The Cubs have clinched the #2 spot in the 2013 draft. Congrats?
2013 Draft Pick Order
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Last updated 5-10-2013
Cubs Depth Chart
Cubs 40-Man Roster Info
MLB Rules Info
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39 players are on 40-MAN ROSTER (roster is full)
Three players are on 60-DAY DL (do not count against 40-man roster)
One player is on 15-day DL
13 players have been optioned to the minors
* bats or throws left
# bats both
PITCHERS (12)
Michael Bowden
Shawn Camp
Scott Feldman
Kyuji Fujikawa
Kevin Gregg
Edwin Jackson
Carlos Marmol
Hector Rondon
* James Russell
Jeff Samardzija
Carlos Villanueva
* Travis Wood
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CATCHERS (2):
Welington Castillo
# Dioner Navarro
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INFIELDERS (5):
Darwin Barney
Starlin Castro
Cody Ransom
* Anthony Rizzo
* Luis Valbuena
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OUTFIELDERS (6):
* Julio Borbon
* David DeJesus
Scott Hairston
* Nate Schierholtz
Alfonso Soriano
* Ryan Sweeney
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15-DAY DL (1):
Matt Garza, P
60-DAY DL (3):
Scott Baker, P
* Steve Clevenger, C-IF
Arodys Vizcaino, P
OPTIONED (13):
Alberto Cabrera, P
Rafael Dolis, P
* Brett Jackson, OF
Junior Lake, IF-OF
Trey McNutt, P
* Brooks Raley, P
* Chris Rusin, P
Dave Sappelt, OF
Jorge Soler, OF
Matt Szczur, OF
Christian Villanueva, 3B
Josh Vitters, 3B-1B
* Logan Watkins, INF

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I was listening to the "live" audio on mlb.com when the Cubs drafted Dustin Geiger back in 2010, and they announced him as an "outfielder" when they drafted him. So although he had played 3rd base in HS, the Cubs Area Scout projected Geiger as a corner outfielder. But to get him to sign (he had signed an NLI with Central Florida), the Cubs had to give him an overslot bonus and agree to let him play 3B (at least for a while).
So look for Geiger to be moved to a corner OF slot (probably LF, what with Soler holding down RF) sometime soon.
Outstanding effort Phil. Thanks for the updates.
tough loss today, if this team could hit with risp be more fun to watch.
they are moving forward though
m.bowden DFA'd...damn.
Thanks as always, AZ.
On a different subject, I just now noticed the record of the L.A. Angels in the standings.
m.garza debuts tuesday vs pitt
vanillawafers (with recently shaved mustache) to the pen
Ugh
they have an entire section of the bleachers today...kinda creepy.
Mets fans are louder than Cubs fans. A new low point.
Brett Jackson...
"Some of the best advice I've gotten is, I was sitting with Ian Stewart, talking about hitting and I was feeling for my swing as you do early in the season," Jackson recalled. "He asked if I was comfortable at the plate and I said I'm not very comfortable right now. He's like, 'You need to be yourself at the plate and be comfortable and be the type of hitter [you] want to be.'"
Geiger-Soler put on a fireworks show in yesterday's Daytona Cubs doubleheader...
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&...
Over his past three games, Geiger is 10-for-13 with eight extra-base hits.
Soler...
Interesting tweet in the tweet box: z'Remember when Rizzo was striking out a lot? No K's in last 31 AB's..tied for 2nd longest active streak in majors"
Don't know if that includes last night, but it sure goes a long way to explaining his improved hitting. It's a curious thing, though, the difference between the way his season started and now. How does that happen?
A short doc on a long ago MLB legend
Semi NSFW
Baseball America Hot Sheet:
Christian Villaneuva, 3b, Cubs
Team: Double-A Tennessee (Southern)
Age: 21
Why He’s Here: .435/.500/.739 (10-for-23), 3 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 1 BB, 6 SO, 1-for-2 SB
wow...Arizona Phil's universe intersects with Wrong-way Phil Rogers!
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Comments
Re: Happy St. Pat's Day. As in Hughes.
on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 7:53am Permalink
I see Pat is wearing his away golden Hawaiian shirt with the green shamrocks and the orange sherbet pants with well ironed pleats.
Re: Happy St. Pat's Day. As in Hughes.
on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 8:33am Permalink
Isn't everybody?
Re: Happy St. Pat's Day. As in Hughes.
on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 6:06pm Permalink
Cubs vs Rangers on MLB network...NOW!!!!!!
Re: Happy St. Pat's Day. As in Hughes.
on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 6:37pm Permalink
tmzcubreporter update...
greg maddux is getting noticably fat. it's weird.
he's always had some of the most horrible eating habits of any MLB'r, but it seems his metabolism (or workout ethic) is slowing.
...and ninja cut his 16-year-old-from-philly facial hair. derrek holland is working on year 3 of trying to grow a mustache...he's about 1/2 way there.
Re: Happy St. Pat's Day. As in Hughes.
on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 7:03pm Permalink
i cheated and looked at the box score...and i know it's spring...but casey weathers needs to find his way off the 40man roster asap...
Re: Happy St. Pat's Day. As in Hughes.
on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 8:50pm Permalink
3/11/12 Chicago Cubs outrighted Casey Weathers to Iowa Cubs.
Re: Happy St. Pat's Day. As in Hughes.
on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 10:07pm Permalink
and it was even a front-page topic post on tcr, doh...my last 2 weeks have been filled with mostly non-baseball related alcohol and sun.
Re: Happy St. Pat's Day. As in Hughes.
on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 7:19pm Permalink
any box scores(or comments) on the minor leaguers since they started games yesterday?