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Russell looked pretty good at short yesterday...

Baez getting another taste of the bigs with a few games in the AL next week?

 
Nice to see Grimm and Motte out there touching 97. Need Ramirez back and this bullpen could actually be good. I guess he's still feeling sore in the shoulder though.

 
AM 670 guy yesterday was saying the Cubs were very close to announcing a big trade yesterday. They speculated it would involve Castro and Hamels, pointing to the Phillies signing of Kevin Correia, and further speculated that the reason it wasn't announced yet is because of the injury to Baez, who was about to be called up to play 3B.

 
pantagrapher said:
AM 670 guy yesterday was saying the Cubs were very close to announcing a big trade yesterday. They speculated it would involve Castro and Hamels, pointing to the Phillies signing of Kevin Correia, and further speculated that the reason it wasn't announced yet is because of the injury to Baez, who was about to be called up to play 3B.
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pantagrapher said:
AM 670 guy yesterday was saying the Cubs were very close to announcing a big trade yesterday. They speculated it would involve Castro and Hamels, pointing to the Phillies signing of Kevin Correia, and further speculated that the reason it wasn't announced yet is because of the injury to Baez, who was about to be called up to play 3B.
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i don't get why the baez injury would have affected that? they could have left bryant at 3rd and coughlan in left. addison at SS and herrera at 2nd. unless baez was part of the deal and now the injury turned the phillies off...

but i also have to believe that if this was true we would have seen it reported elsewhere, and not just on the score.

 
The members of the Cubs scouting department trusted their instincts and their homework Monday night in selecting University of Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ with their first pick, No. 9 overall, in baseball's amateur draft.


"We really feel he was one of the top, if not the best, college hitters in this year's draft," said Jason McLeod, senior vice president of scouting and player development. "We feel very confident with that and especially confident with who he is as a person. We feel he's going to fit right in along the lines of Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber."

Happ, 20, batted .369 with 18 doubles, 14 home runs, 44 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in his junior season for the Bearcats. He also drew 49 walks and had a .492 on-base percentage en route to earning American Athletic Conference player of the year honors.

"I'm very excited to add to the college bats that are coming through and hopefully be the next one to move through the system," Happ said.

The 6-foot, 205-pound Happ has played the outfield primarily, but McLeod said Happ will move around the infield as well.


"We're really big on our guys who can control the strike zone," McLeod said. "We trust our process and evaluation on hitters, especially college hitters."

McLeod said Happ, who was undrafted out of Mt. Lebanon High School in the Pittsburgh area three years ago, came into focus as the ninth overall pick this spring. Happ was a two-time Cape Cod League All-Star in 2013-14 with Harwich.

The Cubs had 12 reports on Happ, and Mike Roberts, head coach of Cotuit in the Cape Cod League who serves as a consultant for the Cubs, also had input in Happ's evaluation.

This marked the fourth consecutive year that the Cubs didn't select a pitcher with their first pick, but McLeod stood by the organization's philosophy.

"The history of the draft will tell you if the players are close in the evaluation, the college hitter usually is the way to go," McLeod said. "They pan out."

The assigned value for the ninth overall pick is $3.351 million.

The Cubs selected left-handed-hitting outfielder Donnie Dewees of North Florida with their second pick. Dewees batted .422 with 18 home runs, 23 stolen bases and a .483 on-base percentage.
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shady inc said:
pantagrapher said:
AM 670 guy yesterday was saying the Cubs were very close to announcing a big trade yesterday. They speculated it would involve Castro and Hamels, pointing to the Phillies signing of Kevin Correia, and further speculated that the reason it wasn't announced yet is because of the injury to Baez, who was about to be called up to play 3B.
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i don't get why the baez injury would have affected that? they could have left bryant at 3rd and coughlan in left. addison at SS and herrera at 2nd. unless baez was part of the deal and now the injury turned the phillies off...

but i also have to believe that if this was true we would have seen it reported elsewhere, and not just on the score.
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Ruben Amaro Jr. is a fickle man.

 
One stat i read on Dewees that i like was that he had more homers than strikeouts this past year (18 homers vs 16 K's - or something along those lines)

 
Grahamburn said:
shady inc said:
pantagrapher said:
AM 670 guy yesterday was saying the Cubs were very close to announcing a big trade yesterday. They speculated it would involve Castro and Hamels, pointing to the Phillies signing of Kevin Correia, and further speculated that the reason it wasn't announced yet is because of the injury to Baez, who was about to be called up to play 3B.
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i don't get why the baez injury would have affected that? they could have left bryant at 3rd and coughlan in left. addison at SS and herrera at 2nd. unless baez was part of the deal and now the injury turned the phillies off...

but i also have to believe that if this was true we would have seen it reported elsewhere, and not just on the score.
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Ruben Amaro Jr. is a fickle man.
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Just for fun, let's speculate.... would sending castro and baez for hamels work? i assume the phillies would want more than that? i don't really have a clue on the value for both sides

 
shady inc said:
Grahamburn said:
shady inc said:
pantagrapher said:
AM 670 guy yesterday was saying the Cubs were very close to announcing a big trade yesterday. They speculated it would involve Castro and Hamels, pointing to the Phillies signing of Kevin Correia, and further speculated that the reason it wasn't announced yet is because of the injury to Baez, who was about to be called up to play 3B.
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i don't get why the baez injury would have affected that? they could have left bryant at 3rd and coughlan in left. addison at SS and herrera at 2nd. unless baez was part of the deal and now the injury turned the phillies off...

but i also have to believe that if this was true we would have seen it reported elsewhere, and not just on the score.
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Ruben Amaro Jr. is a fickle man.
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Just for fun, let's speculate.... would sending castro and baez for hamels work? i assume the phillies would want more than that? i don't really have a clue on the value for both sides
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Castro AND Baez would be way too much to give up for Hamels.

 
pantagrapher said:
shady inc said:
Grahamburn said:
shady inc said:
pantagrapher said:
AM 670 guy yesterday was saying the Cubs were very close to announcing a big trade yesterday. They speculated it would involve Castro and Hamels, pointing to the Phillies signing of Kevin Correia, and further speculated that the reason it wasn't announced yet is because of the injury to Baez, who was about to be called up to play 3B.
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i don't get why the baez injury would have affected that? they could have left bryant at 3rd and coughlan in left. addison at SS and herrera at 2nd. unless baez was part of the deal and now the injury turned the phillies off...

but i also have to believe that if this was true we would have seen it reported elsewhere, and not just on the score.
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Ruben Amaro Jr. is a fickle man.
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Just for fun, let's speculate.... would sending castro and baez for hamels work? i assume the phillies would want more than that? i don't really have a clue on the value for both sides
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Castro AND Baez would be way too much to give up for Hamels.
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Baez alone should be enough if they're taking Hamels' entire contract. RAJ is a dope though, which is why the Phillies are in shambles.

 
bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
some talk in Detroit about possibly trading David price to the cubs if the tigers fall out of it, doesn't seem like a Dave Dombrowski move
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I see him ending up in Chicago either way. Been speculating on this happening even before Maddon landed there. I don't really see Detroit falling completely out of it though.

 
shady inc said:
pantagrapher said:
AM 670 guy yesterday was saying the Cubs were very close to announcing a big trade yesterday. They speculated it would involve Castro and Hamels, pointing to the Phillies signing of Kevin Correia, and further speculated that the reason it wasn't announced yet is because of the injury to Baez, who was about to be called up to play 3B.
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i don't get why the baez injury would have affected that? they could have left bryant at 3rd and coughlan in left. addison at SS and herrera at 2nd. unless baez was part of the deal and now the injury turned the phillies off...

but i also have to believe that if this was true we would have seen it reported elsewhere, and not just on the score.
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Yeah, it seems odd it would be mentioned (I think it came from David Kaplan) and then crickets. Of course, there's plenty of rumor-mongering on twitter.

 
Grahamburn said:
bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
some talk in Detroit about possibly trading David price to the cubs if the tigers fall out of it, doesn't seem like a Dave Dombrowski move
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I see him ending up in Chicago either way. Been speculating on this happening even before Maddon landed there. I don't really see Detroit falling completely out of it though.
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only way i think the cubs would trade for him is if he agreed to an extension before hand... otherwise i'd just go after him in free agency and not give up anything going that route (other than dollars)

 
shady inc said:
Grahamburn said:
Cubs trade rumor Hamels and Papelbon for Castro, McKinley, Edwards Jr., and PTBNL?
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i would actually miss castro. yea he's an airhead sometimes but i still like him
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He can be very frustrating at times, but as I've said before, young cost controlled shortstops who can hit are very rare. The Cubs have access to another one though, which makes Castro expendable. What they don't have is a top of the rotation starter like Hamels.

The Phillies should be falling all over themselves to take that, right? Especially if it is actually offered and the Cubs are going to take on those contracts.

 
Grahamburn said:
shady inc said:
Grahamburn said:
Cubs trade rumor Hamels and Papelbon for Castro, McKinley, Edwards Jr., and PTBNL?
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i would actually miss castro. yea he's an airhead sometimes but i still like him
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He can be very frustrating at times, but as I've said before, young cost controlled shortstops who can hit are very rare. The Cubs have access to another one though, which makes Castro expendable. What they don't have is a top of the rotation starter like Hamels.

The Phillies should be falling all over themselves to take that, right? Especially if it is actually offered and the Cubs are going to take on those contracts.
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I would imagine the Phillies would be all over that offer. Seems like an overpay from the Cubs IMO.

 
Annyong said:
Grahamburn said:
shady inc said:
Grahamburn said:
Cubs trade rumor Hamels and Papelbon for Castro, McKinley, Edwards Jr., and PTBNL?
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i would actually miss castro. yea he's an airhead sometimes but i still like him
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He can be very frustrating at times, but as I've said before, young cost controlled shortstops who can hit are very rare. The Cubs have access to another one though, which makes Castro expendable. What they don't have is a top of the rotation starter like Hamels.

The Phillies should be falling all over themselves to take that, right? Especially if it is actually offered and the Cubs are going to take on those contracts.
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I would imagine the Phillies would be all over that offer. Seems like an overpay from the Cubs IMO.
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i still think next year is THE year, and giving up talent to "go for it" this year is too short sighted. i think theo is well aware of that and will make a good move when the time is right

 
i didn't wear an undershirt to work today hoping to increase my performance. worked for the cubs, why not me??

5-4 on the road trip, i'll take it.

right field bleachers open tonight!!

 
@TheBlogfines: Fangraphs & Baseball Prospectus each currently have the #Cubs winning 87+ games. And that's without potential trades, callups, etc.

 
Annyong said:
32-26

6 back of StL

.5 game up on Pitt for the 2nd WC
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They need to bolster the rotation if they want to seriously compete for the postseason this year. They got away with it yesterday, but I can't foresee the bullpen holding up for 5-6 innings every time Wada pitches. I can't complain about Hendricks. He throws strikes and is usually good for 6 innings.

Lester's peripherals suggest he should improve, but I can't help but think his inability to throw to a base will keep him from reaching that potential and being dominant in the National league.

Arrieta and Hammel have been great so far.

I still think they need a true ace like Hamels or Price to get to where we want them to be. Is it greedy of me to hope for both of them as soon as next year? Hamels just seems like such a long shot with RAJ's track record of trade return requests.

 
Grahamburn said:
Annyong said:
32-26

6 back of StL

.5 game up on Pitt for the 2nd WC
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They need to bolster the rotation if they want to seriously compete for the postseason this year. They got away with it yesterday, but I can't foresee the bullpen holding up for 5-6 innings every time Wada pitches. I can't complain about Hendricks. He throws strikes and is usually good for 6 innings.

Lester's peripherals suggest he should improve, but I can't help but think his inability to throw to a base will keep him from reaching that potential and being dominant in the National league.

Arrieta and Hammel have been great so far.

I still think they need a true ace like Hamels or Price to get to where we want them to be. Is it greedy of me to hope for both of them as soon as next year? Hamels just seems like such a long shot with RAJ's track record of trade return requests.
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I could see Wood back in the rotation at some point. I don't think Wada is going to cut it.

As to the bolded, why would the NL be any different than the AL in holding baserunners? He's been dominant in the past without throwing to first.

I don't know what'll happen with hamels, but people are already looking towards price and maddon reuniting in the offseason.

on an un-related note, brett taylor (best cubs follow on twitter @bleachernation) mentioned a few scouts were inquiring about lake over the past few weeks. He wouldn't bring back a huge haul, but a team looking to rebuild might be interested

 
Kyle Schwarber getting called up from AA for the week to serve as DH/third catcher as the Cubs play in AL parks (Cleveland and Minnesota). Then he gets sent to AAA.

 
shady inc said:
Grahamburn said:
6 walks? I didn't get to see the game. Was he getting squeezed by the umpire?
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not really. missed his spots a lot. threw close to 30 pitches in the first inning. must have been thrown off by the presence of the cup
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I didn't think the strike zone was good at all, and Arrieta was definitely squeezed on some pitches, the worst being one on an 2-2 count in the top of the second (I think to Gomes?). Len and Bob even commented on the pitch when the Pitchfx graphic came up and showed it almost right down the middle. Gomes (or whoever it was) flied out on the next pitch, but Arrieta and Montero both looked annoyed. Inning or so later, Montero had an awful strike called on him and I think those two pitches created the mood that got Montero ejected later on.

Overall though, I thought Arrieta's pitches looked great. Breaking ball had a lot of movement. Fastball in the 94-96 range. Just couldn't close the deal and the Indians were patient enough to get on base. The worst pitch Arrieta threw all day just happened to be to Santana with 2 men on.

 
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