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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Josh Donaldson

When They Pull a Knife, You Pull a Gun

UPDATE 4:56 CST: One of our readers tipped us to this fantastic piece on Rich Harden's mechanics (with video) by Carlos Gomez at The Hardball Times. Can't recommend it enough....

I've had a little time to digest the trade since my initial reaction and a little time to actually write about it now. I don't think there's too many warm-blooded Cubs fan out there who aren't happy about the deal...other than maybe a Chicken Little or two that are never happy with anything the Cubs do.

We all know the risks. Rich Harden has all the durability of a roll of toilet paper caught in a rainstorm. He was called up half way through the 2003 season, proceeded to make 31 starts in 2004 and has battled injuries ever since. The list is too long and complicated for me to dive into, so we'll wait for the good Dr. Hecht to chime in on that side of the trade. Harden's 13 starts this year are his highest total since 2005 and he spent almost a month of this year already on the disabled list. But in those 13 starts, he's gone 5-1
with a 2.34 ERA, 10.75 K/9, 2.97 K:BB and 0.58 HR/9.

He once had a fastball that could hit 100, although he seems to have dialed it back a bit this year. He compliments that fastball with a fantastic change-up and that's pretty much it. He'll occasionally throw a slider in there, but seems to have scrapped it for the most part this season. A quick and dirty comparison with some of the best in the game using career numbers:

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