Daily Facepalm – 3.5.13 172 Comments
MLBTR must be reading our comment section
They posted a "Where are they now" of everyone involved in the Matt Garza trade with Tampa. I forgot that the Cubs threw in Chirinos ...
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 ...
Baseball America Top 100 Prospects 46 Comments
Don't forget to check out the OV Bunt Tournament Contest if you haven't already entered.
The Baseball America top 100 prospects are out today and Javier Baez is the highest ...
The Next Generation of Cub Players and Plate Discipline 42 Comments
The Cubs Convention took place this past weekend. OV's own Aisle424 was present and will summarize his thoughts on it shortly (I think). In the meantime, Josh has already weighed ...
Nick Cafardo on the Cubs and a Matt Garza non-rumor 54 Comments
MLBTR led to me this article by Nick Cafardo, which talks a bit about the Cubs.
“We’re certainly farther along than we were last year at this time,” said Epstein. “When we ...
Cubs interested in Giancarlo Stanton 107 Comments
Nick Cafardo says the Cubs are one of many teams interested in acquiring the Marlins 22 year old superstar.
1. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, Marlins — It would be a coup for whichever ...
Fangraphs Top 15 Cubs Prospects 106 Comments
It's that time of the year, so Fangraphs released their version of the top Cubs prospects list right behind Baseball Prospectus' list from a few days ago. In case you are wondering, ...
Daily Facepalm – 11.8.12 41 Comments
The Cubs may or may not be discussing Justin Upton with the Dbacks.
It could go either way. Basically all there is to this report is Rosenthal saying that the Dbacks are having "active ...
Baseball Prospectus Top 10 Cubs Prospects 5 Comments
Baseball Prospectus has released their version of the Cubs top 10 prospects.
1. OF Albert Almora
2. SS Javier Baez
3. OF Jorge Soler
4. RHP Arodys Vizcaino
5. 1B Dan Vogelbach
6. ...
Bimillenial Facepalm – 11.2.1 105 Comments
Cubs "losing" a bunch of players to free agency/waivers
Team MVP Shawn Camp was the only officially official free agent on the roster, but a few other players have opted ...
Javier Baez injures thumb, probably done in the AFL No Comments
Javier Baez injured his thumb on Saturday and is likely not to play again this season.
CHICAGO — Shortstop Javier Baez, the Cubs' top prospect, may be done for the Arizona ...
Epstein, Bush, and the coaching staff 27 Comments
Theo Epstein talked Cubs a year after his hiring was official.
One year ago, the Cubs had one player who projected as part of the core Epstein and Co. are trying to develop and that ...
An Upton family reunion in Chicago 61 Comments
While Brett Jackson will return to AAA next year thanks to a poor performance at the big league level, he will get another chance at some point. I'm just not sure it will be with ...
A rough estimate of Justin Upton’s trade value 178 Comments
In the comments awhile back we were talking about the Cubs possibly going after Justin Upton. GW wrote about Towers postseason press conference in which he identified 3 areas the Dbacks ...
Muskat: Top prospect Baez develops in Arizona Fall League 1 Comment
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — At 19, Javier Baez is the second-youngest player in the Arizona Fall League, and he is making a huge jump, competing against players who have been in Double-A ...
Jonathan Mayo’s top 100 prospects (and top 20 Cubs prospects) 5 Comments
Despite promoting top prospects Anthony Rizzo and Brett Jackson this year, the Cubs still managed to land five guys on Mayo's top 100 list. (EDIT: Apparently Jackson still qualifies ...
The Cubs probably won’t be taking many walks for some time 13 Comments
The Cubs 6.5% walk rate prior to last night's games was the lowest in baseball (league average 8.1%). The following Cubs with 150 PA or more are or were above league average: Geovany ...
Javier Baez promoted to Daytona – tweet No Comments
The Cubs have promoted SS Javier Baez to high Class A Daytona. Monster bat potential.
— Ben Badler (@BenBadler) August 4, 2012
2013 Cubs Prospects Ratings 47 Comments