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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: goblue007 Date: June 4, 2018, 8:45 pm
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Good pick! Sharp young man.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: Dave23 Date: June 4, 2018, 8:47 pm
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The new market inefficiency?
Players who can actually hit?
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: Jes Beard Date: June 4, 2018, 8:52 pm
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Anytime the second paragraph about a draft pick begins with
mentioning that both of his parents are teachers....
Well, there are other picks left.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: ben Date: June 4, 2018, 9:07 pm
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Cubs care most about one stat - winning...and Hoerner sure
sounds like the type of player who is all about that.
That he's an outstanding athlete who has excelled against
excellent competition and is a smart, strong student makes him
like Almora, Bryant and Happ and it's obvious Schwarber is a
very smart, team-oriented guy, too.
Hoerner was selected at #24, not top 10, so we shouldn't expect
him to grow into one of our top-10 studs! However, we probably
can expect he will contribute mightily when his time occurs!
Our current FO makes damn few important mistakes! (and way
fewer than other teams!
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: Dave23 Date: June 4, 2018, 9:10 pm
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I wonder if he and the Cubs agreed to a below-slot deal prior to
his selection.
Some really nice college arms still on the board...
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: ben Date: June 4, 2018, 9:12 pm
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Here's what McLeod says about Hoerner (on Cubs website):
"Nico is a talented middle infielder who handles the bat
extremely well, hits to all fields and has a high contact rate.
He hits the ball hard, and we think there is more power to
come," said Jason McLeod, Cubs senior vice president of scouting
and player development.
"He has multiple tools on the field, and all the background work
we did shows he has incredible make-up. He fits exactly what
we're looking for in the organization."
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: Ron Date: June 4, 2018, 9:13 pm
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Carrie Muskat
[i]@CarrieMuskat
#Cubs McLeod says expects more power from @nico_hoerner and that
he has elite hand-eye coordination
Mark Gonzales
@MDGonzales
Stanford coach David Esquer was a minor league infielder in the
Angels organization when Cubs manager Joe Maddon was a hitting
instructor. "Joe is going to love what Nico is all about,"
Esquer said.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: ben Date: June 4, 2018, 9:17 pm
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Here's more from Esquer:
Stanford head coach David Esquer liked the situation. Will
Matthiessen’s two-run homer had tied the score 5-5 in the ninth
inning of the regular-season finale at Washington on Saturday.
Later in the inning, the Cardinal had the bases loaded with two
outs.
“If it had to come down to this,” Esquer said he was thinking.
“I’m completely happy with whatever happens.”
That’s because Nico Hoerner was at the plate. The junior
shortstop is expected to be a high pick in next week’s MLB draft
not just because of his .349 average and his slick fielding.
It’s because of his will to succeed.
Sure enough, he beat out a slow roller to third base, and the
decisive run scored in a 6-5 win that gave the Cardinal their
first Pac-12 title since 2004.
“Nobody wants to win as much for the team as much as Nico does,”
Esquer said. “I’ve had a lot of great players but haven’t had as
good a team player who was really willing to accept all his
personal results with the one focus being on: ‘I just want this
team to win as many games as possible and do what I can to help
them win.’”
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: ticohans Date: June 4, 2018, 9:24 pm
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Hawk Harrelson’s scouting grade: TWTW 80
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
By: Dave23 Date: June 4, 2018, 9:43 pm
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Royals take Bubic...that's 4 college pitchers for them in the
first 40 picks...
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