BA's Jim Callis, BP's Kevin Goldstein on the Cubs and the draft

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Orange Guy had Jim Callis from Baseball America and Kevin Goldstein from Baseball Prospectus on the Cubs pre-pregame show today. The highlights

Callis:

  • Gaussman is the best player that actually has a chance of dropping to the Cubs, though the chance of him doing so is small (but nontrivial!)
  • Cubs will probably draft Almora
  • Callis would take Correa over Almora and Fried, if all three were available at 6
  • He compared Almora to Buxton and said that Almora has a lower ceiling, but a higher floor
  • Callis had lots of great things to say about McLeod (thinks he’ll be a GM someday) and Wilken, referred to them as a dream team
  • It’s a lousy draft for pitching

Goldstein:

  • Baez, Jackson, Rizzo the only bats with upside in the system.
  • Loves Sczczcaratafdr’s speed, but points out there’s not a lot else there.
  • He does not like the Cubs pitching prospects, wouldn't say any of them have good upside.
  • He spent some time tempering expectations on Dillon Maples.
  • He agrees that the Cubs will probably take Almora. He’s toolsy, could be a future 20-20 CF
  • He thinks Correa is the best player in the draft, probably won’t drop to 6
  • He doesn’t think the three big college pitchers will drop to six, but if Zimmer is still around at 6 he thinks the Cubs will take Almora over him anyway

My memory stinks and I can't remember which of these guys said this

Someone:

  • Fried is the best HS pitcher in the Draft

 

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  1. Berselius

    GBTS wrote:

    :

    “I don’t like replay. Baseball is the greatest game as it is. I don’t like any part of replay.”
    (silence)
    “Do you like using replay for home run fair/foul calls?”
    “Oh yeah, I like that.”

    This reminds me of people bitching about Obamacare

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  2. Mercurial Outfielder

    @ Berselius:
    Jim Hendry has already promised him a MLB contract and NTC, out of sheer force of habit.

    I think he was talking about Giolito, BTW.

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  3. Berselius

    I added two more bits that I hazily remembered

    Callis (I think) compared Correa to Buxton, saying that he had a lower ceiling but a higher floor
    Someone called Fried the best HS pitcher in the draft

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  4. Mercurial Outfielder

    @ Berselius:

    Surely this breaks some unwritten rule about only hitting HRs moderate distances to preserve the purity of the game.

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  5. Marilyn Hagerty

    The range of funny/disturbing images from GISing “orange guy” is phenomenal. I could never choose one.

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  6. dylanj

    I would rank the draft guys Correa, Almora then Zunio with Giolito as the dark horse. That said the Correa hype is getting a bit much.

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  7. Mercurial Outfielder

    Applauding a no-hitter being broken up is fucking dumb.

    Also, Soriano should’ve caught that.

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  8. Mercurial Outfielder

    Men with no fingers cannot hold onto baseballs. Fucking Koyie Hill is shit on a stick.

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  9. Mercurial Outfielder

    @ GBTS:
    It was close. But there’s no excuse for someone who talks so much shit about fundamentals to drop a ball that Reed put right on him.

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  10. dylanj

    if thats the case B then the only way I see Correa drop is if Seattle takes Zunio. Still think Almora is the guy

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  11. GBTS

    Seriously, I hope all the “Soriano is lazy” assholes are taking note. The guy can’t even jog comfortably. He could have been milking a DL stint for a month by now.

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  12. Mercurial Outfielder

    @ Berselius:
    I just don’t see them splashing for FA as bad as they’ve been this year. Even if they do, it’ll be for pitching, not offense. I also think Yost will be shitcanned in the near future if they don’t pick it up.

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  13. Mercurial Outfielder

    @ GBTS:
    That would suppose that these are the sort of people that prize consistency and intellectual honesty.

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