caulfield12 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Doubront with an excellent start today. Hard to start off better than soler...8 for 12 with two doubles and three homers Edited August 31, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Soler is a better player than Avi already, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 30, 2014 -> 07:24 PM) Soler is a better player than Avi already, IMO. Avi's swing looking more like Baez lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 31, 2014 -> 12:29 AM) Avi's swing looking more like Baez lately. He's always had solid success at the MLB level, but I truly believe his entire swing needs to be changed. He's too big and strong to barely get his lower half into his swing. Until it's fixed, he's nothing more than a complimentary player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 10:00 PM) The potential 3-4-5 of Rizzo, Bryant and Soler is scary. You add Castro, Russell and Baez to that....uh oh Yup. Going to be some fun Chicago baseball to watch next season. I already find myself flipping back and forth to catch some of Baez/Soler at bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 46 strikeouts for Baez now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 30, 2014 -> 11:46 AM) Then why bring up Baez and Soler? Soler was signed to a major league contract, so calling him up really doesn't change anything contractually. For Baez to be called up while he was striking out a ton in AAA was surprising to me. I mean, Baez and Davidson had the same K-rate this season in AAA. Baez did not deserve a call-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Aug 30, 2014 -> 07:13 PM) Soler was signed to a major league contract, so calling him up really doesn't change anything contractually. For Baez to be called up while he was striking out a ton in AAA was surprising to me. I mean, Baez and Davidson had the same K-rate this season in AAA. Baez did not deserve a call-up. Marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Soler is so much more ready than Baez is for the majors. Soler looks a bit like Vlad Guerrero at the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 https://twitter.com/TeddyGreenstein/status/...825899460018176 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 10:59 AM) https://twitter.com/TeddyGreenstein/status/...825899460018176 It's reasonably possible that he is buried looking like that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 1, 2014 -> 01:10 PM) Soler is so much more ready than Baez is for the majors. Soler looks a bit like Vlad Guerrero at the plate. The limited number of PAs I have seen he reminds me most of Soriano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) The limited number of PAs I have seen he reminds me most of Soriano. Both of those guys were pretty darn exciting players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 11:56 AM) I was at WSI at the time, but I am sure this site was freaking out when the Sox were trying to trade for Soriano in July of '06. Yep, Brandon McCarthy package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales 13m MRI revealed Rizzo has mild lower back strain, don't expect him back soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 B&B and other shows have been touching on the topic of Baez lately. It is way too early to make any sweeping generalizations. However, if Baez ends up being Mark Reynolds, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. He's a 2B. Even if he K's a ton, plays average defense, and hits 30-35 bombs a year with a low average, I'd take that. Many would be disappointed with that but jeez how many 2B hit like that? Not many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Castro out for the year after suffering a high ankle sprain yesterday sliding into home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) B&B and other shows have been touching on the topic of Baez lately. It is way too early to make any sweeping generalizations. However, if Baez ends up being Mark Reynolds, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. He's a 2B. Even if he K's a ton, plays average defense, and hits 30-35 bombs a year with a low average, I'd take that. Many would be disappointed with that but jeez how many 2B hit like that? Not many. Mark Reynolds can draw walks though, so I'm not sure that's a great comp offensively. It's way too early to jump to any conclusions, but Baez is going to make some serious strides to be worth a damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Did anyone believe Alcantara would have more homers than Baez? That's been a surprise, although overall his offensive numbers indicate more or less a slightly below average MLB CFer...and he's doing on the job training defensively. Of course, Soler's the new "golden child" of the moment and Baez has been kind of been forgotten about, but his season, were it not for September...is to the point where you'd have to consider sending him back down or shutting him down if that was an option. So he has no choice but to struggle and try to battle his way out of it, which the Cubs ultimately believe he'll be able to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friend of Nordhagen Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 05:39 PM) Did anyone believe Alcantara would have more homers than Baez? That's been a surprise, although overall his offensive numbers indicate more or less a slightly below average MLB CFer...and he's doing on the job training defensively. Of course, Soler's the new "golden child" of the moment and Baez has been kind of been forgotten about, but his season, were it not for September...is to the point where you'd have to consider sending him back down or shutting him down if that was an option. So he has no choice but to struggle and try to battle his way out of it, which the Cubs ultimately believe he'll be able to do. While all the while, if he continues to struggle, we'll hear more and more how he was a Hendry guy. Funny how we didn't hear that when he was being hyped a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 05:28 PM) While all the while, if he continues to struggle, we'll hear more and more how he was a Hendry guy. Funny how we didn't hear that when he was being hyped a month ago. In all fairness, they were giving Hendry a lot of credit at the time...almost going out of their way to do it with Castro and Baez. The Cubs' FO is lucky that Hendricks, Wada and Soler are doing well, or there would be a lot more attention focused on Javier's struggles and the fact that his OPS is currently well below "bad" Gordon Beckham territory despite all the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) Soler with five doubles already (Baez with five as well in an 3+ weeks of AB's) and Hendricks cruising. Brewers are in real danger of missing out on the playoffs. Edited September 4, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Soler figures to be the best of the bunch. Baez looking more like late-career Soriano than peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 4, 2014 -> 02:18 AM) Soler figures to be the best of the bunch. Baez looking more like late-career Soriano than peak. Bryant will be better than Soler, but that doesn't mean both won't be well above average players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Then you've still got Russell, Almora, Schwarber, McKinney and Vogelbach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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