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Almonte struck out 7 in 4.1 innings, gave up three runs.

Maybe Coop teaches him a cutter?

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 5, 2015 -> 02:13 PM) yeah this is an excellent thread and really nice info being shared. Zangari and really throwing me... here are rhetorical questions. 1. where was Zangari last yr.... meaning his development. 2. if he is doing this now, against this level of competition, can anyone not feel excited ... meaning the same excitement of a Rodon, Anderson etc.... 3. any prediction of how more yrs of production would it take to really be talked about for the majors. Zangari was in high school. In May.

Well, I guess we have a new toy to look at?

QUOTE (ron883 @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 10:47 PM) Through 33 games at A+ he's hitting .319, .412 OBP, .877 OPS, 19 walks to 17 strikeouts. He was 42 of 50 in SBs at A, but only 11 for 18 at A+. This dude has game. Is his physical advantage that great over these kids he's playing against at A+? He is more physically mature, but he has less experience in baseball than all the guys he is playing against/ Well, he is an Olympian, so supposedly his only peers athletically could be the current big leaguers.

Montas 1-2-3 with a strikeout!

http://www.chicagonow.com/soxnet/2015/09/s...atement-denied/

lol wat

Aww

I think it speaks volumes about his innocence that people always contend for him, but not for Cicotte who was another dominant player.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 09:28 AM) Schwarber's last 15 games: .148/.246/.389, 22 Ks Not saying he won't still be a monster for years to come, but can we wait for him to play more than 50 games in his career before anointing him as the centerpiece of the next Murderer's Row (or saying we should have picked him over Rodon)? Or that he'd win ROY this year?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 08:33 AM) If Abreu is in a slump now, that would be awesome. I think he leveled out after the league had more experience with him, but we will see. It's the difference between potentially being a top 5 hitter in baseball or just a top 5 hitter in the divsion. Yeah, this is basically what I meant. I'm expecting monster numbers from him next year.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 08:20 AM) I don't know what sophomore slump you're referring to. From Zeus to Hercules.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 08:13 AM) People look at his batting average, but fail to recognize he's a plus fielder, baserunner, and hitter. I'm pretty sure he has completely lived up to the hype. The hype was near Ruthian. Despite that, he's been great. We'll see if he gets hit by a sophomore slump like Abreu.

Recap posted Viciedo having a nice little AAA bounceback. Would be nice if he was able to become a semblance of the middle of the order threat we thought he'd be.

I think Avi needs to start next year in Charlotte.

It's always worth repeating: Almonte was for two freaking months of Gordon Beckham. And Taylore Cherty continues to impress.

Yeah, unless you net a great return, no point in moving him.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 30, 2015 -> 10:51 PM) It has been a terrible 9 seasons since 2006. God it must have been terrible being a Cubs fan in that timeframe, huh? Sox won the World Series, Cubs couldn't win a playoff series, had to have a priest bless a dugout, blowing money on Soriano, Zambrano going nuts, being incredibly awful for years, White Sox winning that stupid Crosstown Cup.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 30, 2015 -> 10:35 PM) I wouldn't say it's anywhere close to the worst of the last 20 years. Think Liriano, Nathan and Bonser for AJ Pierzynski, for one. Padres have made a few historically bad deals too just this year. But regardless, these are the type of one-sides trades we've been missing with this organization. We need the type of trade that sets us forwars without giving up much. Yes i know everyone is looking for that -- but we need it if we're thinking of improvig this offense beyond FA or the draft. Jake Peavy? Yency Almonte for Gordon Beckham

Already have Cubs fan friends saying on FB that Arrieta pitched the best game since Kerry Wood's 20 Ks. I...I can't.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 30, 2015 -> 08:23 PM) Shapiro to Jays I have a strong distaste for Mark Shapyro for how he mispronounces my last name.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 30, 2015 -> 10:02 PM) He has been so far this year...still doesn't mean I wouldn't want Sale going forward. fWAR: 1) Kershaw: 6.6 2) Sale: 5.8 ... 8) Arrieta: 4.9 ... 14) Quintana: 3.8

ugh

QUOTE (coco1997 @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 05:38 PM) In all fairness, Epstein originally drafted Rizzo. He just found a way to get him back via trade once he took over the Cubs. Yeah, he had Jed Hoyer gift him to him.