Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Loor and I came acrossks like Tennessee gets another pitcher to keep an eye on.

So this prompted me to look at Tennessee's roster this guy.  Has Kyle Hendricks been discussed?

Team               League   W   L   ERA   G   GS   CG   SHO   SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR   BB     SO   GO/AO   AVG
TNS                 SOU   10   3   1.87   20   20   1     1     0   120.1    100   33   25   3   25   97   1.81            .223

Hendrick's numbers are great - and he started the Southern League All-Star game. But he's a guy who wins with guile. His stuff isn't overpowering, but he's got nice placement. I'll get excited if he puts up similar numbers against more experienced hitters in the PCL.

Hendricks got called up to Iowa. Let's see how this plays out.

LOOR ACROSSKS!

[Quality Start Machine]

After his rough first couple games, Bryant is starting to beat up Northern League pitching.

The way things are looking, he might win up joining Almora in Kane County, who is being held back because Daytona's having trouble getting two games in a row without a rainout.

Speaking of the Northern League, you can get a boner worked up for Tyler Bremer, Boise's closer.

[CBStew]

With all of this talent that the Cubs have in the minors, why do they call up people named Murphy and Watkins?

[Eli]

With all of this talent that the Cubs have in the minors, why do they call up people named Murphy and Watkins?

Because the most talented players are in the lower minors and aren't ready to jump several levels to the bigs. It would also mess with their service time, which has financial impact down the road.

[Saul Goodman]

With all of this talent that the Cubs have in the minors, why do they call up people named Murphy and Watkins?

Because the most talented players are in the lower minors and aren't ready to jump several levels to the bigs. It would also mess with their service time, which has financial impact down the road.

And also these games don't matter and there's a draft position incentive to being bad.

[Eli]

Bryant's OPS over 1.000 since that five-strikeout first game.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Bryant's OPS over 1.000 since that five-strikeout first game.

Cherry picker.

[Eli]

Bryant's OPS over 1.000 since that five-strikeout first game.

Cherry picker.

I'm allowing it since it was his first live game in two months.

[ChuckD]

Bryant's OPS over 1.000 since that five-strikeout first game.

Cherry picker.

I'm allowing it since it was his first live game in two months.

If you don't count all the games where he beat the everloving bejesus out of the ball, it was his first live game in 21 years.

[Eli]

Bryant's OPS over 1.000 since that five-strikeout first game.

Cherry picker.

I'm allowing it since it was his first live game in two months.

If you don't count all the games where he beat the everloving bejesus out of the ball, it was his first live game in 21 years.

Eh.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Bryant's OPS over 1.000 since that five-strikeout first game.

Cherry picker.

I'm allowing it since it was his first live game in two months.

If you don't count all the games where he beat the everloving bejesus out of the ball, it was his first live game in 21 years.

That made me laugh hard.

Okay, Bryant is tearing shit up.  .292 .352 .583 .935 with 5 2B, 3 HR 14 K in 13 games, but 9 in his last 12 if we start not counting stuff.

Also, to answer Stew's question about Murphy and Watkins, I guess it's because the Cubs don't care if they "start the clock" (I'm not really sure how all that works, but I guess it has significance) on these players as opposed to real prospects.  I'd also imagine that Vitters would have been called up to replace Valbuena had Vitters not been on the DL at Iowa.

And, if I'm not mistaken, Watkins is still a marginal prospect even though he's not even in the Cubs Top 20.  Murphy is just, I don't know...a 30 year old guy who plays infield and has a .278 career AAA average.  Oh, and his middle name is Rex.  So...yeah.

The Cubs are thin at "ready" talent.  They are chock full of "future" talent.  TheoJed aren't going to "Starlin Castro" Javy Baez.  At least it doesn't appear that way.

[Quality Start Machine]

The Cubs are thin at "ready" talent.  They are chock full of "future" talent.  TheoJed aren't going to "Starlin Castro" Javy Baez.  At least it doesn't appear that way.

Under the old regime, I'm pretty sure both Baez and Soler would have had their major league debuts by now.

That being said, Bryant will probably be on a fast track, relative to the other guys in the system. I expect that to start next season he leapfrogs Almora, and starts in Tennessee.

[Powdered Toast Man]

The Cubs are thin at "ready" talent.  They are chock full of "future" talent.  TheoJed aren't going to "Starlin Castro" Javy Baez.  At least it doesn't appear that way.

Under the old regime, I'm pretty sure both Baez and Soler would have had their major league debuts by now.

That being said, Bryant will probably be on a fast track, relative to the other guys in the system. I expect that to start next season he leapfrogs Almora, and starts in Tennessee.

I read on Rotoworld that they expect him to finish at Tennessee this season.  But what do they know?

I'm guessing Tennessee might be ambitious, but if he keeps mashing at the podunk A level, it could happen.  I definitely think he'll be before Almora and even Baez because he's a more refined player being that he played three years of college baseball and that 3B could remain a black hole dependent on Mike Olt.

[Quality Start Machine]

I read on Rotoworld that they expect him to finish at Tennessee this season.  But what do they know?

That could be fun, he'd be a total ringer for the Southern League playoffs.

[Internet Apex]

The Cubs are thin at "ready" talent.  They are chock full of "future" talent.  TheoJed aren't going to "Starlin Castro" Javy Baez.  At least it doesn't appear that way.

Under the old regime, I'm pretty sure both Baez and Soler would have had their major league debuts by now.

That being said, Bryant will probably be on a fast track, relative to the other guys in the system. I expect that to start next season he leapfrogs Almora, and starts in Tennessee.

I read on Rotoworld that they expect him to finish at Tennessee this season.  But what do they know?

I'm guessing Tennessee might be ambitious, but if he keeps mashing at the podunk A level, it could happen.  I definitely think he'll be before Almora and even Baez because he's a more refined player being that he played three years of college baseball and that 3B could remain a black hole dependent on Mike Olt.

I'm guessing third will still be a need due to the black hole where Mike Olt's eye used to be.


Mike Olt