caulfield12 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 http://m.mlb.com/news/article/114209948/ch...t-bald-campaign Cubs shave their heads for charity... Kris Bryant was one of the players NOT participating. There....a flaw, his Samson-like locks are the key to defeating his powers. http://mlb.mlb.com/photos/gallery.jsp?cont...40&c_id=chc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs/kris-bryant...&ocid=yahoo Boras an integral part of cubs' way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Kris Bryant homer (profundo) numero nueve....en fuego. Edited March 24, 2015 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 04:19 PM) Kris Bryant homer (profundo) numero nueve....en fuego. LOL He is going to be one of the top hitters in the game this year. There is no question about it in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 05:04 PM) LOL He is going to be one of the top hitters in the game this year. There is no question about it in my mind. Eh, I don't know. I think there is no doubt he'll hit a ton of bombs. But I could see him being more Mark Trumbo and less....Jose Abreu. Ok, maybe better than Trumbo's average, but I think he probably hits somewhere in the .260s, maybe .270s with 35 HR and 150+ Ks. Trumbo circa 2012 I guess. I don't see him being a 5+ WAR guy, at least not in his rookie year. We shall see I guess, but obviously he's still a huge threat to be the best rookie in baseball this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 06:07 PM) Eh, I don't know. I think there is no doubt he'll hit a ton of bombs. But I could see him being more Mark Trumbo and less....Jose Abreu. Ok, maybe better than Trumbo's average, but I think he probably hits somewhere in the .260s, maybe .270s with 35 HR and 150+ Ks. Trumbo circa 2012 I guess. I don't see him being a 5+ WAR guy, at least not in his rookie year. We shall see I guess, but obviously he's still a huge threat to be the best rookie in baseball this year. For sure. I wish this wasn't true so the cubs' rebuild would still be 3-4 yrs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 07:31 PM) For sure. I wish this wasn't true so the cubs' rebuild would still be 3-4 yrs out. It still could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 06:43 PM) It still could be. Like we talked about earlier in the thread, 3 full seasons of Mike Trout got the Angels one playoff appearance and zero playoff game wins. A top 5 pitcher and top 5 hitter earned the 2014 Sox a grand total of 73 wins. This isn't the NBA, where one player makes you a contender, but Bryant sure as hell is a nice building block though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 08:07 PM) Like we talked about earlier in the thread, 3 full seasons of Mike Trout got the Angels one playoff appearance and zero playoff game wins. A top 5 pitcher and top 5 hitter earned the 2014 Sox a grand total of 73 wins. This isn't the NBA, where one player makes you a contender, but Bryant sure as hell is a nice building block though. All correct. I'd totally have dumped Baez last year for the best deal I could get for him after he destroyed AAA for a year IMO, hopefully to fill in a #2 starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Who hits more homers this year abreu or Bryant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Betting money would be on Bryant, but you never know.....they're going to have to pitch to Jose this year, provided LaRoche and Avisail and Alexei/Conor (to a lesser extent) are forcing opposing to teams to pay for pitching around him, or at least trying to limit him to singles and doubles rather than homers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 07:57 PM) Betting money would be on Bryant, but you never know.....they're going to have to pitch to Jose this year, provided LaRoche and Avisail and Alexei/Conor (to a lesser extent) are forcing opposing to teams to pay for pitching around him, or at least trying to limit him to singles and doubles rather than homers. I would imagine if this was a an actual bet Abreu would be the favorite. So I don't think your first line is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (kev211 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 08:23 PM) I would imagine if this was a an actual bet Abreu would be the favorite. So I don't think your first line is right. Barring injuries, Abreu will have at least 10-15 more games played, so yeah, that already makes him a likely favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (kev211 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 08:33 PM) Who hits more homers this year abreu or Bryant? I'd have said Abreu based on the first half of last year but then Abreu's power dropped a bit and he hit every freaking ball thrown to him, just not out of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 07:57 PM) Betting money would be on Bryant, but you never know.....they're going to have to pitch to Jose this year, provided LaRoche and Avisail and Alexei/Conor (to a lesser extent) are forcing opposing to teams to pay for pitching around him, or at least trying to limit him to singles and doubles rather than homers. I read something a few years ago which stated the clubhouse leader in spring training home runs wound up hitting very few in the regular season. Unless he gets hurt, it seems Bryant will break that. I think one sprimg Beltin Bill Melton hit 10 spring homers, and i think he wound up with 6 for the regular season. Edited March 25, 2015 by Dick Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (kev211 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 07:33 PM) Who hits more homers this year abreu or Bryant? That's really tough. Abreu would be the safer bet, because he's actually played a major league season, but I think Abreu may have hit his career high in HR last year. It think what we've seen this spring and in the 2nd half is more indicative of his future. Will still run in to about 30 HR a year, but I think he is more interested in hitting .300+ and getting on base. I'd go with Bryant, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 11:33 PM) Reports saying Javy Baez heading north with the Cubbies. Very curious decision. I would have sent him to Iowa to get some semblance of an approach. Baez going north, and Bryant not... Cub fans are going to burn down Wrigley Field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 09:06 AM) Baez going north, and Bryant not... Cub fans are going to burn down Wrigley Field. Cubs fans should burn down Wrigley Field if Bryant doesn't start in Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) Cubs fans should burn down Wrigley Field if Bryant doesn't start in Iowa. Can somebody please just burn it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) Cubs fans should burn down Wrigley Field if Bryant doesn't start in Iowa. lol at expecting Cub fans to be rational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 10:09 AM) Can somebody please just burn it down He makes a great point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Hey fathom, Whatever you do, DON"T go to www.grantland.com right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 David Just @davidjustCST 54m54 minutes ago Scott Boras: Major League Baseball is broken if Kris Bryant isn't on #Cubs Opening Day roster http://sun-tim.es/1BqMDZ2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) David Just @davidjustCST 54m54 minutes ago Scott Boras: Major League Baseball is broken if Kris Bryant isn't on #Cubs Opening Day roster http://sun-tim.es/1BqMDZ2 You don't want that loophole? Great. What are the players willing to give up in negotiation in exchange for closing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 10:23 AM) lol at expecting Cub fans to be rational. Every Cubs fan I've talked to thinks he should be in Iowa. I don't generally associate with idiots though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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