Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[Slaky]

Cubs add Arismendy Alcantara and Dallas Beeler to the 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. 

Wonder how close we are to seeing AA beat out Barney for the 2B job. Guessing another season. Why start the clock on him to lose 95 games?

[Quality Start Machine]

Cubs add Arismendy Alcantara and Dallas Beeler to the 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. 

Wonder how close we are to seeing AA beat out Barney for the 2B job. Guessing another season. Why start the clock on him to lose 95 games?

Plus, his strikeout numbers took a huge jump last season, even though his OPS has climbed every year as he's moved up leagues. Still not ready.

[Slaky]

Cubs add Arismendy Alcantara and Dallas Beeler to the 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. 

Wonder how close we are to seeing AA beat out Barney for the 2B job. Guessing another season. Why start the clock on him to lose 95 games?

Plus, his strikeout numbers took a huge jump last season, even though his OPS has climbed every year as he's moved up leagues. Still not ready.

His age 21 season at double-A makes Darwin Barney's age 23 season at the same level look like dogshit, strikeouts or no.

[SKO]

Cubs add Arismendy Alcantara and Dallas Beeler to the 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. 

Wonder how close we are to seeing AA beat out Barney for the 2B job. Guessing another season. Why start the clock on him to lose 95 games?

Plus, his strikeout numbers took a huge jump last season, even though his OPS has climbed every year as he's moved up leagues. Still not ready.

His age 21 season at double-A makes Darwin Barney's age 23 season at the same level look like dogshit, strikeouts or no.

I have a FEELING that the Epstein Cubs, when finally assembled, will hit a metric fuck ton of home runs (well, by Post-Steroid Era standards) and strike out a lot. I am 100% okay with this.

[Quality Start Machine]

Cubs add Arismendy Alcantara and Dallas Beeler to the 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. 

Wonder how close we are to seeing AA beat out Barney for the 2B job. Guessing another season. Why start the clock on him to lose 95 games?

Plus, his strikeout numbers took a huge jump last season, even though his OPS has climbed every year as he's moved up leagues. Still not ready.

His age 21 season at double-A makes Darwin Barney's age 23 season at the same level look like dogshit, strikeouts or no.

I have a FEELING that the Epstein Cubs, when finally assembled, will hit a metric fuck ton of home runs (well, by Post-Steroid Era standards) and strike out a lot. I am 100% okay with this.

PROSPECTS NEVER PAN OUT!!!

[PenFoe]

Liam Hendriks*.

Linking to his stellar minor league stats versus his crappy pro ones, peripherals aside.



Congrats, Tonk!

Suck it, Eli.

[Quality Start Machine]

Liam Hendriks*.

Linking to his stellar minor league stats versus his crappy pro ones, peripherals aside.



Congrats, Tonk!

Suck it, Eli.

The prospect of Liam Hendriks and Kyle Hendricks both pitching for the Cubs makes me miss Harry and Santo.

[Saul Goodman]

Liam Hendriks*.

Linking to his stellar minor league stats versus his crappy pro ones, peripherals aside.



Congrats, Tonk!

Suck it, Eli.

The prospect of Liam Hendriks and Kyle Hendricks both pitching for the Cubs makes me miss Harry and Santo.

Something something Hendricks is too fat, Chuck is wrong as usual.

[Saul Goodman]

DPD.  Ryan Roberts gets a minor-league deal and spring training invite, probably to compete with Darwin Barney at 2B.  He's a slightly better hitter than Barney, not that it's much of an accomplishment.

[Internet Apex]

DPD.  Ryan Roberts gets a minor-league deal and spring training invite, probably to compete with Darwin Barney at 2B.  He's a slightly better hitter than Barney, not that it's much of an accomplishment.

Cheap ass Cubs. They were supposed to sign us Brian Roberts. Fuck this off-brand Roberts.

[Saul Goodman]

DPD.  Ryan Roberts gets a minor-league deal and spring training invite, probably to compete with Darwin Barney at 2B.  He's a slightly better hitter than Barney, not that it's much of an accomplishment.

Cheap ass Cubs. They were supposed to sign us Brian Roberts. Fuck this off-brand Roberts.

Or at least sign Brian Roberts' non-union, Mexican equivalent, Briañero Roberto.

[Slaky]

DPD.  Ryan Roberts gets a minor-league deal and spring training invite, probably to compete with Darwin Barney at 2B.  He's a slightly better hitter than Barney, not that it's much of an accomplishment.

Cheap ass Cubs. They were supposed to sign us Brian Roberts. Fuck this off-brand Roberts.

The tattoo guy. I fucking hate this guy. I hope he gets valley fever from Steve Stone's old gay dick.

[Internet Apex]

DPD.  Ryan Roberts gets a minor-league deal and spring training invite, probably to compete with Darwin Barney at 2B.  He's a slightly better hitter than Barney, not that it's much of an accomplishment.

Cheap ass Cubs. They were supposed to sign us Brian Roberts. Fuck this off-brand Roberts.

The tattoo guy. I fucking hate this guy. I hope he gets valley fever from Steve Stone's old gay dick.

[PenFoe]

DPD.  Ryan Roberts gets a minor-league deal and spring training invite, probably to compete with Darwin Barney at 2B.  He's a slightly better hitter than Barney, not that it's much of an accomplishment.

Cheap ass Cubs. They were supposed to sign us Brian Roberts. Fuck this off-brand Roberts.

The tattoo guy. I fucking hate this guy. I hope he gets valley fever from Steve Stone's old gay dick.

IIRC, he's not only the tattoo guy, but he's super religious.

I remember hearing him on the radio a bunch when he would go through occasional hot streaks.

[R-V]

Sounds like we will not be getting futureboners over Tanaka.

The Cubs plan to be in the Tanaka sweepstakes, according to sources familiar with the situation, but that pursuit has been framed as a "long shot," given the new mid-market reality at Clark and Addison.

Two industry sources with knowledge of the team's financial picture said there's no chance, predicting the Cubs will be out of the running.