Vic's Got Gigantic Teeth.....And He Can Hit!

[PackLandVA]

Ol' "Teeth" needs to be in the line up more. He's been hitting and getting on base. Spell Willson once or twice a week. Stick him at 3rd or maybe 1st on occasion. And maybe put him in LF against tough lefties to spell Schwarbs.

He was a second rounder from an organization that has a pretty good track record of scouting/developing talent. I know it doesn't mean much, but it does mean Atlanta thought the guy had talent. He's getting on base, so I say - ride him out until he plays himself out of the line up (if that even happens). No, I'm not suggesting he play every day. But I certainly think a couple times a week minimum would be a good start.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Would it make sense to offer him the Bote contract?

[Cubswin11]

Would it make sense to offer him the Bote contract?

No

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Would it make sense to offer him the Bote contract?

No

Trout???

[Banedon]

Would it make sense to offer him the Bote contract?

No

Trout???

I mean, you can offer Trout the Bote contract I guess....

[champaignchris]

Would it make sense to offer him the Bote contract?

VC had a .620 career OPS entering this season and the Cubs have 4 more years of team control. I think they can wait a bit to see how real this offensive surge is before discussing an extension.

[Old Style]

Would it make sense to offer him the Bote contract?

No

Trout???

Steve Trout?

[GaryWoods]

No

Trout???

Steve Trout?

Steve's dad.

[Bull]

I wouldn’t mind reading that he’s been taking fly balls in the outfield.

[Cubswin11]

I wouldn’t mind reading that he’s been taking fly balls in the outfield.

Lol, no

[minnesotacubsfan]

with Caratini hitting like he is, we might have the best 1-2 catcher tandem in the league. Does he have trade value?

[Sammy Sofa]

I wouldn’t mind reading that he’s been taking fly balls in the outfield.

Lol, no

Agreed; Contreras doing that makes MUCH more sense.

[Banedon]

I wouldn’t mind reading that he’s been taking fly balls in the outfield.

Lol, no

Agreed; Contreras doing that makes MUCH more sense.

[Banedon]

Actually that last frame of that gif is really obnoxious, dummy.

[BigSlick]

I keep checking his numbers and I’m like, nice, and then I see he still has like 50 ABs and I get bummed

[PackLandVA]

I’d say this thread isn’t aging well, but it really hasn’t even begun to age at all and it’s pretty clear it’s very WRONG!

[PackLandVA]

Didn’t see the game or any highlights yet. But after reading the gam thread, seems like this deserves a bump.

[chopsx9]

"Mr Ed" needs to be in the line up more.

Fixed it for you - I keep thinking he has a mouth guard .

[sneakypower]

help to ease the sting of trading away Emilio Bonifacio

[Bull]

I blame this thread for Willlson's injury.

[PackLandVA]

Stealing this from another thread because it pretty good info, especially the highlighted:

I can see a case for trading Contreras and keeping Bryant. Caratini has made remarkable progress as a receiver (he's ranked 18th of 104 catchers in framing this season - Willson is 97th). Darvish is a notoriously difficult guy to catch, and he's obviously developed a rapport with slick Vic. Caratini will never be Contreras when it comes to throwing out base stealers, and probably never with the bat either. But I think the body of evidence is he'll be an above-average hitter for the position, and possibly above-average overall defensively. Amaya has star potential, albeit 2-3 years down the road. If you could get a big enough haul for Contreras and decide to do a major remaking of the roster, you'd have to consider it.