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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 2008129" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>It's a mistake I think to compare the situations of Busch and PCA.</p><p></p><p>Busch is 5 years older and has crushed AAA for two full years, whereas PCA has played only 34 games there after only playing 73 at AA.</p><p></p><p>Busch is a major leaguer full stop and will be the everyday 1B barring the unforeseen. He's only a "prospect" in the sense of retaining his rookie eligibility. The Cubs just liked the risk/cost/upside profile of Busch better than Rhys Hoskins. Wisely so, IMO.</p><p></p><p>Whereas it's not a question of service time or "blocking" with PCA, he just needs to spend more time developing at AAA, they don't want him to open the season in the bigs. I think if they could go back they wouldn't have given him the cup of coffee last year (though that going bad was as much Ross' fault as PCA's).</p><p></p><p>I do think Shaw is a factor though, one of several reasons why I bet the Cubs want a short term pillow deal for Chapman rather than anything long-term.</p><p></p><p>But with Bellinger's youth and defensive versatility, I don't think there are any blockage worries. The Cubs want him and he wants to be a Cub. Boras just needs to drag things to the bitter end in search of some benchmark-setting deal with a mystery suitor that looks increasingly unlikely to appear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 2008129, member: 746137"] It's a mistake I think to compare the situations of Busch and PCA. Busch is 5 years older and has crushed AAA for two full years, whereas PCA has played only 34 games there after only playing 73 at AA. Busch is a major leaguer full stop and will be the everyday 1B barring the unforeseen. He's only a "prospect" in the sense of retaining his rookie eligibility. The Cubs just liked the risk/cost/upside profile of Busch better than Rhys Hoskins. Wisely so, IMO. Whereas it's not a question of service time or "blocking" with PCA, he just needs to spend more time developing at AAA, they don't want him to open the season in the bigs. I think if they could go back they wouldn't have given him the cup of coffee last year (though that going bad was as much Ross' fault as PCA's). I do think Shaw is a factor though, one of several reasons why I bet the Cubs want a short term pillow deal for Chapman rather than anything long-term. But with Bellinger's youth and defensive versatility, I don't think there are any blockage worries. The Cubs want him and he wants to be a Cub. Boras just needs to drag things to the bitter end in search of some benchmark-setting deal with a mystery suitor that looks increasingly unlikely to appear. [/QUOTE]
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