Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[Quality Start Machine]

Make that 4 home runs, which broke the conversion chart.

4-for-4, 4 HR, 7 RBI. Two solo homers, a two-run blast, and a three-run bomb.

Not terrible.

FYF!

TIME FOR CONCERN!

The only other player to hit four home runs in a Florida State League game was another Cubs prospect, Ryan Harvey, who did so July 28, 2006, also for Daytona.

More importantly, he had his 26th error tonight as well.

Luckily, by the time he gets called up the NL will have the DH.

There's actually not all that much room for concern. Most of his errors are throwing errors, which can be more easily sorted out with coaching and a better first baseman.

[Richard Chuggar]

Make that 4 home runs, which broke the conversion chart.

4-for-4, 4 HR, 7 RBI. Two solo homers, a two-run blast, and a three-run bomb.

Not terrible.

FYF!

TIME FOR CONCERN!

The only other player to hit four home runs in a Florida State League game was another Cubs prospect, Ryan Harvey, who did so July 28, 2006, also for Daytona.

More importantly, he had his 26th error tonight as well.

Luckily, by the time he gets called up the NL will have the DH.

There's actually not all that much room for concern. Most of his errors are throwing errors, which can be more easily sorted out with coaching and a better first baseman.

8 foot tall first basemen grow on trees

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Luckily, by the time he gets called up the NL will have the DH.

I'm legitimately holding out hope for this just because of Vogelbach.

Well, and because watching pitchers try to hit is pointless.

Elistink is terrible.

[PenFoe]

SHIT'S GETTING REAL.



For reference, that guy is the "national prospect/player development writer for Baseball Prospectus."

[Saul Goodman]

SHIT'S GETTING REAL.



For reference, that guy is the "national prospect/player development writer for Baseball Prospectus."

They could also all be murdered in grisly fashion by a vengeful Ian Stewart. #could

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

SHIT'S GETTING REAL.



For reference, that guy is the "national prospect/player development writer for Baseball Prospectus."

Takes me to back to the Glory Days of 2001 when Baseball America was touting the Cubs farm system thanks to the obvious talent of Corey Patterson,  Juan Cruz, Bobby Hill and Hee Seop Choi!*

*Okay, so Carlos Zambrano was also on this list, but still.

[Internet Apex]

SHIT'S GETTING REAL.



For reference, that guy is the "national prospect/player development writer for Baseball Prospectus."

Takes me to back to the Glory Days of 2001 when Baseball America was touting the Cubs farm system thanks to the obvious talent of Corey Patterson,  Juan Cruz, Bobby Hill and Hee Seop Choi!*

*Okay, so Carlos Zambrano was also on this list, but still.

I would rock the everliving Christ out of a Juan Cruz shersey.

[PenFoe]

SHIT'S GETTING REAL.



For reference, that guy is the "national prospect/player development writer for Baseball Prospectus."

Takes me to back to the Glory Days of 2001 when Baseball America was touting the Cubs farm system thanks to the obvious talent of Corey Patterson,  Juan Cruz, Bobby Hill and Hee Seop Choi!*

*Okay, so Carlos Zambrano was also on this list, but still.

The two best years of the past 20.

2001 had:
2 of the top 20 (Patterson, Cruz)
4 of the top 40 (Choi, Christensen)
6 of the top 75 (Zambrano, Montanez)

2002 had:
2 of the top 10 (Prior, Cruz)
5 of the top 50 (Choi, Kelton, Hill)
7 of the top 80 (Nic Jackson, Zambrano)

From the wayback machine, the 3rd most prolific year in recent history...

1990 had:
2 of the top 25 (Harkey, Ty Griffin)
5 of the top 75 (Earl Cunningham, Wilkins, Rick May)

4 of the top 20 would certainly be an historic occasion*

*Edited for buzzkill note:
2011 Royals had 5 of the top 20 (Hosmer, Moustakas, Myers, Lamb and Montgomery.)
2006 DBacks had 4 of the top 20 (Upton, Drew, Conor Jackson, Quentin) and Chris Young at 23.
1993 Expos had 4 of the top 20 (Cliff Floyd, Wil Cordero, RonDL,  Tavo Alvarez)
1992 Braves had 4 of the top 20 (Chipper, Klesko, Wohlers, Mike Kelly)

[Brownie]

SHIT'S GETTING REAL.



For reference, that guy is the "national prospect/player development writer for Baseball Prospectus."

Takes me to back to the Glory Days of 2001 when Baseball America was touting the Cubs farm system thanks to the obvious talent of Corey Patterson,  Juan Cruz, Bobby Hill and Hee Seop Choi!*

*Okay, so Carlos Zambrano was also on this list, but still.

Come on. Patterson was good enough early to get us excited (and without him FYC would mean this or Fine Young Cannibals), Cruz had a serviceable career and would have been in the 2004 rotation if not for the Maddux signing, and I don't know why anyone hates Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee.

It wasn't quite Palmeiro, Maddux, Moyer, Grace, Martinez, Berryhill and Girardi or Williams, Santo, Hubbs, Beckert, Kessinger and Brock, but it was a decent haul.

[BH]

Make that 4 home runs, which broke the conversion chart.

4-for-4, 4 HR, 7 RBI. Two solo homers, a two-run blast, and a three-run bomb.

Not terrible.

FYF!

TIME FOR CONCERN!

The only other player to hit four home runs in a Florida State League game was another Cubs prospect, Ryan Harvey, who did so July 28, 2006, also for Daytona.

More importantly, he had his 26th error tonight as well.

Luckily, by the time he gets called up the NL will have the DH.

His 1st baseman sucks defensively.

[Saul Goodman]

HIS FOURTH HOME RUN LEADS TO SHOUTING DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF A VOICE-AMPLIFYING MICROPHONE

[Shooter]

Make that 4 home runs, which broke the conversion chart.

4-for-4, 4 HR, 7 RBI. Two solo homers, a two-run blast, and a three-run bomb.

Not terrible.

Selfish.

[CT III]

Make that 4 home runs, which broke the conversion chart.

4-for-4, 4 HR, 7 RBI. Two solo homers, a two-run blast, and a three-run bomb.

Not terrible.

Selfish.

DAT'S FOUR RALLIES KILT DEAD IN ONE GAME MY FRENT

[thehawk]

How will we ever compete at the big-league level when all of our best talent in Daytonna is going to Washington?

[Saul Goodman]

How will we ever compete at the big-league level when all of our best talent in Daytonna is going to Washington?

Even though it's a very visual and auditory story, there's no video so we can't hear his pitch or see him in action.  What year is this?  /journalism rant