Added a bunch of Hope Monster T-shirts to the store. Let me know if like the design or would like other, related designs: other text, specific comics, etc. http://www.cafepress.com/obstructed_view/10392101
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-4-2013
Bottom line: Cubs 2 out of 3. Not bad. Since Myles had a hard night last night, which we'll blame on the newborn, I volunteered to fill in today with my semi-annual OV post. You get what you pay for. Iowa Cubs vs a Better Team: postponed. Divine intervention saves us again. Tennessee Smokies Eric Jokisch was named Cubs Minor …
Fuck You Dale Sveum
It's been a few years since I busted out one of these but the mindfuck that was Dale Sveum's comments today about Castro & Rizzo has enraged me to the point of typing about it so here we go. Fuck you Dale Sveum. Fuck you and your horseshit pontifications about "accountability" and performance. If you really think that Starlin Castro …
Jim Callis on Albert Almora
Baseball America's Jim Callis answered a reader's question in one of his recent articles. Asked which of Albert Almora, Jorge Soler, David Dahl and Yasiel Puig had the the best chance for succes, Callis said it was easy. Which is the best bet for success is easy. Almora has the highest floor among that group, with scouts considering him one …
Cubs minor leaguers compared to league median age
Baseball America was nice enough to publish the median age for each league in the minor leagues. This is useful information. We often talk about a prospect being young or old for his level. Just look at my writeup on the Kane County Cougars pitching staff. As Baseball America notes, it's rare to find a significant prospect who is old …
Prospect Profile: Ben Wells
After we started doing the minor league recaps, I quickly noticed that Ben Wells was absent from the list. He's certainly not the best pitching prospect the Cubs have, but he might be the one who is closest to making an impact at the big league level. I'm planning to write at least one of these profiles per week. Early …
2013 Cubs Prospects Ratings
A little over 2 weeks ago, I wrote an article with Uncle Dave's help about a different way to rate prospects. Dave got the idea from Hockey's Future. Dave's explanations of what each number grade (ceiling) represented was so awesome that I used it word for word. I did want to clarify something on the letter grades (floor). An A …
How much For a Win?
I was curious how much a win costs, so I crunched some numbers for last year. I based thin on Cot's contracts information with no idea how accurate that information is, but I figure it's close enough for my purposes. team league W L payroll cost/win WSN NL 98 64 $92,534,929.00 $944,233.97 CIN NL 97 65 $87,826,167.00 $905,424.40 NYY AL …
The Way We Were – A look back at Jeimer Candelario in 2012
Jeimer Candelario was part of the Super Boise team and one of my favorite breakout threats for 2013. Candelario just turned 19 so he played his first full US season as an 18 year old and one of the youngest players in the NWL. Candelario was an overslot signing a few years back inking for around 500,000. He was born …
John Sickels Ranks the Cubs Top 20
Over at his minor league ball blog. Overall, I agree with his analysis that the Cubs system took a major step forward last year with the bats. I'm not as high on Baez as he is but much higher on Candelario. Our pitching is….. Well it's something.