Good morning, everyone. Over at the main site today, I contributed to this Transaction Analysis, which features the Cubs’ acquisition of Mike Montgomery and Jordan Pries in exchange for Dan Vogelbach and Paul Blackburn. Acquired LHP Mike Montgomery and RHP Jordan Pries fromSeattle Mariners in exchange for 1B-L Dan Vogelbach and RHP Paul Blackburn. [7/20] […]
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Stuck in the Middle With Dan Vogelbach: Three Ideas Out of Left Field
My daughter has 32 stuffed animals on her bed. If I were to take 5 of them and throw them in the trash when she wasn’t looking, she’d never notice. She plays with the same two all the time (a cat and a bunny), while the rest simply take up space and no doubt feel […]
Young Cubs: Here Come the Vogelbombs
Since I last wrote, Tennessee infielder Chesny Young was named the Southern League Player of the Month, slashing .402/.505/.524 with 11 steals in April. This high batting average is more than a blip—Young led the Carolina League in hitting last year, posting a .321 average with the Pelicans. The 23-year-old was a 14th round pick a few […]
Prospect Day: The “Next Five”
It’s prospect day for Cubs fans here at BP, as our friends over at the main site dropped their final top 10 list for the defending top farm system of 2015. You should definitely check out Craig Goldstein and Chris Crawford’s outstanding write-up before reading this piece. In addition to individual assessments of the best prospects […]
A Look at the Past, Present, and Future of Junior Lake and the Cubs
Lost in the wealth of young Cubs talent like Kris Bryant, Jorge Soler, Javier Baez, and Arismendy Alcantara are some of the other players of their generation. Junior Lake typifies this crowd, which also included former Cubs Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters—players best left forgotten. What shouldn’t be readily forgotten is how hot Lake’s 2013 […]
The Adjustments of Javy and Mendy
Baseball is a game of adjustments. We’ve all heard that line. We’ve heard it so much that I wouldn’t blame someone for saying it’s a cliché. But it isn’t a cliché. It’s true. Baseball is a game of adjustments, especially at the major-league level. One trick ponies—whether they’re position players or pitchers—tend to have limited […]
YOUNG CUBS: SCHWARBER SMASH
Photo courtesy of Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Hello, readers. First of all, I’d like to mention that there are no odds and ends today as there wasn’t much spare news coming out of the system this weekend. I will, however, say that many of the top prospects in the organization continued to perform really well, and […]