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Playtwo

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #210 on: August 22, 2015, 08:55:47 am »
Villanueva is having quite a nice season at Iowa.  If his BABIP weren't so low, his stats would be terrific.  As it is, his K:BB ratio is <2 and he has hit 19 HRs. 
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Playtwo

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #211 on: August 22, 2015, 09:03:52 am »
Chesny Young has had fantastic season.  His K:BB ratio is 1 and he has been hovering close to .400 OBP.  Looking ahead, the ML team could sure use a high OBP guy at the top of the order.  Might Young become that guy?
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CUBluejays

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« Reply #212 on: August 22, 2015, 12:56:58 pm »
The Cubs backed out of their deal with Martinez, 3B, due to issues with his physical. They offered to cut his bonus to $50,000 and he declined.
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Chris27

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« Reply #213 on: August 22, 2015, 08:49:00 pm »
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davep

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« Reply #214 on: August 22, 2015, 09:26:29 pm »
Quote from: CUBluejays on August 22, 2015, 12:56:58 pm
The Cubs backed out of their deal with Martinez, 3B, due to issues with his physical. They offered to cut his bonus to $50,000 and he declined.

Is that the IFA guy that was reported to sign for a million?
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CUBluejays

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« Reply #215 on: August 22, 2015, 09:32:39 pm »
Yes, so it saves roughly $2 million, hopefully for Cubans.
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Chris27

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #216 on: August 22, 2015, 09:42:54 pm »
The Cubs have signed a dozen IFA's. Seems unlikely they would do that if they thought they could get one of the big boys.

http://www.fangraphs.com/scoutboard.aspx?draft=2015int&type=0&pos=all
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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #217 on: August 22, 2015, 10:13:07 pm »
Quote from: Chris27 on August 22, 2015, 09:42:54 pm
The Cubs have signed a dozen IFA's. Seems unlikely they would do that if they thought they could get one of the big boys.

http://www.fangraphs.com/scoutboard.aspx?draft=2015int&type=0&pos=all

That list was a pre-signing period projection, not actual signings. Amarista backed out and signed with Colorado, Martinez failed his physical and one or two of the others may still be unsigned.
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CUBluejays

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #218 on: August 22, 2015, 10:20:15 pm »
A ton of Cubans have come on the market and since the season is almost over you might be able to roll the money over onto next year's budget, with higher attendance and all of that money from signs at Wrigley.
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davep

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« Reply #219 on: August 22, 2015, 10:34:14 pm »
I don't think Ricketts would allow budget restrictions to have a large effect on signings the rest of the year if the front office asked for more money for specific signings.
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Chris27

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #220 on: August 22, 2015, 11:11:14 pm »
The Corey Black relief experiment is not working out.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2015_08_22_monaax_tenaax_2&t=g_box&sid=milb


Baez: 1-4, SB, E

Iowa wins a game in which no earned runs were scored.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2015_08_22_iowaaa_slcaaa_1&t=g_box&sid=milb
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Chris27

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #221 on: August 23, 2015, 12:53:58 am »
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Playtwo

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #222 on: August 23, 2015, 01:02:45 pm »
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Jes Beard

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #223 on: August 23, 2015, 01:08:57 pm »
Quote from: Playtwo on August 22, 2015, 09:03:52 am
Chesny Young has had fantastic season.  His K:BB ratio is 1 and he has been hovering close to .400 OBP.  Looking ahead, the ML team could sure use a high OBP guy at the top of the order.  Might Young become that guy?

He's also played all over the field in his two minor league seasons: 75 games at 2B, 15 at SS, 28 at 3B, 8 at 1B, 5 in RF and 12 in LF.  And he has stole a bit: 22-8 in steals.  Would be nice if he became what the Cubs had hoped Alcantara would be.  He's 22 this season in A+.  Probably not ready for the majors until 2017.
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Ron

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Re: On The Farm
« Reply #224 on: August 23, 2015, 01:16:53 pm »
Quote from: Playtwo on August 23, 2015, 01:02:45 pm
http://www.bleachernation.com/2015/08/22/albert-almora-hits-a-walk-off-for-the-smokies-continues-second-half-surge-video/

"On the year, Almora is hitting .264/.317/.392, which is good for a league average bat in the Southern League (and, at 21, he’s one of the younger players in the league).

"Dating all the way back to June 13, though, Almora’s been fantastic: .290/.354/.467 (132 wRC+), 7.4% BB rate, 11.6% K rate."

It would be really huge if Almora has turned a corner offensively and can continue to produce well as he progresses through the system.  Am I being too unrealistic to hope that he might be able to join the Cubs by Sept of 2016?
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