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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: craig Date: June 10, 2020, 11:17 pm
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With no evidence, I'm speculating he'll sign for around slot. I
doubt they'd need to have promised a big super-slot. Likewise I
doubt that he'd have agreed to under-slot.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Deeg Date: June 10, 2020, 11:57 pm
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Howard went right about the middle of his projected range. No
reason to think he'll be far off slot money.
From what I've seen Howard definitely has a better arm than
Russell. His defense looks to be solid, unspectacular with no
major weaknesses. He'll go as far as his bat takes him.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Reb Date: June 11, 2020, 12:52 am
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BA points out:
“With the Cubs expected to sign Dominican shortstop Cristian
Hernandez (the top prospect in the 2020 international class for
some scouts), that's a dynamic haul of premium shortstops coming
for the organization.”
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: guest61 Date: June 11, 2020, 6:39 am
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I would have preferred a college player who's closer to
contributing and sooner or later we're gonna have to develop
some pitching but everyone seems to love this pick so I cant
really hate on a kid I know nothing about.
I read a lot on Twitter about the pick being perfect for the
times we're in.
If someone wants to twist that in a negative way its not my
words or opinion.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Reb Date: June 11, 2020, 1:35 pm
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Longenhagen at Fangraphs:
“I think Howard is a stud, evaluated with the same FV as the
kind of players who sit at the top of most international signing
classes. He has feel to hit, is going to stay at shortstop, and
he’s going to get stronger as he matures and hit for power
without needing a swing overhaul......Howard almost went at 10
and was in Philly’s mix at 15.”
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: davep Date: June 11, 2020, 4:48 pm
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Cubs #2 - Burl Carraway LHP Dallas Baptist
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: davep Date: June 11, 2020, 4:50 pm
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High 90s fastball. Going to be a reliever. Should progress
very rapidly according to TV guys. Even the end of this year.
??????
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: CUBluejays Date: June 11, 2020, 4:51 pm
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College reliever, with actual starters available. Cubs going to
Cub in the second round.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Reb Date: June 11, 2020, 4:57 pm
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BA:
The top college reliever in the class, Carraway has explosive
stuff from the left side and, depending on the day, looks like
he could be a late-inning reliever for an MLB club right now. A
wiry athlete standing at 6-foot, 173 pounds, Carraway explodes
off the rubber and uses his lower half extremely well, with a
fast arm and crossfiring action in his delivery that adds to his
deception. He pairs a fastball that’s regularly in the 96-98 mph
range with spotty control, which makes it easy to see why
hitters are always uncomfortable in the box against him. That’s
especially for lefties, who struck out in 33 of 64 (52.5
percent) plate appearances against Carraway in 2019. Carraway’s
fastball has 70-grade potential if he can improve his control,
which is below-average. He also has a knee-buckling curveball in
the mid-70s with 1-to-7 shape and sharp biting action, which he
also struggles to land consistently. Carraway gets away with
below-average control now because he generates so many whiffs
outside of the zone, but more advanced hitters will be able to
stand in the box and take those pitches more easily. His career
walk rate over 42 innings with DBU is 5.36, and while the bar is
lower for reliever control, he’ll have to improve that for an
MLB club to trust him in any sort of high-leverage role. The
timing of his release point is inconsistent, and the violence
and effort of his delivery likely don’t help in that regard, so
perhaps teams could try and calm that down a tick at the next
level to help him stay in the strike zone more frequently.
Carraway comes with plenty of risk thanks to his control and the
poor track record of college relievers, but he could be a quick
mover to a big league pen with a step forward in his
strike-throwing.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: davep Date: June 11, 2020, 5:08 pm
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Finally, a bookend set with Dillon Maples.
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