Garza To Rangers -- Olt, Edwards, Grimm to Chi (Post 607)

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Olt goes 4-4 tonight

Bring him up whie he hot :cubstroll:
 

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Well I'd bet if he sustains solid production for a week he will be up.
 

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Well with it being the last week and all I'd hope Olt is promoted in Sept. With Valbuena coming back I would like to see Valbuena in a platoon with Barney at 2B. So a line up like: 1: Valbuena 2B, 2: Rizzo 1B, 3: Lake CF, 4: Schierholtz RF, 5: Olt 3B, 6: Castro SS, 7. Bogusevic or Sweeney LF, 8. Castillo C. They shouldn't depend on Navarro as a 3 hitter unless they plan on making him the starter next year. At least they can get a first hand look at Olt at 3B. D wise he is the best in the system.
 

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I love to see Valbuena at 2B. Been saying that all yr
 

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Well with it being the last week and all I'd hope Olt is promoted in Sept. With Valbuena coming back I would like to see Valbuena in a platoon with Barney at 2B. So a line up like: 1: Valbuena 2B, 2: Rizzo 1B, 3: Lake CF, 4: Schierholtz RF, 5: Olt 3B, 6: Castro SS, 7. Bogusevic or Sweeney LF, 8. Castillo C. They shouldn't depend on Navarro as a 3 hitter unless they plan on making him the starter next year. At least they can get a first hand look at Olt at 3B. D wise he is the best in the system.

Villanueva is pretty damn good with the glove as well. Haven't watched enough to come up with a definitive opinion to rank the two, but Villanueva has always drawn rave reviews of his glove.
 

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Villanueva is pretty damn good with the glove as well. Haven't watched enough to come up with a definitive opinion to rank the two, but Villanueva has always drawn rave reviews of his glove.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-notebook-familiar-feeling-for-christian-villanueva/

Christian Villanueva, 3b, Cubs: The more things change, the more they stay the same. One of the reasons the Rangers deemed Villanueva expendable a year ago was because he was behind Mike Olt on the depth chart, so they shipped him to the Cubs in the Ryan Dempster trade. Fast forward a year and Villanueva, playing for Double-A Tennessee, is once again stuck behind Olt, who’s at Triple-A Iowa after coming to the Cubs in last month’s Matt Garza deal. Both of the former Rangers farmhands homered on Monday, but we’ll put the spotlight on Villanueva this time.

Villanueva went 2-for-3 with the homer, a double and a walk on Monday, upping his season line to .263/.315/.462 after 114 games with the Smokies. He’s had his ups and downs, beginning with a rough April in which he hit just .205, but he’s held his own as a player who’s young (22) for the Southern League, where the median age for players on Opening Day rosters was 24.6. He’s been guilty of being too pull-happy at times, like many young players, but his line-drive power has helped him lead the SL in doubles (32) and extra-base hits (50). Whether he’ll hit the home runs expected of a big league third baseman remains a question, but does have 16 long balls this year, one off his career-high of 17 set in low Class A in 2010. We should note that Tennessee’s park does favor hitters more than most SL venues, as it’s generally a pitching-friendly league, and Villanueva’s homer yesterday did come at home. However, 10 of his 16 on the season have been hit on the road, and he’s slugging .507 in road games compared to .413 at home.
 

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https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-notebook-familiar-feeling-for-christian-villanueva/

Christian Villanueva, 3b, Cubs: The more things change, the more they stay the same. One of the reasons the Rangers deemed Villanueva expendable a year ago was because he was behind Mike Olt on the depth chart, so they shipped him to the Cubs in the Ryan Dempster trade. Fast forward a year and Villanueva, playing for Double-A Tennessee, is once again stuck behind Olt, who’s at Triple-A Iowa after coming to the Cubs in last month’s Matt Garza deal. Both of the former Rangers farmhands homered on Monday, but we’ll put the spotlight on Villanueva this time.

Villanueva went 2-for-3 with the homer, a double and a walk on Monday, upping his season line to .263/.315/.462 after 114 games with the Smokies. He’s had his ups and downs, beginning with a rough April in which he hit just .205, but he’s held his own as a player who’s young (22) for the Southern League, where the median age for players on Opening Day rosters was 24.6. He’s been guilty of being too pull-happy at times, like many young players, but his line-drive power has helped him lead the SL in doubles (32) and extra-base hits (50). Whether he’ll hit the home runs expected of a big league third baseman remains a question, but does have 16 long balls this year, one off his career-high of 17 set in low Class A in 2010. We should note that Tennessee’s park does favor hitters more than most SL venues, as it’s generally a pitching-friendly league, and Villanueva’s homer yesterday did come at home. However, 10 of his 16 on the season have been hit on the road, and he’s slugging .507 in road games compared to .413 at home.

Didn't really see anywhere in that piece that talked about their defense relative to each other :shrug:
 

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