Sickels: Chicago Cubs Top 20 Prospects for 2009
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Sickels: Chicago Cubs Top 20 Prospects for 2009 Poor Hoffpower at 14… 1) Josh Vitters, 3B, Grade B+: Hopefully the home run power should start to come in 2009. Great contact hitting skills and still very young. 2) Jeff Samardzija, RHP, Grade B: I have no idea what to expect here. Could be great, could be horrible, track record very erratic. 3) Ryan Flaherty, SS, Grade B: Looks like a solid all-around player to me. 4) Andrew Cashner, RHP, Grade B-: High ceiling due to fastball and slider, command issues may slow progress. 5) Hak-Ju Lee, SS, Grade B-: Scouting reports ...
Sunday Prospect Fun
A League of Her Own —
... John Sickels of minorleagueball.com has ranked his Chicago Cubs Top 20 Prospects. Some of the names have been mentioned here, others haven't. I'll just post his top 10: ...
Minor League Ball's Top Cubs Prospects
ChicagoCubsOnline.com —
... " he is going to surprise a lot of people. " Tyler Colvin on the other hand started hitting better last season when he wasn't " trying to work the count. " Sickels agreed with Kevin Goldstein (Baseball Prospectus) about the Cubs farm system and said " the Cubs system has thinned out, and there is no one with impact hitting potential at the higher levels. " Sickels also added both Jeff Samardzija and Andrew Cashner could either " flame out " or turn into the next Bobby Jenks . Click Here for the Full Report on the Cubs' Farm System from John Sickels
Another Look at the Cubs' Top Prospects of 2009
ChicagoCubsOnline.com —
... is by subscription only, so not much detail can be given. Scout.com, like John Sickels from Minor League Ball.com was very complimentary of Jay Jackson . Sickels feels Jay Jackson " is going to surprise a lot of people. " The first list without Donald Veal in two years featured two pitchers picked in the last two drafts with promising futures in Jackson and Andrew Cashner . Scout.com will release the remainder of their Cubs' Top 20 list in the coming days. Baseball Prospectus Top 11 Cubs' Prospects ( ...
Another CF Trade Proposal
Pinstripe Alley —
... As an added wrinkle, the Cubs have a budding All-Star behind the plate in ROY Geovany Soto. He, obviously, is untouchable. But that means that tops prospects like AA catcher Welington Castillo. John Sickles calls Castillo a strong defender who might project as a Miguel Olivo. ...
Cubs Prospect List-Mania 2009
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... Best Defensive Outfielder - Sam Fuld
Best Outfield Arm - Kyler Burke
What They Say: Promotions and trades have contributed to thinning out the system, and so have a series of uninspiring drafts. Chicago hasn't gotten long-term production out of a first-round pick since Kerry Wood in 1995.
Soto, an 11th-round pick in 2001, was the first position player the Cubs have signed and developed into an all-star since they drafted Joe Girardi in 1986. ...
2009 Prospect Lists
Future Redbirds —
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