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Iowa Another day another Rizzo HR. Also, two more Brett Jackson strikeouts. Smokies Junior Lake went 2-5 with a 2B and Jae Hoon Ha hit his first HR of the year. Daytona Spellcheck Jr went 1-4 with a BB and The Greg of Rohan hit his 7th HR of the year. Tony Zych blew the [...]
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Cubs Prospect List-Mania 2012
Here we go again, a full rundown of all the Cubs' prospect lists fit to print. Click on the "Prospect Listmania" tag at the bottom of the post for previous years or you can always visit Wiklifield.
5-Star Prospects
Brett Jackson
4-Star Prospects
Javier Baez
3-Star Prospects
Welington Castillo
Dillon Maples
Matt Szczur
Josh Vitters
Jeimer Candelario
Trey McNutt...
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April 02, 2012
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April 02, 2012
LaHair Ball Day at Fitch Park
Bryan LaHair singled, doubled, and tripled, scored two runs, and knocked-in two more, and Nate Samson had two hits, drove-in three runs and scored another, but it wasn’t anywhere near enough, as the Arkansas Travelers (Los Angeles Angels AA affiliate) took advantage of six errors to defeat the Tennessee Smokies 7-3 on Field #2, and the Salt Lake Bees (Angels AAA affiliate) outlasted...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Errors costly for Sanchez, Royals in loss to Cubs
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- Jeff Samardzija made a strong opening bid for a spot in the Cubs rotation.
He allowed one hit in three scoreless innings Wednesday, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-4.
Cubs manager Dale Sveum says Samardzija appears to be on a mission.
"He's 100 percent correct," said Samardzija, a standout receiver at Notre Dame who...
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March 07, 2012
Brandon Allen Rolls a Seven at HoHoKam
Brandon Allen drove-in seven runs with a grand slam home run, a two-run double, and an RBI ground out, leading the Oakland A’s to a hard-fought 12-10 victory over the Cubs in Opening Day Cactus League action at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park in sunny Mesa, AZ, this afternoon.
Veteran RHP Rodrigo Lopez got the start for the Cubs and threw two perfect innings (18 pitches...
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March 04, 2012
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March 04, 2012
Athletics 12, Cubs 10
Even after a big game in spring training, Brandon Allen knows he still has work to do. If he wants to stick in the majors, he needs to be more consistent.
''I want to smooth some things out,'' Allen said Sunday after what he called the best Cactus League game of his career.
Allen belted a grand slam and drove in seven runs, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cubs...
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March 04, 2012
Pilgrims Progress at Fitch Park
The off-season is (thankfully!) over and it's time to play baseball again at Fitch Park.
The pitchers & catchers reported last weekend, and a lot of the position players have now arrived, too.
At this point, morning workouts are consisting of half of the pitchers throwing "bullpen" sessions in the ten-mound bullpen each day, Pitchers Fielding Practice (known as...
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February 22, 2012
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February 22, 2012
Cubs Invite 21 Non-Roster Players To Spring Training
As the winter begins to turn into spring, slowly but surely, we’re getting a better idea of what the Cubs’ roster is going to look like in April.
But there is plenty to still be figured out, and it’s a cloudy picture sure to be made even less clear by the 21 non-roster invitees that will be joining the Cubs at spring training this year.
Overall, the Cubs invited...
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January 30, 2012
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January 30, 2012
Top 15 Prospects: Chicago Cubs
Chicago is a tough, tough system to rank. Outside of the Top 2 players I had about 20-25 guys that could easily have ranked in the remainder of the Top 15. The system is loaded with intriguing B- and C-level prospects that could either explode in 2012 or completely fall off the radar. Some of the guys that missed included Junior Lake, Ryan Flaherty, Aaron Kurcz, Shawon Dunston Jr...
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November 29, 2011
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November 29, 2011
Future Shock: Cubs Top 11 Prospects by Kevin Goldstein
Previous Rankings: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
System in 20 Words or Less: It’s not a bad system by any measurement, but it has far more depth than star power.
Five-Star Prospects
1. Brett Jackson, OF
Four-Star Prospects
2. Javier Baez, SS
Three-Star Prospects
3. Welington Castillo, C
4. Dillon Maples, RHP
5. Matt Szczur, OF
6. Josh Vitters, 3B
7. Jeimer Candelario...
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November 24, 2011
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November 24, 2011
THE CUBS HOT 25
