OSFM 2016: Chicago Cubs

[whodeycin85]

Quote: Originally Posted by Figment

I'm starting to think that when Javier Baez comes back, Jorge Soler is going to be optioned to the minors instead of Szczur. Szczur is out of options and is killing it at the plate so far, and Soler is having so many issues in the outfield that they would rather start Schwarber there. Does anybody know if there are any details in Soler's contract that would prevent the Cubs from optioning him?

Jorge has 1 option left

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[Figment]

All of the minor league opening day rosters have been posted, and I figured this was a good opportunity to redo my predicted rosters, players on the DL will be in class A and highlighted in red. Players on the 40 man roster will have a * after their name, and players on the Cubs top 30 prospects will have their number listed after their name inside [#], also I have players that i think can be cut from this roster lined out. There are currently 27 players on the AA roster, so I will only have 13 players listed in Class A.


MLB:
SP Jake Arrieta*
SP Jon Lester*
SP John Lackey*
SP Kyle Hendricks*
SP Jason Hammel*
SP Clayton Richards*
CP Hector Rondon*
RP Pedro Strop*
RP Adam Warren*
RP Neil Ramirez*
RP Justin Grimm*
RP Travis Wood*
RP Trevor Cahill*
C Miguel Montero*
C David Ross*
1B Anthony Rizzo*
2B Ben Zobrist*
2B Tommy La Stella*
3B Kris Bryant*
SS Addison Russell*
LF Kyle Schwarber*
CF Dexter Fowler*
CF Matt Szczur*
RF Jason Heyward*
RF Jorge Soler*

AAA:
SP Ryan Williams [30]
SP Stephen Fife
SP Eric Jokisch*
SP Drew Rucinski
SP Pierce Johnson* [7]
RP Carl Edwards* [3]
RP Spencer Patton*
RP Brandon Gomes
RP Jean Machi
RP Armando Rivero
RP Felix Pena
RP Scott Barnes
RP C.J. Riefenhauser*
C Willson Contreras* [10]
C Tim Federowicz
1B Dan Vogelbach*
2B Arismendy Alcantara*
2B Logan Watkins
3B Kristopher Negron
SS Munenori Kawasaki*
LF Ryan Kalish
CF Albert Almora [5]
CF Juan Perez
CF John Andreoli
RF Matt Murton

AA
SP Rob Zastryzny [25]
SP Paul Blackburn
SP Brad Markey
SP Tyler Skulina
SP Jen-Ho Tseng [17]
CP Andury Acevedo*
RP Corey Black [19]
RP Gerardo Concepcion
RP Josh Conway
RP David Garner
RP Michael Jensen
RP Juan Carlos Paniagua
RP Stephen Perakslis
RP Starling Peralta
C David Freitas
C Taylor Davis
C Victor Caratini [23]
2B Stephen Bruno
2B Chesny Young
3B Jeimer Candelario* [20]
SS Ryan Dent
SS Carlos Penalver
LF Billy McKinney [2]
LF Anthony Giansanti
CF Jacob Hannemann [28]
RF Mark Zagunis [9]
RF Bijan Rademacher

A
SP Aaron Brooks* (Probably start in AAA)
SP Dallas Beeler* (Probably start in AAA)
SP Duane Underwood [4]
SP Jake Stinnett [21]
RP Zac Rosscup (Probably start in AAA)
2B Ian Happ [6]
3B Christian Villanueva* [22] (Probably start in AA)
SS Javier Baez* (Probably start in MLB)
LF Eddy Julio Martinez [12]
CF Donnie Dewees [8]
RF Eloy Jimenez [14]
RF Shane Victorino (Probably going to AAA once healthy. Not officially listed as on the DL)
RF Kelly Dugan (I don't know what is going on with this guy, but he is still playing Spring ball with the Cubs. I have no idea what level he will be playing at.)

Below is a list of Cubs extras roster hopeful. I only did players starting in at least A ball, anyone below would probably be so low rated that they would be irrelevant, regardless of how highly ranked of a prospect they are.
Cubs Extras:
SP Trevor Clifton [27]
SP Daury Torrez [29]
SP Bryan Hudson [15]
SP Oscar De La Cruz [24]
C Cael Brockmeyer
1B Yasiel Balaguert
1B Chris Pieters
3B Jason Vosler
3B Wladimir Galdino
CF Darryl Wilson [26]
RF Jeffrey Baez

The AAA and AA roster are exactly from the team websites announcements of their opening day rosters. I know OSFM generally uses the entire AAA team and most of the AA team from real life on the rosters. Most of the missing "top prospects" are pitchers with the exception of CF Darryl Wilson. SP's Dylan Cease [11], Justin Steele [16], and Carson Sands [18] were not listed on any opening day rosters. I would like to see Bryan Hudson and Oscar De La Cruz make the opening day roster, there are a few pitchers that can easily be cut to make way for them.

Any input would be great from anyone. I would like to hear MrOldBoy's input on who you may know of being included this year (or not) and if there will be a Cubs Extras roster like in the past.

[OhioCub]

Quote: Originally Posted by Figment

All of the minor league opening day rosters have been posted, and I figured this was a good opportunity to redo my predicted rosters, players on the DL will be in class A and highlighted in red. Players on the 40 man roster will have a * after their name, and players on the Cubs top 30 prospects will have their number listed after their name inside [#], also I have players that i think can be cut from this roster lined out. There are currently 27 players on the AA roster, so I will only have 13 players listed in Class A. MLB: SP Jake Arrieta* SP Jon Lester* SP John Lackey* SP Kyle Hendricks* SP Jason Hammel* SP Clayton Richards* CP Hector Rondon* RP Pedro Strop* RP Adam Warren* RP Neil Ramirez* RP Justin Grimm* RP Travis Wood* RP Trevor Cahill* C Miguel Montero* C David Ross* 1B Anthony Rizzo* 2B Ben Zobrist* 2B Tommy La Stella* 3B Kris Bryant* SS Addison Russell* LF Kyle Schwarber* CF Dexter Fowler* CF Matt Szczur* RF Jason Heyward* RF Jorge Soler* AAA: SP Ryan Williams [30] SP Stephen Fife SP Eric Jokisch* SP Drew Rucinski SP Pierce Johnson* [7] RP Carl Edwards* [3] RP Spencer Patton* RP Brandon Gomes RP Jean Machi RP Armando Rivero RP Felix Pena RP Scott Barnes RP C.J. Riefenhauser* C Willson Contreras* [10] C Tim Federowicz 1B Dan Vogelbach* 2B Arismendy Alcantara* 2B Logan Watkins 3B Kristopher Negron SS Munenori Kawasaki* LF Ryan Kalish CF Albert Almora [5] CF Juan Perez CF John Andreoli RF Matt Murton AA SP Rob Zastryzny [25] SP Paul Blackburn SP Brad Markey SP Tyler Skulina SP Jen-Ho Tseng [17] CP Andury Acevedo* RP Corey Black [19] RP Gerardo Concepcion RP Josh Conway RP David Garner RP Michael Jensen RP Juan Carlos Paniagua RP Stephen Perakslis RP Starling Peralta C David Freitas C Taylor Davis C Victor Caratini [23] 2B Stephen Bruno 2B Chesny Young 3B Jeimer Candelario* [20] SS Ryan Dent SS Carlos Penalver LF Billy McKinney [2] LF Anthony Giansanti CF Jacob Hannemann [28] RF Mark Zagunis [9] RF Bijan Rademacher A SP Aaron Brooks* (Probably start in AAA) SP Dallas Beeler* (Probably start in AAA) SP Duane Underwood [4] SP Jake Stinnett [21] RP Zac Rosscup (Probably start in AAA) 2B Ian Happ [6] 3B Christian Villanueva* [22] (Probably start in AA) SS Javier Baez* (Probably start in MLB) LF Eddy Julio Martinez [12] CF Donnie Dewees [8] RF Eloy Jimenez [14] RF Shane Victorino (Probably going to AAA once healthy. Not officially listed as on the DL) RF Kelly Dugan (I don't know what is going on with this guy, but he is still playing Spring ball with the Cubs. I have no idea what level he will be playing at.) Below is a list of Cubs extras roster hopeful. I only did players starting in at least A ball, anyone below would probably be so low rated that they would be irrelevant, regardless of how highly ranked of a prospect they are. Cubs Extras: SP Trevor Clifton [27] SP Daury Torrez [29] SP Bryan Hudson [15] SP Oscar De La Cruz [24] C Cael Brockmeyer 1B Yasiel Balaguert 1B Chris Pieters 3B Jason Vosler 3B Wladimir Galdino CF Darryl Wilson [26] RF Jeffrey Baez The AAA and AA roster are exactly from the team websites announcements of their opening day rosters. I know OSFM generally uses the entire AAA team and most of the AA team from real life on the rosters. Most of the missing "top prospects" are pitchers with the exception of CF Darryl Wilson. SP's Dylan Cease [11], Justin Steele [16], and Carson Sands [18] were not listed on any opening day rosters. I would like to see Bryan Hudson and Oscar De La Cruz make the opening day roster, there are a few pitchers that can easily be cut to make way for them. Any input would be great from anyone. I would like to hear MrOldBoy's input on who you may know of being included this year (or not) and if there will be a Cubs Extras roster like in the past.

Looks good, one comment though. I noticed you have Christian villanueva starting at AA when he comes back. I don't know what they're gonna do though because I'm almost positive he's out of options.

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[Figment]

Quote: Originally Posted by OhioCub

Looks good, one comment though. I noticed you have Christian villanueva starting at AA when he comes back. I don't know what they're gonna do though because I'm almost positive he's out of options. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

Good point. He will probably be traded before he comes back from the DL, that or they will find a way to keep him on the DL all year

[OhioCub]

One other thing I just noticed, you have Giansantti crossed out on Tennessee roster, only problem is he's slated to be their starting 1B. He needs to be retained and have his position changed I guess.

Edit: One more thing I just noticed. You forgot to include Gleyber Torres. You forgot the #1 prospect in the system! lol

[Figment]

Quote: Originally Posted by OhioCub

One other thing I just noticed, you have Giansantti crossed out on Tennessee roster, only problem is he's slated to be their starting 1B. He needs to be retained and have his position changed I guess. Edit: One more thing I just noticed. You forgot to include Gleyber Torres. You forgot the #1 prospect in the system! lol

I will probably replace Giansanti on my franchise roster, that is the main reason I had him crossed out, I just feel like he is one of those players who is filler and will never make the majors in my game. Good catch on Torres, he is absolutely supposed to be there on my Class A roster list.

[OhioCub]

Quote: Originally Posted by Figment

I will probably replace Giansanti on my franchise roster, that is the main reason I had him crossed out, I just feel like he is one of those players who is filler and will never make the majors in my game. Good catch on Torres, he is absolutely supposed to be there on my Class A roster list.

I would agree on Giansanti except for the fact he's the only 1B on their roster and I don't think there's any decent 1B prospects below him either. Plus, I like to have the starting lineup of the AA team intact even if it is filler. Personally, I think we over do it on the prospect front anyway, the game is designed to have some filler in the minors. Just my opinion.

[gocubsgo]

Ne1 else devasted about kyle schwarber's injury? I know I am, was expecting a great season out of him just glad we didnt trade Soler