For my New Year's wish list, I'm wishing all the way through December 2013.
1. One of the Scotts breaks out and performs well enough to be traded for quality prospects in July.
2. Jeff Samardzija out-performs 2012.
3. One of our outfield prospects arrives earlier than planned and is better than expected.
4. Starlin Castro has less than 15 errors.
5. Darwin Barney hits .280
6. Tony Campana improves his on-base percentage enough to garner real playing time.
7. Fujikawa performs great, earns the closer spot, Marmol is happy to take the ball in the eight, performs well enough to cause a bidding war for him at the trade deadline, brings in a top 25 prospect (MLB Rankings, not individual team rankings).
8. I don't yet know what the free agent class of 2013 will be, but I hope there's better pitchers on the market than this year and I wish for the #1 ranked free agent pitcher, signed to no more than a four year deal.
9. The Cubs play well enough in 2013 to make a run for it in 2014.
10. All the young "Kids" bring enough excitement to the team to keep me interested and watching even though the Cubs are playing .500 ball (yes, I'm sneaking in the ".500 ball" wish here too).
Showing posts with label Tony Campana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony Campana. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tony Campana
A couple of weeks ago, I sat down and began writing about Tony Campana. I was going to write about how I thought it was a mistake to keep him off the big league roster. I got sidetracked, and never finished the post. Since then, we traded Marlon Byrd, and Campana got the call-up.
At the time, I felt that even if his batting average and on base percentage wasn't where the Cubs wanted it to be, he still held a lot of value as a late inning pinch runner. I felt that even if this was all he had to give, he still held more value as a bench player than almost everyone else on the bench. You put Campana on first base, and there's a really good chance he will become a run scored.
Now of course, Campana got the call-up, and he's fulfilled that value and more. He's scored 7 runs in 9 games so far and is 7 for 7 in stolen bases. He brings a unique talent unlike anyone on the Cubs roster. The Cubs actually have a winning record in games he's played in. He's exciting to watch and I think he brings an excitement to the Cubs that has been lacking all season.
I say, let him settle in as our everyday center fielder and the Cubs will win more games.
At the time, I felt that even if his batting average and on base percentage wasn't where the Cubs wanted it to be, he still held a lot of value as a late inning pinch runner. I felt that even if this was all he had to give, he still held more value as a bench player than almost everyone else on the bench. You put Campana on first base, and there's a really good chance he will become a run scored.
Now of course, Campana got the call-up, and he's fulfilled that value and more. He's scored 7 runs in 9 games so far and is 7 for 7 in stolen bases. He brings a unique talent unlike anyone on the Cubs roster. The Cubs actually have a winning record in games he's played in. He's exciting to watch and I think he brings an excitement to the Cubs that has been lacking all season.
I say, let him settle in as our everyday center fielder and the Cubs will win more games.
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