Five Players to Watch: Rookie and Short-Season A-Ball This is the first in a series of articles highlighting some of the players not noted on off-season prospect lists. The players are listed in alphabetical order, and as they are presently listed on rosters. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily reflect where each player will [...]
The CCO’s Top 20 Cubs Prospects for 2012
The CCO’s off-season look at the Cubs’ farm system continues with our list of the top 20 prospects in the Cubs’ system. The Cubs’ minor league system is coming off a good and bad season. Like the big league team, several of the top prospects down on the farm dealt with injuries … and those [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 11/21/11
This week saw some familiar faces in new places. Daytona Cubs starter Jeffry Antigua and Iowa Cubs reliever Marcos Mateo joined the Dominican League, while Iowa starter Jay Jackson, DSL infielder Carlos Penalver, and Tennessee first baseman Rebel Ridling are now part of the Venezuelan League. Pitching remained the story, as Scott Maine and Robert [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/24/11
As a new era dawns for the Cubs organization, business goes on in the Winter Leagues. Bryan LaHair is terrorizing Venezuelan League pitching, while Chris Rusin had a great debut in the Dominican League. Blake Parker, Hung-Wen Chen, and Oswaldo Martinez each put up good relief performances, while Marco Carrillo continues to dazzle hitters in [...]
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