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  1. Bob Sacamento
    Hey Mike long time no see! As a Cubs' fan, these two weren't even on the teams' radar for anything more than bullpen depth or trade fodder. Thanks for Willi, he's great insurance for an injury, lefthanded pitching, or in case Shaw turns into a pumpkin again. A little info on Armstrong and Gallagher from BA: Armstrong, 24, ranked 30th in the Cubs system and is a rotation depth starter in the making. He’s an innings eater with below-average stuff. Armstrong throws six different pitch shapes. Armstrong has two fastball variations, a slider, a curveball, a sweeper, a cutter and a changeup. He sits just 92-94 mph without much defined movement on either of his fastballs but he’s shows good command of his pitch mix and the ability to locate his slider consistently. A native of Granite Bay, California, the 23-year-old Gallagher committed to UC Santa Barbara and played three seasons for the Gauchos. After winning Big West freshman pitcher of the year honors in 2022, he missed all of 2023 after having Tommy John surgery. He returned in 2024 to win Big West pitcher of the year before he was selected by the Cubs in the sixth round of the 2024 draft. Gallagher made his professional debut with High-A South Bend to begin the season and was recently promoted to Double-A. Gallagher is a tall strike-thrower with a four-pitch mix and below-average power on his pitches. His above-average changeup is his go-to secondary and gives him a pitch that can generate whiffs when needed. Gallagher has rotation depth upside with a changeup he could fill a No.5 starter role with added velocity.
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    Yep won't be shocked to see Balazovic or Duran subbed in instead if this is the hang up.
  3. Bob Sacamento
    Baseball America on Casey Legumina
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    Well the Cubs are draft a pitcher philosophy of late (especially this draft so far), but very little to show for it in the system. So buying and trading for SP is vital, of course it doesn't help when you trade Eloy Jimenez and Dylan Cease for Quintana, and spend heavy on Chatwood and Darvish. If the Twins can keep drafting and finding those OF and SS it makes trading them so much easier.
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    As a Cubs fan, some offices are just better at finding and developing offensive players than pitchers. As far as drafting a college SS, it means little, often they'll transition to 2B/3B/CF
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    Baseball America on Anthony Prato
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    Baseball America on Sawyer Gipson:
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    Baseball America on Will Holland:
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    What Baseball America says about Seth Gray
  10. Bob Sacamento
    Here's what Baseball America had to say about Steer:
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    What Baseball America has to say about Matt Canterino RHP:
  12. Bob Sacamento
    If the Twins two top picks reach their power potential, you're talking 30 homers each
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    What Baseball America has to say about Matt Wallner:
  14. Bob Sacamento
    I thought the same exact thing!! I'm a big fan of Carroll and Malone but I've seen them in person at the WWBA.
  15. Bob Sacamento
    Personally, I would have gone with Carroll at this point but the power potential of Cavaco is very tempting and he's one of those guys with all the tools in the world...
  16. Bob Sacamento
    What Baseball America had to say about Cavaco:
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    Throws 100 mph, here's video I took nearly 3 years ago of him in the GCL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Iis_RgKfQ
  18. Bob Sacamento
    Twins had three options: 1) Keep and Extend Dozier 2) Keep Dozier for the rest of the season offer him a QO at ~18M and hope he signs elsewhere and get the #75th pick overall (between 2nd and 3rd rd) 3)Trade him now and get what you can
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    BA on Devin Smeltzer at the 2016 draft:
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    Forsythe was taken in return to ease the Dodgers salary so they don't go over the cap
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    Baseball America on Luke Raley before the 2018 season:
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    Gotta be Lance Lynn, right?
  23. Bob Sacamento
    Baseball America on Gabriel Maciel: Preseason
  24. Bob Sacamento
    Baseball America on Duran Preseason Midseason Now Duran ranked No. 10 on BA's revamped D-Backs Top 10 Prospects list, on the strength of his big-time arsenal. He's coveted for his size, projectability and arm strength. His four-seam fastball reaches into the upper 90s and has peaked at 98 mph this season, and he's also shown a two-seam fastball in the low 90s that has flashed plus at low Class A Kane County. He has feel to spin his curveball, but the pitch still needs further refinement to keep hitters from picking it up early. His changeup is well below-average.
  25. Bob Sacamento
    Of the 3, Charles Mack is going to cost the most with his talent and commit to Clemson, but not bank breaking. Mack is one of those guys who has above average hit and power skills but questions about his defense at SS. Yet he's athletic enough that some scouts think he'd be an above average catcher (as he catches part time for his HS team). Willie Joe Gary Jr was committed to Pearl River (Miss.) JC so I'm guessing that won't be a hard sign. While Regi Grace (BA rank: 482 overal and 14th in state of Miss) is committed to Mississippi State and his stock climbed towards the end as he gained 5 mph by season's end; he had been 88-90 but got it up to 92-93. Mechanically he has questions as he does medically with a bilaterally fracture of L4 and L5 that cost him junior year (from weightlifting) and had to wear a back brace for 5 months. He did have offers from LSU, Ole Miss, and Auburn so the talent is definitely thought to be there.
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