The CCO’s off-season look at the Cubs’ farm system continues with Baseball America’s ranking of the top 31 prospects in the organization. Baseball America’s 2013 Prospect Handbook arrived on Wednesday with the Rangers’ Jurickson Profar on the cover. Baseball American ranked the Cubs’ system 13th in baseball, up one spot from last year. Theo Epstein, [...]
Catching Up the Cubs News, Notes and Rumors
January 22, 2013 By 34 Comments
There was quite a bit of news and rumors that surfaced over the weekend. The Cubs avoided arbitration with Matt Garza, James Russell and Jeff Samardzija. Each player signed a one-year deal but according to the Tribune, Jeff Samardzija turned down a five-year contract extension. The Cubs are close to making the Carlos Villanueva signing [...]
Cubs Off-Season Heating Up as Winter Meetings Begin
December 2, 2012 By 31 Comments
The Winter Meetings have not officially begun but the Cubs appear to have already made an addition to their bullpen. The Cubs reportedly agreed to terms on a two-year, $9.5 million contract with free agent reliever Kyuji Fujikawa. The deal includes a vesting option for a third year based on games finished and $2 million [...]
Weekend Update … It’s Decision Time for the Cubs
November 18, 2012 By 28 Comments
The next few days should be anything but boring for the Chicago Cubs. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer checked off two items from their off-season to do list when they signed Scott Baker and Dioner Navarro last week. The next deadline for the Cubs is Tuesday when they must file their reserve lists to protect [...]
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 [...]
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