thecubreporter.com - 15 days ago
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Here are my “2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects.”
This is just my opinion based mostly on my own observations of the players, and I'm sure many of you have your own idea of who should be where. I probably tend to place greater weight on players at the higher levels because I believe it means something ...
chicagotribune.com - 16 days ago
talkingchicagobaseball.com - 15 days ago
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talkingchicagobaseball.com —
Starting today Chicago will host the annual GM
meetings at O'Hare. All 30 GM's will meet and
spend two and a half days talking shop and perhaps setting in motion a trade or two. This obviously means that there will be a ton of rumors that poke their way out the next few days. With Blue Jays ace ...
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GM Meetings
baseballamerica.com - 15 days ago
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baseballamerica.com —
Overcoming personal tragedy and his own wildness, Donald
Veal is reclaiming some of his lost prospect stock
with an impressive performance in the Arizona Fall League.
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Veal Deals In AFL
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State of the System: Catcher
VFTB —
... hitting 357/438/571 in the AFL), and will almost certainly get added to the Cubs 40-man roster later this month. Since he is only 22 years old and still somewhat raw, he could start the 2010 season back at AA Tennessee, especially if that’s where he would get the most playing-time. If Geovany Soto has another year in 2010 like he did in 2009, and if Castillo can build on his 2009 second-half at the plate and continue to improve his defense, he could be the Cubs #1 catcher by 2011. – ( Source ) Overall System Grade : C - Daily Webtopia This entry was posted on Monday, November ...
State of the System: Shortstop
VFTB —
... arm, and while he made 39 errors (combined) at Daytona & Tennessee this past season, he has made only one error so far in the AFL while making several spectacular stops & throws, and he played in the AFL “Rising Stars” this past weekend. He has put on about 15 pounds over the past couple of years (and he still has room to grow) and could develop HR power as he matures (he’s still only 19). Castro is his own player, but he reminds me a little bit of a young Edgar Renteria – ( Source ) At the beginning of the season, Deric McKamey said in the 2009 Minor League ...
State of the System: CF & Minor League FA
VFTB —
... ) These were the things we heard about a can’t miss prospect that missed in Felix Pie and Corey Patterson. You know what they say, third time’s a charm. I see a guy that can be a future all purpose guy that plays with wreck-less abandon in Brandon Guyer. Arizona Phil mentioned “Guyer has above-average speed, and is an aggressive base-runner and a good base-stealer (he had 30 SB and only 7 CS combined at Daytona and Tennessee in 2009).” ( The Cub Reporter ) 2010 Free Agents at OF Scott Boras clients in Bold Rick Ankiel (30) Rocco Baldelli (28) Marlon Byrd (32) – Type B Mike ...
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