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Chicago Cubs 2013 draft recap
Many experts anticipated the Chicago Cubs would take Stanford’s RHP Mark Appel or Oklahoma’s RHP Jonathan Gray with the second overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, but they opted for University of San Diego slugger Kris Bryant. This was a surprise to many because of the obvious lack of top-end pitching in the Cubs farm system, but the Chicago front office made it clear it was...
What to make of Edwin Jackson’s season so far?
This past off-season the Chicago Cubs made acquiring starting pitching a priority. One of those pitchers signed was journeyman Edwin Jackson, who was given a 4 year, $52 million deal. But with Jackson’s struggles throughout the first half of the season, many are questioning whether or not the Cubs should have spent that much money on him. Let’s take a look at his stats so far...
Alfonso Soriano has had enough of teammate Carlos Marmol
There was a time when Carlos Marmol was a reliable closer for the Chicago Cubs, but that was over three years ago. Now, it is an adventure each time he takes the mound. He no longer is the team’s closer, as that belongs to Kevin Gregg, but he was called upon in yesterday’s game to get the final three outs with a 3-0 lead. The Cubs lost 4-3. Teammate Alfonso Soriano has seen enough...
Chicago Cubs Outright Eduardo Sanchez To Iowa
The Chicago Cubs have outrighted right-handed reliever Eduardo Sanchez to Triple-A Iowa after having cleared waivers. Sanchez, who was designated for assignment last week, remains as depth for the organization.
While Sanchez does have potential, he is already in his mid-20′s and hasn’t found the harness on his control the past few seasons. Sanchez is a project at best, but with...
NBC's Bob Costas bashes Mets’ victory celebration over Cubs (Video)
Check out the video. NBC sportscaster Bob Costas referred to the New York Mets 4-3 victory celebration over the Chicago Cubs as an “indication of the ongoing decline of Western Civilization.”
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Umps cause confusion during Cubs-Mets
Your browser does not support iframes.Mass confusion was the theme in the top of the ninth inning during the Cubs win over the Mets Saturday afternoon.Chicago had the bases loaded with no outs when Darwin Barney struck a ball to shallow center field. Mets center fielder Juan Lagares came charging in and appeared to make a shoestring catch to take away a hit from Barney. But wait...
Scott Feldman leads Cubs past Mets
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Scott Feldman continues to reward the Chicago Cubs for giving him another chance to start in the big leagues.
On Saturday Feldman won his sixth game of the season after throwing seven innings against the Mets. Feldman allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out six.
In the contest Feldman lowered his ERA to 3.05 and his WHIP to 1.10. He will face...
Cubs place OF David DeJesus on DL
The Chicago Cubs have placed outfielder David DeJesus on the 15-day disabled list after he sprained his right shoulder running into the center-field wall Friday night.
DeJesus was running almost full speed when he extended his right arm, which slammed into the padded wall in right-center at Citi Field. His glove was knocked off his right hand, and DeJesus immediately went down,...
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Cubs' DeJesus crashes into wall
Chicago Cubs center fielder David DeJesus crashed hard into the outfield fence and left Friday night's game against the New York Mets.
DeJesus appeared to hurt his right shoulder after Juan Lagares' third-inning triple ticked off the end of his glove. DeJesus was running almost full speed when he extended his right arm, which slammed into the padded wall in right-center...
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Cubs Prospects on the Rise, June edition
Myles already posted the Cubs prospects who have fallen so now it's time to look at the ones who have risen. We'll also have an updated Cubs top prospects list for you.
3. Pierce Johnson – The 22 year old supplemental first round pick from 2012 is probably a little too old for his level, but he's been dominating. He only logged 11 innings after the draft last year,...
Cubs Prospect Monthly Review: Falling June 2013
This is the 2nd installment of our monthly prospect review. This time, I'll be taking the prospects that have been falling over the last month or so, and dmick89 will take the Rising prospects (and have our Top 15-ish list).
Honorable Mention
Brett Jackson is technically a prospect, but I feel like we pretty much know what we're going to get. He's going to struggle...
Pitchers once drafted by the Chicago Cubs
Greg Maddux with the Atlanta Braves (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
Many Chicago Cubs fans expected the team to go after a lot of pitching prospects in last week’s draft, and in the end the team used seven of their first ten picks on pitchers. While no one can predict the kind of impact these players will have on their respective teams, many people like to look back at past drafts...
Cubs Acquire Henry Rodriguez from Nats
The Cubs have acquired 26-year old Venezuelan flame-throwing RHRP Henry Rodriguez from the Washington Nationals for minor league RHP Ian Dickson. Despite the 102+ MPH fastball, Rodriguez has struggled big-time with control this season (16 BB in 18 IP, and a career 98 BB in 144.2 IP), and that's probably why the Nationals decided to move him. Dickson was the Cubs 35th round...
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Cubs player takes shot at team
Third baseman Ian Stewart hasn't lived up to expectations since signing with the Cubs prior to the 2012 season and the shot he took at the team on Twitter won't help.
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-11-13
Iowa Cubs 7 @ Oklahoma City RedHawks 6
Logan Watkins had a double and a single, with 2 RBI. Dave Sappelt had a walk and a single and a single RBI. Brad Nelson went 2-4 with 2 HR. I can't imagine anyone in the organization having a better day than that. Junior Lake heard us arguing and wanted to let us know that he still loves us. He didn't have an error and did have a...
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