Free Agent Signings:
Carlos Santana
Mike Minor
Michael Taylor
Ervin Santana
Top 10 Prospects:
1 Bobby Witt Jr., SS
2 Asa Lacy, LHP
3 Daniel Lynch, LHP
4 Jackson Kowar, RHP
5 Erick Pena, OF
6 Nick Loftin, SS
7 Kyle Isbel, OF
8 Khali Lee, OF
9 Jonathan Bowlan, RHP
10 Carlos Hernedez, RHP [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJay23:
Watching the Royals game they are showing the Blue Angels flying around Chicago. This weekend is the annual Air and Water Show in there. Four years ago my girlfriend and I went to Chicago to a Cubs game (just to check Wrigley off the list) and it happened to be that same weekend. We sat at the very top of the stadium and had fun watching the jets fly around the skyscrapers and then they'd pass over the ballpark and rile the crowd up. Singing Go Cubs Go after they won was a lot of fun.
I highly recommend to anyone (Cubs fan or not) who has never been to take in a day game at Wrigley. We stayed in a hotel about a mile from the stadium so we walked to and from. It being a beautiful day that day didn't hurt. I count it as one of the best days of my life.
And when they call it the friendly confines...that's not just a name.
We went quite a few years ago to see the Sox play the Cubs. The Cubs were winning most of the game and the Sox hit what I remember as a 3 run homer to take the lead. The game was delayed at that point about 15 minutes while the grounds crew cleaned up the assorted trash that the bleacher bums had tossed onto the field. :-)
We went back in 2015 to see the Royals play there for a weekend series. We had great seats to the Saturday game and watched the Friday game in Wrigleyville. We won that game but the Saturday game was rained out and rescheduled in September. We weren't able to make it back, but I did sell the tickets for a profit. [Reply]
Fucking Vinnie Pasqauntino is showing some pretty impressive hitting skills and a great fucking eye. On the season he has 49 walks and 54 strikeouts and since he's been in NW Arkansas he's really turned it up. .327 BA .408 OBP .570 SLG .978 OPS. He has 16 walks and 16 strikeouts in 107 ABs.
It's crazy to me how low his strikeout numbers are when he has a .570 SLG and 18 HRs. The kid isn't just out there swinging as hard as he can at every pitch. He is waiting for something he can hit hard, but isn't afraid to take a walk. He's like a Nicky Lopez, but has ball smashing power. I really hope he gets a shot with us, because I think he could be a really dominant hitter. Hell I'd like to see him up in Sept, but I don't think they'll be able to put him on the 40 man roster, because of rule 5 guys they need to get on there. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
****ing Vinnie Pasqauntino is showing some pretty impressive hitting skills and a great ****ing eye. On the season he has 49 walks and 54 strikeouts and since he's been in NW Arkansas he's really turned it up. .327 BA .408 OBP .570 SLG .978 OPS. He has 16 walks and 16 strikeouts in 107 ABs.
It's crazy to me how low his strikeout numbers are when he has a .570 SLG and 18 HRs. The kid isn't just out there swinging as hard as he can at every pitch. He is waiting for something he can hit hard, but isn't afraid to take a walk. He's like a Nicky Lopez, but has ball smashing power. I really hope he gets a shot with us, because I think he could be a really dominant hitter. Hell I'd like to see him up in Sept, but I don't think they'll be able to put him on the 40 man roster, because of rule 5 guys they need to get on there.
I see some Anthony Rizzo in the stance and general body size. Obviously don't expect Pasquatino to turn out to be that good.
It's hard for a bat only guy to make the bigs, but his season has been excellent. [Reply]