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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Reb Date: June 11, 2020, 8:19 pm
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[quote author=CUBluejays link=topic=562.msg406523#msg406523
date=1591923633]
Luke Little, 6-8 lefty that might throw 105. Poor control and no
secondary stuff.
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BA says above-average slider.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: CUBluejays Date: June 11, 2020, 8:47 pm
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[quote author=Reb link=topic=562.msg406529#msg406529
date=1591924797]
BA says above-average slider.
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If he was throwing 100 mph with and above average slider he’d be
ranked above Burl. It might flash above average and might get
there some day. BA also said the spin rates where not all that
good.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: davep Date: June 11, 2020, 8:59 pm
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Sounds like a project for the pitching lab. The front office
must have confidence that it is a worthwhile project.
There is no doubt that you can not teach velocity to any large
extent. It looks as if with the two leftys they drafted today,
they are going in a different direction.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Deeg Date: June 11, 2020, 9:26 pm
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2nd rounder is a tiny lefty named after part of a tree, 4th
rounder is a hug lefty named "Little".
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Reb Date: June 11, 2020, 9:30 pm
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[quote author=CUBluejays link=topic=562.msg406532#msg406532
date=1591926470]
If he was throwing 100 mph with and above average slider he’d be
ranked above Burl. It might flash above average and might get
there some day. BA also said the spin rates where not all that
good.
[/quote]
Little is a raw 19 year old with poor control and Burl is the
top pure reliever in the draft (and perhaps close to the
majors), so not surprising that the latter drafted higher.
But, the point is a report that Little has a “above-average”
slider with bite—-that contradicts notion of “no secondary
stuff.”
Maybe you saw Little pitch on a day that BA is unaware of.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Deeg Date: June 11, 2020, 9:35 pm
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Koen Moreno, prep RHP in the 5th round. Not a super well-known
kid but this is a nice gamble in the 5th round. I see a nice
combo of stuff and intangibles here, considerable upside. Gonna
be a tough sign though.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: CUBluejays Date: June 11, 2020, 9:37 pm
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Cubs finally picked a guy that might actually be able to be a
starting pitcher.
To me this draft is just a typical Cubs draft. The did great in
the first round and then after that it was kinda like I guess.
The need starting pitching and it is the strength of the draft
and they don’t take anybody until the 5th round. He a 3 sport
high schooler so hopefully there is untapped potential there.
The got 2 hard throwing lefties with control issues that profile
as relievers and a LF that mashes the ball.
The Cubs have done well under Espstein after the first when the
go after high school kids with potential, Cease, Steele, Davis,
and Roederer. The Cubs have done that so rarely though and it
is just frustrating to see the same thing over and over and
expecting a different result. When Epstein contract is up I
hope they go after the D-Backs leadership.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: chgojhawk Date: June 11, 2020, 9:46 pm
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[quote author=Reb link=topic=562.msg406540#msg406540
date=1591929016]
Little is a raw 19 year old with poor control and Burl is the
top pure reliever in the draft (and perhaps close to the
majors), so not surprising that the latter drafted higher.
But, the point is a report that Little has a “above-average”
slider with bite—-that contradicts notion of “no secondary
stuff.”
Maybe you saw Little pitch on a day that BA is unaware of.
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We already waste a 1st rounder on Little a couple years ago?
Why did we re-draft him?
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: Deeg Date: June 11, 2020, 9:48 pm
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[quote author=CUBluejays link=topic=562.msg406544#msg406544
date=1591929457]
The Cubs have done well under Espstein after the first when the
go after high school kids with potential, Cease, Steele, Davis,
and Roederer. The Cubs have done that so rarely though and it
is just frustrating to see the same thing over and over and
expecting a different result. When Epstein contract is up I
hope they go after the D-Backs leadership.
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I think it's tough to say the Cubs have done well doing that
when those guys have collectively played 0 innings for them.
And three of them 0 innings period.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2020
By: CUBluejays Date: June 11, 2020, 10:04 pm
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Cease was used in a trade and was a top 100 prospect.
Davis is a top 100 prospect.
Steele has the same reliever potential was guys we spent 2 and
4th round picks on today, we with the added bonus of he could
actually start.
Roederer was talent.
It beats the likes of Dewees, Stinnent, Zastrynzy, etc... that
they usually break out in the second round.
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