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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2715 on: July 28, 2015, 09:46:02 pm »
Right time for Javy to get hot and healthy.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2716 on: July 28, 2015, 10:24:27 pm »
Lake has earned another shot.  Will they wait until September?
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2717 on: July 28, 2015, 10:32:38 pm »
I think regular playing time is a good thing for him, so I'd vote September.  Fowler is playing well, Coghlan/Denoforia is doing well Soler's defense has been bad, but I don't think they'll take time away from him.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2718 on: July 28, 2015, 10:43:38 pm »
I would rather they not bring him up unless they are going to play him regularly.  And they are not likely to do that right now.

Assuming no trades, I think that Baez and Olt will be up soon.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2719 on: July 28, 2015, 10:49:20 pm »
Lake is certainly having a good year. I'm wondering whether he'd be an attractive component of a trade.

Supposedly Baez was something like one day from getting called up before his injury.  IF that's the case, I suspect that it won't be long until he joins the Cubs if he continues to hit well and not strike out horribly.  His strike out rate for the season at Iowa is 25%, the same as his full year SO rate in 2013 at High A & AA.  In fact his overall numbers are really close to those of that season, but with better OBP and slightly lower SLG.  His OPS for this season was .922 before today's game (in which he went 2 for 5 with 2 HR and 1 SO).

I'm guessing the Cubs are hoping that they can find a new home for Castro soon.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2720 on: July 28, 2015, 10:50:04 pm »
Really dislike the 4-man bench. Nobody's fault--just the way game is played these days because Era of the Bullpen.

In days of the 7-man bench, Lake would be up. He deserves to be up. As the saying goes, he's "done everything they've asked him to do" when they sent him down. Yes, he'd have to battle for playing time but, for a guy in his position, better to be in big leagues.

Occasionally hear vague references to possibly increasing 25-man roster during next cba negotiations. Yes, Union would have to make trade-off concessions in other areas, but would like to see 26-man roster plus maybe one taxi squad slot that could be changed daily. More jobs for marginal guys, more fun with roster flexibility, more in-game moves maybe.

Probably won't happen but if they get to play with 87 guys in September, why not 26/27 rest of the season?
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2721 on: July 28, 2015, 11:00:52 pm »
Quote from: Reb on July 28, 2015, 10:50:04 pm
Really dislike the 4-man bench. Nobody's fault--just the way game is played these days because Era of the Bullpen.

In days of the 7-man bench, Lake would be up. He deserves to be up. As the saying goes, he's "done everything they've asked him to do" when they sent him down. Yes, he'd have to battle for playing time but, for a guy in his position, better to be in big leagues.

Occasionally hear vague references to possibly increasing 25-man roster during next cba negotiations. Yes, Union would have to make trade-off concessions in other areas, but would like to see 26-man roster plus maybe one taxi squad slot that could be changed daily. More jobs for marginal guys, more fun with roster flexibility, more in-game moves maybe.

Probably won't happen but if they get to play with 87 guys in September, why not 26/27 rest of the season?
Our new commissioner is talking expansion.  That could kick expanded rosters in the groin, too.  Just make a rule limiting pitchers to 12.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2722 on: July 28, 2015, 11:16:18 pm »
Video of Javier Baez' second HR of the night - no leg kick whatsoever.

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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2723 on: July 28, 2015, 11:19:20 pm »
Who knows.  The injury may have saved his career.  Stranger things have happened.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2724 on: July 28, 2015, 11:19:27 pm »
Here is his first HR - again, no leg kick, on an 0-2 pitch.


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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2725 on: July 28, 2015, 11:26:42 pm »
Baez looks like he may have internalized the changes he has been working on.  And it certainly does not appear to have limited his bat speed or power, based on these two videos.  That's pretty tantalizing.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2726 on: July 28, 2015, 11:28:52 pm »
Man, incredible how much those two swings looked the same!

Even the landing spot the same!

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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2727 on: July 28, 2015, 11:29:57 pm »
I wouldn't trade Baez unless someone was willing to give up like 75 cents on the dollar of what his ceiling looks like. And no exec is going to pay that much in trade for a guy whose longest stint at the MLB level resulted in a +40% K-rate. He may be the most untradeable player in baseball.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2728 on: July 28, 2015, 11:31:30 pm »
(I'll also say it's easy to look good on a hanging breaking ball...)
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2729 on: July 28, 2015, 11:32:18 pm »
Quote from: Reb on July 28, 2015, 11:28:52 pm
Man, incredible how much those two swings looked the same!

Even the landing spot the same!


Ooops - thanks for catching that. Fixed now. Still no leg kick.
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