Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[Quality Start Machine]

I'm just excited at the possibility of the Cubs having guys we'll still want around in 6 years.

[Bort]

I'm just excited at the possibility of the Cubs having guys we'll still want around in 6 years.

Or even guys I'd want to watch through six innings.

[Chuck to Chuck]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

This.

And this:

I just read the last two pages of this thread with glee about Cubs baseball. The boners are blooming, boys.

The only time comparable to this was circa 1986-1987 when you could look at the Cubs farm system and find Greg Maddux, Jamie Moyer, Rafael Palmeiro, Darrin Jackson, Damon Berryhill, Hector Villanueva, Mark Grace, Dwight Smith, Joe Girardi, Dave Martinez, Gary Varsho, Jerome Walton, Jeff Pico, Lester Lancaster, et al.

And then Dallas Green retired told the Trib to go fuck themselves, Jim Frey gutted the system and brought on the Larry Himes era, which begat the MacPhail era.

[Powdered Toast Man]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

This.

And this:

I just read the last two pages of this thread with glee about Cubs baseball. The boners are blooming, boys.

The only time comparable to this was circa 1986-1987 when you could look at the Cubs farm system and find Greg Maddux, Jamie Moyer, Rafael Palmeiro, Darrin Jackson, Damon Berryhill, Hector Villanueva, Mark Grace, Dwight Smith, Joe Girardi, Dave Martinez, Gary Varsho, Jerome Walton, Jeff Pico, Lester Lancaster, et al.

And then Dallas Green retired, Jim Frey gutted the system and brought on the Larry Himes era, which begat the MacPhail era.

I like Positive TJ Brown.

[Eli]

Here's the thing, though: the upshot of the Super 2 arbitration clock is that, assuming that the front office isn't going to be punting the first three months of 2015, it actually makes it easier for them to call these guys up this year.

And maybe it helps them get some of the adjustment period out of the way before next year. I'd be pretty surprised if Baez or Bryant do get moved up, but I can see Alcantara getting his cup of coffee. And possibly Soler, as speculated earlier.

[Quality Start Machine]

As long as we're at it, what the hell has gotten into Blake Parker? He's suddenly looking like a balls-out closer down in Iowa.

[Powdered Toast Man]

As long as we're at it, what the hell has gotten into Blake Parker? He's suddenly looking like a balls-out closer down in Iowa.

His career minors (8 years) ERA is 2.88, WHIP is 1.238 and 399 K/171 BB. History suggests he has a track record of not being terrible.

[Brownie]

By the way, I don't know whether this has been discussed already, but Arismen D. Alcantara is batting...

.290/.336/.518/.854 at Iowa, with 8HR, 19 2B and 10 (!) 3B in 276 AB.  Not too shabby.  He also has 18 SB and only 3 CS.

Nice choice, Jim.

He's also just 22. I think he's pretty solidly the No. 3 prospect in the organization and I wouldn't point and laugh at anyone who had him ahead of Baez. Really excited about him.

This.

And this:

I just read the last two pages of this thread with glee about Cubs baseball. The boners are blooming, boys.

The only time comparable to this was circa 1986-1987 when you could look at the Cubs farm system and find Greg Maddux, Jamie Moyer, Rafael Palmeiro, Darrin Jackson, Damon Berryhill, Hector Villanueva, Mark Grace, Dwight Smith, Joe Girardi, Dave Martinez, Gary Varsho, Jerome Walton, Jeff Pico, Lester Lancaster, et al.

And then Dallas Green retired told the Trib to go fuck themselves, Jim Frey gutted the system and brought on the Larry Himes era, which begat the MacPhail era.

Hmm, my brain said "Resigned" my fingers typed "retired."

Anyway, let's hope there's zero chance the Ricketts make Epstink run off.

[Eli]

As long as we're at it, what the hell has gotten into Blake Parker?

Being a 29-year-old at AAA, probably.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Anyway, let's hope there's zero chance the Ricketts make Epstink run off.

They've handled the business side so well. Besides, it's not in my nature to worry about such things.

[Tonker]

Fuck off, Chuck.

In other news, whilst I couldn't tell you the result of any of the Chicago Cubs' last dozen games, the Iowa Cubs scoreboard has started showing up in my browser "most visited" list.  I'm enjoying the hell out of AAA: imagine what that would feel like in the bigs?

[Powdered Toast Man]

Jorge Soler was back (!!!) playing yesterday and hit a dong. Stay on the field, Jorge.

Also, Manny Ramirez played LF and went 0-4 with 2 K in his return.

[Quality Start Machine]

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As long as we're at it, what the hell has gotten into Blake Parker?

Being a 29-year-old at AAA, probably.
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Age isn't as big a factor in AAA as it is at other levels. Looking at his K numbers, there's something there that wasn't there when he was 28.

[Slaky]

Fork's fucked up all the quotes again
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Dave Duncan's bag of magic

[CBStew]

Fork's fucked up all the quotes again

Dave Duncan's bag of magic
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