Over three seasons I have ranked Cub pitching prospects according to the Marmol Index, or strikeouts per nine innings minus hits per nine. This has been a good predictor of success for pitchers likely to join Marmol in the Cub bullpen, such as Maine, Gaub and Beliveau, three lefties on the current 40-man who have [...]
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Posted 21 February 2012
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Also tagged: andrew cashner, austin kirk, cameron greathouse, casey weathers, chris archer, dae-eun rhee, eric jokisch, jeff beliveau, john gaub, luis liria, matt loosen, rob whitenack, scott maine, trey mcnutt, zach cates, zachary rosscup
So far, Josh Vitters looks like a beta version of the player he will become. By contrast, Starlin Castro, Hak-Ju Lee, Brett Jackson and D.J. LeMahieu have shown polished two-way skills that may propel them to the majors while Vitters is working on his glove, his plate discipline, his power stroke. Either way–whoever gets there [...]
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Posted 05 November 2009
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bradley § Hendry § prospect § trade
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Also tagged: brett jackson, chris archer, chris huseby, darwin barney, dj lemahieu, hak-ju lee, jay jackson, jim hendry, josh vitters, junior lake, kosuke fukudome, kyler burke, logan watkins, milton bradley, ryan flaherty, starlin castro
Prospects are ranked according to my Marmol Index, strikeouts-per-nine-innings minus hits-per-nine-innings. These are the best arms in the Cub minors, not necessarily the best pitchers. For one thing, I don’t use walks in the formula, although I list walks and calculate K/BB. Perhaps the Marmol Index slants toward relief pitchers, who throw harder when they’re [...]
Many Cub fans saw the report recently that their team was 27th in organizational talent rankings according to Baseball America. Observant fans know, however, that there was a lot of healthy ferment last season in the Cubs’ lower minors, and that the high-A Daytona team, for example, won the Florida State League championship with outstanding [...]
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Posted 11 April 2009
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Hendry § prospect § Uncategorized
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Also tagged: alex maestri, blake parker, brandon guyer, brian schlitter, casey lambert, darwin barney, hung-wen chen, jake fox, james russell, jay jackson, jeff samardzija, jeremy papelbon, john gaub, josh lansford, kosuke fukudome, nate spears, sam fuld, tim wilken, tony thomas, tyler colvin, welington castillo