Cubs Draft Thread

[Bort]

Chuck is very happy with the Soler deal. So you know it sucks.

I'm having a hard time following what people are so butthurt about on Twitter. From what I can gather?

1. Cubs sign Soler
2. Cubs fans who I can't identify because I try not to follow morons on Twitter, think Soler is a LOCK for awesomeness.
3. Reasonable Cubs fans get butthurt.

Is there something wrong with having a positive about this signing? Who the fuck cares if there are idiots with unreasonable expectations?

I'm very busy at work. When you figure out what I'm supposed to be butthurt about can you PM me? Thanks!

I've never known you to have any trouble deciding what to be butthurt about.

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

Chuck is very happy with the Soler deal. So you know it sucks.

I'm having a hard time following what people are so butthurt about on Twitter. From what I can gather?

1. Cubs sign Soler
2. Cubs fans who I can't identify because I try not to follow morons on Twitter, think Soler is a LOCK for awesomeness.
3. Reasonable Cubs fans get butthurt.

Is there something wrong with having a positive about this signing? Who the fuck cares if there are idiots with unreasonable expectations?

Those idiots will pressure the front office by calling Epstink and demanding that Soler be rushed to the majors to save the season.

I've been on hold with his secretary since I heard about this.

[Eli]

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS, FEMALE DOGS

1. Cano, 2b
2. Adam Jones, CF
3. Almora, lf
4. Rizzo, 1b
5. Soler, rf
6. McCann, C
7. Baez, 3b
8. Castro, ss

You hate Alfonso Soriano but want Adam Jones to end up here?

Just predicting, not indicating who I like.  I think there are going to be some big free agents signed post 2013. Jones, Cano and McCann are on that list and would, based on today's roster, would fill big holes.

I guess the Cubs could sign Jones when he's a free agent in 2019.

[Chuck to Chuck]

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS, FEMALE DOGS

1. Cano, 2b
2. Adam Jones, CF
3. Almora, lf
4. Rizzo, 1b
5. Soler, rf
6. McCann, C
7. Baez, 3b
8. Castro, ss

You hate Alfonso Soriano but want Adam Jones to end up here?

Just predicting, not indicating who I like.  I think there are going to be some big free agents signed post 2013. Jones, Cano and McCann are on that list and would, based on today's roster, would fill big holes.

I guess the Cubs could sign Jones when he's a free agent in 2019.

So, cross him off then!

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Chuck is very happy with the Soler deal. So you know it sucks.

I'm having a hard time following what people are so butthurt about on Twitter. From what I can gather?

1. Cubs sign Soler
2. Cubs fans who I can't identify because I try not to follow morons on Twitter, think Soler is a LOCK for awesomeness.
3. Reasonable Cubs fans get butthurt.

Is there something wrong with having a positive about this signing? Who the fuck cares if there are idiots with unreasonable expectations?

Those idiots will pressure the front office by calling Epstink and demanding that Soler be rushed to the majors to save the season.

I've been on hold with his secretary since I heard about this.

How many fucking meetings can those people have?

(Also: be careful. Sitting on hold on a cellphone for hours at a stretch has been found to be strongly correlated with incidence of some types of cancer.)

[Slaky]

Chuck is very happy with the Soler deal. So you know it sucks.

I'm having a hard time following what people are so butthurt about on Twitter. From what I can gather?

1. Cubs sign Soler
2. Cubs fans who I can't identify because I try not to follow morons on Twitter, think Soler is a LOCK for awesomeness.
3. Reasonable Cubs fans get butthurt.

Is there something wrong with having a positive about this signing? Who the fuck cares if there are idiots with unreasonable expectations?

It's called killing my own optimism with over the top criticism. Learn about it.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Chuck is very happy with the Soler deal. So you know it sucks.

I'm having a hard time following what people are so butthurt about on Twitter. From what I can gather?

1. Cubs sign Soler
2. Cubs fans who I can't identify because I try not to follow morons on Twitter, think Soler is a LOCK for awesomeness.
3. Reasonable Cubs fans get butthurt.

Is there something wrong with having a positive about this signing? Who the fuck cares if there are idiots with unreasonable expectations?

It's called killing my own optimism with over the top criticism. Learn about it.

I'm intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

[Saul Goodman]

The Cubs signed Almora before Friday's deadline. /preorders Almora shirsey

[Oleg]

The Cubs signed Almora before Friday's deadline. /preorders Almora shirsey

Jackson, Almora, and the Domincan INF they signed last week.  Solid.

Castro is 22.
Rizzo is awesome.
Vitters may be good after all.

I don't give a fuck what any of you goofballs think, I'm going to start getting damn excited about this team's future.

I should probably know better.

[Saul Goodman]

The Cubs signed Almora before Friday's deadline. /preorders Almora shirsey

Jackson, Almora, and the Domincan INF they signed last week.  Solid.

Castro is 22.
Rizzo is awesome.
Vitters may be good after all.

I don't give a fuck what any of you goofballs think, I'm going to start getting damn excited about this team's future.

I should probably know better.

Not everyone will make those postseason rosters though:

The Cubs spent $6 million and a 40-man roster spot on 20-year-old Cuban pitcher Gerardo Concepcion, but scouts who have seen him pitch in the Class A Midwest League have come away totally unimpressed. "They're trying to tell people it's just mechanics that he needs to get straightened out," one scout said. "But I'm telling you, he stinks. If he was in a junior college game you were at, you'd leave." Concepcion is 2-6 with a 7.39 ERA in 12 starts for Peoria.

[Internet Apex]

The Cubs signed Almora before Friday's deadline. /preorders Almora shirsey

Jackson, Almora, and the Domincan INF they signed last week.  Solid.

Castro is 22.
Rizzo is awesome.
Vitters may be good after all.

I don't give a fuck what any of you goofballs think, I'm going to start getting damn excited about this team's future.

I should probably know better.

Not everyone will make those postseason rosters though:

The Cubs spent $6 million and a 40-man roster spot on 20-year-old Cuban pitcher Gerardo Concepcion, but scouts who have seen him pitch in the Class A Midwest League have come away totally unimpressed. "They're trying to tell people it's just mechanics that he needs to get straightened out," one scout said. "But I'm telling you, he stinks. If he was in a junior college game you were at, you'd leave." Concepcion is 2-6 with a 7.39 ERA in 12 starts for Peoria.

ConcEpstink is terrible.

[BH]

The Cubs signed Almora before Friday's deadline. /preorders Almora shirsey

Jackson, Almora, and the Domincan INF they signed last week.  Solid.

Castro is 22.
Rizzo is awesome.
Vitters may be good after all.

I don't give a fuck what any of you goofballs think, I'm going to start getting damn excited about this team's future.

I should probably know better.

Not everyone will make those postseason rosters though:

The Cubs spent $6 million and a 40-man roster spot on 20-year-old Cuban pitcher Gerardo Concepcion, but scouts who have seen him pitch in the Class A Midwest League have come away totally unimpressed. "They're trying to tell people it's just mechanics that he needs to get straightened out," one scout said. "But I'm telling you, he stinks. If he was in a junior college game you were at, you'd leave." Concepcion is 2-6 with a 7.39 ERA in 12 starts for Peoria.

ConcEpstink is terrible.

Shocking news, given his amazing scouting report.

"Concepcion is 6-foot-2 with long arms, sloped shoulders and an athletic wiry frame. According to Baseball America, Concepcion is advanced to his age and can locate his fastball to both sides of the plate ... but he does not possess the stuff to miss bats.

Concepcion throws a fastball that ranges anywhere from 86-92 MPH and features a mid-70s curveball that shows good depth at times but can get loopy. Concepcion also features a change-up that some have called a splitter ... either pitch is consider a work in progress.

Some think Concepcion might end up a fourth or fifth starter in a big league rotation."

[Saul Goodman]

The Cubs signed Almora before Friday's deadline. /preorders Almora shirsey

Jackson, Almora, and the Domincan INF they signed last week.  Solid.

Castro is 22.
Rizzo is awesome.
Vitters may be good after all.

I don't give a fuck what any of you goofballs think, I'm going to start getting damn excited about this team's future.

I should probably know better.

Not everyone will make those postseason rosters though:

The Cubs spent $6 million and a 40-man roster spot on 20-year-old Cuban pitcher Gerardo Concepcion, but scouts who have seen him pitch in the Class A Midwest League have come away totally unimpressed. "They're trying to tell people it's just mechanics that he needs to get straightened out," one scout said. "But I'm telling you, he stinks. If he was in a junior college game you were at, you'd leave." Concepcion is 2-6 with a 7.39 ERA in 12 starts for Peoria.

ConcEpstink is terrible.

Shocking news, given his amazing scouting report.

"Concepcion is 6-foot-2 with long arms, sloped shoulders and an athletic wiry frame. According to Baseball America, Concepcion is advanced to his age and can locate his fastball to both sides of the plate ... but he does not possess the stuff to miss bats.

Concepcion throws a fastball that ranges anywhere from 86-92 MPH and features a mid-70s curveball that shows good depth at times but can get loopy. Concepcion also features a change-up that some have called a splitter ... either pitch is consider a work in progress.

Some think Concepcion might end up a fourth or fifth starter in a big league rotation."

He's not even pitching up to that half-empty projection. More like left-handed and Cuban Casey Coleman.

[Saul Goodman]

DPD.  The Fighting Illini baseball powerhouse has another prospect on the way.