Junior Lake is no different than any other prospect: the experts marvel at the potential, but wonder if the player will be able to take that fabled “next step” and become a productive major leaguer. That next step typically involves polishing any existing skills until they’re major-league ready while making adjustments at each level of […]
Day: July 20, 2015
YOUNG CUBS: THE HAPP(-ENING), PART THREE
Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” The Men’s Baseball competition at the 2015 Pan-Am Games has officially come to a close, with Team USA receiving the silver medal. It was a heartbreaking extra innings loss to Canada that sealed their fate, but hey, at least Cubs’ farmhand Jasvir Rakkar got to take […]
Pitchers Laying Low Against Bryant
I was playing golf with a friend of mine who’s a Cubs fan and knows I write about baseball. A couple weeks ago, he said, “Man, that uppercut swing of Kris Bryant drives me nuts. How does he ever plan on making contact?” Since my friend is a normal person, he’s unaware of sites like […]