According to Des Moines Register writer Randy Peterson, Cubs prospect Anthony Rizzo is heading east from Iowa to play for the Chicago Cubs. Cubs fans across the nation have been waiting to hear that Rizzo will finally suit up in the pinstripes and join the team at Wrigley Field.Via Randy Peterson's tweet, found here, Rizzo got the call earlier today during an Iowa Cubs Triple-A game (in which the Iowa Cubs won 2-1).Chicago certainly should be more excited for baseball with the Cubs calling up Rizzo and the White Sox recent acquisition of third baseman Kevin Youkilis from the Boston ...
On March 7, Peter Gammons of the MLB Network reported that a scout thought that Cuban free agent outfielder Jorge Soler would sign with the Chicago Cubs for $27 million.Today, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported that Soler has been deemed a free agent by the MLB, so he may now begin fielding official offers and may agree to play for a ball club.Jim Callis of Baseball America said Soler has "explosive bat speed" and could be a "classic right fielder." The 20-year-old prospect has an extremely high ceiling, but is still incredibly raw.Callis also compared Soler to the Kansas ...
One year ago on Opening Day, a Cubs' pitcher Ryan Dempster gave up six runs off six hits with four walks, earning a loss against the Pirates.Today, like last year, Ryan Dempster opened the season for the Cubs without earning a win. However, Dempster's performance today was near perfect against the Nationals.Facing the strikeout superstar Stephen Strasburg, Dempster struck out 10 batters allowing two hits in seven and two-thirds innings. He actually recorded twice the amount of strikeouts that Strasburg recorded (yet Sportscenter seems not to have noticed).Dempster pitched a solid seven innings, and almost finished the eighth, before he was ...
This Cubs season has been a particularly hard season to watch. A loss of 12-4 or 6-1 is far less surprising as it used to be in recent years. With currently the third-worst record in the MLB, the Chicago Cubs sure have been a disappointment.But fear not Cubs fans because the future will be bright. If you need indicators of this future look no further than the infield. Last year around this time we began to see stars or rather a Starlin lighting up the bases and shooting baseballs all over Wrigley.Starlin Castro was without a doubt the brightest prospect on ...
