Cubs acquire INF Daniel Murphy from the Nationals for minor league infielder Andruw Monasterio and a PTBNL or cash considerations The Cubs made an addition to the roster on Tuesday. The Cubs acquired INF Daniel Murphy from the Washington Nationals for minor league infielder Andrew Monasterio and a player to be named later or cash. With the addition of Murphy, who is expected to join the team on Wednesday in Detroit, the Cubs’ 40-man roster stands at 40 players. The Nationals decided to … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 11/10/16
Position Analysis – Shortstop The position analysis series stays in the infield and moves to the left side of the second base bag with the report on how the minor league system looks on a position by position basis. Today, the CCO focuses on the shortstop position, which has a lot of talent at both the top and bottom of the system, but in the middle, well … Shortstop The Cubs have a Gold Glove candidate in Addison Russell entrenched at shortstop and utility player Javier Baez has shown he … [Read more...]
Eloy Jimenez Hits 14th Homer in South Bend Cubs Walk-Off Win over West Michigan
Cubs prospect Eloy Jimenez hits 14th longball of season, a three-run homer in South Bend’s 11-10 extra innings walk-off win over West Michigan A day after being named the Midwest League’s Most Valuable Player and Prospect of the Year, Eloy Jimenez launched his 14th homer of the season, his second longball in as many games, and came through in South Bend’s extra innings win over West Michigan. Jimenez went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI on Wednesday night … [Read more...]
Almost Famous: South Bend’s Carlos Sepulveda and Andruw Monasterio
It was a hot and sticky Wednesday in mid-July, as the South Bend Cubs were going through pre-game drills. In the middle of the diamond, two infielders are snapping through plays with youthful exuberance. They are Carlos Sepulveda and Andruw Monasterio, and they are getting reacquainted after a long layoff. As members of the AZL Cubs last season, Sepulveda and Monasterio played 40 games together. But since the end of last season, it appeared that both players were on different developmental … [Read more...]
Cubs Prospect Andruw Monasterio Earns Northwest League Player of the Week Honors
Short-Season Class-A Eugene Emeralds’ shortstop Andruw Monasterio named Northwest League Offensive Player of the Week Minor League Baseball announced Monday its players and pitchers of the week (June 20-26). And one of the youngest prospects in the Cubs’ system took home a player of the week award. Andruw Monasterio was named Northwest League Offensive Player of the Week. SS/2B Andruw Monasterio has gotten off to an excellent start with Short-Season Class-A Eugene. Monasterio batted .400 … [Read more...]
