Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[ChuckD]

Baez, Bryant and Soler will have to work out where to play, but the trio gives the Cubs a unique collection of 80-power righthanded bats that other organizations envy.

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BA's Cubs Top Ten:
1. Baez
2. Bryant
3. Edwards
4. Almora
5. Soler
6. Johnson
7. Alcantara
8. Candelario
9. Vogelbach
10. Vizcaino

Best Hitter for Average: Almora
Best Power Hitter: Baez
Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Candelario
Fastest Baserunner: Hannemann
Best Athlete: Hannemann
Best Fastball: Edwards
Best Curveball: Edwards
Best Slider: Johnson
Best Changeup: Hendricks
Best Control: Hendricks
Best Defensive Catcher: Remillard
Best Defensive Infielder: Villanueva
Best Infield Arm: Bryant
Best Defensive Outfielder: Almora
Best Outfield Arm: Soler

Not a single mention of Olt anywhere, not even in the top 15 players 25 and under (Olt is 25).

I don't know if Edwards possessing the best fastball AND curveball is because the dude is awesome or because the rest of the pitching talent in the system is so mediocre, but ... swoon.

[PenFoe]

Baez, Bryant and Soler will have to work out where to play, but the trio gives the Cubs a unique collection of 80-power righthanded bats that other organizations envy.

8====D ~~~

BA's Cubs Top Ten:
1. Baez
2. Bryant
3. Edwards
4. Almora
5. Soler
6. Johnson
7. Alcantara
8. Candelario
9. Vogelbach
10. Vizcaino

Best Hitter for Average: Almora
Best Power Hitter: Baez
Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Candelario
Fastest Baserunner: Hannemann
Best Athlete: Hannemann
Best Fastball: Edwards
Best Curveball: Edwards
Best Slider: Johnson
Best Changeup: Hendricks
Best Control: Hendricks
Best Defensive Catcher: Remillard
Best Defensive Infielder: Villanueva
Best Infield Arm: Bryant
Best Defensive Outfielder: Almora
Best Outfield Arm: Soler

Not a single mention of Olt anywhere, not even in the top 15 players 25 and under (Olt is 25).

I don't know if Edwards possessing the best fastball AND curveball is because the dude is awesome or because the rest of the pitching talent in the system is so mediocre, but ... swoon.

Yeah, Edwards was the biggest surprise for me - just how highly ranked he is. 
Considering that Almora and Soler are pretty elite prospects, for him to be ranked ABOVE those guys is just huge. 

Add in Rizzo, Castro and maybe Olt (AND VITTERS!) and the haul coming from Samardzija and this team is gonna be awesome in 2020.

[Quality Start Machine]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

[PenFoe]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

[Quality Start Machine]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

[BH]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

[Slaky]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Except Rizzo wasn't meh

[Quality Start Machine]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Vogelbach is significantly less than good defensively. If Rizzo never turns into an elite hitter, he's still a better than average defensive one.

[Internet Apex]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Vogelbach is significantly less than good defensively. If Rizzo never turns into an elite hitter, he's still a better than average defensive one.

Does that mean he brings his bat out to the field with him? Reggie Jackson tried that I think.

[ChuckD]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Except Rizzo wasn't meh

I'll bite: what was he, then?

[PenFoe]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Vogelbach is significantly less than good defensively. If Rizzo never turns into an elite hitter, he's still a better than average defensive one.

If he never turns into an elite hitter, that's going to be disappointing, no matter how good his glove is at first base.

[Quality Start Machine]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Vogelbach is significantly less than good defensively. If Rizzo never turns into an elite hitter, he's still a better than average defensive one.

If he never turns into an elite hitter, that's going to be disappointing, no matter how good his glove is at first base.

I agree. I also think he's going to improve as a hitter, especially as he starts getting more some protection in the lineup.

[Eli]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Vogelbach is significantly less than good defensively. If Rizzo never turns into an elite hitter, he's still a better than average defensive one.

If he never turns into an elite hitter, that's going to be disappointing, no matter how good his glove is at first base.

I agree. I also think he's going to improve as a hitter, especially as he starts getting more some protection in the lineup.

Lineup protection: Not a real thing.

[Quality Start Machine]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Vogelbach is significantly less than good defensively. If Rizzo never turns into an elite hitter, he's still a better than average defensive one.

If he never turns into an elite hitter, that's going to be disappointing, no matter how good his glove is at first base.

I agree. I also think he's going to improve as a hitter, especially as he starts getting more some protection in the lineup.

Lineup protection: Not a real thing.

Just because Fangraphs says it doesn't make it gospel. If San Francisco had a halfway decent hitter behind Barriod he wouldn't have walked 872 times in 5 years.

[Internet Apex]

Vogelbach is a DH. He'll never be a Cub.

Luckily, Obama re-enacted slavery and now teams can trade one player for another player.

Unless this is part of a SNEAK ATTACK than lands the Cubs in the American League.

Or if Rizzo continues to meh.

Vogelbach is significantly less than good defensively. If Rizzo never turns into an elite hitter, he's still a better than average defensive one.

If he never turns into an elite hitter, that's going to be disappointing, no matter how good his glove is at first base.

I agree. I also think he's going to improve as a hitter, especially as he starts getting more some protection in the lineup.

Lineup protection: Not a real thing.

Just because Fangraphs says it doesn't make it gospel. If San Francisco had a halfway decent hitter behind Barriod he wouldn't have walked 872 times in 5 years.

That author seems satisfied with his conclusion after observing one of the best offensive players in the past 20 years in his best season and finding that he mashed the fuck out of the ball no matter where he was in the lineup. I think we need more information.