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 […]
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Young Cubs: Almora Rising
It was a cold and windy week in Chicago, but some Cubs prospects are hot. Let’s recap this week in the minors. Iowa Cubs (Triple-A) (9-12) Albert Almora was the biggest story in the farm system this week, as he continued his torrid start to the season. He hit two more homers, and bumped his […]
Young Cubs: Transitions And Goodbye For Now
This is the last Young Cubs update of the year. Let’s not get overly sentimental or sappy here; there’s an exciting MLB playoff chase to watch and these kids will (mostly) be here when we reconvene in April. Let’s get to it: Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Hi-A Myrtle Beach .287/.346/.376, 3 HR, […]
Young Cubs: Torres and Happ Struggle, Villanueva Homers, and Enter DJ Wilson
Not a lot of time left in the minor-league season, le’ts get right into it: Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Low-A South Bend 1-for-12, 1 RS, 1 BB, 4 SO Ian Happ Low-A South Bend 2-for-14, 2 RS, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SO Billy McKinney Double-A Tennessee 7-Day DL Albert Almora Double-A […]
Young Cubs: Blackburn, Tseng, Baez and Edwards Jr.
Kyle Schwarber leaves the top ten lists as he is now beyond the 130 plate appearance threshold for rookies. Ian Happ enters as the next logical choice for inclusion in the top ten. Let’s get into it. The Week That Was Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Low-A South Bend 1-for-12, 1 HR, 2 […]
An Exercise in Hopeful Caution: The Young Cubs and PECOTA 10-Year Projections
There are lots of exciting things about the Chicago Cubs this season, and in my opinion the most exciting among them is this: Despite their sizable and ever-increasing odds of making the playoffs (86.3 percent, as of this writing), fans have every reason to believe that the 2015 major-league baseball season will be the Cubs’ worst in […]
Young Cubs: Ian Happ, Billy McKinney, and Goodbye Schwarber
Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Low-A South Bend 2-8, 2 RS, 1 RBI, 1 BB Kyle Schwarber MLB MLB Billy McKinney Double-A Tennessee 7-Day DL Albert Almora Double-A Tennessee 3-14, 2 RS, 1 SO Pierce Johnson Double-A Tennessee DNP Dan Vogelbach REHAB AZL 2-2 Carson Sands Short Season Eugene DNP Jen-Ho Tseng High-A […]
Young Cubs: Return of the Mack for Almora, Happ-Slam, Johnson Under Control
There’s a lot of stuff to dig in here, so let’s get right into it. The Week That Was Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Low-A South Bend 2-for-12, 3 SO, 1 BB Kyle Schwarber MLB MLB Billy McKinney Double-A Tennessee 5-for-13, 2 RS, 1 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO Albert Almora, Jr. Double-A Tennessee […]
Young Cubs, 8/7-8/9: High Dose of Low-A
Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Low-A South Bend 5-12, 3 RBI, 3 SO, 2 RS Kyle Schwarber MLB MLB Billy McKinney AA Tennessee 4-8, 2 RS, 5 RBI, 2 BB Albert Almora AA Tennessee 5-11, 5 RS, 3 RBI, 3 BB Pierce Johnson AA Tennessee 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, […]
Young Cubs: Tseng, Baez, Baez & Alcantara
This is a truncated version that’s only updated through Thursday. Next Monday’s post is going to be extensive with some eyewitness accounts mixed in by yours truly. The Weekend at a Glance Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Low-A South Bend 1-for-7, 1 SO Kyle Schwarber MLB MLB Billy McKinney Double-A Tennessee 2-for-12, 1 […]