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good nite so far for Cubs minor league system
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Finding him a spot is going to be the tough thing. To big SS. Dont know if he has enough power for 3B
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May want to look up the boxes to see how many pitches he throws in each start.
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I think you can find a spot for him if the bat continues to develop. The power potential for Lake is pretty promising, and he has some nice speed. He has been hitting leadoff here a bit recently and his approach seems to be better. Watched him drop a nice bunt for a hit a few days ago. I don't know it just seems like he could be something special.
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Could Cubs be lucky enough to have 2 type of players like Castro? They are only like 3 months away from age
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B-Ref doesn't keep game logs but here:
Trey McNutt Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com
153 batters faced in a little over 34 innings across 9 starts. That's less than 4 IP per start as I stated and a bit over 4 batters per inning. His walk rate is high and his strikeout rate isn't. If he can string together a few more 5+ inning starts then I think we can be encouraged, but that's what I'm talking about.
Trey McNutt Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com
153 batters faced in a little over 34 innings across 9 starts. That's less than 4 IP per start as I stated and a bit over 4 batters per inning. His walk rate is high and his strikeout rate isn't. If he can string together a few more 5+ inning starts then I think we can be encouraged, but that's what I'm talking about.
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That sounds like a lot of work :shrug:
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Well the last four starts he has gone 5, 5, 4, and now 6 innings. The strikeouts to walks hasn't been great, but I am looking for anything after the 4.55 ERA season he had last year.
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Vitters homered!
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8 on the year now. On pace for around 20. Maybe he figured it out
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I think he had trouble adapting to leagues way above his age level, but it seems like he has caught up with it.
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That has been his pattern throughout his career. He tends to struggle for the first month or so of a promotion and then goes on a hot streak.
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So lets get that bad month out of the way this year so he ready to hit next year for Cubs
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I am guessing that is unlikely, but I would like him to put up some gaudy numbers in AAA first.
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If he can hit .270 20 HR and be adequate be worth more then .200 12 HR and good DEF
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Yeah but if their OBP are close to the same it is a lot closer. Vitters was walking a lot early this season, but he is getting back to old habits. The power is nice to see, but I am far from convinced that Vitters can consistenly hit 20 in the big leagues.
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good see Rizzo back in lineup. I was getting worried
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i like to hear that
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Now Goldstein will rank him number 1 prospect of Cubs. lmao
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