The worst Cubs of 2012 92 Comments
In a season that has mostly sucked it seems appropriate to pay tribute to those who helped them suck even more than they would have otherwise. I haven't looked this over so I'm ...
Season in review: Ian Stewart 109 Comments
During the Winter Meetings the Cubs traded Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu to the Rockies for Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers. Stewart would replace the departed Aramis Ramirez at 3rd base ...
Cubs “shifting gears” because we have to 53 Comments
According to Paul Sullivan, the Cubs are going to shift gears with regards to what they're doing at 3rd base. You're not alone if that doesn't make any sense.
Sveum says ...
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 ...
Cubs call up Jackson and Vitters 198 Comments
Per MICubs. Both Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters are in uniform in LA for todays game. Go nuts.
Let’s play “What if” 81 Comments
Starlin Castro has established himself at the big league level and he's going to get better. How much so? Who really knows, but even if he never got any better, he's still ...
New Cub Christian Villanueva 30 Comments
The main piece aquired in the Ryan Dempster trade was 21 year old Christian Villanueva. Villanueva was signed as an international free agent out of Mexico by the Rangers in 2008 and ...
New Cub Arodys Vizcaino 1 Comment
I was getting ready for bed last night when all these trades happened and I assumed I'd make it to bed at my bedtime. Then I saw Arodys Vizcaino's name surface as one of the ...
Podcasting the Cubs 24 Comments
Before gallivanting off to the hinterlands of Molina-esque interwebs, Berselius recorded a podcast with longtime reader, sometime commenter sitrick2. We talked the Cubs for about an ...
Potential deadline trades 56 Comments
Nearly every player on the Cubs is a potential trade candidate so talking about each one would be exhaustive and pointless. Luis Valbuena is a trade candidate though why any team would ...
The Children Are Our Future – Minor League Update Sponsored by TGI Friday’s 1 Comment
AZL Cubs
Shawon Dunston, Jr.'s minor league career has not gotten off to a fast start. He was 0-4 last night. After spending 71 plate appearances at Boise he was demoted to the ...
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Josh Vitters entered the 2007 Draft as one of the best bats in the class. Matt Wieters was considered the best college bat in the country and scouts debated whether Mike Moustakas ...
Josh Vitters awaits call up 10 Comments
I'm going to have more on Josh Vitters in the near future, but for now you can read an article on milb.com.
At a quick glance, Vitters' numbers — .302, 14 home ...
Obstructed View’s Top 20 Cubs Prospects 106 Comments
1. Brett Jackson OF AAA
The Math — The 23 year old, 2009 1st round pick has a slash line .261/.339/.494. Astronomical strikeout rate (33.8%), but he still has a 114 ...
The Children Are The Future – Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Cookies Bar “B” “Q” 15 Comments
Iowa Cubs
Brett Jackson was 1-4 and struckout twice. He has an astronomical 33.8% strikeout rate, but is still managing a wOBA near .370, which is good for a wRC+ of 113. It's ...
Prospects who might be called up soon, part 1 38 Comments
We're very close to the time of the season at which the Cubs guarantee that Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson and other prospects who could be called up won't become super-two players. ...
Fortnightly Facepalm: 6.3.12 Draft, Soler, Baez, Garza, Dempster 65 Comments
I guess there's something going on tomorrow?
The MLB draft is tomorrow. The Cubs worked out possible first round picks Carlos Correa (SS) and Max Fried (P) earlier this week, and ...
The Children Are The Future-Cubs Shit Sponsored by ALCO 29 Comments
Iowa
Josh Vitters took a walk. Move along sir.
Smokies
Kevin Rhoderick and Alberto Cabrera both had good outings in relief. These are two guys you could see up in the majors at some ...
Fangraphs Top 15 Cubs Prospects 106 Comments