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Time for a new thread and updated convos.
Discuss Cubs prospects and the farm system here.
Discuss Cubs prospects and the farm system here.
Speaking of Cubs youngsters and winter leagues, Arismendy Alcantara is killing it in the DWL right now: .325/.372/.500 through 12 games, which would give him the 5th highest OPS in the league if he had a few more games under his belt and qualified
Junior Lake, by the way (.275/.419/.402) is 8th. It’s interesting: with an enormous walk rate and 15 stolen bases (no caught stealing) but just two homers, it’s like Lake is playing in the league as an entirely different kind of player. The same size, by the way, is getting not-so-small (at least for the walks), as he’s now well over 100 plate appearances.
Bill James projection for Kris Bryant in 2015: 152 games, 33 homers, 105 runs, 75 RBIs, 18 stolen bases and an .864 OPS. Yes please.
Javier Baez? 214 strikeouts with a .242 average, .754 OPS, 32 home runs and 23 stolen bases.
I'll take that too.
Bill James projection for Kris Bryant in 2015: 152 games, 33 homers, 105 runs, 75 RBIs, 18 stolen bases and an .864 OPS. Yes please.
Javier Baez? 214 strikeouts with a .242 average, .754 OPS, 32 home runs and 23 stolen bases.
I'll take that too.
Bill James projection for Kris Bryant in 2015: 152 games, 33 homers, 105 runs, 75 RBIs, 18 stolen bases and an .864 OPS. Yes please.
Javier Baez? 214 strikeouts with a .242 average, .754 OPS, 32 home runs and 23 stolen bases.
I'll take that too.
I stopped at the 154 games. That part won't happen.
Baez I believe with strike out over 200 times. That I believe. Rest is wishful.
Basically: 600 AB 200 of them SO. 400 AB left.
norm BABIP is .296. So out of 400 AB that is 118 hits.
118 hits in 600 is a .196 BA.
Until he gets his SO's down he is doomed.
I believe he will end up in AAA at some point next year. I feel that he has too much adjustment going on that 1 winterball season will fix. He did not show the ability to shorten his swing at 2 strikes and he is going to need to learn how then spend at least a month adapting to it and the Cubs are not the right spot to do it. He should be going through the adjustments in Iowa where the games matter less.
I believe they traded for LaStella just for this reason.
I hope he starts making those adjustments in winter ball. With the prospects we brought up, and the supposed crowded infield, I don't want to see laStella as a starter.
LaStella is not that bad IMO. He should push a .350+ OBA which is very needed out of a LH bat on this team. He is a solid back up plan and as a starter he plugs into the top of the line up fine. This team's main short coming was low contact rates. That is a area they are going to have to focus on. He was traded for for this reason.
They didnt bring him up to throw him back down so quickly. LaStella is not a guy you really want starting. No power, no speed. He can walk and thats about it. He would have to keep a .280 or above average to be worth much. He is about to turn 26 years old, so it isnt like he has much growth left in him.