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...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/15/15
Position Analysis - Shortstop Even with three shortstops on the Major League roster there is still a lot of talent at the position throughout the organization. Next up in the position analysis series is a look at the other shortstops in the Cubs system. Shortstop There was a changing of the guard at the Major League level, and former All-Star shortstop Starlin Castro was moved to second base in order to shore up the defense. In his place, rookie Addison Russell displayed Gold Glove ability. … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/25/15
Happy Memorial Day! The aces were wild in South Bend, Myrtle Beach, and Tennessee as pitchers Ryan Williams, Duane Underwood, and Frank Batista each pitched gems while the SB Cubs and the Pelicans also received excellent performances from Jeremy Null and Paul Blackburn. Meanwhile, Iowa used the big fly to take three in a row from Tacoma as Arismendy Alcantara, Javier Baez, and Rubi Silva all hit home runs. Including scores for the Venezuelan Summer League, the Down on the Farm Report … [Read more...]
Cubs Added Quantity to the System with International Signings
Baseball America posted its annual review of the players the Cubs signed on the International amateur market this past year. According to Baseball America, the Cubs added 47 players to the organization and were aggressive signing players in the $100-250,000 range. The Cubs were restricted to signing a player for more than $250,000 due to the penalty the team received for flying past its International signing bonus pool during the 2013-14 signing period. The Cubs had the fourth highest … [Read more...]