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Johnson, Developing as a Reliever, Awaits Wrigley Call

by Ryan Davis August 12, 2016

Pierce Johnson, it seems like for as long as we can remember, has been the Cubs’ pitching prospect. At a time when hitters dominated the ranks of Chicago’s minor league system, and not to mention all the headlines, Johnson was alone on the pitching side. The hitters have graduated, but Johnson’s trajectory toward the big leagues […]

Tags: Iowa Cubs, Pierce Johnson, Prospects, Young Cubs |
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Prospect Day: The “Next Five”

by Isaac Bennett March 10, 2016

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 […]

Tags: Carson Sands, Dan Vogelbach, Jeimer Candelario, Oscar de la Cruz, Pierce Johnson |
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The Still-Exciting BP 101: Exploiting Loopholes… Again?

by Carlos Portocarrero January 30, 2016

Pierce Johnson is, by all accounts, a pretty good pitcher. Last year, Baseball Prospectus ranked him as the 83rd best prospect in baseball. He was also the only pitcher the Cubs placed on that list (they had a total of seven players make the list in 2015). And while that certainly means something (and I’m […]

Tags: BP 101, Kyle Schwarber, Pierce Johnson, Pitching | 1 Comment
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Young Cubs Special Edition – The Arizona Fall League

by Mauricio Rubio Jr. September 2, 2015

Arizona’s brick red landscape is paved with unfulfilled potential and broken promises; the kinds of stories that you read about years later and wonder what the hell you were thinking exactly. Arizona is also home to the types of stories that make you want to believe in projection, plus bat speed, elite fastballs, and breaking […]

Tags: AFL, Arizona Fall League, Corey Black, Pierce Johnson |
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YOUNG CUBS: RAINING ON THE PARADE (OF PROSPECTS)

by David Blumberg June 12, 2015

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 […]

Tags: Minor Leagues, Pierce Johnson, Prospects, Young Cubs |
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Can He Pitch, Though?

by Mauricio Rubio Jr. May 14, 2015

Photo courtesy of Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Heading into the season, the Cubs pitching depth was a potential point of weakness for a team that was looking to compete in 2015. They did sign Jon Lester, but as the season has gone on it’s become clear that the fourth and fifth spots in the rotation […]

Tags: Carl Edwards Jr., CJ Edwards, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, Pierce Johnson, Travis Wood | 5 Comments
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