Farm System

[CFOrfan]

I'd like to Bryant go to Iowa soon.  If he does well, then the Cubs can call him up in September for a few weeks.  Odds are good he'll need to work on something next spring though (changing positions to the outfield or his defense at third would either be adequate public excuses), so in 2015 they leave him in Iowa to start the season until, oh, June 1 or so. 

 

That way Bryant gets a taste this season and figures out what he needs to work on, his first taste of the majors would come at a time when he is less likely to be branded the Great Saviour Of The Franchise by stupid sportswriters expecting he will singlehandedly carry the Cubs to the playoffs, he gets a chance to work on any changes to his game back in Iowa out of the Wrigley spotlight, and the Cubs get their extra year of control.

 

And I'd handle the Baez the same way (assuming Baez is playing pretty well in the second half of the season with Iowa).

 

And, to be honest, I'd probably handle Alcantara the same way as well.

 

Kris Bryant will not sniff the majors this season, even if he puts of the same numbers in Iowa. This is his first full season in pro-ball. Let's slow down a little.