Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Ian Happ signs.

[ChuckD]

Holy shit. It's a gonna happenin.

Congrats to my bash brother @kschwarb12 on the call to the show. Gonna miss my boy but couldn't be more happy for a better dude. Go ball out

[SKO]

DH/pinch hit from now till Sunday then off to Iowa till September or till I murder David Ross.  Boner time.

[Eli]

DH/pinch hit from now till Sunday then off to Iowa till September or till I murder David Ross.  Boner time.

Eff that. I hope he's up for good.

[SKO]

DH/pinch hit from now till Sunday then off to Iowa till September or till I murder David Ross.  Boner time.

Eff that. I hope he's up for good.

Well that's their stated plan.  I hope he makes them change their minds

[Yeti]

If he comes back in September is he now eligible for the postseason roster?

[Saul Goodman]

If he comes back in September is he now eligible for the postseason roster?

No.  Would have to placed on the active 25-man on August 31 at the latest.

[Tonker]

DH/pinch hit from now till Sunday then off to Iowa till September or till I murder David Ross.  Boner time.

Eff that. I hope he's up for good.

Eff that.  He needs to be with the I-Cubs when I go to see them in Tennessee at the end of July.

[Chuck to Chuck]

If he comes back in September is he now eligible for the postseason roster?

No.  Would have to placed on the active 25-man on August 31 at the latest.

Or on the major league DL by August 31.

[Shooter]

If he comes back in September is he now eligible for the postseason roster?

No.  Would have to placed on the active 25-man on August 31 at the latest.

Or on the major league DL by August 31.

From Baseball Prospectus:

If an eligible player cannot play in a post-season series because of injury, his club may petition the Commissioner's office to replace him with any player who was in the organization on August 31, provided the replacement was included on the roster of a minor-league affiliate at the end of the major-league season.

[Saul Goodman]

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Alright guys, since we're invoking the rule of completeness here:

A club's Active List (25-man roster) must be submitted to the MLB Commissioner prior to the start of each post-season series (LDS, LCS, and World Series). 

1. All players on a club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) prior to midnight (Eastern) on August 31st are eligible to be included on a post-season Active List (25-man roster).

2. A player on an MLB club's Disabled List (7-day, 15-day, or 60-day) or Restricted List (Prohibited Substance Suspension or extended Bereavement Leave only) is eligible to be included on a post-season Active List only after spending the minimum number of days required to be served by a player on that list.

3. Any player on the Disqualified List, Ineligible List, or Restricted List (for reasons other than extended Bereavement Leave or a Prohibited Substance Suspension) as of midnight August 31st is ineligible to be included on his club's post-season Active List. 

4. A post-season eligible player who is placed on an MLB Disabled List, Bereavement List, Paternity Leave List, or Restricted List (Prohibited Substance Suspension or extended Bereavement Leave only) prior to the start of a post-season series can (with the approval of the MLB Commissioner) be replaced on his club's LDS, LCS, or World Series Active List by a player who was on a Reserve List or Inactive List of a minor league affiliate from that organization prior to midnight August 31st. The minor league player must be added to his club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) before he can be added to the club's Active Roster.   

5. A player on a post-season Active List (25-man roster) who is injured or leaves his club on Bereavement Leave or Paternity Leave during a post-season series can (with the approval of the MLB Commissioner) be replaced on his club's Active List prior to the conclusion of that series by another eligible player, or by a player who was on a Reserve List or Inactive List of a minor league affiliate from that organization prior to midnight August 31st. The minor league player must be added to his club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) before he can be added to the club's Active Roster. Also, a a pitcher must replace a pitcher and a position player must replace a position player.

6. If an injured pitcher or position player is replaced during a post-season series, the injured pitcher or position player is ineligible to be reinstated to his club's Active List (25-man roster) for the balance of that series and the next series (LCS or World Series).

[Yeti]

Eloy is 2-2 so far. Can't trade him.

[ChuckD]

So in this scenario:

1-1 Tie, Cubs-Cardinals, Lance Lynn vs. Wada.

Wada puts the first two guys on in the top of the 5th, Matt Holliday comes up to bat.

In these types of scenarios Joe has pulled Wada/Hendricks all year long. I'm saying "let's put CJ Edwards in" and Pen's saying "let's try Travis Wood!" and somehow I'm the one insulting CJ Edwards.

So what do you do with Edwards the other 80% of the games? 
Hendricks has gone through the lineup 3 times each of his last 2 times out. 

Why do you hate Kyle Hendricks like a common Eli? 

Give me some innings/appearance comps for a 5th inning savior vs. an 8th/9th inning guy. 

Assuming Edwards is really good, you use him (or Rondon or Strop) as early as possible whenever you're in trouble, let the offense scores some runs, and then turn it over to Edwin Jackson/Travis Wood/Brian Schlitter for some three-run saves. Once Jackson/Wood/Schlitter have racked up said saves, trade them to some team that puts a premium on "established closers."

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Okay, so Joe's pretty innovative, right? At least in baseball terms. 

Why do you think he doesn't deploy a method like this? 

Bump for going to Rondon in the 7th, Strop in the 8th, then Motte in the 9th. Keep it up, Joe.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Donnie Dewees is 6 for 20 with 4 2B, 2 BB and 3 K.

Ian Happ is at .262/.396/.524/.920 with 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 SB, 10 BB and 12 K.

Gleybor Torres at .320/.387/.414/.801 with 12 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 28 BB and 60 K.

Carson Sands threw 6 good innings yesterday. His ERA is 2.81 and WHIP under 0.9 in 16 IP.

[Tonker]

Donnie Dewees is 6 for 20 with 4 2B, 2 BB and 3 K.

Ian Happ is at .262/.396/.524/.920 with 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 SB, 10 BB and 12 K.

Gleybor Torres at .320/.387/.414/.801 with 12 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 28 BB and 60 K.

Carson Sands threw 6 good innings yesterday. His ERA is 2.81 and WHIP under 0.9 in 16 IP.

That's a very, very nice start for Happ.