Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” Trade season is now growing ever closer to arriving, and as such, many of the players mentioned in these articles will be the subject of rumors. It has been easy the last three years to grow attached to many of the Cubs’ prospects, as they’ve represented […]
Author: David Blumberg
GAME 72 RECAP: CARDINALS 3 CUBS 2
Top Play (WPA): Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. The Cubs, on the back of a fantastic performance from Jake Arrieta, entered the bottom of the eighth inning with a 2-1 lead. Pedro Strop was set to take the mound, and you could be forgiven for feeling good about the team’s chances, given […]
YOUNG CUBS: Billy the Kid Keeps It Up
Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” The All-Star break for the minor leagues was this week, and it saw some great performances from Cubs prospects throughout the system. Dan Vogelbach, for instance, hit a three-run homer in the Southern League All-Star Game for the South Division squad. That means that there weren’t […]
YOUNG CUBS: Billy the Kid Rides Again
Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” The major-league stint of Kyle Schwarber has come to a close, and the results were very encouraging. Schwarber proved why he is such an exciting prospect and left fans clamoring for more. This is a good sign, but the Cubs are absolutely making the right move […]
YOUNG CUBS: Schwarber Smash, MLB Edition and the Excellent Underwood
Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” The short-season Eugene Emeralds began their season on Thursday night with a 6-1 loss to the Everett AquaSox. Given that the team is on the west coast, I cannot say with absolute certainty how I will handle the updating of stats for the Emeralds, but I […]
YOUNG CUBS: To Everything, Turn(-er), Turn(-er), Turn(-er)
Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” Reports of Cubs draftees signing have begun to roll in, including first round selection Ian Happ confirming that he is heading to Arizona soon. Excited to start my journey with the @Cubs First stop Arizona — Ian Happ (@ihapp_1) June 14, 2015 This is exciting, as […]
GAME 58 RECAP: CUBS 6 REDS 3
Top Play (WPA): After a dominating performance from the offense on Wednesday night, the Cubs bats got the job done again on Thursday. A large part of this two-night offensive bonanza has been a resurgent Miguel Montero. Miggy started the game off right Thursday night with a three-run homer (.230) with one out in the […]
YOUNG CUBS: RAINING ON THE PARADE (OF PROSPECTS)
Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” The draft is now over and with the dust having settled, we now know who some of the soon-to-be Cubs minor leaguers are. The first day of the draft is, without a doubt, the one most likely to produce major-league talent. As such, the Cubs used […]
YOUNG CUBS: THAT’S JUST SOME CUBBY LUCK
Hello, readers. Welcome to another edition of “Young Cubs.” Today is an exciting day for every baseball fan, especially if you enjoy tracking the minor leagues and development of prospects. Yes, today is the start of the 2015 MLB Draft! All the mock drafts and speculation have led up to this. There will undoubtedly be […]
GAME 53 RECAP: NATIONALS 7 CUBS 5
Top Play (WPA): While the score did get close again late in the game, this always felt like one the Cubs were going to lose. A large part of that was that Tsuyoshi Wada was clearly not in top form tonight, and it showed. With two on and nobody out in the second inning, Miguel […]