Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[Eli]

In all seriousness, where will the Cubs break him in? Tennessee seems like the logical spot given his age.

That'd be awfully aggressive. I think A or maybe A+ would be a better initial starting point. Wouldn't surprise me to even see him start in Arizona and then go to Eugene.

[Saul Goodman]

In all seriousness, where will the Cubs break him in? Tennessee seems like the logical spot given his age.

This is my own speculation but he might need extended spring training to get back up to speed. It's likely too late to get him into Fall League for some ABs. If he has a good spring I'd assign him to South Bend, or Eugene if he stays in XST. Like Eli said, Tennessee is probably way too aggressive.

[Saul Goodman]

Just to add on, not even 22- and 23-year-old draftees go straight to Tennessee. XST is probably the best way to get him inculcated in The Cubs Way crash course before an affiliate assignment, too.

[Saul Goodman]

The elusive TPD. Now that I think about it, he's already in the Dominican. Betting he goes to Winter Ball somewhere before they bring him stateside.

[Saul Goodman]

Hmmm....

TODAY: MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reports some additional details on the situation. San Francisco's claim to a signing is based upon "a series of texts and emails" that were exchanged with BHSC. The Giants filed paperwork with the league, per the report, but it appears that Martinez has yet to sign anything with the club. Chicago, meanwhile, struck its deal with Martinez's Dominican representatives.

[PenFoe]

Hmmm....

TODAY: MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reports some additional details on the situation. San Francisco's claim to a signing is based upon "a series of texts and emails" that were exchanged with BHSC. The Giants filed paperwork with the league, per the report, but it appears that Martinez has yet to sign anything with the club. Chicago, meanwhile, struck its deal with Martinez's Dominican representatives.

Baseball America calling Eddy Julio to the Cubs official.

The Giants had worked out a minor league deal with 20-year-old Cuban outfielder Eddy Julio Martinez on Oct. 4, only to see the agreement scuttled for financial reasons. The Cubs swooped in and signed him for a $3 million bonus, when San Francisco had agreed to go as high as $2.5 million. You can read more about the righthanded-hitting Martinez here, courtesy of Ben Badler.

Also, Jesse staying strong.

[Quality Start Machine]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

[Eli]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

He also had a really run in the the half of the year with Tennessee. There's really nowhere for him to go in the organization though, so maybe he'll get some sort of trade-value boost with the AFL performance.

[R-V]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

He also had a really run in the the half of the year with Tennessee. There's really nowhere for him to go in the organization though, so maybe he'll get some sort of trade-value boost with the AFL performance.

Speaking of guys with nowhere to go, does Christian Villanueva still have any value? I recall that he is a very-good-to-great defensive 3B, but his .751 OPS in his age 24 season at Iowa didn't exactly set the world on fire.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

He also had a really run in the the half of the year with Tennessee. There's really nowhere for him to go in the organization though, so maybe he'll get some sort of trade-value boost with the AFL performance.

Is that some sort of sponsored 5K?

[Eli]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

He also had a really run in the the half of the year with Tennessee. There's really nowhere for him to go in the organization though, so maybe he'll get some sort of trade-value boost with the AFL performance.

Speaking of guys with nowhere to go, does Christian Villanueva still have any value? I recall that he is a very-good-to-great defensive 3B, but his .751 OPS in his age 24 season at Iowa didn't exactly set the world on fire.

Yeah, he's not much of a prospect anymore.

I also just remembered that Candelario is a Rule V guy this December, along with Pierce Johnson, Vogelbach and a few other guys who aren't complete scrubs. Interesting to see what they'll do with that (if anything).

[Quality Start Machine]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

He also had a really run in the the half of the year with Tennessee. There's really nowhere for him to go in the organization though, so maybe he'll get some sort of trade-value boost with the AFL performance.

Speaking of guys with nowhere to go, does Christian Villanueva still have any value? I recall that he is a very-good-to-great defensive 3B, but his .751 OPS in his age 24 season at Iowa didn't exactly set the world on fire.

Yeah, he's not much of a prospect anymore.

I also just remembered that Candelario is a Rule V guy this December, along with Pierce Johnson, Vogelbach and a few other guys who aren't complete scrubs. Interesting to see what they'll do with that (if anything).

Can't see any team putting those guys on their MLB roster.

[Oleg]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

He also had a really run in the the half of the year with Tennessee. There's really nowhere for him to go in the organization though, so maybe he'll get some sort of trade-value boost with the AFL performance.

Speaking of guys with nowhere to go, does Christian Villanueva still have any value? I recall that he is a very-good-to-great defensive 3B, but his .751 OPS in his age 24 season at Iowa didn't exactly set the world on fire.

Yeah, he's not much of a prospect anymore.

I also just remembered that Candelario is a Rule V guy this December, along with Pierce Johnson, Vogelbach and a few other guys who aren't complete scrubs. Interesting to see what they'll do with that (if anything).

You got a good list of those somewhere?  Or a link to the list?

[Eli]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

He also had a really run in the the half of the year with Tennessee. There's really nowhere for him to go in the organization though, so maybe he'll get some sort of trade-value boost with the AFL performance.

Speaking of guys with nowhere to go, does Christian Villanueva still have any value? I recall that he is a very-good-to-great defensive 3B, but his .751 OPS in his age 24 season at Iowa didn't exactly set the world on fire.

Yeah, he's not much of a prospect anymore.

I also just remembered that Candelario is a Rule V guy this December, along with Pierce Johnson, Vogelbach and a few other guys who aren't complete scrubs. Interesting to see what they'll do with that (if anything).

You got a good list of those somewhere?  Or a link to the list?

http://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3518

[Quality Start Machine]

Looks like Jeimer Candelario is the scourge of Arizona.

He's another of those guys who has been working his way up through the Cubs' farm system for so long it's easy to forget he doesn't turn 22 until next month.

He also had a really run in the the half of the year with Tennessee. There's really nowhere for him to go in the organization though, so maybe he'll get some sort of trade-value boost with the AFL performance.

Speaking of guys with nowhere to go, does Christian Villanueva still have any value? I recall that he is a very-good-to-great defensive 3B, but his .751 OPS in his age 24 season at Iowa didn't exactly set the world on fire.

Yeah, he's not much of a prospect anymore.

I also just remembered that Candelario is a Rule V guy this December, along with Pierce Johnson, Vogelbach and a few other guys who aren't complete scrubs. Interesting to see what they'll do with that (if anything).

You got a good list of those somewhere?  Or a link to the list?

http://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3518

Holy crap, remember when Dillon Maples was a thing?