Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[Slaky]

Jorge Soler is back playing baseball and had a 3 hit day with 2 doubles. Stay healthy, Jorge. I keep forgetting you exist.

Are there two Jorge Solers?

Because the one I saw went 1-3 yesterday.
Though worth noting that Gleybar Torres had a nice day: 3-6, homer, triple, 4 RBIs and 2 steals.

Edit: I see Soler went 3-5 on Saturday with 2 doubles.

So, 2 games in a row without getting hurt!

In the rehab league for losers, right?

I think I read they're going to be extra careful with him going forward.

[Quality Start Machine]

So anybody interested in spending Sunday 7/27 watching SKOwarber & the Cougars? I'm going anyway, but will be happy to do a group thing, either in the picnic area or just getting a block of seats.

No info on where the nearest Cheesecake Factory is.

[Saul Goodman]

So anybody interested in spending Sunday 7/27 watching SKOwarber & the Cougars? I'm going anyway, but will be happy to do a group thing, either in the picnic area or just getting a block of seats.

No info on where the nearest Cheesecake Factory is.

Same thing for Iowa, Friday 8/22 and/or Saturday 8/23 at Reno.  Closest they're coming to California.  Offer not valid if Baez and Bryant are bashing baseballs in the bigs by then.

[PenFoe]

Suk-Min Yoon, Korean for Bonertime.

"걱정하지 마라. 윤석민은 메이저리그 진출을 눈앞에 두고 있다. 이번 주말이나 다음 주 초가 되면 오랫동안 기다리던 계약 발표를 할 수 있을 것이다."

윤석민의 메이저리그행을 돕고 있는 에이전트 보라스 코퍼레이션의 한 관계자는 28일 기자와의 전화통화에서 윤석민의 메이저리그 진출을 장담했고, 계약과 관련해 곧 발표를 하게 될 것이라고 밝혔다.

Naver Sports in Korea reports that right-hander Suk-Min Yoon is in negotiations with two major league teams and could sign with one of them soon.
The 27-year-old has received four offers but has narrowed the field to two. It's not clear which two clubs they are, but the Cubs, Twins and Red Sox have all been connected to Yoon. The right-hander could potentially be used as a back-end starter or reliever in the big leagues.

YOU SUK

SUK IT!!!

Heartbreak avoided.

[Tonker]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

[Eli]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

[SKO]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

Sadsack Eli hates Javier Baez. Shocking.

[Eli]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

Sadsack Eli hates Javier Baez. Shocking.

Not what I said.

[SKO]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

Sadsack Eli hates Javier Baez. Shocking.

Not what I said.

But wasn't it, really?

[SKO]

But really Arismendy looks good, even if Eli has already written him off.

[Slaky]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

And guess what else? He's on the 40 man.

[Eli]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

Sadsack Eli hates Javier Baez. Shocking.

Not what I said.

But wasn't it, really?

This is boring.

[Yeti]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

I'm on board with you, brah. *fistbump*

When looking at this year at AAA, it's easy to feel better about Alcantara. Even though Baez has stopped the miserableness of earlier in the season, his June slash is .241/.295/.443 with a BABIP of .306. Granted that's much better than the .151/.248/.280 with a BABIP of .212, but Javier hasn't completely turned that corner that you expect from a top 5 prospect. Meanwhile we have Arismendy doing very good things in Iowa.

TL;DR: I wouldn't laugh either, Eli

[SKO]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

And guess what else? He's on the 40 man.

But does it really make sense to bring him up before Baez and Bryant? If those two are waiting till April and Arismendy might end being as much of your core as those guys why not wait and control them all for the same length of time?

[InternetApex]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

And guess what else? He's on the 40 man.

But does it really make sense to bring him up before Baez and Bryant? If those two are waiting till April and Arismendy might end being as much of your core as those guys why not wait and control them all for the same length of time?

They might consider his upside to be a guy you don't have to fret about locking up so desperately. Granted, whatever you signed him to could wait but the decision might not weigh heavily if he's like 6 years and $36 million of flippable chubworthiness.