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Because you probably have no clue who anyone else is
Because you probably have no clue who anyone else is
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What scares me about Bryant is that he's not projecting to stay at third. That's our primary position need and if we're drafting another guy who'll end up having to move, I look at it as wasted value when you have a future ace sitting there in either Appel or Gray. For a team building a foundation, Bryant simply isn't as valuable if he goes from a third baseman with potential 75-power and plus hitting to an outfielder where his skill set takes a dip because of where he's playing.
Everybody knows pitching is king in the MLB. Top tier rotations are next to impossible to build with how expensive quality free agent pitching is, so if you've got the chance to control a guy like Appel or Gray for 6+ seasons, you absolutely have to do that. Sure, Bryant could become a 35-homer guy, but Gray could end up being the true ace the Cubs haven't had since Mark Prior faded away. Obviously, I'd take Appel if Houston somehow passes on him. But Gray is one Hell of a consolation prize.
Everybody knows pitching is king in the MLB. Top tier rotations are next to impossible to build with how expensive quality free agent pitching is, so if you've got the chance to control a guy like Appel or Gray for 6+ seasons, you absolutely have to do that. Sure, Bryant could become a 35-homer guy, but Gray could end up being the true ace the Cubs haven't had since Mark Prior faded away. Obviously, I'd take Appel if Houston somehow passes on him. But Gray is one Hell of a consolation prize.
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Well yeah, why should anyone give a serious consideration to a guy who more than likely won't even make the MLB level.
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I will have to look for the exact tweet but Jim Callis from BA stated that Gray's fastball is an 80 pitch and Appel's is a 70.
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That should probably tell you something......oh--I dont know, Appel is the best player 2 years running now. And the only "knock" on him is that :fap: like you see him and scream "oh no, hes too expensive! Stay away!" Well quick tip sally, good players cost money......the best player in the draft costs money.
But I keep forgetting who I'm trying to argue with.....
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Appel is more polished and the safer pick to make it at the top of the rotation. Gray probably has more of a ceiling. Granted, no that much more but that fastball is what give him the edge on ceiling.
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Is it going to hurt the Cubs at all knowing that Mark Appel grew up in Houston and was an Astro's fan? :nervous: