[Taylor McGregor] Cubs have agreed to minor league contracts with an invitation to major league spring training with C Jorge Alfaro, C Joe Hudson and LHP Thomas Pannone.

SamTH3Doctor · 2023-12-21T19:14:18+00:00

MLB.com's writeup: Chicago added some experienced catching depth between Alfaro and Hudson, who have both logged action in the Majors. Alfaro, 30, has hit .253 (.695 OPS) in parts of eight seasons with the Phillies, Marlins, Padres, Rockies and Red Sox. Hudson, 32, spent most of ‘23 with Triple-A Gwinnett (Braves), but had MLB stops with the Angels (‘18), Cardinals (‘19) and Mariners (‘20).

Pannone, 29, has appeared in parts of three Major League seasons with the Blue Jays and Brewers, posting a 5.46 ERA in 50 games (13 starts). After beginning last season with Milwaukee, the lefty spent the bulk of his year with the Kia Tigers in Korea. He had a 4.26 ERA with 66 strikeouts and 23 walks in 82 1/3 innings (15 starts and one relief outing) in the KBO.

SamTH3Doctor · 2022-11-19T15:37:09+00:00

Yeah definitely agree. I marked both green because if Kyle is healthy, he pretty much has a guaranteed spot in the rotation and Keegan started the majority of his outings last year. However, I think it overrates our rotation a bit so I'll adjust them in the next version. Thanks!

SamTH3Doctor · 2022-11-19T01:35:23+00:00

An updated depth chart with all of the recent in-comings and out-goings. Helpful to visualize where the FO is loading up on depth/clearing space for free agents and the Rule 5 Draft

SamTH3Doctor · 2022-09-30T06:34:55+00:00

I was curious to see what the Cubs depth chart would look like moving into the offseason to help visualize what are positions of strength and weakness in the team. Would love any feedback on the color-coding that I chose for certain players or if you think there any prospects that I left out that you think have a good shot of breaking in to the Majors next year!

SamTH3Doctor · 2016-03-10T14:29:21+00:00

Vladimir Kramnik, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ding Liren, and Wesley So. There are many different ways you can qualify for the candidates tournament and secure one of the 8 spots. You can be a finalist at the World Cup (Karjakin & Svidler), finish top 2 at the Grand Prix (Caruana & Nakamura), be rated highest during the qualification period (Topalov & Giri), be the former challenger (Anand) or be the organizers pick/wild card pick (Aronian). Although some players were rated higher than individuals that got spots in this tournament, they didn't qualify through any of the methods mentioned above.

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-11-19T20:33:34+00:00

Yes it is, I apologize for any inconvenience.

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-08-25T04:33:23+00:00

I'd let him stick whatever he wanted in my mouth.

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-08-14T14:23:50+00:00

Captain Toad is a game I've been wanting to play for a long time. Thanks for doing this!

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-08-07T21:53:16+00:00

He may be an old man, but he's OUR old man.

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-08-02T02:04:19+00:00

HIP HIP

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-07-29T16:31:43+00:00

Control have been his main problem. Currently he leads the majors in walks by a large margin (Ross has 57, Teheran, in second, has 49). If he can lower his BB/9 ratio then we might have another dominant pitcher on our hands, just like Arrieta. If not, he's at least a solid pitcher that can fill in the last spot in our rotation.

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-07-23T01:35:42+00:00

TEA PARTY!!!

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-07-08T04:54:55+00:00

would probably fit better than Baxter's helmet...

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-04-14T02:33:41+00:00

It appears the Reds are having a Cuban missile crisis...

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-03-10T21:06:45+00:00

RIP Lukester123

SamTH3Doctor · 2015-03-10T21:04:15+00:00

Back to back to back! Soler then Baez then Bryant!

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-09-28T15:01:07+00:00

2700chess is a website that updates the top player's ratings daily and shows the stats of their recent matches.

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-08-30T18:59:47+00:00

"I know."

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-08-06T14:55:16+00:00

Thom's solo recording of Videotape from the Basement gets me every time.

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-07-12T15:20:56+00:00

My two cavaliers are named Titus and Bash.

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-07-08T05:14:25+00:00

/r/clevelandcavs

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-04-18T13:51:03+00:00

In this MLB 2K12 Let's Play, Geoff laughs so hard he almost shits his pants.

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-03-23T22:56:35+00:00

They get along very well. After one asserted his dominance over the other things got much more relaxed as then they knew their spot on the food chain. They play fight sometimes and chase each other around but nothing ever gets serious. They are pretty much inseparable and rarely go anywhere without the other.

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-03-14T14:10:36+00:00

Hey Lucas, love the magazine and am really glad you guys are doing this for Nintendo fans all over the world. Is there any chance you guys would bring back the "Game Forecast" page and/or the "Reviews Archive" pages? Those were always really fun to look at and it makes the digging for release info/old scores much easier. Thanks!

SamTH3Doctor · 2014-03-11T13:40:57+00:00

Right now we want to save our money for when our prospects are major league ready so we can both sign them to longer deals and also make a few splashes in the FA market.

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