Javier Baez, the power-hitting infielder currently playing for the Chicago Cubs' Triple-A team, will miss a significant amount of time because of a fractured finger.
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Baez May Miss 4-8 Weeks
Sunday, June 7
According to ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers, Baez has been diagnosed with a fracture on his left ring finger, and initial speculation has him out for four to eight weeks:
Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, citing tweets, wrote earlier in the day that Baez was taken out of the Iowa Cubs game in the seventh inning after sliding headfirst into second base and went to the local hospital for X-rays.
The Cubs sent ...
Everyone knows the big names who could be available this MLB trade deadline, such as Cole Hamels, Johnny Cueto and Troy Tulowitzki. However, sometimes it's the smaller names who make the biggest difference at the deadline.
While it's possible the Chicago Cubs could make a blockbuster trade, they may also complement a bigger trade with a set of smaller ones.
Here are five players the Cubs could have their eyes on when the trade deadline comes. Nabbing them won't make as many headlines as the big players available this trade deadline, but they could be just as important to the team's success ...
The Chicago Cubs will be without rookie outfielder Jorge Soler for the foreseeable future as he recovers from a sprained ankle suffered on June 1. He was placed on the disabled list on June 3 and is expected to be out two to three weeks.
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Soler Thinks He'll be 'OK' After DL Stint
Saturday, June 6
Soler said that he'll be in a walking boot for a few more days, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago.com. However, the outfielder thinks that he'll be OK after his time on the disabled list.
“I’m going to keep working hard to get back,” Soler said ...
Since the new front-office regime of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer took over, the Cubs have drafted very well, especially in the early rounds. Players like Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber have been added just in the past two years alone and they will look to further improve the organization with June's draft.
Whether they decide to go pitcher heavy or hitter heavy, the team is likely to target the players who fit into their short- and long-term plans. Here is a mock draft of the first four rounds and the players the Cubs may consider taking in each early round.
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With Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Jorge Soler and Addison Russell already in their lineup, seemingly the last thing the Chicago Cubs need is another talented young hitter.
And yet there's Kyle Schwarber. He's knocking on the door to the majors, and his knocks are only getting louder.
It feels weird to say as much, knowing that it hasn't even been a full year since the Cubs drafted the 22-year-old catcher/left fielder out of Indiana University. But that's the way this cookie is crumbling. While Schwarber may be light on pro experience, he's certainly made the most of what he's gotten.
You can take ...
When the Cubs and Nationals squared off for the first time this season on Memorial Day, each team featured their own version of a baseball phenom.Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant don't seem like identical players off the top of the head, but the list of similarities between the two players is quite a long one.Both grew up in the Las Vegas area, where they played with—on the same travel team, called the Ballbusters—and against each other since they were nine and seven years old. They also each have keen memories of the other."When we were younger, we used to call ...
At nine months apart in age, Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant ran in the same Las Vegas baseball circles as kids and teens, young prodigies with beaming futures.
Harper, of course, took the unconventional path to superstardom. His well-known journey started with him graduating high school early, enrolling at a junior college and becoming the Washington Nationals’ No. 1 overall pick at the ripe old age of 17.
Two years later he made his major league debut, winning the National League Rookie of the Year award and even getting praise on MVP ballots in 2012. The kid who graced the Sports Illustrated ...
Even though it isn't emphasized as much in baseball, the draft is important in building winning teams. Since it takes so long for draftees to reach the majors in most cases, it's hard to evaluate them immediately after the fact.
Now, let's take a step back and look at the Cubs' last 10 first-round draft picks. They will each receive a letter grade based on whether or not they panned out, where they are in their career and what track they're on (if they still have time to develop).Begin Slideshow
It's been 107 years since the last time the Chicago Cubs were at the summit of the baseball world, but if you look around the diamond when they're on the field, you'll see a core group with the potential to end the curse.
While the infusion of young talent may give fans hope that the Cubs can become a National League force in the foreseeable future, Joe Maddon's club has shown signs early in the 2015 season that it can contend sooner than expected.
Since getting off to an up-and-down start, the Cubs have won six of their last seven games, and ...
Over the past several seasons, Cubs fans couldn't help but focus on their farm system, if nothing else to get their minds off of the lackluster product at the major league level. Now that the Cubs are competitive, their minor league system has slipped back into the background.
However, continuing to churn out young talent in the farm system is extremely important, and the Cubs still have a number of talented young players getting ready to move to Chicago.
Here is a list of the team's top 10 prospects and whether or not their stocks are up or down based on their ...
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