2013 Draft Pick Order

The Cubs have clinched the #2 spot in the 2013 draft. Congrats?

2013 Draft Pick Order

Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Miami Marlins
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City
Pittsburgh Pirates (for not signing Mark Appel)
Toronto Blue Jays

Cubs Roster Info

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POST-2013 MINOR LEAGUE FREE-AGENTS

Last updated 5-11-2013

Depth Chart
AZ Phil's Roster Info

ARTICLE XX-D MINOR LEAGUE FREE-AGENT:
Brent Lillibridge, IF-OF
Ian Stewart, 3B
Hisanori Takahashi, LHP

MLB RULE 55 MINOR LEAGUE FREE-AGENT:

SIX-YEAR FREE-AGENT:
Jeffry Antigua, LHP
Brian Bogusevic, OF
J. C. Boscan, C
Kyler Burke, LHP
Yeiper Castillo, RHP
Jaye Chapman, RHP
Johermyn Chavez, OF
Dayan Diaz, RHP
Jair Fernandez, C
Eduardo Figueroa, RHP
Marcus Hatley, RHP
Marcos Mateo, RHP
Edwin Maysonet, INF
Darnell McDonald, OF
Jose Morales, C-IF
Guillermo Moscoso, RHP
Jonathon Mota, INF
Donnie Murphy, INF
Brad Nelson, 1B
Blake Parker, RHP
Larry Suarez, RHP
Tim Torres, OF
Casey Weathers, RHP
Ty Wright, OF

SECOND CONTRACT (PREVIOUSLY-RELEASED):
Michael de la Cruz, RHP
Carlos Figueroa, INF
Humberto Garcia, INF
Nate Maldonado, C
Zach Putnam, RHP
Brohiglyn Rivero, RHP
Orbandy Rodriguez, RHP

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NOTES:

1. A minor league player eligible to be an ARTICLE XX-D FREE-AGENT who accepts an Outright Assignment and defers free-agency until the end of the season is not eligible to be a free-agent if the player is added back to an MLB 40-man roster by the end of the MLB regular season. If the player is not added back to a 40-man roster by the end of the MLB regular season, the player can file for free-agency beginning on the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season up through October 15th.

2. A minor league player eligible to be an MLB RULE 55 FREE-AGENT is not eligible to be a FA if the player is added to his club’s 40-man roster by 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day following the conclusion of the World Series.

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Jerome Williams

LaTroy: Someone Else’s Problem

Specifically, San Francisco's. The Cubs today traded LaTroy Hawkins to the Giants for Jerome Williams and David Aardsma.

Since the Giants are my #2 team (thanks to The Lovely Wife), I'm pretty familiar with these guys. Williams came up in 2003 and had a real nice rookie year (88K, 49 BB in 131 IP) but struggled in 2004 and had to have elbow surgery at the end of the season. He hasn't put it back together since - he started this year on the active roster but struggled and was sent down for a few starts to work on his mechanics, and hasn't come back up yet. This is why:

2005, Fresno: 15 K, 17 BB, 30 2/3 IP, 9.39 ERA

He is having trouble finding consistency with his delivery, and I he's also had to deal with some pretty serious family problems, so he's far from a sure thing, but he's still only 23. When he came up in '03, he looked remarkably poised for a 21-year-old and displayed great control. He's a project, but he's also got a pretty decent upside.

Aardsma, John Sickels' #4 Giants prospect, was the Giants' #1 pick in the 2003 draft and made his major league debut less than a year after being drafted. He was a closer in college and has continued in that role in the minors and in his brief time in the majors. He's also notable for replacing Henry Aaron as the first player, alphabetically, in major league history.

I like this trade. I wasn't as down on Hawkins as some, but given that he had been reduced to pitching mop-up (loss of confidence? loss of talent?), I think the Cubs got a good return for him. I think we'll enjoy Jerome Williams' pooka-necklaced presence on the mound if he gets things turned around (and who knows, being back with Dusty might help), and Aardsma can be a solid piece of the bullpen puzzle.

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By Christian Ruzich at Sat, 05/28/2005 - 10:17am