Daily Facepalm 5.29.13 – Edwin Jackson’s velocity and other news and notes 12 Comments
Edwin Jackson had a good/crappy night
For the first time, Jackson looked like the pitcher the Cubs were expecting when they signed him to a four year deal. He hit 97 on the Sox gun ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 Acapulco Taco Pie 107 Comments
Iowa
Another day another Anthony Rizzo HR. He decided to pair his 13th shot of the year with a triple and kept his average at .359. Brett Jackson on the other hand is really scuffling ...
The Children Are The Future- Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Big Red Chewing Gum & Pubic Wigs 49 Comments
Iowa
It was a pitching duel in Des Moines yesterday as Brett Jackson scored the only run of the game on a balk. Casey Coleman was the pitcher for Iowa working 7 IP and only giving up ...
Daily Facepalm 3.16.12 – Too Much Chalk Edition 36 Comments
Was there a Cubs game yesterday?
I was so in shock at Wisconsin's ability to score more than 60 points that I failed to pay attention to yesterday's games. It looks like it ...
Daily Facepalm 3.13.12 76 Comments
Practice game wrapup
The Cubs knocked the eminently hittable Bronson Arroyo around in the first inning, capped off by an approximately 900 ft Alfonso Soriano HR (HR distance estimated ...
A comparison of two prospects 132 Comments
I’m going to compare two Cubs prospects who I’ll refer to as X and Z until the end.
X turns 22 in March while Z turned 22 at the end of August. Both players just finished ...
Compensation for Theo Epstein 133 Comments
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe wrote that the compensation talks between the Red Sox and Cubs were set to begin soon. Apparently Ben Cherington has already been told he will be the ...
2013 Cubs Prospects Ratings 47 Comments