re: Chicago Cubs Super Prospect Futureboner Sploosh Emporium Thread | Maddon Thread

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because he was actually good

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True, he was playing off previous good will.

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Cubs are going to have to make room for Addison Russell in 2015. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Javi Baez is traded for pitching.

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Yea i think you and i have discussed this before. Baez, while good, isn't this FO's guy, and he doesn't really fit their mold, other than the goal of obtaining as many power bats as possible. I think the cubs position a month or so out from the trade deadline will dictate a lot of his future. Because a mid season call up of russel and you can still get all those guys on the field at the same time...or at least that's the take away i always get from hoyer preaching 'positional flexibility' when he talks bryant in the OF some, moving russel/baez around the diamond.

When being competitive in 2015 seemed a bit too pipe dreamish i would've bet that castro went to the mets for one of their young pitchers, but I just don't see how you can do that now.