Sucks.

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Unfortunately most of the Cubs "Snack and Cookies" will be serving coffee at Starbucks over the next few years.

Yes.

I just saw him come to the plate and thought "this guy is still on the roster?"

Still way too early to give up on him (especially when not trying to win)

He'll have a decent career as a 4thOF type

I'm ready to give up on him. Seems like another AAAA guy.

AAAA guy is a Hendry special .

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Thankfully they do not need him now.

Even AAAA guys can be valuable


Angel Pagan was a lot like this for the first four years of his career

I don't think many fans are patient with development at the MLB level. It is the extraordinary player who kills it from day 1. I agree with you on both Olt and Lake.

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Yeah, this generation has no patience.

Also the steroid era kinda spoiled people numbers wise

Yes,but Lake's numbers suck in any era. He's up here but Bryant is not but it makes sense because the Cubs can hold on to Bryant in the year 2018 by not bringing him up now....what total bullshit!

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I like Lake. I think he can still have a very decent MLB career.

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Everytime I see JR I think of this article, telling me he will be the next carlos Gomez.

http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/junior_lake_the_next_carlos_gomez/16288774

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I would rather have Felix Pie.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

That's not at all what's happening. You can just stop with that. Its not true.

No one is being held down for service time reasons.


Bryant is not being held back. He's been in the minors for 1 year.

Call them up when they're ready.

Isn't it pretty clear that Bryant, for the most part, is ready now?

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He had some struggles in AAA recently.

But one full year in the minors is not unreasonable.


Also, the arbitration clock has been moot since the end of April

Someone must be following the cubs minor league system?

Whould we get you a Bryant or Baez shersey?

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Would it be a cheap, high quality shersey?

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