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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Rule 5 Draft 
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Final 2010 Cubs Extended Spring Training Stats

Here are the FINAL unofficial statistics for EXST Cubs players. (There is no Official Scorer at Cactus League Extended Spring Training games, so the stats are not official).

2010 EXST CUBS RECORD: 19-27-8 (54 GAMES)

* Bats or throws left
* Bats both

EXST CUBS BATTING:

CURRENT ROSTER:

* Richard Jones (1B) - 417/385/667
(5-12, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 K, SF, 3 GAMES)
SENT DOWN FROM PEORIA 5/27

Jesus Morelli (RF-CF-LF) – 365/439/553
(31-85, 12 2B, 2 3B. 14 RBI, 15 R, 8 BB, 16 K, 4 HBP, SF, 4 SB, 26 GAMES)
SENT DOWN FROM PEORIA 4/23

* Alvaro Ramirez (CF-LF-RF) – 344/347/489
(31-90, 4 2B, 3 3B, HR, 13 RBI, 13 R, BB, 11 K, HBP, 3 SH, 2 GIDP, 8 SB, 3 CS, PO, 26 GAMES)
SENT DOWN FROM PEORIA 4/23

George Matheus (SS-3B) – 333/390/444
(12-36, 2B, HR, RBI, 6 R, 4 BB, 4 K, SH, SB, 11 GAMES)
SENT DOWN FROM PEORIA 5/14

* Pin-Chieh Chen (2B-SS-3B-CF) – 323/384/343
(32-99, 2 2B, 16 RBI, 13 R, 11 BB, 14 K, SF, SH, 5 SB, 5 CS, 30 GAMES)

Brandon May (3B-1B-2B) – 318/410/424
(27-85, 7 2B, 3B, 12 RBI, 17 R, 13 BB, 16 K, HBP, SF, 2 GIDP, 26 GAMES)

Manuel Pestana (LF-CF) – 300/300/400
(3-10, 2B, 2 K, R, 2 RBI, 4 GAMES)
DISABLED LIST (sprained shoulder)

* Sergio Burruel (C-1B) – 286/361/349
(18-63, 4 2B, 10 RBI, 7 R, 6 BB, 15 K, 2 HBP, SF, 2 GIDP, CS, 26 GAMES)

Chris Huseby (P-DH) – 263/391/368
(5-19, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R, 3 BB, 5 K, HBP, 7 GAMES AS DH)

# Rafael Disla (2B-SS-3B-LF) – 255/297/473
(14-55, 4 2B, 4 3B, 10 RBI, 13 R, 3 BB, 15 K, 2 HBP, 2 SF, 2 SH, GIDP, 4 SB, CS, 23 GAMES)

# Vismeldy Bieneme (3B-2B) – 254/333/286
(16-63, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 10 R, 8 BB, 20 K, SF, 4 SB, CS, 21 GAMES)

Carlos Romero (C-1B) – 240/309/260
(12-50, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 11 K, 3 HBP, GIDP, SH, SB, CS, 23 GAMES)

* Bobby Wagner (1B-3B-C) – 239/358/403
(16-67, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 8 R, 12 BB, 23 K, HBP, SF, 25 GAMES)

* Wes Darvill (SS-2B) – 232/346/232
(16-69, 8 RBI, 11 R, 13 BB, 12 K, 2 SH, SB, 3 CS, 28 GAMES)

Cody Shields (LF-CF) – 230/269/361
(14-61, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 4 BB, 12 K, 2 SF, 3 GIDP, 4 SB, PO, 23 GAMES)
DISABLED LIST (broken hand)

Runey Davis (LF-CF-RF) – 225/297/337
(20-89, 2 2B, 4 3B, 12 RBI, 12 R, 7 BB, 20 K, 3 HBP, SF, SH, 2 GIDP, 3 SB, 3 CS, 29 GAMES)

Xavier Batista (RF-CF-1B) – 215/248/419
(20-93, 7 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R, 4 BB, 42 K, HBP, 2 SF, SH, 4 GIDP, PO, 31 GAMES)

# Arismendy Alcantara (SS-2B-3B) – 197/266/299
(23-117, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 21 R, 9 BB, 20 K, 3 HBP, 2 SF, SH, 6 SB, 5 CS, PO, 37 GAMES)

* Kyung-Min Na (CF-RF) – 188/250/188
(9-48, RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 13 K, HBP, 2 SB, CS, 19 GAMES)

Albert Hernandez (LF-RF-1B) – 173/232/227
(13-75, 2 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 7 R, 6 BB, 21 K, SF, 6 GIDP, SB, 2 CS, 27 GAMES)

Jose Guevara (C-1B) – 171/261/171
(7-41, RBI, 2 R, 4 BB, 12 K, HBP, 2 SB, 21 GAMES)

Melvin Camarena (1B-LF-RF) – 150/208/200
(3-20, 2B, 2 BB, 10 K, R, RBI, SB, SF, SH, 8 GAMES)
DISABLED LIST (broken hand)

Blair Springfield (LF-2B-3B-1B) – 145/203/145
(10-69, 4 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB, 29 K, HBP, 3 GIDP, SB, 2 CS, 27 GAMES)

THE DEPARTED:

* Francisco Guzman (CF) – 471/500/588
(8-17, 3B, 5 RBI, 7 R, BB, K, 3 SB, CS, 5 GAMES)
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 4/23

Brandon Guyer (CF) – 438/550/813
(7-16, 4 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 K, HBP, 3 SB, PO, 5 GAMES)
REHAB COMPLETED 5/29

Jae-Hoon Ha (RF-CF-C) – 350/378/575
(14-40, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 SF, 3 GIDP, SB, 2 CS, PO, 14 GAMES)
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 5/27

* Nate Roberts (CF) – 333/333/333
(1-3, RBI, GIDP, 2 SB, 1 GAME)
PRE-DRAFT WORK-OUT AT FITCH PARK 6/4

Jonathan Mota (C-2B) – 308/375/538
(4-13, 3 2B, 4 RBI, R, 2 BB, K, SH, PO, 5 GAMES)
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 4/27

Charles Thomas (3B-1B) – 303/342/348
(20-66, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 13 R, 5 BB, 8 K, SF, C-INT, 4 SB, PO, 19 GAMES)
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 5/14

Rebel Ridling (1B) – 286/286/333
(6-21, 2B, RBI, R, 4 K, 5 GAMES)
REHAB COMPLETED 4/27

Luis Flores (C) – 273/370/364
(6-22, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB, 4 K, SF, SB, 11 GAMES)
MOVED UP TO DAYTONA 5/26

D. J. Fitzgerald (LF-RF) – 267/354/400
(4-15, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 5 GAMES)
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 4/23

* Matt Spencer (1B) – 250/308/833
(3-12, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 R, BB, K, 2 GAMES)
REHAB COMPLETED 4/19

Jason Dubois (DH) – 214/267/357
(3-14, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, 4 K, GIDP, 4 GAMES)
REHAB COMPLETED 5/15

 

EXST CUBS PITCHERS:

CURRENT ROSTER:

Alvaro Sosa: 0.00 ERA, 0.17 WHIP, .056 OBA
6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4.K, 1 GIDP, 11/3 GO/FO, 6 GAMES (2 GS)
NOTE: ex-catcher converted to RHP April 2010

Corey Martin: 0.75 ERA, 0.58 WHIP, .143 OBA
12.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 14/15 GO/FO, 10 GAMES
SENT DOWN FROM PEORIA 5/3 (1st SEVEN DAYS WAS A REHAB ASSIGNMENT)

Juan Yasser Serrano: 1.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, .227 OBA
6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, 1 GIDP, 1 BALK, 8/5 GO/FO, 3 GAMES (2 GS)

Luis Liria: 2.32 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, .250 OBA
26.1 IP, 26 H, 8 R (7 ER), 11 BB, 24 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 23/22 GO/FO, 10 GAMES (5 GS)

* Casey Lambert: 2.45 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, .214 OBA
3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 3/3 GO/FO, 4 GAMES (4 GS)
REHAB (2009 TJS)

Andres Quezada: 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, .256 OBA
10.0 IP, 10 H, 5 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 10/7 GO/FO, 6 GAMES
SENT DOWN FROM PEORIA 5/14

* Austin Kirk: 3.07 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, .212 OBA
26.1 IP, 21 H, 10 R (9 ER), 11 BB, 28 K, 2 WP, 1 GIDP, 2 PO, 19/30 GO/FO, 9 GAMES (4 GS)

Jadel Mendez: 3.21 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, .273 OBA
14.0 IP, 15 H, 8 R (5 ER), 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 2 HBP, 2 WP, 2 GIDP, 1 PO, 18/14 GO/FO, 8 GAMES

Rogelio Carmona: 3.43 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, .244 OBA
21.0 IP, 20 H, 10 R (8 ER), 9 BB, 21 K, 2 WP, 1 GIDP, 21/17 GO/FO, 17 GAMES

* John Mincone: 3.45 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, .224 OBA
31.1 IP, 26 H, 15 R (12 ER), 8 BB, 21 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 4 GIDP, 1 BALK, 1 PO, 38/32 GO/FO, 10 GAMES (4 GS)

Tarlandus Mitchell: 3.63 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, .239 OBA
22.1 IP, 21 H, 9 R (9 ER), 16 BB, 22 K, 2 HBP, 2 WP, 22/16 GO/FO, 9 GAMES (7 GS)

Jose Rosario: 3.86 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, .285 OBA
21.0 IP, 24 H, 14 R (9 ER), 9 BB, 13 K, 2 HR, 1 HBP, 3 GIDP, 1 BALK, 1 PO, 30/18 GO/FO, 10 GAMES

* Marcos Perez: 3.94 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, .246 OBA
32.0 IP, 31 H, 15 R (14 ER), 3 BB, 29 K, 2 HR, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 1 PO, 34/33 GO/FO, 12 GAMES (3 GS)

* Drew Rundle: 4.35 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, .295 OBA
10.1 IP, 13 H, 8 R (5 ER), 5 BB, 5 K, 1 PO, 9/12 GO/FO, 9 GAMES
NOTE: ex-OF converted to LHP September 2009

Alvido Jimenez: 4.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, .236 OBA
14.1 IP, 13 H, 8 R (7 ER), 7 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 19/12 GO/FO, 10 GAMES

Marcus Hatley: 4.82 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, .243 OBA
9.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R (5 ER), 3 BB, 12 K, 2 HR, 1 WP, 7/6 GO/FO, 6 GAMES (6 GS)
REHAB (2009 TJS)

Yao-Lin Wang: 5.00 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, .238 OBA
27.0 IP, 25 H, 15 R (15 ER), 6 BB, 25 K, 1 HR, 4 WP, 1 GIDP, 1 BALK, 1 PO, 20/22 GO/FO, 9 GAMES (4 GS)

Carlos Rojas: 6.16 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, .288 OBA
19.0 IP, 23 H, 22 R, (13 ER), 9 BB, 19 K, 4 HR, 2 HBP, 1 WP, 21/14 GO/FO, 15 GAMES

Eduardo Figueroa: 6.75 ERA, 2.05 WHIP, .339 OBA
25.1 IP, 39 H, 24 R (19 ER), 13 BB, 18 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 6 WP, 2 PO, 16/32 GO/FO, 9 GAMES (4 GS)

Danny Keefe: 6.98 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, .311 OBA
20.2 IP, 28 H, 16 R (16 ER), 5 BB, 29 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1 PO, 16/13 GO/FO, 15 GAMES

Jesse Ginley: 7.24 ERA, 1.97 WHIP, .350 OBA
13.2 IP, 20 H, 11 R (11 ER), 7 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 2 HBP, 1 GIDP, 16/18 GO/FO, 10 GAMES (1 GS)

Hector Mayora: 8.60 ERA, 2.40 WHIP, .324 OBA
8.1 IP, 12 H, 11 R (8 ER), 5 BB, 9 K, 9/7 GO/FO, 7 GAMES (1 GS)

Tzu-An Wang: 10.80 ERA, 2.06 WHIP, .352 OBA
11.2 IP, 19 H, 17 R (14 ER), 5 BB, 11 K, 1 HR, 3 HBP, 2 WP, 11/13 GO/FO, 8 GAMES

Chris Huseby: 11.25 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, .143 OBA
4.0 IP, 2 H, 6 R (5 ER), 7 BB, 8 K, 2 WP, 4 GAMES (3 GS)

Gian Guzman: 19.20 ERA, 3.43 WHIP, .333 OBA
4.2 IP, 7 H, 10 R (10 ER), 9 BB, 0 K, 3 HR, 1 HBP, 4/8 GO/FO, 4 GAMES
DISABLED LIST (sore elbow)

* Cody Hams: 40.50 ERA, 6.75 WHIP, .600 OBA
1.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R (6 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GO/GO, 2 GAMES
DISABLED LIST (back strain)

THE DEPARTED:

Esmailin Caridad: 0.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, .000 OBA
1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/2 GO/FO, 1 GAME
REHAB COMPLETED 5/2

* James Leverton: 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, .000 OBA
1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 GAME
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 4/17

Yohan Gonzalez: 0.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, .200 OBA
11.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 14 K, 1 GIDP, 9/10 GO/FO, 7 GAMES
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 5/14

Frank Batista: 2.21 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, .234 OBA
20.1 IP, 19 H, 11 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 16 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 21/22 GO/FO, 7 GAMES (3 GS)
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 5/27

Larry Suarez: 3.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, .357 OBA
3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 2/3 GO/FO, 2 GAMES
MOVED UP TO PEORIA 4/18

Chris Carpenter: 5.40 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, .375 OBA
1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 2/0 GO/FO, 1 GAME (1 GS)
REHAB COPMPLETED 4/18

David Patton: 9.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, .250 OBA
1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/FO, 1 GAME
REHAB COMPLETED 4/15

EXST CUBS DEFENSE:

CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Sergio Burruel: 8-24 CS (33%), 3 PO, 3 PB, 2 E
Luis Flores: 6-13 CS (46%), 1 PO, 1 PB, 3 E (DEPARTED)
Jose Guevara: 6-13 CS (46%), 4 PB, 1 E
Jae-Hoon Ha: 2-10 CS (20%), 6 PB, 3 E (DEPARTED)
Jonathan Mota: 1-5 CS (20%), 1 E (DEPARTED)
Carlos Romero: 6-17 CS (35%), 3 PB, 5 E
Bobby Wagner: 0-1 CS (0%)

ERRORS BY INFIELDERS:
Arismendy Alcantara – 14
Wes Darvill – 11
Pin-Chieh Chen – 8
Rafael Disla – 7
Vismeldy Bieneme – 4
George Matheus – 4
Blair Springfield – 4
Charles Thomas - 3 (DEPARTED)
Brandon May - 2
Xavier Batista - 1
Richard Jones - 1
Bobby Wagner - 1

OUTFIELD DEFENSE:
Xavier Batista: 1 ASSIST, 1 E
Runey Davis: 1 ASSIST, 2 E
Brandon Guyer: 1 ASSIST (DEPARTED)
Francisco Guzman: 1 ASSIST, 1 E (DEPARTED)
Jesus Morelli: 1 E
Kyung-Min Na: 2 ASSISTS
Manuel Pestana: 1 ASSIST
Alvaro Ramirez: 2 E
Cody Shields: 1 ASSIST
Blair Springfield: 1 ASSIST

ERRORS BY PITCHERS:
Marcos Perez – 3
Eduardo Figueroa – 2
Luis Liria – 2
Carlos Rojas – 2
Chris Carpenter – 1 (DEPARTED)
Danny Keefe – 1
Casey Lambert – 1
Corey Martin - 1
Hector Mayora - 1
Andres Quezada – 1
Tzu-An Wang - 1

MANAGER:
Jody Davis

ASSISTANT MANAGER:
Juan Cabreja

COACHES:
Frank Castillo
Woong-Chun Cho
Jeff Fassero
Scott McClain
Ricardo Medina
Min-Kyu Sung
Rick Tronerud
Desi Wilson

EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING ROSTER: (58)

* Bats or throws left
# Bats both

ACTIVE LIST (44):

PITCHERS (25):
Rogelio Carmona
Eduardo Figueroa
Jesse Ginley
Marcus Hatley (ACTIVE REHAB)
Chris Huseby
Alvido Jimenez
Dylan Johnston (ACTIVE REHAB)
Danny Keefe
* Austin Kirk
* Casey Lambert (ACTIVE REHAB)
Luis Liria
Corey Martin
Hector Mayora
Jadel Mendez
* John Mincone
Tarlandus Mitchell
* Marcos Perez
Andres Quezada
Carlos Rojas
Jose Rosario
* Drew Rundle (ex-OF)
Juan Yasser Serrano
Alvaro Sosa (ex-C)
Tzu-An Wang
Yao-Lin Wang

CATCHERS (4):
* Sergio Burruel
Jose Guevara
Carlos Romero
* Bobby Wagner

INFIELDERS (9):
# Arismendy Alcantara
# Vismeldy Bieneme
* Pin-Chieh Chen
* Wes Darvill
# Rafael Disla
* Richard Jones
George Matheus
Brandon May
Blair Springfield

OUTFIELDERS (6):
Xavier Batista
Runey Davis
Albert Hernandez
Jesus Morelli
* Kyung-Min Na
* Alvaro Ramirez

INJURY REHAB GROUP (14):
Justin Bristow, P (????)
Melvin Camarena, 1B-OF (broken hand)
Esmailin Caridad, P (elbow)
Manolin DeLeon, P (2010 knee surgery)
Jeff Gray, P (groin)
Angel Guzman, P (2010 shoulder surgery)
Gian Guzman, P (elbow)
* Cody Hams, P (back)
Dong-Yub Kim, OF (????)
Marcos Mateo, P (2010 knee surgery)
Mike Parisi, P (2010 shoulder surgery)
Manuel Pestana, OF (shoulder injury)
Melvin Rosa, P (2010 TJS)
Cody Shields, OF (broken hand)

Comments

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In reply to by chuck

Submitted by chuck on Sun, 06/06/2010 - 3:26pm. Thanks for all the great reporting you do. Now.....who are the three best prospects among this group? =============================================== These are my Top 5: 1. Austin Kirk, LHP 2. Jesus Morelli, RF 3. John Mincone, LHP 4. Ping-Chieh Chen, 2B 5. Yao-Lin Wang, RHP When he throws strikes Kirk is virtually unhittable with a 93 MPH fastball, a plus-curve, and a change, Morelli is a really good hitter with a RF arm, Mincone gets a ton of ground balls, Chen led the team in RBI despite primarily hitting lead-off (and he needs to play 2B because his arm is too scatter-gun to play SS), and Y. Wang (Chen's teammate from the Taiwan Junior National Team) is a solid starting pitcher prospect with a fastball, curve, and change-up. I didn't see quite enough of Cuban defector RHP Juan Yasser Serrano to be able to rate him a Top 5, but he is far more polished than most of the other pitchers here and should advance quickly just for that reason, although I'm not sure his stuff is better than Y. Wang's. Ex-catcher Alvaro Sosa had an impressive debut as a RHP, and LF Cody Shields, SS-2B Wes Darvill and C Sergio Burruel showed the most improvement at the plate the last part of EXST. Shields suffered a broken hand last week, but before that he was really starting to drive the ball (he was TERRIBLE at the plate in Minor League Camp, although he was still rehabbing from 2009 TJS), Darvill had no XBH but he did lead the team in walks (he is a VERY disciplined hitter), and Burruel caught fire the last couple of weeks and shows signs of being a good LH hitter. Burruel also picked three runners off base. On the negative side, Darvill has a Ryan Theriot type arm that makes him project more as a 2B than a SS, and Burruel is a bit feisty (he was pulled out of one game mid-inning when he wouldn't stop yelling at his own pitcher for working too slow, and the Angels coaches accused him of intentionaly placing a bat on the third base line in front of home plate to impede an Angels runner trying to score). The biggest disappointments were 6'6 Taiwanese RHP Tzu-An Wang (VERY raw pitcher with control issues and questionable stuff) and 2009 7th round pick IF-OF Blair Springfield (below-average runner, below-average arm, poor defensive player without a position, and he had no XBH while hitting .145, with 29 K and three GIDP in just 74 PA). And then there's RF Xavier Batista (a RH hitting version of Nelson Perez), who has the most raw power of any Cubs hitter at EXST, but he also strikes out a LOT (42 K in 101 PA).

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In reply to by Cubster

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 06/06/2010 - 5:58pm. Az Phil: Just for comparison, as far as how fast any of these prospects might move up the ladder...who were your top 5 EXST prospects the last year or two. ============================================== CUBSTER: Some years are better than others, and this hasn't exactly been a stellar year for Cubs Extended Spring Training. Top 5 prospects 2008-09 2008: 1. Josh Vitters, 3B 2. Junior Lake, SS-3B 3. Kyler Burke, RF 4. Starlin Castro, SS-2B 5. Nelson Perez, RF 2009: 1. Hak-Ju Lee, SS 2. Logan Watkins, 2B 3. Larry Suarez, RHP 4. Jeffry Antigua, LHP 5. Jesus Morelli, RF

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    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...