The CCO’s look at the Cubs’ farm system this off-season continues with Minor League Ball’s ranking of the top prospects in the organization. John Sickels released his ranking of the top players in the Cubs’ system just prior to the Winter Meetings. Sickels said he was surprised how much the Cubs system had improved over [...]
FanGraphs Top 15 Cubs Prospects for 2013
November 13, 2012 By 5 Comments
The off-season look at the Cubs’ farm system continues with FanGraphs ranking of the top 15 prospects in the Cubs’ system. For the second year in a row, FanGraphs ranked Javier Baez as the best prospect in the Cubs’ system followed by newcomers Albert Almora and Jorge Soler. Dillon Maples received the nod as the [...]
Baseball Prospectus Top 10 Cubs Prospects for 2013
November 8, 2012 By 11 Comments
Baseball Prospectus released their list of the top 10 prospects in the Cubs’ system. Last year’s first round draft pick, Albert Almora, topped BP’s ranking with Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Arodys Vizcaino and Dan Vogelbach rounding out the top five. Six of this year’s top 10 were either drafted, acquired by trade or signed by [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/04/12
September 4, 2012 By 9 Comments
Hurricane Isaac, which played havoc with the Daytona Cubs’ schedule last week, moved inland and forced the cancellation of Peoria’s final home game and Iowa’s last series of the season in New Orleans. The Cubs’ system claimed two champions, with Boise’s Stephen Bruno winning the Northwest League batting title while Daytona’s John Andreoli led the [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/30/12
August 30, 2012 By 6 Comments
Entering the final week of the minor league season has different meanings at each level. For the players in Iowa, such as Greg Rohan and Dave Sappelt, it means their last chance to make an impression and hope for a September call-up to the big leagues. In Boise and Arizona, players like Stephen Bruno, Jeimer [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/16/12
August 16, 2012 By 17 Comments
Changes appear to be in the air for the minor league system, as Vice President of Player Personnel Oneri Fleita was fired on Wednesday afternoon. Long deserved promotions for pitcher Austin Kirk and outfielder Rubi Silva have finally happened, while Yoannis Negrin, Willengton Cruz, and Jacob Rogers also received a bump up in level. Tennessee [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/13/12
August 13, 2012 By 19 Comments
The spotlight moved to the lower levels of the Cubs minor league at the end of the week, as most of the affiliates were on the uptick. Boise put together a four-game winning streak thanks to Dan Vogelbach’s five home runs and outfielder Izaac Garsez. Jorge Soler moved from the rookie league to Peoria and [...]
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