A Review of the Cubs 2012 Draft
I’ve been a frequent commenter on TCR for over 8 years now and in the past I have sent Rob some guest posts, for example on the Cubs’ use of no-trade clauses and the Cubs’ best drafts of all time, and I have also written longer analyses directly the comments. Rob has now graciously provided me with my own login so I can now post commentary directly. I won’t be a frequent poster, but this will make it easier for me to share the longer form data collection and analyses pieces I like to do. In particular, readers have seemed to like my overviews of recent Cubs’ drafts that I have done in comments in previous summers. So to help us through the boredom of winter, I’ll post overviews of all three Epstein/Hoyer drafts in the next week, starting with 2012 today. Below you will see the pick #, player, the level at which they ended the 2014 regular season, and a short snapshot of their performance this past year.
Round | Player | Position | Current Age | Current Level | 2014 Comments |
1 | Albert Almora | OF | 20 | AA | 283/306/406 in A+ before a late season promotion to AA where he struggled, but he is still just 20 years old |
CA | Pierce Johnson | RHP | 23 | AA | Missed some time to start on DL but finished with 2.55 ERA in 17 GS in AA |
CA | Paul Blackburn | RHP | 20 | A | 3.23 ERA in 24 GS in A |
2 | Duane Underwood | RHP | 20 | A | 2.50 ERA in 21 GS in A |
3 | Ryan McNeil | RHP | 20 | A- | 8.44 ERA in 16 IP for Boise after missing 2013 due to TJS |
4 | Josh Conway | RHP | 23 | A- | 1.96 ERA in 36 IP for Boise after missing 2012-13 due to TJS and a Stress Fracture |
5 | Anthony Prieto | LHP | 20 | DL | 40 IP for Arizona Cubs in 2012 and 2013, missed all of 2014 with TJS |
6 | Trey Lang | RHP | 22 | A- | 4.89 ERA in 35 IP at Boise following poor numbers in 2012-13 |
7 | Stephen Bruno | 3B | 23 | AA | 276/346/393 in AA |
8 | Michael Heesch | LHP | 24 | A | 2.18 ERA and 11.9 SO/9 in 45 innings as a reliever in A |
9 | Chadd Krist | C | 24 | Poor numbers in A+ before being released, now playing in Marlins organization | |
10 | Chad Martin | RHP | 24 | Playing Independent Ball | |
11 | Rashad Crawford | OF | 20 | A- | 259/297/360 for Boise |
12 | Justin Amlung | RHP | 24 | A+ | 1.54 ERA in 46 IP for A, before being promoting and having a 4.37 ERA in 59 IP at A+ |
13 | Bijan Rademacher | OF | 23 | A+ | 281/363/448 at A+ |
14 | Corbin Hoffner | RHP | 20 | A- | Struggled with a 5.08 ERA and 1.66 WHIP between A and A- |
15 | Carlos Escobar | C | 23 | Playing Independent Ball | |
16 | Michael Hamann | RHP | 23 | Did well in 2013 for KC, but whereabouts in 2014 unknown (he has a Twitter account @hamman_cheese and just appears to be exercising, coaching, and watching sports at home in Ohio) | |
17 | Nathan Dorris | LHP | 23 | A+ | Started at A (2.49 ERA) before being promoted to A+ where he struggled with a 5.91 ERA in 74 IP |
18 | David Bote | SS | 21 | A | 235/345/343 between A- and A |
21 | Stephen Perakslis | RHP | 23 | A+ | 3.93 ERA in 68 IP for A+ |
22 | Eddie Orozco | RHP | 25 | Released in January 2014 | |
26 | Jasvir Rakkar | RHP | 23 | A- | Logged 42 IP across 4 levels with a 3.83 ERA |
27 | Tyler Bremer | RHP | 24 | Traded to Marlins mid-season for Jacob Turner | |
28 | Lance Rymel | C | 24 | AAA | Organizational back-up catcher, only played 10 games in 2014 across 3 levels |
30 | Izaac Garsez | OF | 24 | No longer playing baseball | |
32 | Tim Saunders | SS | 24 | A+ | 210/261/347 in A+ |
35 | Ben Carhart | C/1B/3B | 24 | A+ | 269/339/360 at A before late season promotion to A+ |
40 | Jacob Rogers | 1B | 24 | A | 268/361/445 at A |
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