Position Analysis – Left Field Happy Thanksgiving! It’s time to move to the outfield after taking an in depth look at catcher, first base, second base, shortstop and third base in the Cubs’ system. Today, the CCO focuses on a position that has a lot of promise: Left Field. Left Field Left field seemed like a black hole for the Cubs at the major league level when Kyle Schwarber went down to an injury early on. Jorge Soler took over until he was injured, and after that a mash-up of Matt … [Read more...]
Cubs Top Prospect Watch – 07/05/16
Cubs Top Prospect Watch There were no changes to this week’s Watch with rosters settling in for the holiday weekend. Eddy Julio Martinez has shown progress and Ian Happ is still on fire for the Tennessee Smokies. Cubs’ top prospect, 19-year old Gleyber Torres is making progress for High-A Myrtle Beach. His totals for the season look rather average but he’s shown steady improvement as he continues his development as one of the youngest players in the Carolina League. Torres started figuring … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/01/16
It was a mixed bag to end the week as South Bend continued their destruction of the Midwest League thanks to pitchers Ryan Kellogg and Preston Morrison. Eugene’s Chris Pieters is quickly making a name for himself and Jonathan Martinez looks back on track for Myrtle Beach. Tennessee is experiencing a surge due to the pitching of Jen-Ho Tseng and Duane Underwood Jr., but Iowa can’t seem to put it together despite the efforts of Jeimer Candelario. And, by the way, check out Zack Short and … [Read more...]
Recapping Cubs International Free Agent Signings
Baseball America has been providing reviews on the International prospects each team signed last year, what was spent and where each team ranked with the rest of baseball. According to Baseball America, the Cubs signed 34 players in 2015, not during the 2015-16 signing period, but calendar year. Filtering through the team’s official transactions page, the Cubs have signed 27 players during the current signing period (July 2, 2015-June 15, 2016). Only nine other teams signed more … [Read more...]