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re: Chicago Cubs Super Prospect Futureboner Sploosh Emporium Thread | Maddon Thread
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:48 am to piggidyphish
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:48 am to piggidyphish
So now he's batting .167 with a .667 slugging percentage?
He's the new Dave Kingman!
He's the new Dave Kingman!
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:30 am to gthog61
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:50 am to MasterBetty
There is so much bat movement. Holy crap, Javi.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:53 am to The Sad Banana
his lineout in the middle innings was impressive for an out. absolutely roped one the other way that took the RF back to the track. with any lift it would've been way gone.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:00 am to piggidyphish
Jesus this thread is pathetic. 0-5 with three strikeouts then hits a homer, everyone shits themselves.
The fricking guy that said next year starts a 6-10 year perennial world series contender
The fricking guy that said next year starts a 6-10 year perennial world series contender
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:01 am to piggidyphish
I'm just going to leave this here. I think it's significant that Olt is hitting well in AAA because of two reasons:
1. He hasn't in his career.
2. He's hitting pitches that he just wasn't swinging at when with the Cubs. He was taking hittable strikes way too often, at least that's how I saw it.
I don't know if Olt will be a productive member of the Cubs. I do believe the Cubs wanted him in the Garza trade because they believed he could. I don't think the Cubs front office is going to give up on a 25 year old power hitting, slick fielding 3B no matter how much depth they have at the position.
What does it mean? It just means he has to show that he can hit well. He is still striking out way more than he walks, and that needs to improve. He's not Kris Bryant and he can't get away with rates like that. (That's not an indictment on Bryant, it just means that though Bryant does K, he also hits above .330 and slugs like nobody's business).
Speaking of rates, Jorge Soler's walk rate is north of 15% (!!!) this year. Holy shite. This kid is next.
1. He hasn't in his career.
2. He's hitting pitches that he just wasn't swinging at when with the Cubs. He was taking hittable strikes way too often, at least that's how I saw it.
I don't know if Olt will be a productive member of the Cubs. I do believe the Cubs wanted him in the Garza trade because they believed he could. I don't think the Cubs front office is going to give up on a 25 year old power hitting, slick fielding 3B no matter how much depth they have at the position.
What does it mean? It just means he has to show that he can hit well. He is still striking out way more than he walks, and that needs to improve. He's not Kris Bryant and he can't get away with rates like that. (That's not an indictment on Bryant, it just means that though Bryant does K, he also hits above .330 and slugs like nobody's business).
Speaking of rates, Jorge Soler's walk rate is north of 15% (!!!) this year. Holy shite. This kid is next.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 9:03 am
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:03 am to WG_Tiger23
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Jesus this thread is pathetic
Thanks for increasing that level.
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hits a homer, everyone shits themselves.
everyone shite themselves on Monday when it was announced he was called up, because that's the kidn of excitement that's in the cubs farm system. So if you're going to be an arse, at least be a factual arse.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 9:08 am
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:06 am to The Sad Banana
I do, just for laughs, wish the cubs had done the silent treatment to him after the home run.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:15 am to WG_Tiger23
To be fair, the Cubs have gone through a massive paradigm shift with how the organization is built in the farm system on up through Chicago. It's just now starting to come to pass at the big league level with the first wave of guys born from the new way of doing things.
So, yeah...it's a little exciting. Because the Cubs are doing things the way the Braves and Rays do things. The way the A's and Rex Sox do things. And those franchises, save for maybe the Rays (and that's debatable), have always been placing out of the cellars of their divisions in recent memory.
And, I'll even add, Javi Baez is the one prospect out of the top four of five in this system that scares me the most when it comes to his floor. Him hitting a HR was romantic. Sure. But what gets me pumped is if he starts to learn how pitchers pitch him and how he adjusts to the highest level.
So, thanks for your input fella.
So, yeah...it's a little exciting. Because the Cubs are doing things the way the Braves and Rays do things. The way the A's and Rex Sox do things. And those franchises, save for maybe the Rays (and that's debatable), have always been placing out of the cellars of their divisions in recent memory.
And, I'll even add, Javi Baez is the one prospect out of the top four of five in this system that scares me the most when it comes to his floor. Him hitting a HR was romantic. Sure. But what gets me pumped is if he starts to learn how pitchers pitch him and how he adjusts to the highest level.
So, thanks for your input fella.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:26 am to WG_Tiger23
Laugh all you want cumdumpster, its true.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:28 am to ZenFNmaster
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Laugh all you want cumdumpster, its true.
That one of the five worst teams in baseball starts a ten year perennial world series contention run next year?
No. It isn't true at all. Sorry
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:29 am to ZenFNmaster
I am surprised the Fukudome narrative has not created yet.
First game, hit a massive homer, fans adore him, and then he fizzles out.
Of course, the potential of the two is quite different.
First game, hit a massive homer, fans adore him, and then he fizzles out.
Of course, the potential of the two is quite different.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:30 am to WG_Tiger23
You mean exactly what the Red Sox did the last decade? You are aware that Theo Epstein was in Boston before he came here.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:33 am to Vicks Kennel Club
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You mean exactly what the Red Sox did the last decade? You are aware that Theo Epstein was in Boston before he came here.
Best wishes for yall. Aint happening, but best wishes.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:34 am to Vicks Kennel Club
Uh, yeah.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:36 am to WG_Tiger23
whats your end game here, bro? just here to piss in cherrios?
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:49 am to MrPappagiorgio
Forgive him. He's an Astros fan.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:51 am to WG_Tiger23
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Jesus this thread is pathetic. 0-5 with three strikeouts then hits a homer, everyone shits themselves.
This thread isn't about Baez douchebag
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:51 am to TigerCub
His organization is too busy failing to sign draft picks and watching the guy picked over Kris Bryant have a double digit ERA.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:09 am to WG_Tiger23
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That one of the five worst teams in baseball starts a ten year perennial world series contention run next year?
next year might be ambitious, however what he's talking about is a window of competitiveness, that most certainly will be open by 2016.
Now I'm sure you don't care enough for me to explain the farm, the increased revenue streams, the waves at which prospects will reach the majors, the success of using first round picks, the pending tv deals, the plans for FA. You probably also see "window of competitiveness" and to support your agenda you read that as world series favorites as opposed to being set in a good position to make the post season, at which point it's kind of crap shoot anyway.
I'm happy to explain these things to you, but I get the feeling you're looking backwards for your justification, not forwards.
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