The Cubs played actual baseball games again and there were several very good individual performances in the first four exhibitions of the spring. Addison Russell homered on Friday. Dexter Fowler went yard on Sunday. Adam Warren settled down and turned in a good performance in his Cubs debut. Miguel Montero is a perfect 5-for-5 on the spring with all five hits to the opposite field. Albert Almora Jr. has carried last week’s practices into games. Trevor Cahill, Kyle Hendricks and Travis Wood … [Read more...]
Cubs Linked to Cuban Prospects RHP Norge Ruiz, RHP Vladimir Gutierrez
According to a recent report from Baseball America’s Ben Badler, the Cubs are one of the teams interested in two Cuban pitching prospects, RHP Norge Ruiz and RHP Vladimir Gutierrez. Badler reported on the last day of February the Cubs and Dodgers are the two teams that have been linked to Norge Ruiz. And the Cubs, Dodgers and Giants are three teams that have been connected to Vladimir Gutierrez. This is not the first time Ben Badler and Jesse Sanchez have reported the Cubs have interest in … [Read more...]