Iowa Rizzo left the game with a knee contusion as is listed as day to day. Soto went 1-4 with a 2B in his first game back and Brett Jackson struck out 3 more times. Smokies No Game Daytona Nelson Perez was 3-4 with a HR and The Greg of Rohan went 2-5. Alcantara continues to impress with his bat …
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Iowa What more can be said about Rizzo? Another night another pair of HR's and a ringing ground rule double. The future looks bright at 1B. Josh Vitters was 2-4 with a BB as well. Also, can somebody tell me why Jay Jackson still has a job? Smokies Trey McNutt's ERA finally caught up with his secondary #'s as he …
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Iowa– Anthony. Rizzo. I can't remember the last time the Cubs had a prospect just destroy a level the way Rizzo is doing. Last night he hit two more HR's to raise his OPS to 1.163. If you take his AB's from last year in AAA and combine them with this year you have about a full season's worth and …
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Iowa Brett Jackson was 1-3 with a double and is now batting .262. Josh Vitters was 2-3 with a walk and Rizzo went 1-3 with a walk of his own. Chris Volstad struck out 7 in 7 innings pitched while allowing 3 earned runs. Smokies Logan Watinks was 2-4 with a pair of walks and also got a walkoff single …
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Iowa No Game Smokies Trey McNutt had a decent start working 5.2 shutout innings. He walked 4 and struck out 3 batters. His ERA remains find but man oh man his secondary stats are ugly. Daytona Matt Loosen struck out 6 in 5.2 IP. Matt Szczur hasn't played in over a week and I have idea why not. Peoria Taiwan …
2012 MLB Draft, Day Two (Cubs Take Duane Underwood)
The second day of the draft kicks off at 11 am ct and is available on mlb.com. I'll update this thread with scouting reports and other links as the Cubs pick. 61. Houston Astros: Nolan Fontana 62. Oakland A's: Bruce Maxwell 63. Minnesota Twins: Mason Melotakis 64. Seattle Mariners: Joe DeCarlo 65. Baltimore Orioles: Branden Kline 66. Kansas City Royals: …
2012 MLB Draft: Best Available Prospects
The first day of the draft is over, which means we've only seen 60 selections so far and have 39 rounds to go. I thought I'd post a roundup of the stuff we posted yesterday and then talk abou a few of the best available players that should be taken sometime today. The second day of the draft begins at …
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Iowa Rizzo went 3-5 and Brett Jackson drew a pair of walks. TRANSFORMED! Josh Vitters went 0-5. Smokies Jae Hoon Ha went 1-3 with a BB and Alberto Cabrera lowered his ERA to 2.57 while earning his 5th save. Daytona Alcantara went 2-5 and Frank Del Valle worked 6 innings while allowing 1 ER. Peoria Javier Baez earned a walk …
Cubs Select Pierce Johnson 43rd Overall (Paul Blackburn 56th)
With the second pick of the night and the 43rd overall, the Cubs have selected Pierce Johnson from Missouri State. He was Baseball America's highest rated draft prospect not yet drafted. Here's what they say about him. Few colleges can match Missouri State's recent track record for producing pitchers. Since 2001, the Bears have had three hurlers drafted in the …
Cubs First Round Pick: Albert Almora
In the first rund with the 6th overall pick the Cubs selected Albert Almora. No surprise here. Almora is a latter-day A.J. Hinch in that he has become a go-to player for USA Baseball national teams from a young age. Almora was USA Baseball's 2011 athlete of the year after being MVP of the 18-and-under Pan American Championships in Colombia …