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Old 05-14-2019, 06:49 PM   #6
Litty
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Join Date: May 2019
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2023

2023 was Farel's busiest year by far. As part of the Cubs organisation, he played his way through the DSL Cubs in Davenport; the Eugene Emeralds in Eugene and the South Bend Cubs in South Bend. Across these three clubs, Farel had a career year- .291 in 159 at-bats along with 6 home runs and 17 RBIs. The most impressive thing of the season was his 1.100 OPS. Doesn’t matter if the guy couldn’t hit dingers if he’s chilling on first base. This was coupled with a slightly down defensive which still saw him have a 100/100 putout/assist season.

So what lead to the shift from a struggling second basemen with underwhelming stats to a genuine prospect who any developing franchise would be happy to have in their system? Well it sounds sappy but Farel was in love.

In Davenport, after a particularly underwhelming practice session with the DSL Cubs, Farel decided to take a walk. At a small, out of the way diner on the way of town, Farel struck conversation with a music teacher from Boston. Her name was Nimya Koehtil. Short, curvy and with unique brown hair that ended in a pure white tips (which she claimed was 100% natural), she was a breath of fresh air amongst the tans of Florida. The next thing they knew, the owner was trying to usher them out as he closed up to grab a few hours’ sleep before the breakfast rush.

Farel and Nimya saw a lot of each other over the coming weeks. For her, she was coming out of a bad breakup and found the wannabe baseball player to charming and sweet and genuine. In her, he found someone who was a fan of him, not his talent. The casual nature of their relationship became something more real. It was long distance as Nimya lived in Boston but almost every off-day he had, he spent it with her.

And at the end of the day, something changed within Farel, the talent he showed in the MACTIBL was unlocked once again. And he was happy- he had always been a good leader but there was even more energy in his attitude now. This was part of the reason he won the Midwest League Championship with South Bend.

At the end of the year, Farel was asked to take his talent to Iowa. The Cub’s AAA affiliate was based and clearly, the front office wanted him closer to the majors.
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