Well, it appears the wait is nearing a close.Several reports and rumors have been circulating throughout the Chicagoland area that Anthony Rizzo will soon be joining the Chicago Cubs. Whether it is true or not, there are several factors that are supporting the claim.One, his Super Two status is up, meaning he won't be a free agent until after the 2018 season. If he was called up a week or two ago, he would have been eligible for free agency after the 2017 season.Second, Bryan LaHair saw time in the outfield, which suggests the team is looking at potential lineups ...
There is always a lot of buzz that surrounds a player following a draft. How will he perform and where will he begin his professional career are the two main questions.What is becoming the all too common question in recent years is "will the player even sign?" In most cases after a lot of conjecture, the player will ultimately sign. But notable players like Aaron Crow and Tanner Scheppers are guys who waited a year and played in Independent Leagues before being drafted again. Whether they have signed or not, or even thrown a ball this season, here are the Cubs' ...
The Dodgers are reportedly seriously interested in adding a starting pitcher and are eyeing Ryan Dempster, who the Cubs are shopping. The Dodgers are in need of a starting pitcher but really don't have the prospects that the Cubs are seeking to improve their pitching.They have a lot of young raw pitchers, but none of them are showing signs of speeding up the pipeline anytime soon. The Cubs are certainly seeking a top prospect or a pair of prospects that will be ready in two years, three years at most.The Cubs have several projects in the minors already, so adding ...
With Ian Stewart heading to the disabled list, the Cubs have purchased the contract of Luis Valbuena, the 26-year-old infielder who will see the majority of starts at third base. He has earned it, but the next two weeks will prove to be his ultimate test. He has repeatedly shown an ability to hit in Triple-A, but hasn't found success in the majors.In 58 games this season for Triple-A Iowa, Valbuena is hitting .303 with 8 home runs, 31 RBIs and 50-28 K-BB ratio. His eye at the plate has not gone unnoticed over the years, but for whatever reason it ...
Starlin Castro is a tremendous talent who is just 22 years old. His ability to make contact and get on base has not gone unnoticed, but his poor plate discipline is forcing Cubs manager Dale Sveum to try him in a few different spots to see if it will help him settle in. Castro has struck out 43 times to just six walks and is already half way to his career high of 96 strikeouts in just over a third of the at-bats he had last season. Only a few players in the league have a worse K-BB ratio, even though he ...
It is time to explore the Cubs top prospects for the month of June. This is based on pre-rankings as well as their performance so far this season. Last month, the rankings went as followed:10. Rubi Silva, OF9. Trey McNutt, RHP8. Josh Vitters, 3B7. Matt Szczur, OF6. Travis Wood, LHP5. Austin Kirk, LHP4. Welington Castillo, C3. Brett Jackson, OF2. Rafael Dolis, RHP1. Anthony Rizzo, 1BA lot can happen in a month, so let's see where our top prospects shake out for the month ahead.Begin Slideshow
I am officially beginning to question some of the recent decisions by the Cubs' front office. Not only have several offseason acquisitions not panned out, most notably Chris Volstad, but several inactions have also come back to nip the team in the butt.For example, would the Cubs have tried harder to unload Matt Garza if they knew by June they would have the second worst record in baseball?His value has certainly dropped with a 2-4 record and a 3.99 ERA. He has 61 strikeouts to 21 walks, but he isn't pitching with the ace efficiency that the team was hoping ...
Alfonso Soriano came into May on the periphery of fantasy relevancy and on the cusp of losing significant playing time in the Cubs lineup.He hit .237 in 20 games in April, with zero home runs and 18 strikeouts to two walks. Soriano came under more pressure when it was reported that manager Dale Sveum had to convince Soriano to switch to a lighter bat, which he did. He was using the bat for two weeks before he ended one of the longest home run droughts of his career. After he hit his first home run on May 15th, it was like the weight ...
Singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch is a tradition pushing 35 years. Coined by broadcaster Harry Caray, it has become a tradition unlike any other in baseball.Today, celebrities don a Chicago Cubs jersey and take their best jab at it, sometimes stumbling and mumbling, and other times landing in immortality.Either way, the Cubs cameramen have it down to a science. They start by filming the girls, then they move to a few couples, then pan to the little old lady with the white buzz cut behind the first-base dugout, then to the kid on ...
Anthony Rizzo is far and away the most exciting player in the Cubs organization. Rizzo is hitting .353 with 14 home runs, has a .416 OBP in 150 at-bats and is getting hot again, hitting .350 in his last 10 games with seven home runs, 14 RBI, four extra-base hits and a K-BB ratio of 6-to-4. There is no doubt Rizzo will be joining the Cubs in the very near future. Their upcoming schedule forces the front office to consider the options.Should they call up Anthony Rizzo now with the Padres and Red Sox looming, or ride out Alfonso Soriano's little burst of ...
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