Who Needs Two? Face Value Cubs Tickets Available 2 Comments
We just held our ticket draft last night and there is no way I'm going to use ALL of my allotted tickets this year, so I thought I'd give you fine people a shot at tickets for ...
100 Walks 100 Comments
Here's something interesting I discovered today: Starlin Castro has exactly 100 career walks.
Here's the breakdown:
29 in 2010
35 in 2011
36 in 2012
63 in Wrigley Field
6 ...
Random crap 45 Comments
I've had a very sore neck, back and shoulders for the last couple of weeks so I haven't written much over that time. It's still not 100% and I'm beginning to feel as ...
Jed Hoyer during SABR GM panel No Comments
Jed Hoyer had some interesting things to say during the GM panel at SABR.
ON THE ROLE OF SCOUTS
Hoyer: "The scouts they know that I have an analytical bent, and that my bosses ...
Top Ten Rejected 2013 Cubs Slogans 107 Comments
The Cubs unveiled their new marketing slogan the other day and simultaneously churned Twitter into a furious snarky froth with "Committed." Frankly, I think "Committed" ...
Dale Sveum tries to compliment someone 8 Comments
He's [Brian Bogusevic] been the Joe Mather of camp so far – Dale Sveum
I'm pretty sure Dale Sveum meant this as a compliment, but saying someone is the Joe Mather ...
Spring Training Roster Battles: Hitters 34 Comments
The Cubs have played 13 spring training games so far, giving most contenders to make the major league squad 15-20 PA. Here's a breakdown of each battle so far:
OQ = Opponent Quality
Catcher
Castillo ...
How much For a Win? 17 Comments
I was curious how much a win costs, so I crunched some numbers for last year. I based thin on Cot's contracts information with no idea how accurate that information is, but I figure ...
Better Know a Cub: Brett Jackson 30 Comments
How long does it take to change your swing? Is it even possible to change in your 20's? The answer to these 2 questions will probably tell you all you need to know about Jackson's ...
Myles’ Top 15 Positional Prospects List 37 Comments
Now that I've done the AtP for all of the positional players, I've got my Top 15 prospects list ready. I did it all on my own, but the list is really similar to many of the ...
Assume the Position: RF 14 Comments
Finally, the last AtP for positional players. I've used basically all of the outfielders in the other two outfield summaries. This one is a bit light. Soler is a great prospect ...
Bunt Tourney Update 11 Comments
The Bunt Tourney is almost at the Sweet 16 (h/t Carrie Muskat).
Nick Struck vs Edwin Jackson
Shawn Camp vs Casey Coleman
David DeJesus vs Darwin Barney
Starlin Castro vs Rafael ...
2013 Cubs Projections: Starlin Castro 121 Comments
Before we get to Starlin Castro's 2013 Cubs Projections, I wanted to talk a little bit about something else in regard to Castro.
An awful lot has been written about Starlin Castro ...
Assume the Position: CF 51 Comments
Apparently, CF isn't as loaded as I thought (for my purposes, Soler is a RF, not a CF). There's at least one top 3-5 teamwide prospect in here, and a few ok-ish prospects as ...
Has Junior Lake passed Josh Vitters on the depth chart? 74 Comments
Ian Stewart is injured. It's not his wrist this time, but he'll be out a few weeks. Luis Valbuena has already made the team. Josh Vitters is also out an other 2-3 weeks, but ...
Bunt Tournament Update! 17 Comments
The Bunt Tournament signups are now closed. We had 34 entrants, and 48 spots to for these contestants. That means I randomly assigned 14 people a BONUS CONTESTANT!
Here are your players:
mikeakaelroy
1
37
DeJesus
Feldman
SVB
2
Soler
John
3
Barney
Ruben
4
Lake
SK
5
Castro
Dan
6
42
Szczur
Chapman
Kappy
7
35
Soriano
Baker
TomTompkins
8
40
Lopez
Raley
tc
9
47
Hairston
Russell
koboldekobold
10
Villaneuva ...
Assume the Position: LF 9 Comments
Bad news and good news:
Bad News: The Cubs have terrible prospects at left field. There isn't even really a projectable major-league starter here (maybe Pin-Chieh Chen? Maybe?). ...
What’s wrong with the 2013 Cubs Oliver projections? 90 Comments
I noticed yesterday on Fangraphs that they had published the 2013 Cubs Oliver Projections. Actually, they'd posted all the teams in their projections section, but I was interested ...
Vogelbach on “Potential Top 100 prospects for 2014″ list 1 Comment
On Baseball America, seven staff members were all asked to name a prospect not on the list that could make it next year.
Enter Conor Glassey:
Conor Glassey: Cubs first baseman Dan ...
Rating Prospects 62 Comments