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davep

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #11641 on: June 09, 2023, 09:50:47 am »
McGeary is having an interesting year.  After dominating the leagues that he was too old for, he started off well in AA, only to slump quite a bit as the pitchers made adjustments to him.  But in the last couple of weeks, he has quietly come back a bit, lifting his average about 50 points while still showing power.  That is exactly the kind of performance that you want in a rookie.

He has a long way to go, both in performance and in experience, before I would consider him to be a very good prospect, but so far, he has shown not only the tools, but the talent to succeed.  It is possible that he will never be anything more than a DH, but the Cubs, last in baseball in DH performance, shouldn't be quick to discount that.
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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #11642 on: June 09, 2023, 02:06:50 pm »
McGeary is having an interesting year.  After dominating the leagues that he was too old for, he started off well in AA, only to slump quite a bit as the pitchers made adjustments to him.  But in the last couple of weeks, he has quietly come back a bit………It is possible that he will never be anything more than a DH, but the Cubs, last in baseball in DH performance, shouldn't be quick to discount that.

Cubs are not “last in baseball in DH performance.”  Very poor, yes, but not last.

In the interest of accuracy (not a Dave P. strong point lately), it should be noted that Mariners have a DH OPS of .475, Tigers are .515 DH OPS, Brewers are .551 DH OPS.  Cubs are .605 at DH.

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #11643 on: June 09, 2023, 03:51:33 pm »
ESPN headline:   LSU baseball is better than some MLB farm systems

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #11644 on: June 09, 2023, 07:50:58 pm »
McGeary is having an interesting year.  After dominating the leagues that he was too old for, he started off well in AA, only to slump quite a bit as the pitchers made adjustments to him.  But in the last couple of weeks, he has quietly come back a bit, lifting his average about 50 points while still showing power.  That is exactly the kind of performance that you want in a rookie.

He has a long way to go, both in performance and in experience, before I would consider him to be a very good prospect, but so far, he has shown not only the tools, but the talent to succeed.  It is possible that he will never be anything more than a DH, but the Cubs, last in baseball in DH performance, shouldn't be quick to discount that.
I was just getting ready to post that he may not be a "prospect" but he sure as heck is hitting every place he's been assigned.

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« Reply #11645 on: June 09, 2023, 09:13:02 pm »
I was just getting ready to post that he may not be a "prospect" but he sure as heck is hitting every place he's been assigned.

When you're ready, you should post that.

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #11646 on: June 09, 2023, 10:30:35 pm »
PCA with another CS.  Southern League average is around 80%, but he's only 15/6 this year. 
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« Reply #11648 on: June 10, 2023, 12:08:38 pm »
I see that the DSL Cubs Blue game was "Completed Early".  I'm guessing they ran out of pitchers soon after the 25th run scored in the 6th inning.  The Cubs had 12 walks.  Kind of an alternative high school where the hardest throwers get to pitch - control be damned.

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #11649 on: June 10, 2023, 04:18:03 pm »
Cade Horton is working on a split change similar to what Gausmen throws.
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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #11650 on: June 10, 2023, 10:02:32 pm »
The biochemist has 14 K in 6 June innings. 


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« Reply #11652 on: June 10, 2023, 11:54:03 pm »
It'll be interesting to see if the Cubs give PCA a look at Iowa in the next several weeks.  The Ks are a bit high but the walk rate is way up over last year's AA numbers and he's really started to dominate the past couple of weeks.  A lot probably depends on whether they see him as a big league option next season.


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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #11654 on: June 12, 2023, 02:46:41 pm »
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