Rizzo is pretty much MVP at this point.
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (29-49) @ Atlanta Braves (41-37)
The red hot Chicago Cubs travel to Atlanta fresh off sweeping the super-talented Houston Astros. The Braves lost 2 of 3 to the Nationals over the weekend. Teams at a glance Stat Cubs Braves wOBA .297 .317 wRC+ 80 (16) 98 (5) UZR 2.5 (6) 35.7 (1) BsR 1.2 (7) 6.0 (2) SP ERA 4.32 (15) 4.22 (12) SP FIP …
Cubs Near Deal With SS Frandy De La Rosa
The @Cubs near deal w/ SS Frandy De La Rosa (#10 on @MLB's Top 20 Int'l Prospects list) for $700K mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/… mlb.mlb.com/news/article.j… — MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) July 2, 2012
The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Jiffy Lube
Iowa Brett Jackson was 2-5 with a 2B and a 3B. He also stole his 17th base and struck out. Vitters was 3-6 and I think by the end of this year will be major league ready. His OPS now sits at .860. Smokies Nobody did anything. Daytona Spellcheck Jr went 1-3 with a double and a walk. He also …
Rizzomania
I promised myself not to cry every time he came to bat, but his swing is so beautiful.
Players vote in Starlin Castro and Bryan LaHair as all-stars
Starlin Castro and Bryan LaHair will represent the Cubs as All Stars this year. Both players were voted in by the players. Link: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120701&content_id=34263550&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb I’ll have more on this later.
Series Preview: Boston Red Sox (31-32) at Chicago Cubs (21-42)
Wait, the Red Sox have a losing record? That was a surprise to me. Pythagoras disagrees with their record, as they have a +26 run differential, second in the AL east and 4th in the whole AL. If their non-winning trend continues they might have to watch out for some sleeper cell cultists. Luckily the Red Sox are playing the …
Castro: "I don't have to change"
After some talk about Bobby V's criticism of Castro's focus last year, the Hobbiton Press has some quotes from Castro about the new hitting coach and whether he'll change his approach. "I don't have to change," he said. "The walks and those kinds of things, they're coming. I try to be more patient, but right now, the pitchers are throwing …
The Children Are The Future Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Standard Oil
Iowa Brett Jackson went 3-4 with a triple and a SB. It was Jackson's 9th triple of the year and while has walk rate is down and his average is as well his slugging has stayed pretty consistent with his minor league career average. Vitters was 1-3 with a BB and continues to improve his walk rate. Smokies Matt Cerda …
Koyie Hill DFA'd, Ian Stewart to DL, Welington Castillo & Luis Valbuena re-called
The Cubs have made a few transactions and one of them might spell the end to his career. Koyie Hill was let go by the Cubs this past offseason and after about a dozen catchers were injured on the team they were forced to bring him back. Now he's gone and he's probably not good enough to continue playing at …