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Urias will need to come back soon unless he just gets released (seems unlikely). Torres and Jordan are the only options to be sent down. If it’s Jordan going down, Gorman is already playing 3B at AAA so I don’t know if that makes sense. He could play 1B I guess. Then whichever hits better gets called up in September?
I wouldn’t be surprised if Prieto gets released (or traded for a sack of baseballs) this offseason. No reason to keep him on the 40-man. Even with Urias likely gone, Prieto just doesn’t have a place. He’s a solid hitter who has improved defensively, but it just hasn’t panned out for him.
Sadly, Sports Illustrated isn’t what it used to be with real credentialed media. Now it is blogger content mostly. The difference is opinion pieces (which anyone can write from afar) vs. stories backed up with real reporting. In the day, SI had some of the best baseball writing out there.
From my perspective, Redbird Rants was in a similar territory. It just wasn’t a place I ever went. But when MLB.com hired Josh Jacobs, that was a positive change. However, my understanding is that Josh is writing remotely, so he is not with the team. Still, it is a nice feather in his cap.
Best of luck to Baez. The timing makes sense with the info Brian pointed out he can exhaust his rookie eligibility this year. It does make sense to try and evaluate him before the off-season as well to see if you think he can be the starting LF going forward.
I expect a low BA and a lot of Ks but maybe he can at least hit for enough HRs to still be valuable. I’m really curious to see how the defense plays.
I think its ok move if they give him the playing time. Hard to evaluate anything if he doesnt get enough opportunities. Back in the day you might be able to slip someone up to catch pitchers a little offstride, nowadays esp given how highly touted he is, they have his strengths and weaknesses already memorized. Always fun to see a new guy. I dont watch the cubs games often but i might at least watch this on record anyway.
What ATM said. I expect him to K a lot and have a low ba. But if he drops bombs and plays defense, he stays.
Despite 2026 being a bust Ramon Urias is actually a pretty good player, especially at that price point. I thought that was a good signing last winter. Unfortunately it hasn’t worked out because of the tennis elbow. I can speak from experience that tennis elbow is no joke. I have had it twice. Urias ended up dealing with it both arms which must have been really tough.
I would like to see him get some PT at 3B in September, and this may sound counterintuitive for a team focusing on youth, but I would consider picking up his very cheap option for next year. He is a former gold glover with some pop in the bat. You would like to hope he will be injury free next year.
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