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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: Chris27
Date: July 13, 2026, 8:28 am
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Violent looking motion to me. And odd. His right leg and hip
swing up at the finish. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he
was a closer.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: davep
Date: July 13, 2026, 9:39 am
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> Journeyman Daniel Vogelbach.
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Vogelbach was the one I had in mind when I said the last 15
years or so. He was drafted in 2011, and had absolutely no
likelihood of playing any of the so-called skill positions. It
was first base, or an extremely small chance at left field.
They also took a similar guy who ended up as a pitcher for the
White Sox for a while. His name escapes me, probably because he
once hit a home run that defeated the Cubs in a late innng home
run. He was one of the earlier two way players, but as I
recall, not as good at it as Ohtani.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: Dave23
Date: July 13, 2026, 9:48 am
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Brooks Kieshnick (sp?)
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: davep
Date: July 13, 2026, 9:59 am
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Right. Ended up with Milwaukee for a couple of seasons.
Drafted in 1993, when I was just a kid.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: craig
Date: July 13, 2026, 2:54 pm
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HTML https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2026/07/13/the-full-2026-chicago-cubs-draft-and-some-thoughts-on-the-approach/
pretty good compilation of scouting evals
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: July 13, 2026, 3:39 pm
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> Kantro last week said: "“We’ve done a lot of work to figure
out which pitchers are going to have the most success in our
system. Everybody’s development approach is somewhat unique, and
ours is no different. When you look at the pitchers who thrive
in our system, the underlying pillars end up being velocity and
spin. Those are two good places to start – they’re probably
foundational.” He didn't mention command.
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> His comments seem to fit what you're saying, BlueJay, "lean
into whatever they are good at developing and find guys that
need that skill."
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Not really in the way I meant it. They are taking guys that
have velocity and spin and building out from there. The way I
meant it would be taking guys without velocity and spin and
adding that on their existing other skills. I all kinda gets to
the same point eventually though. Maybe there skill is refining
breaking balls, which is kinda lame, but still useful.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: craig
Date: July 13, 2026, 4:37 pm
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I'm a blind optimist for sure. And I respect the challenge of
improving command. But I'm pretty optimistic that Kantro and
Zombro (and Hottovy at the top level) are a smart combination.
I'm not sure I want them to have some unique specialized skill,
while leaving other teams to be ahead of them on perhaps less
unique specialty skills?
I don't know what Kantro means by "which are going to have
success in our system." I don't know what's unique about our
development approach. Maybe a good appreciation for guys with
lower arm slots? Cut-ride? Gadget deliveries? Maybe he thinks
they have a unique system for fixing command? Beats me. But he
does seem to think they have something variably unique, and are
seeming to perhaps match players that fit?
Marioneaux, he referred to Cubs having "targetted" him. Marion
was not routinely listed as a 4th-round type guy. Media thing
noted that 5th-round HS kid, some other scouts hadn't seen him
as worthy of that round/superslot-level. So maybe they do have
some specialty view. Everybody is going to like velo-spin guys,
who wouldn't? So that isn't exactly the "our system" specialty.
Maybe there is a confidence that they can optimize individualize
spin and shape better than competition? Maybe that they can
help velo-spin guys optimize command?
Draft, to me reflects a level of self-confidence. A lot of
college velo/spin guys with high walk rates and high ERA's.
Self-confidence to think you can help guys optimize pitch shapes
and develop big-league levels of command/consistency/execution.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: Bluebufoon
Date: July 13, 2026, 5:28 pm
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I am pretty sure Keith Law said on Thursday or Friday, his
biggest surprise (or worst) draft pick ever was Hayden Simpson,
which obviously turned out terribly. He said he had never heard
of Simpson before the Cubs selected him.
No surprise I guess. This Guy seems very negative on the podcast
I listened too.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: Reb
Date: July 13, 2026, 5:46 pm
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> I am pretty sure Keith Law said on Thursday or Friday, his
biggest surprise (or worst) draft pick ever was Hayden Simpson,
which obviously turned out terribly. He said he had never heard
of Simpson before the Cubs selected him.
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Jim Callis was doing the live broadcast draft analysis that
year. When Cubs selected Hayden Simpson and it was up to Callis
to comment, the look on his face was…..let’s say, quizzical.
Didn’t want to say “never heard of this guy” but tried to side
step. Very funny. What a pick!
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Re: Cubs Draft 2026
DIR By: Reb
Date: July 13, 2026, 6:11 pm
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BA on 6th rounder Isaac Morton:
Listed at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, Morton creates an extremely
low release height by dropping into a full sidearm slot. It is
not an especially clean operation. He kicks his lead leg toward
the plate in a straight, locked position and pitches with
effort, but the delivery creates difficult angles and allows his
elite spin capacity to manifest across the arsenal.
His sinking fastball sits around 94 mph and touches 97, while
his low-90s cutter gives hitters a harder look moving in the
opposite direction. Morton’s best pitch is a mid-80s sweeper
with spin rates above 3,000 rpm and overwhelming horizontal
action from his release point. It is a present plus offering and
his most dependable source of swings and misses. The cutter can
also approach 3,000 rpm, and Morton occasionally folds in an
upper-80s changeup.
The injury history, abbreviated resume and effort in his
delivery create substantial risk, especially now that he must
complete a Tommy John rehabilitation. Still, Morton offers an
uncommon combination of velocity, release height and elite spin,
with a no-doubt plus breaking ball already in place. His healthy
2026 stretch showed more strikes and a viable starter’s mix,
though the mechanics and medical history may ultimately push him
toward a bullpen role.
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