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Not exactly barren

We hear a lot lately about the Cub minor leagues being barren of talent except at the lower levels. This note is struck mainly in the blogosphere but it really started in Boston when the Red Sox and Cubs were negotiating compensation for Theo Epstein. This was Nick Cafardo in the Boston Globe last October: [...]

Posted 22 August 2012 † Phil § prospect ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wait till next year (at AA)

Tyler Colvin had a decent half season at Tennessee (AA) and got called up in September. Starlin Castro had a good half season at Tennessee and is expected by many people to join the Cubs soon. (He’ll be twenty in March.) It’s hard to predict the future of any prospect but we can say with [...]

Posted 14 November 2009 † Phil § bradley § Hendry § prospect § trade ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

First do no harm

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 [...]

Posted 05 November 2009 † Phil § bradley § Hendry § prospect § trade ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Deadline trade

Harrison is the player Tony Thomas was supposed to be. He hits for average and has extra-base power: 20 doubles, 8 triples, 5 HR–plus he has 26 stolen bases at the end of July. The problem was the competitive environment he found himself in around second base. At 5’8″, he was not going to get [...]

Posted 31 July 2009 † Phil § Hendry § prospect § trade ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,