 on: November 20, 2019, 08:57:36 pm »
Do the Cubs have the least talented roster in MLB?
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #884 on: November 20, 2019, 09:04:45 pm »
Jeff Exasperated Hyperbole Meter Rating:

Quote from: JeffH on November 20, 2019, 08:07:40 pm
Reb, we have to factor in Cubs scouting and evaluation, known to be among MLB's worst.

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Quote from: JeffH on November 20, 2019, 08:57:36 pm
Do the Cubs have the least talented roster in MLB?

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