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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: davep
Date: June 4, 2018, 10:53 pm
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Hoerner sounds like a Lemahieu with speed.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: ticohans
Date: June 4, 2018, 10:56 pm
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I can get behind the raw, toolsy OFs, especially after the safe
pick of Horner, but a college pitcher with an ERA over 4.5?
Obvs, ERA isn’t everything, but when college hitters score off
you that often, what about pros?
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Dave23
Date: June 4, 2018, 10:57 pm
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Hoerner's writeup at mlb says that he runs 'fairly well, but
isn't overly fluid in his actions'...that doesn't sound like
70/70 to me?
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Deeg
Date: June 4, 2018, 11:04 pm
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Pretty meh day on paper.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Dave23
Date: June 4, 2018, 11:07 pm
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On paper, we greatly overdrafted 4 kids...I hope the brass have
seen something everyone else hasn't...
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Deeg
Date: June 4, 2018, 11:10 pm
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--- Quote from: Dave23 link ---
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> On paper, we greatly overdrafted 4 kids...I hope the brass
have seen something everyone else hasn't...
>
--- End Quote ---
As good as this admin has been on the big league side, I think
one could argue their draft track record has been middling at
best. Bryant was a home run, but pretty much a slam dunk.
Schwarber is a pick they deserve a lot of credit for. But who
else? Cease, maybe? At least as a trade chip.
Edit: Well, there's Almora too - forgot about him.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: June 4, 2018, 11:27 pm
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--- Quote from: Dave23 link ---
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> Hoerner's writeup at mlb says that he runs 'fairly well, but
isn't overly fluid in his actions'...that doesn't sound like
70/70 to me?
>
>
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MLB.com grades are routinely questionable. The run grade
measures strictly speed and the 1B time for a right handed
hitter of 4.13 would be consistent with 70 speed. If LaStella
had 50 speed and a 50 arm he’d be an all star.
Finding players outside of the 1st round is hard and got even
harder without being able to throw more money at high schoolers.
I’ll take the Cubs scouts over other decision makers, especially
since we don’t know what these kids are signing for and what the
Cubs have planned for later. That said they’ve still produced
major leaguers outside of the first round and some interesting
prospects as well even if they aren’t star level players.
I mean Theo Cubs first round picks have produced 6.8 fWAR for
the Cubs this year.
Just to put that into context 6.8 fWAR would tie them for 16th
in MLB position player fWAR for teams.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: DelMarFan
Date: June 4, 2018, 11:34 pm
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> I’ll take the Cubs scouts over other decision makers
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I'd like to agree with you, but I'd be accused of being a
management shill.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Deeg
Date: June 4, 2018, 11:40 pm
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Well, around here it always comes back to "those guys are really
smart, so who are you to question them?" Not much of an
argument to begin with, and I don't know how much use it is in
terms of stimulating a discussion.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Ron
Date: June 4, 2018, 11:41 pm
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