Minor League Musings place holder.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Are there any updates on De La Cruz, or did he just kind of cease to be?

MLB.com said it was a pectoral sprain in their midseason Cubs top 30.

[javy knows my name]

The article is just being cheeky and that's a ground rile double, right?

[PackLandVA]

So subtracting Candy and Paredes, 8 of the top 10 Cubs' prospects are pitchers. Not that it means much, but when was the last time they were anywhere close to having that many pitchers in the Top 10 of their organization??

[CubsWin]

So subtracting Candy and Paredes, 8 of the top 10 Cubs' prospects are pitchers. Not that it means much, but when was the last time they were anywhere close to having that many pitchers in the Top 10 of their organization??

Unfortunately it doesn't mean that they have 8 good pitchers, just that almost all the good hitters are gone...

[PackLandVA]

Yep. It's just crazy to see so many pitchers listed that high (for the Cubs, which isn't high in the overall lists). Hopefully a few of those guys can be productive in a Cubs' uniform. Or used to get productive pieces from other teams.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Any speculation on the PBTNL list?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Alec Mills' injury is bone chips in his elbow.

[davell]

Any speculation on the PBTNL list?

Considering its that OR cash, I'd think it's extremely minor.

[Duke Silver]

Willson has a younger brother, William, playing rookie-ball in the Braves' system, and he looks like he might be a decent prospect.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=661388

[cubsclapp]

I know scouting stat lines of DSL dudes is probably a waste of time but this guy caught my eye.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?si ... g/2017/ALL

[weis21]

Willson has a younger brother, William, playing rookie-ball in the Braves' system, and he looks like he might be a decent prospect.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=661388

I really want a William and Willson combo on the ML roster at the same time.

GET IT DONE, THEO

[weis21]

I know scouting stat lines of DSL dudes is probably a waste of time but this guy caught my eye.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?si ... g/2017/ALL

doug gottlieb said since he's a latin baseball player it's probably just steriods. just like the HOF Beltre : (

[Post Count Padder]

Staggeringly small sample size alert, but 2017 pick Ben Hecht, since the promotion to Eugene, has recorded every out via K.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Apparently, the Indue Leagues are choc full of former Cubs prospects this year. I know that few people care about this type of thing, but I get a kick out of it:

American Association

Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
-Trey McNutt 6.56 ERA, 1.971 WHiP

Winnipeg Goldeneyes
-Wes Darvill .346/.398/.463 3HR
-Tony Thomas .295/.356/.512 13 HR
Also on this team are Ryan Zimmerman and..wait for it...Kevin Millar.

Texas Air Hogs
-James Russel 2.79 ERA/1.172 ERA

Gary Rail Cats
-Josh Conway 6.00 ERA/2.333 WHiP

Sioux City
Tony Campana .323/.371/.364 (same ol' Campy)
Nate Samson .328/.391/.506 4 HR
Josh Vitters .185/.220/.254
PJ Francescon 2.04 ERA/0.934 WHiP

Does Andy MacPhail own this team?

ATLANTIC LEAGUE

Steve Clevenger (Lancaster Barnstormers)
Other notable Barnstormers: Daniel Moskos, Lastings Millege

Scott Maine (Sugarland Skeeters)

Michael Burgess (York Revolution)

Casey Colman (New Britain Bees)

Long Island Ducks: David Aardsma, (notable non-Cubs) Alfredo Simon, Henderson Alvarez

FRONTIER LEAGUE:

Joliet:
Rock Shoulders- .205/.318/.386 with 10HR

[Post Count Padder]

I also enjoy that stuff. And there's plenty of former Cubs abroad:

KBO: Jae Kuk Ryu, Brooks Raley, Jake Brigham, Donn Roach, Carlos Villanueva (non-Cubs: Jeff Manship, Alexi Ogando, Anthony Ranaudo)

Japan: Casey McGahee, Kosuke Fukudome (yep), Marcus Mateo, Spencer Patton, Jay Jackson, Kyuji Fujikawa, Rafael Dolis, Phil Coke, Tsuyoshi Wada, Stephen Fife.

Italy: Ronny Cedeno (also Mark Teahan)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Winnipeg Goldeneyes
-Wes Darvill .346/.398/.463 3HR
-Tony Thomas .295/.356/.512 13 HR
Also on this team are Ryan Zimmerman and..wait for it...Kevin Millar.

a) it's the Goldeyes
2) Millar took 1 AB for a promotional event, and Ryan Zimmerman is actually STILL PLAYING WITH THE horsefeathering WASHINGTON NATIONALS

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Winnipeg Goldeneyes
-Wes Darvill .346/.398/.463 3HR
-Tony Thomas .295/.356/.512 13 HR
Also on this team are Ryan Zimmerman and..wait for it...Kevin Millar.

a) it's the Goldeyes
2) Millar took 1 AB for a promotional event, and Ryan Zimmerman is actually STILL PLAYING WITH THE horsefeathering WASHINGTON NATIONALS

wow AND he's moonlighting in Winnipeg? that's pretty impressive.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Winnipeg Goldeneyes
-Wes Darvill .346/.398/.463 3HR
-Tony Thomas .295/.356/.512 13 HR
Also on this team are Ryan Zimmerman and..wait for it...Kevin Millar.

a) it's the Goldeyes
2) Millar took 1 AB for a promotional event, and Ryan Zimmerman is actually STILL PLAYING WITH THE horsefeathering WASHINGTON NATIONALS

Quite.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Oh, and Trevor Gretzky, Rubi Silva, Frank Batista, Starlin Peralta, and Mike Heesch are scattered throughout the Canadian-American Association.

[TBS Playoffs Insider]

For the longest time when people would talk about Tseng, in my mind I was thinking it was Jae-Kuk Ryu and I was like how horsefeathering long has this guy been around

[CaliforniaRaisin]

For the longest time when people would talk about Tseng, in my mind I was thinking it was Jae-Kuk Ryu and I was like how horsefeathering long has this guy been around

They're not even from the same country!

That's racist dot GIF

[TBS Playoffs Insider]

For the longest time when people would talk about Tseng, in my mind I was thinking it was Jae-Kuk Ryu and I was like how horsefeathering long has this guy been around

They're not even from the same country!

That's racist dot GIF

i know, there are multiple levels where it makes 0 sense

[Bear Cub]

Why doesn't anyone mention the fine season that Daury Torrez is having in Tenn? Is he a legit prospect or not?

[TomtheBombadil]

Why doesn't anyone mention the fine season that Daury Torrez is having in Tenn? Is he a legit prospect or not?

He's a non-dominant relief prospect after the ERA who took 7 seasons to reach AA. As far as making the Cubs while they're awesome, he's not a legit prospect.

If you want a 24 YO sleeper arm throwing well in AA check out Craig Brooks. The third year pro might walk some guys but keeps the ball in the park, racks up Ks, and is tough to hit. Not a legit prospect either but a higher quality one than Torrez.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Eloy has a 475 wOBA in 20 games with the Sox