2025 Game Thread

[Nick]

I still have high hopes for Pauley. He has been pretty unlucky so far and he is K at a higher rate and BB at a much lower rate than he did in MiLB.

I'm not saying he's done. He's only 24. Unlucky or not, he hasn't hit since 2023. Get him to AAA and see if he can find something with the bat. Pauley was a stud at the lower levels of the minors. Show me something at AAA before getting significant playing time at the big leagues.

[fish16]

incredibly positive start thus far for Mervis, Conine, and Stowers. 3 power lefty bats. I said it in the spring and ill say it again, the cubs trading mervis for Brujan of all guys makes 0 sense. He wont keep up quite this pace obviously as the K's will catch up to him eventually and teams will start pitching him differently, but ill never understand giving up on a top prospect after just 116 ab's spread over 2 years, unless you are really getting something of value back, which they didnt.

I'm not watching close enough to see how they are doing defensively, but mervis and Conine are grading very poorly defensively. Stowers is grading out pretty well. Edwards is not a SS but i dont really care right now if he's making the routine plays and not making a fool of himself. The bat is just too good to care when there is no one behind him.

Right now they have 6 different starters with a WRC+ of 114 or higher. Interested to see how Norby, Sanchez, and hopefully Ramirez soon look. Bride, Pauley, and Wagaman either arent starters or arent ready.

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Wagaman’s Expected Slugging is .474

His Slugging is .278

[fish16]

id expect norby and sanchez to be activated today and sanoja and pauley sent down

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Sanchez activated Bride DFA’d

[fish16]

wow, surprising on bride. He was pretty good last year in a lot of meaningless at bats. Surprising that they would cut him loose and potentially lose him entirely instead of just sending pauley down for a few days until norby is ready

[Nick]

Kemp Alderman who had 1.208 OPS in the Arizona Fall League in 40 PAs, has a 1.182 OPS at AA this year in 37 PAs. Looks like he may be turning into a top prospect.

[fish16]

i think we're good on connor gillispie in the rotation. Give Mazur a try. Him and snelling have pitched really well in their few starts. Snelling could use some AAA time. Give Mazur a shot. Gillispie is not a major league pitcher.

[fish16]

Kemp Alderman who had 1.208 OPS in the Arizona Fall League in 40 PAs, has a 1.182 OPS at AA this year in 37 PAs. Looks like he may be turning into a top prospect.

that's a great sign. give him till june in AA and then move him up if he's still crushing. he's never really had extended minor league success so i'd let him gain some confidence in AA before moving him up.

One of the sites, i think BBall america, moved joe mack to 100 in their list. He's kind of caught behind Ramirez though so hopefully if ramirez keeps hitting they move them both up a level.

I think Andrew Salas will be in a top 100 list in the not too distant future. Obviously very early, but like his brother in San Diego, he's holding his own at a super young age relative to his level. He's only 17 and in low A ball, he's got 7 walks to 5 k's, plus 4 sb's in just 6 games.

Our minor league hitters are stealing bases at an absurd rate. As an organization we are first in the minors in SB's and at last check, second place was nowhere even close to us. Even guys like Ramirez have 4 sb's so far. Caba has 6. Salas has 4. Head has 5. Alderman has 5.

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If they are going to go full rebuild which they obviously are, i really hope they dont do the service time games. I dont want to see the Gillispie's, Bellozo's, Wagaman's, Derek Hill's, Fortes, Brantly's of the world. Give us Mazur, Snelling when he is ready if he keeps up the good start, Ramirez, Mack, DDLS when he gets going. If they are going to be bad, at least give the young guys some run and see what you have.

[Nick]

that's a great sign. give him till june in AA and then move him up if he's still crushing. he's never really had extended minor league success so i'd let him gain some confidence in AA before moving him up.

One of the sites, i think BBall america, moved joe mack to 100 in their list. He's kind of caught behind Ramirez though so hopefully if ramirez keeps hitting they move them both up a level.

I think Andrew Salas will be in a top 100 list in the not too distant future. Obviously very early, but like his brother in San Diego, he's holding his own at a super young age relative to his level. He's only 17 and in low A ball, he's got 7 walks to 5 k's, plus 4 sb's in just 6 games.

Our minor league hitters are stealing bases at an absurd rate. As an organization we are first in the minors in SB's and at last check, second place was nowhere even close to us. Even guys like Ramirez have 4 sb's so far. Caba has 6. Salas has 4. Head has 5. Alderman has 5.

I like Salas a lot too.

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After yesterdays disaster, Gillespie’s xERA is 3.70 and his xFIP is 4.35

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Jonah Bride is a Minnesota Twin

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Kim Ng is a commissioner of a softball league now.

[fish16]

glad we got some more cash for bruce to not spend for bride. Was starting to get worried he was spending too much money