Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[PenFoe]

Hoyer acknowledging that, at some point, they're trading hitters to the Mets for pitchers.

"I guess when you factor in the hitting and the pitching, I guess people think it's unusual," Hoyer said of the fact the teams haven't hooked up on a trade.

"But it'll happen at some point."

I guess I'm resigned to this fact now - after seeing Cubs pitching in action over the past month. They can have Alcantarra for deGrom. The fuckers.

Intrepid Reader: Sandy Alderson

Alcantara and how many more guys?

Jackson, McKinney, Murton and Ross.

Stop trading McKinney, you monster.

[PenFoe]

Should we be paying attention to Jeremy Null? 8 IP, zero runs last night. Overall, 30.2 IP, 0.59 ERA, 26/1 K/BB, for South Bend.

Yes.

If for no other reason than "Nulldozer" is the best nickname to come down the pike in a while.

Best one since Nullbonzo Beanz.

Don't fuck with the Nulldozer

Null on the mound in an early game for South Bend today.

So far: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

That's a 29:1 KK/B on the season through 34 innings.

He's coming back out for the 5th.

Final line:  6 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4K.

Now for his minor league career: 
56.2 IP, 3 BB, 43 K. 

Somewhere around a 1.16 ERA and 0.85 WHIP. Don't feel like doing the math. 

[SKO]

Javy has a .405 OBP with 5 walks and just 10 Ks in his last ten at Iowa. So if he wants to keep that up that'd be pretty great.

[Tony]

Javy has a .405 OBP with 5 walks and just 10 Ks in his last ten at Iowa. So if he wants to keep that up that'd be pretty great.

This is a tricky situation. It was fairly easy to bring him up last year and let him struggle like he usually does when he moves up a level, but this year the infield spots are taken and they can't afford to let him strike out a ton while they're trying to stay in contention. Do they move Bryant to left now mid-season? Does Javy go to third? Does he go back to second? But moving Russell to third seems like a bad move considering he's so young and is just now getting used to second. What if Javy struggles? Do they send him back down and then move everyone back to the spots they're in now?

GMing is hard.

[SKO]

Javy has a .405 OBP with 5 walks and just 10 Ks in his last ten at Iowa. So if he wants to keep that up that'd be pretty great.

This is a tricky situation. It was fairly easy to bring him up last year and let him struggle like he usually does when he moves up a level, but this year the infield spots are taken and they can't afford to let him strike out a ton while they're trying to stay in contention. Do they move Bryant to left now mid-season? Does Javy go to third? Does he go back to second? But moving Russell to third seems like a bad move considering he's so young and is just now getting used to second. What if Javy struggles? Do they send him back down and then move everyone back to the spots they're in now?

GMing is hard.

Clearly they trade Castro to the Mets. Jed like basically said this was happening.  Pay the fuck attention

[PenFoe]

Javy has a .405 OBP with 5 walks and just 10 Ks in his last ten at Iowa. So if he wants to keep that up that'd be pretty great.

This is a tricky situation. It was fairly easy to bring him up last year and let him struggle like he usually does when he moves up a level, but this year the infield spots are taken and they can't afford to let him strike out a ton while they're trying to stay in contention. Do they move Bryant to left now mid-season? Does Javy go to third? Does he go back to second? But moving Russell to third seems like a bad move considering he's so young and is just now getting used to second. What if Javy struggles? Do they send him back down and then move everyone back to the spots they're in now?

GMing is hard.

Clearly they trade Castro to the Mets. Jed like basically said this was happening.  Pay the fuck attention

They're going to swap Castro for Syndegaard right after the game tonight, from one dugout to the other.

Unless the Cubs crush Syndegaard, then they'll trade Baez for him.

[Tony]

Javy has a .405 OBP with 5 walks and just 10 Ks in his last ten at Iowa. So if he wants to keep that up that'd be pretty great.

This is a tricky situation. It was fairly easy to bring him up last year and let him struggle like he usually does when he moves up a level, but this year the infield spots are taken and they can't afford to let him strike out a ton while they're trying to stay in contention. Do they move Bryant to left now mid-season? Does Javy go to third? Does he go back to second? But moving Russell to third seems like a bad move considering he's so young and is just now getting used to second. What if Javy struggles? Do they send him back down and then move everyone back to the spots they're in now?

GMing is hard.

Clearly they trade Castro to the Mets. Jed like basically said this was happening.  Pay the fuck attention

They're going to swap Castro for Syndegaard right after the game tonight, from one dugout to the other.

Unless the Cubs crush Syndegaard, then they'll trade Baez for him.

Didn't something like that happen in Moneyball?

[Yeti]

Javy has a .405 OBP with 5 walks and just 10 Ks in his last ten at Iowa. So if he wants to keep that up that'd be pretty great.

This is a tricky situation. It was fairly easy to bring him up last year and let him struggle like he usually does when he moves up a level, but this year the infield spots are taken and they can't afford to let him strike out a ton while they're trying to stay in contention. Do they move Bryant to left now mid-season? Does Javy go to third? Does he go back to second? But moving Russell to third seems like a bad move considering he's so young and is just now getting used to second. What if Javy struggles? Do they send him back down and then move everyone back to the spots they're in now?

GMing is hard.

Clearly they trade Castro to the Mets. Jed like basically said this was happening.  Pay the fuck attention

They're going to swap Castro for Syndegaard right after the game tonight, from one dugout to the other.

Unless the Cubs crush Syndegaard, then they'll trade Baez for him.

Didn't something like that happen in Moneyball?

With Rincon, IIRC

[Saul Goodman]

Javy has a .405 OBP with 5 walks and just 10 Ks in his last ten at Iowa. So if he wants to keep that up that'd be pretty great.

This is a tricky situation. It was fairly easy to bring him up last year and let him struggle like he usually does when he moves up a level, but this year the infield spots are taken and they can't afford to let him strike out a ton while they're trying to stay in contention. Do they move Bryant to left now mid-season? Does Javy go to third? Does he go back to second? But moving Russell to third seems like a bad move considering he's so young and is just now getting used to second. What if Javy struggles? Do they send him back down and then move everyone back to the spots they're in now?

GMing is hard.

Clearly they trade Castro to the Mets. Jed like basically said this was happening.  Pay the fuck attention

They're going to swap Castro for Syndegaard right after the game tonight, from one dugout to the other.

Unless the Cubs crush Syndegaard, then they'll trade Baez for him.

If we're choosing between Syndergaard and de Grom I think I'd rather have Syndergaard. Even though de Grom is the reigning ROY.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Javy Baez, for your amusement. Is the sound of contact doctored in any way? If not, dear Lord.

[Tonker]

Javy Baez, for your amusement. Is the sound of contact doctored in any way? If not, dear Lord.

I enjoyed the sound of his thighs rubbing together as he waddled round the bases afterwards.

[Quality Start Machine]

Javy Baez, for your amusement. Is the sound of contact doctored in any way? If not, dear Lord.

I enjoyed the sound of his thighs rubbing together as he waddled round the bases afterwards.

It's all fun and games until Christina Hendricks plays him in the movie.

[PenFoe]

Hoyer acknowledging that, at some point, they're trading hitters to the Mets for pitchers.

"I guess when you factor in the hitting and the pitching, I guess people think it's unusual," Hoyer said of the fact the teams haven't hooked up on a trade.

"But it'll happen at some point."

I guess I'm resigned to this fact now - after seeing Cubs pitching in action over the past month. They can have Alcantarra for deGrom. The fuckers.

Intrepid Reader: Sandy Alderson

Alcantara and how many more guys?

Jackson, McKinney, Murton and Ross.

Stop trading McKinney, you monster.

McKinney promoted to AA.

I assume we'll see an OF of McKinney, Almora and Rademacher with Hannemann getting exiled to loserville.

McKinney-Schwarber-Vogelbach at 2-3-4 is mighty fine.

[SKO]

Hoyer acknowledging that, at some point, they're trading hitters to the Mets for pitchers.

"I guess when you factor in the hitting and the pitching, I guess people think it's unusual," Hoyer said of the fact the teams haven't hooked up on a trade.

"But it'll happen at some point."

I guess I'm resigned to this fact now - after seeing Cubs pitching in action over the past month. They can have Alcantarra for deGrom. The fuckers.

Intrepid Reader: Sandy Alderson

Alcantara and how many more guys?

Jackson, McKinney, Murton and Ross.

Stop trading McKinney, you monster.

McKinney promoted to AA.

I assume we'll see an OF of McKinney, Almora and Rademacher with Hannemann getting exiled to loserville.

McKinney-Schwarber-Vogelbach at 2-3-4 is mighty fine.

This is good to hear, because we know how much Fork cares about the AA playoffs.

[PenFoe]

Hoyer acknowledging that, at some point, they're trading hitters to the Mets for pitchers.

"I guess when you factor in the hitting and the pitching, I guess people think it's unusual," Hoyer said of the fact the teams haven't hooked up on a trade.

"But it'll happen at some point."

I guess I'm resigned to this fact now - after seeing Cubs pitching in action over the past month. They can have Alcantarra for deGrom. The fuckers.

Intrepid Reader: Sandy Alderson

Alcantara and how many more guys?

Jackson, McKinney, Murton and Ross.

Stop trading McKinney, you monster.

McKinney promoted to AA.

I assume we'll see an OF of McKinney, Almora and Rademacher with Hannemann getting exiled to loserville.

McKinney-Schwarber-Vogelbach at 2-3-4 is mighty fine.

This is good to hear, because we know how much Fork cares about the AA playoffs.

It's good to hear because it means that McKinney can destroy Tennessee the rest of this year, start next year in Iowa and then be the Cubs regular LF by June 2016 at 21 years old, with Bryant at 3B and Schwarber behind the plate. 

Bonerville.