The 20th season of the Arizona Fall League (AFL) kicked off on Tuesday. The Cubs have seven players and coach Brian Harper on the Mesa Solar Sox roster. Javier Baez, Matt Szczur, Rubi Silva, Kevin Rhoderick, Tony Zych and Nick Struck have seen action in the first two days. Dae-Eun Rhee is the only Cubs’ [...]
Keeping an Eye on the Cubs Prospects
Filed Under: News and Transactions Tagged With: Albert Almora, Anthony Rizzo, Bob Brenly, Christian Villanueva, Dae-Eun Rhee, Daniel Vogelbach, Darwin Barney, Eric Jokisch, Frank Batista, Gioskar Amaya, Greg Rohan, Javier Baez, Jed Hoyer, Jeimer Candelario, John Andreoli, Jorge Soler, Josh Vitters, Juan Apodaca, Kevin Rhoderick, Logan Watkins, Marco Hernandez, Matthew Szczur, Nick Struck, Rubi Silva, Steve Bruno, Taylor Scott, Theo Epstein, Tony Campana, Tony Zych, Trey Martin, Welington Castillo
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/06/11
The last of the CCO’s five-part series on the Cubs minor league system focuses on the pitching in the lower levels of the organization … the Boise Hawks and both the rookie league and Dominican summer league teams. Pitching Analysis
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Alexander Santana, Alvido Jimenez, Amaury Paulino, Andrew McKirahan, Augusto Colinas, Austin Reed, Ben Wells, Brian Smith, Bryce Shafer, Charles Thomas, Colin Richardson, Dustin Fitzgerald, Felix Pena, Francisco Turbi, Hector Mayora, Hunter Ackerman, James Pugliese, Jean Sandoval, Joe Zeller, Jose Arias, Jose Rosario, Kyler Burke, Loiger Padron, Luis Villabla, Michael Jensen, Rafael Diplan, Ramon Garcia, Ryan Hartman, Santo Rodriguez, Sheldon McDonald, Su-Min Jung, Taylor Scott, Tony Zych, Victor Garcia, Willengton Cruz, Yao-Lin Wang, Yilver Sanchez, Yoannis Negrin
Recap of the Cubs 2011 First-Year Player Draft
The 2011 MLB First-Year player draft took place last week and the Cubs selected players in all 50 rounds. The Cubs made Javier Baez their first round pick with the ninth overall selection in the draft. In all, Tim Wilken and his staff selected 29 college players and 21 high school players … 29 pitchers [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Alturo Maltos, Andrew Cashner, Andrew McKirahan, Angel Guzman, Antonio Gonzales, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Urban, Ben Klafczynski, Bobby Kelley, Brad Zapenas, Bradley Zimmer, Brett Jackson, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Casey Lucchese, Chris Garrison, Cody Edwards, Corey Patterson, D.J. LeMahieu, Daniel Vogelbach, Danny Hoilman, Danny Lockhart, Darwin Barney, David Ernst, Dillon Maples, Drew Weeks, Elliot Soto, Ethan Elias, Evan Crawford, Garrett Schlecht, George Asmus, Greg Rohan, Ian Dickson, Jacob Lindgren, Jae-Hoon Ha, James Pugliese, James Russell, Javier Baez, Jay Jackson, Jeff Calhoun, Jeff Samardzija, Jim Hendry, John Andreoli, Jon Garland, Josh Vitters, Juan Cruz, Junior Lake, Justin Bour, Justin Marra, Kenny Socorro, Kerry Wood, Kyle Farnsworth, Luis Flores, Luis Montanez, Mark Prior, Marquez Smith, Marwin Gonzalez, Mathew Cerda, Matt Spencer, Matthew Szczur, Micah Gibbs, Michael Burgess, Michael Jensen, Michael Wuertz, Neftali Rosario, Nelson Perez, Pete LeVitt, Pierre LePage, PJ Francescon, Rafael Lopez, Randy Wells, Rebel Ridling, Reggie Golden, Richard Jones, Ricky Jacquez, Rob Whitenack, Rock Shoulders, Ronnie Richardson, Ryan Cuneo, Ryan Flaherty, Sam Howard, Scott Weismann, Sean Marshall, Shawon Dunston Jr, Sheldon McDonald, Starlin Castro, Steve Clevenger, Steven Maxwell, Taiwan Easterling, Tanner Kichler, Taylor Dugas, Taylor Scott, Tim Wilken, Todd Wellemeyer, Tony Campana, Tony Zych, Trevor Garcia, Trevor Gretzky, Trey Martin, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Tyler Colvin, Welington Castillo, Zeke DeVoss
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