Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[SKO]

If the Cubs follow their pattern of calling high profile prospects up while on the road, that means Bryant gets the call either between 4/20-26 or 5/4-10.

Is that a thing? Or are we just going off Soler and Baez?

And Mendy in Brennamantown.

Hendricks there too.

Oh yeah I forgot about that. They had to do something drastic to slow down the Kyle Hendricks hype train. I took off work that day just to see him pitch.

They were pumping his tires a fair amount. Not as much as the other guys, but more than any other pitcher in the system at that time.

Oh yeah, look at all this excitement:

Debbie wanted to fuck him

I mean people were excited. Not as excited as they appeared to be about the immortal Dallas Beeler, but who can forget the excitement in the air when you first heard that the rebuild was over because the Kyle Hendricks Experience was about to begin?

[Eli]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

[Quality Start Machine]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

It's not a firm number though, is it? I thought it depended on other callups for this season. So I'd think they'd want to make sure there's a little cushion if that's the case.

[SKO]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

Just as a hypothetical, what would be your anger level if My Colt gets off to a hot start at 3B, and the Cubs just decide to see how long it takes him to fizzle out before calling up Bryant in order to see if they can put of Bryant's super 2 and make Olt a decent chip at the trade deadline.

Gonna stress that this is a hypothetical because Olt blows, but I am curious if you'd be mad either way, because I can certainly understand just wanting Bryant up as soon as possible regardless.

[Quality Start Machine]

If the Cubs follow their pattern of calling high profile prospects up while on the road, that means Bryant gets the call either between 4/20-26 or 5/4-10.

Is that a thing? Or are we just going off Soler and Baez?

And Mendy in Brennamantown.

Hendricks there too.

Oh yeah I forgot about that. They had to do something drastic to slow down the Kyle Hendricks hype train. I took off work that day just to see him pitch.

They were pumping his tires a fair amount. Not as much as the other guys, but more than any other pitcher in the system at that time.

Oh yeah, look at all this excitement:

Debbie wanted to fuck him

I mean people were excited. Not as excited as they appeared to be about the immortal Dallas Beeler, but who can forget the excitement in the air when you first heard that the rebuild was over because the Kyle Hendricks Experience was about to begin?

Only to belabor the point a little more, he was the Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2013.

[SKO]

If the Cubs follow their pattern of calling high profile prospects up while on the road, that means Bryant gets the call either between 4/20-26 or 5/4-10.

Is that a thing? Or are we just going off Soler and Baez?

And Mendy in Brennamantown.

Hendricks there too.

Oh yeah I forgot about that. They had to do something drastic to slow down the Kyle Hendricks hype train. I took off work that day just to see him pitch.

They were pumping his tires a fair amount. Not as much as the other guys, but more than any other pitcher in the system at that time.

Oh yeah, look at all this excitement:

Debbie wanted to fuck him

I mean people were excited. Not as excited as they appeared to be about the immortal Dallas Beeler, but who can forget the excitement in the air when you first heard that the rebuild was over because the Kyle Hendricks Experience was about to begin?

Only to belabor the point a little more, he was the Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2013.

In a farm system considered to have so little pitching depth that people were outraged when Jeff Samardzija was traded for the best SS prospect in all of baseball and not some young pitchers. Jason Dubois was once the Cubs best minor league hitter. That means nothing.

[SKO]

If the Cubs follow their pattern of calling high profile prospects up while on the road, that means Bryant gets the call either between 4/20-26 or 5/4-10.

Is that a thing? Or are we just going off Soler and Baez?

And Mendy in Brennamantown.

Hendricks there too.

Oh yeah I forgot about that. They had to do something drastic to slow down the Kyle Hendricks hype train. I took off work that day just to see him pitch.

They were pumping his tires a fair amount. Not as much as the other guys, but more than any other pitcher in the system at that time.

Oh yeah, look at all this excitement:

Debbie wanted to fuck him

I mean people were excited. Not as excited as they appeared to be about the immortal Dallas Beeler, but who can forget the excitement in the air when you first heard that the rebuild was over because the Kyle Hendricks Experience was about to begin?

Only to belabor the point a little more, he was the Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2013.

In a farm system considered to have so little pitching depth that people were outraged when Jeff Samardzija was traded for the best SS prospect in all of baseball and not some young pitchers. Jason Dubois was once the Cubs best minor league hitter. That means nothing.

DPD but their minor league pitchers of the year in 2011 and 2012 were some guy named Nick Stuck and something named Beliveau. I don't see fans wearing their shirseys at the Cub convention just yet.


Also, christ on a bike this list sucks: http://www.chatsports.com/chicago-cubs/a/Cubs-Minor-League-Player-and-Pitcher-of-the-Year-19902014-2-10908612

[Tonker]

If the Cubs follow their pattern of calling high profile prospects up while on the road, that means Bryant gets the call either between 4/20-26 or 5/4-10.

Is that a thing? Or are we just going off Soler and Baez?

And Mendy in Brennamantown.

Hendricks there too.

Oh yeah I forgot about that. They had to do something drastic to slow down the Kyle Hendricks hype train. I took off work that day just to see him pitch.

They were pumping his tires a fair amount. Not as much as the other guys, but more than any other pitcher in the system at that time.

Oh yeah, look at all this excitement:

Debbie wanted to fuck him

Debbie did Dallas, surely?

[Quality Start Machine]

If the Cubs follow their pattern of calling high profile prospects up while on the road, that means Bryant gets the call either between 4/20-26 or 5/4-10.

Is that a thing? Or are we just going off Soler and Baez?

And Mendy in Brennamantown.

Hendricks there too.

Oh yeah I forgot about that. They had to do something drastic to slow down the Kyle Hendricks hype train. I took off work that day just to see him pitch.

They were pumping his tires a fair amount. Not as much as the other guys, but more than any other pitcher in the system at that time.

Oh yeah, look at all this excitement:

Debbie wanted to fuck him

I mean people were excited. Not as excited as they appeared to be about the immortal Dallas Beeler, but who can forget the excitement in the air when you first heard that the rebuild was over because the Kyle Hendricks Experience was about to begin?

Only to belabor the point a little more, he was the Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2013.

In a farm system considered to have so little pitching depth that people were outraged when Jeff Samardzija was traded for the best SS prospect in all of baseball and not some young pitchers. Jason Dubois was once the Cubs best minor league hitter. That means nothing.

DPD but their minor league pitchers of the year in 2011 and 2012 were some guy named Nick Stuck and something named Beliveau. I don't see fans wearing their shirseys at the Cub convention just yet.


Also, christ on a bike this list sucks: http://www.chatsports.com/chicago-cubs/a/Cubs-Minor-League-Player-and-Pitcher-of-the-Year-19902014-2-10908612

HOFF POWER!!!

[Eli]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

Just as a hypothetical, what would be your anger level if My Colt gets off to a hot start at 3B, and the Cubs just decide to see how long it takes him to fizzle out before calling up Bryant in order to see if they can put of Bryant's super 2 and make Olt a decent chip at the trade deadline.

Gonna stress that this is a hypothetical because Olt blows, but I am curious if you'd be mad either way, because I can certainly understand just wanting Bryant up as soon as possible regardless.

Eh. Probably depends. In a vacuum it would bother me because Super 2 shouldn't be that big of a deal to a team like the Cubs, but it would depend on how the team is doing and how Bryant is performing in the minors.

[SKO]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

Just as a hypothetical, what would be your anger level if My Colt gets off to a hot start at 3B, and the Cubs just decide to see how long it takes him to fizzle out before calling up Bryant in order to see if they can put of Bryant's super 2 and make Olt a decent chip at the trade deadline.

Gonna stress that this is a hypothetical because Olt blows, but I am curious if you'd be mad either way, because I can certainly understand just wanting Bryant up as soon as possible regardless.

Eh. Probably depends. In a vacuum it would bother me because Super 2 shouldn't be that big of a deal to a team like the Cubs, but it would depend on how the team is doing and how Bryant is performing in the minors.

The correct answer is that in that scenario you still call up Bryant and Mike Olt gets to play some LF because I have a sinking feeling that LF might be a black hole of suck this year.

[Chuck to Chuck]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

Just as a hypothetical, what would be your anger level if My Colt gets off to a hot start at 3B, and the Cubs just decide to see how long it takes him to fizzle out before calling up Bryant in order to see if they can put of Bryant's super 2 and make Olt a decent chip at the trade deadline.

Gonna stress that this is a hypothetical because Olt blows, but I am curious if you'd be mad either way, because I can certainly understand just wanting Bryant up as soon as possible regardless.

In your scenario, how's Bryant doing at AAA? Same or better as last year?

If Olt was OPSing 900 I might leave him playing until I could trade him or he sunk under 900.  I'd figure once he fell below 900, 600 would be coming quickly.

[R-V]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

Just as a hypothetical, what would be your anger level if My Colt gets off to a hot start at 3B, and the Cubs just decide to see how long it takes him to fizzle out before calling up Bryant in order to see if they can put of Bryant's super 2 and make Olt a decent chip at the trade deadline.

Gonna stress that this is a hypothetical because Olt blows, but I am curious if you'd be mad either way, because I can certainly understand just wanting Bryant up as soon as possible regardless.

In your scenario, how's Bryant doing at AAA? Same or better as last year?

If Olt was OPSing 900 I might leave him playing until I could trade him or he sunk under 900.  I'd figure once he fell below 900, 600 would be coming quickly.

Each time he stepped to the plate, he'd be 150% of the way to CEO (Chuck's Expected OPS). Amazing.

[SKO]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

Just as a hypothetical, what would be your anger level if My Colt gets off to a hot start at 3B, and the Cubs just decide to see how long it takes him to fizzle out before calling up Bryant in order to see if they can put of Bryant's super 2 and make Olt a decent chip at the trade deadline.

Gonna stress that this is a hypothetical because Olt blows, but I am curious if you'd be mad either way, because I can certainly understand just wanting Bryant up as soon as possible regardless.

In your scenario, how's Bryant doing at AAA? Same or better as last year?

If Olt was OPSing 900 I might leave him playing until I could trade him or he sunk under 900.  I'd figure once he fell below 900, 600 would be coming quickly.

This sentence is great. If Mike Olt manages an OPS of 775 he'd be a valuable trade piece. There wasn't a single 3B in all of baseball who OPS'd over 900 last year.

[Quality Start Machine]

I'd like to think that they'll just call up Bryant whenever his service-time obligations are met, whether that's for a road or home game.

Just as a hypothetical, what would be your anger level if My Colt gets off to a hot start at 3B, and the Cubs just decide to see how long it takes him to fizzle out before calling up Bryant in order to see if they can put of Bryant's super 2 and make Olt a decent chip at the trade deadline.

Gonna stress that this is a hypothetical because Olt blows, but I am curious if you'd be mad either way, because I can certainly understand just wanting Bryant up as soon as possible regardless.

Eh. Probably depends. In a vacuum it would bother me because Super 2 shouldn't be that big of a deal to a team like the Cubs, but it would depend on how the team is doing and how Bryant is performing in the minors.

You don't think the Cubs have a date predetermined for Bryant's callup, barring injury?