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Most likely to stick?

Word was out last week that nineteen Cubs not currently on the 40-man roster have been invited to spring training with the major-league team.
Infielders: Barney, Camp, Castro, LaHair, Lalli, Scales, Vitters
Outfielders: Jackson, Snyder
Catchers: Chirinos, Clevenger, Robinson
Pitchers: Cashner, Coleman, Diamond, Kennard, Mathes, Perkins, Russell
Say hello to your 2010 Iowa Cubs!–with the exceptions of under-22 prospects Vitters, [...]

Posted 18 January 2010 † Phil § Piniella § defense § prospect ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Rule 5 draft preview

The Rule 5 draft will take place next Thursday, December 10, on the last day of the winter meetings in Indianapolis. Arizona Phil has a list of Cub players eligible to be drafted–and lost to another team–that he maintains in the right margin of The Cub Reporter website. Of the names on that list, [...]

Posted 03 December 2009 † Phil § prospect ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

These guys can hit a little

This is a list of Cub minor leaguers (Peoria and higher) who, through Sunday, Aug. 3, had hit ten home runs or batted .330 or above. Of the four hitters with .330+ averages, only two, Craig and Deeds, have fewer than ten home runs, and they have nine. They certainly belong on a list of [...]

Posted 04 August 2008 † Phil § prospect ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Who is Blake Lalli?

Lalli may be the most interesting recent undrafted free-agent signee in the Cub organization. Undrafted free agent: that probably means that a scout liked him but couldn’t convince Tim Wilken to use one of his several dozen draft picks on him. You have to love it when one of these walk-ons gives evidence that he [...]

Posted 10 July 2008 † Phil § prospect ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,