Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[ChuckD]

Aside from this slapfight... Blake Parker just recorded his 18th save in Iowa. What's gotten into this guy?

29 years of life experience.

[Quality Start Machine]

Aside from this slapfight... Blake Parker just recorded his 18th save in Iowa. What's gotten into this guy?

29 years of life experience.

Manny's vitamin stash.

[Quality Start Machine]

DPD.

Alcantara is 19 for his last 40 and looking pretty solid in CF.

When does he come up?

[PenFoe]

DPD.

Alcantara is 19 for his last 40 and looking pretty solid in CF.

When does he come up?

As soon as someone is traded or Junior Lake is taken behind the barn.

More importantly, for now...the internet is abuzz with rumors that Dylan Cease (6th round pick) will sign in the next 24 hours for a way overslot $1.5MM. He'll likely need TJ and a year, but it's a huge signing and means the Cubs have signed their first 22 picks in the '14 draft (#23 Isaiah Gilliam won't sign, unfortunately.)

Also, Eloy Jiminez hit his first professional homer last night for AZL.

This is all getting very real.  

[Yeti]

DPD.

Alcantara is 19 for his last 40 and looking pretty solid in CF.

When does he come up?

As soon as someone is traded or Junior Lake is taken behind the barn.

More importantly, for now...the internet is abuzz with rumors that Dylan Cease (6th round pick) will sign in the next 24 hours for a way overslot $1.5MM. He'll likely need TJ and a year, but it's a huge signing and means the Cubs have signed their first 22 picks in the '14 draft (#23 Isaiah Gilliam won't sign, unfortunately.)

Also, Eloy Jiminez hit his first professional homer last night for AZL.

This is all getting very real.  

So real I can taste them in 2019

[PenFoe]

DPD.

Alcantara is 19 for his last 40 and looking pretty solid in CF.

When does he come up?

As soon as someone is traded or Junior Lake is taken behind the barn.

More importantly, for now...the internet is abuzz with rumors that Dylan Cease (6th round pick) will sign in the next 24 hours for a way overslot $1.5MM. He'll likely need TJ and a year, but it's a huge signing and means the Cubs have signed their first 22 picks in the '14 draft (#23 Isaiah Gilliam won't sign, unfortunately.)

Also, Eloy Jiminez hit his first professional homer last night for AZL.

This is all getting very real.  

So real I can taste them in 2019

Your Epstink shirsey will be totes broken in by then, so everyone will know you're not some bandwagon fan.

[Eli]

Javy with a .988 OPS in his last 10 games, without the benefit of a home run. That also includes 10 walks to 9 Ks. Seems like a good sign.

[Tonker]

Javy with a .988 OPS in his last 10 games, without the benefit of a home run. That also includes 10 walks to 9 Ks. Seems like a good sign.

Somebody needs to PM Eli and let him know his account's been hacked.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Albert Almora with a 3 for 3 yesterday with his 16th double and a walk. He's up to .266 on the season.

Kyle Schwarber was 2 for 4.

Mark Zagunis was 2 for 3 with two walks. He could be interesting.

Eloy Jiminez hit his first pro dong.

Erick Leal went 6 IP and gave up a run with 5 K/1 BB.

[BH]

Albert Almora with a 3 for 3 yesterday with his 16th double and a walk. He's up to .266 on the season.

FYE

[Eli]

Javy with a .988 OPS in his last 10 games, without the benefit of a home run. That also includes 10 walks to 9 Ks. Seems like a good sign.

Somebody needs to PM Eli and let him know his account's been hacked.

I'm kind of bored of trolling. I don't how Paul did it for so long.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Javy with a .988 OPS in his last 10 games, without the benefit of a home run. That also includes 10 walks to 9 Ks. Seems like a good sign.

Somebody needs to PM Eli and let him know his account's been hacked.

I'm kind of bored of trolling. I don't how Paul did it for so long.

There's magic in secksing scorpions.

[Eli]

Javy with a .988 OPS in his last 10 games, without the benefit of a home run. That also includes 10 walks to 9 Ks. Seems like a good sign.

Somebody needs to PM Eli and let him know his account's been hacked.

I'm kind of bored of trolling. I don't how Paul did it for so long.

There's magic in secksing scorpions.

Dolphins, too.

[thehawk]

Javy with a .988 OPS in his last 10 games, without the benefit of a home run. That also includes 10 walks to 9 Ks. Seems like a good sign.

Somebody needs to PM Eli and let him know his account's been hacked.

I'm kind of bored of trolling. I don't how Paul did it for so long.

There's magic in secksing scorpions.

Dolphins, too.

And comparing oneself to Kierkegaard, natch

[Yeti]

Ben Badler at Baseball America did a quick write-up of each team's plans for international signings.

For anyone who doesn't have an account or doesn't want to sign-up:

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs snapped up the top two international prospects for July 2 last year in Dominican outfielder Eloy Jimenez and Venezuelan shortstop Gleyber Torres. Along with Taiwanese righthander Jen-Ho Tseng, who has quickly become one of the system's best pitching prospects, Colombian righthander Erling Moreno, Dominican righthander Jefferson Mejia and Dominican catcher Yohan Matos, the Cubs added some of the top international talent in 2013, but even with one of the biggest bonus pools last year, they still went more than 15 percent past their pool and won't be able to sign anyone for more than $250,000 in the 2014-15 signing period. That puts them in a strange spot this year, since their $3.96 million bonus pool is the fourth-highest in baseball. They could trade away bonus pool space, and given that they're likely to be sellers as the trade deadline approaches, they could tack on pool space to sweeten the pot in a trade this month. Yet there isn't a clear seller's market for pool space, especially given that three teams (the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays) are prepared to go over their pools and pay the max penalty, making more pool room unnecessary. With a big pool and a $250,000 player spending limit, the Cubs will probably sign a lot of players in the $100,000 to $250,000 range, perhaps throwing some package deals in place to squeeze some extra value. Dominican lefthander Wander Cabrera, who has the same trainer as Jimenez, looks like one target. Their big focus already has been the top talent for 2015, when they might choose to ignore their bonus pool again.

Not much info out there on Wander Cabrera (who is not on the top 30 that I linked earlier.)

Here's a pic (roughly 6'2", 185)


Quick video

REPORTEDLY SIGNED

2025 WS HERE WE COME!