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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: CUBluejays Date: June 11, 2020, 7:26 pm
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Did anybody see the BA article on IFA? Can someone at least lie
to me and the Cubs are signing somebody that projects as
possible SP.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: craig Date: June 11, 2020, 7:33 pm
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We've got Maples.
We've got Burl.
We've got Kimbrel.
We've got Underwood.
I think they ought to get Edwards back! :):)
And Justin Grimm is still only 32...
How old is Marmol, now?
Remember before last season when Theo said that bullpen control
was going to be a priority?
Cubs got Burl at 51; three of the major and best-respected
ranking sources had him in the 40's. So as with Howard, Cubs
with another relatively scouting-mainstream selection.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: craig Date: June 11, 2020, 7:34 pm
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I love a good bullpen. If Burl can throw enough strikes, I
trust it won't be a wasted pick. Heh heh, the next Josh Hader!
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: davep Date: June 11, 2020, 7:35 pm
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[quote author=craig link=topic=562.msg406515#msg406515
date=1591921374]
HTML https://www.sikids.com/kid-reporter/michigans-brewer-and-nwogu-traded-football-baseball
Not sure how many intellectual chess players are going to
challenge him on the Cubs....
[/quote]
Hendricks?
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Playtwo Date: June 11, 2020, 7:39 pm
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I'm waiting anxiously for Jiggs' assessment of Nwogu.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: craig Date: June 11, 2020, 7:55 pm
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There were reports that the new guy was looking for more upside;
and the talk of a refreshed and more modern commitment to
development.
Both picks 2 and 3 would seem consistent with strong belief in
their new development system.
Burl with a great arm, great stuff, great spin rate... but wild
as a Marmol. The report was that he was a center fielder,
converted to pitching as a freshman where he pitched only 0.1
inning, and has now accumulated only 52 innings in his life.
That's is so little experience, and obviously he's wild as can
be. I assume they believe that their development system will be
able to work with his delivery to enable much-improved
consistency and control, and if so that his stuff will make him
a weapon. Massive developmental project, pitch-lab project,
seems to me. But the "stuff" has plenty of upside.
As a value, though, I wonder how much upside the selection has?
When you'll never pitch more than a few dozen innings per
season, the situational-relief role somewhat constrains the
value upside. Still, I'm a huge believer in a strong stocked
bullpen.
Now Nwogu, a guy with D1 football scholarship offers, and some
suggestions that he's got a weird, whacky swing. Report of
serious power, and one report mentioned favorable eye-hand
coordination. But he's K'd a lot even versus Big Ten
pitching... Is there the belief that with the new
hitting-mechanics analysis, that the pure talent is there and
that with improved swing-mechanics, that he might turn into a
force?
I've often felt like a player's career can be as easily dictated
by his biggest weakness, as by his biggest strength. Cubs have
previously tended towards avoidance-of-Achilles-heel guys, I
think. Here the new boss seems to be taking a couple of guys
with massive Achilles-heel problems, for now; but with the view
that development may be able to correct those.
Will be interesting to see how they do.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: CUBluejays Date: June 11, 2020, 8:00 pm
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Luke Little, 6-8 lefty that might throw 105. Poor control and no
secondary stuff.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: guest61 Date: June 11, 2020, 8:03 pm
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Unless they go to UT or are from around here I dont know
anything about these cats.
I just hoped the Cubs would get Crochet or Soularie.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: CUBluejays Date: June 11, 2020, 8:05 pm
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[quote author=craig link=topic=562.msg406518#msg406518
date=1591922095]
I love a good bullpen. If Burl can throw enough strikes, I
trust it won't be a wasted pick. Heh heh, the next Josh Hader!
[/quote]
Cubs are going with 2 SP and an 11 man bullpen next year. Should
be fun.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: CurtOne Date: June 11, 2020, 8:11 pm
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[quote author=Playtwo link=topic=562.msg406520#msg406520
date=1591922372]
I'm waiting anxiously for Jiggs' assessment of Nwogu.
[/quote]Jiggy is brushing the dust off his chess set.
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