With just one week left in spring training, the rotation for the South Bend Cubs is pretty well set. It is mostly a collection of arms who pitched for the 2016 Northwest League champion Eugene Emeralds. Most Cubs fans might focus only on top prospect Dylan Cease, but there are other arms who are equally exciting […]
Author: Todd Johnson
Oscar de la Cruz Could Be a Giant Arm with One More Pitch
Oscar De la Cruz is a big, big man. Everything about him as a baseball player is just huge. While he is listed at 6’4″ and 200 pounds, those stats might be four or five years old. He’s likely closer to 6’6″ and 220 pounds. When I watch him pitch, his hands are so huge […]
Wladimir Galindo: Possible 2017 Breakout Bat
Last season, nearly everyone saw Eloy Jimenez coming as the next big Cubs hitting prospect. However, no one saw Jimenez being able to hit for a high average like he did. Heading into the 2017 season, some are looking for his power to increase enough for him to hit over twenty home runs. Along with Jimenez, there […]
Charcer Burks – Is This His Year to Break Out?
During the Cubs spring opener on Saturday, young Charcer Burks stepped to the plate in the seventh inning in a 3-3 game. After two strikes, Burks got a pitch up in the zone to his liking and sent it flying over the outfield fence. To go with that, the 21-year-old also made a nice diving […]
What Draft Strategy Could the Cubs Have for 2017?
After the 2021 season, most of the Cubs’ current position players will conclude their initial contracts. Somewhere, somehow, there will have to be position players ready to take their place as the Cubs will not be able to afford all those free agents. Will the 2017 draft be when the Cubs start reloading for that […]