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 – 11/05/12
November 5, 2012 By 11 Comments
Pitching seemed to be the focus this past week, as the organization added two more hurlers in Michael Bowden and Jay Jackson to their winter roster. Starters Yoanner Negrin and Horacio Ramirez had some good showings. Among the relievers having a good week were Jairo Asencio, Jeffry Antigua, Esmailin Caridad, and Nick Struck. It was [...]
Weekend Update … It’s Just the Beginning of the Cubs Off-Season
November 4, 2012 By 38 Comments
With free agency underway and the General Managers meetings in California during the coming week (November 6-9, Palm Springs), there figures to be a lot of news and even more rumors throughout the game over the next seven days. While activity might be at a minimum, the GM Meetings have historically set the tone for [...]
Zych, Baez Named to Rising Stars Roster … and Other Cubs News and Notes
November 1, 2012 By 20 Comments
Rosters for Saturday’s AFL Rising Stars Game were released on Wednesday night. Two of the Cubs’ prospects participating in the Arizona Fall League were named to the East Division team, but only one has a chance to play in the annual event. Tony Zych and Javier Baez made the East squad after solid starts to [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/29/12
October 29, 2012 By 20 Comments
It was strange happenings as the fall and winter leagues embraced the Halloween spirit. Eduardo Figueroa became the first trade of the winter, appearing for both Caribes de Anzoategui and Tiburones de La Guaira this week. Meanwhile, Mesa played to a rare tie and Javier Baez took over the league lead in RBI. And after [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/22/12
October 22, 2012 By 28 Comments
Misery loves company, as Greg Rohan and Hector Mayora joined the entire Mesa Solar Sox squad in having a tough time this past week. Mesa was a miserable 0-for-6 for the week, as they wasted decent performances from Matt Szczur and Kevin Rhoderick. However, Ty Wright saw his fortunes turn around as he welcomed Jae-Hoon [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/15/12
October 15, 2012 By 16 Comments
As the Maxine Nightingale song said we’re “right back to where we started from” as the CCO welcomes you to another year of coverage of the winter leagues. This week saw the opening of the Arizona Fall League, as well as the Mexican Pacific League and the Venezuelan Winter League. As it stands, the Cubs [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/01/12
October 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
Meet the Mesa Solar Sox: The Pitchers This is the first of two articles highlighting the players from the Cubs organization who will be taking part in the 2012 Arizona Fall League, which starts on October 9. Today, the CCO will be looking at the pitchers the Cubs have assigned to the Mesa Solar Sox.
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