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Re Baez: http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2013/05/its-too-early-to-panic-about-javier-baez/

Interesting article. I also found it funny to see Kyle posting here as well.
Long and short of it,...

Jay Bruce
20 yr in FSL
BB 8%
K 23%

Matt Kemp
20 yr in FSL
BB rate of 5.5%
K rate of 21%

Carlos Gonzalez is pretty bang on.
20 years old. In the Cali League
BB rate < 7%
K rate = 24%

I'd hope last year it was hyper-aggressiveness that led to the k-rate.
And this year its poor pitch recognition / altered approach causing the k-rate.

As I'd mentioned I'd love to hear from...

I would say that is too generous. But its likely that its a sign he's trying to improve his approach. I'd like to hear from someone who's watching these games. If he's been taking early in the...

To get away from the Randy Wells > Matt Garza discussion:

John Arguello said:
I hear you and I'm a bit concerned about Baez but it's hard for me to know without seeing him play. I've listened to...

Good games for Marco Hernandez and Amaya. 3 hits each.

On another note unfortunately Almora hasn't exactly been lighting it up in extended spring training. I'm sure part of it can be attributed...

Nevermind. He's back in today with 2 hits. And Scott has a 1 hitter going through 7 inn (only 2 ks).

Anyone know what's up with Marco Hernandez? He's been out a few days in row playing Bote at SS instead.

I took a look and was shocked to see the Cubs have only a -5 run differential. I know their starters had been doing very well, but I had no idea the Cubs were doing this well. Now I know a terrible...

Pierce Johnson 6 IP, 6 ks, 3 ER. A decent line. Hopefully he can put together a couple great ones so he can get promoted.

Vogelbach with a couple of hits. I'm hoping for a power tear out of him.

Apparently Almora tore up his leg on a slide (skin not sprained muscles or anything). He hadn't been playing in games for about a week, no sliding and running full steam, but he'd been doing other...

Ronin you need to update your post. The Cubs got rid of DSL 2 and added a VSL team instead.

I read exactly what was said. That the 5 most recent games are more indicative of Baez "true" K rate than the entire 2012 season to Kyle. I understand that he was merely talking about K rates, and...

I concede, you only need 130 AB to evaluate a hitter. That's why Fukudome was a superstar. This thing about hitters making adjustments, or players in the minors altering approaches his just a bunch...

Yes but you seem to think that the bad week counts considerably more than an entire season (last year)

Did I say his terrible week didn't count? No I said it skews the range too much due to the small sample size, you're crazy to think otherwise, that he's just as likely to end up with a 34% k rate...

Here's the problem with the sample size even for K rates. 5 days ago, Baez had a 26% K rate. Not good. But 5 lousy games later he hits 30%. 30% which I'd assume is his low point. Now if you're...

22% is perfectly reasonable for the type of player Baez projects to be. Justin Upton, Anthony Rizzo, both have 26 and 23% K rates. I'm hopeful Baez eventually learns a acceptable BB%. I wouldn't...

Yes it is. Consider his K rate last year was 22%. His K rate of 30% in such a small sample reeks of a player pressing in a slump. Not good, but that's pretty much it. If at the end of the year,...

Klaw said in a chat today that Alcantara had a decent chance to be in the top 100 prospects, but not Vogelbach.

I tried to ask a follow up but had no luck. I think he does believe in Vogelbach's...

Ha has age on his side. He certainly shouldn't be discounted yet. He should get a crack at Iowa soon. I look at him kind of like Watkins last year or Barney 3 years ago. Nothing to write home...

Jeez you guys need to calm down on the Baez front. Its been less than 2 weeks. I seem to recall chatter last year, such as "Brett Jackson needs to be promoted right NOW!" around this time.

On...

1908. I think you pretty much nailed it. I'm not a big fan of Bourn's. With the outlook of the current team I think realistically he's the difference of 1-2 wins, this year, and keeping in mind...