Cubs- Down On The Farm: Moises Ballesteros
Player: Moises Ballesteros Position: C/1B Height: 5’7 Weight: 195 (He’s definitely heavier the listed 195) Age: 19 Bats/Throws: L/R Current Level: A+-South Bend/AA-Tennessee MLB.com Rank: 7th in Cubs System Acquired: Signed in 2020-21 International Free Agency Hometown: Los Teques, Venezuela At just 19 years old, Ballesteros has made his way through Myrtle Beach and South Bend this season before joining Tennessee for their playoff push. He hit .274…
Cubs- Down on the Farm: Pete Crow-Armstrong
Player: Pete Crow-Armstrong Position: Outfielder Height: 5’11 Weight: 184 Age: 21 Bats/Throws: L/L Current Level: AAA Iowa MLB.com Rank: 12th in MLB, 1st in Cubs System Fangraphs Rank: 20th in MLB, 1st in Cubs System Acquired: Trade from New York Mets for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams (July 30, 2021) High School: Harvard-Westlake, Los Angeles, CA After being drafted by the Mets 19th overall in 2020, Crow-Armstrong was traded to…
Cubs- Down on the Farm: Owen Caissie
Player: Owen Caissie Position: Outfielder Height: 6’4 Weight: 215 Age: 20 Bats/Throws: L/R Current Level: A+ South Bend MLB.com Rank: 10th in Cubs System Fangraphs Rank: 3rd in Cubs System Acquired: Trade from San Diego Padres along with Zach Davies, Reginald Preciado, Yeison Santana and Ismael Mena for Yu Darvish and Victor Caratini Hometown: Burlington, Ontario, Canada The Padres selected Caissie 45th overall in the 2020 Draft. But Caissie…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Ben Leeper
Player: Ben Leeper Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’0 Weight: 195 Age: 24 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AAA Iowa MLB.com Rank: 27th in Cubs System Fangraphs Rank: 18th in Cubs System Acquired: Signed as an Undrafted Free Agent in 2020 Hometown: Southlake, Texas College: Oklahoma State Ben Leeper dealt with a ton of injuries early on while at Oklahoma State, including two Tommy John surgeries. He was healthy his senior year…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Caleb Kilian
Player: Caleb Kilian Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’4 Weight: 180 Age: 24 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AAA Iowa MLB.com Rank: 5th in Cubs System Acquired: July 30, 2021 in trade from San Francisco Giants for Kris Bryant Hometown: Anaheim, CA College: Texas Tech Kilian was drafted in the 8th round, 236th overall in 2019 by the San Francisco Giants. The Giants dealt Kilian to the Cubs along with…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Dauris Valdez
Player: Dauris Valdez Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’8 Weight: 254 Age: 25 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AA Tennessee MLB.com Rank: 30th in Cubs System Acquired: April 5, 2021 in trade from Padres for James Norwood Hometown: Bani, Dominican Republic The Cubs acquired Valdez right after the beginning of the 2021 MLB season from San Diego in a deal that sent James Norwood back the other way. Valdez…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Keegan Thompson
Player: Keegan Thompson Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’1 Weight: 210 Age: 25 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AA Tennessee MLB.com Rank: 11th in Cubs System Drafted: 2017 (3rd Round, 105th Overall by Cubs) Hometown: Cullman, AL College: Auburn The Cubs selected Thompson in the third-round in 2017. He was one of a bunch of college pitchers taken by the Cubs in the early rounds of that 2017 draft. He made…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Christopher Morel
Player: Christopher Morel Position: 3B Height: 5’10 Weight: 140 Age: 21 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: A South Bend MLB.com Rank: 10th in Cubs System Signed: 2015, by Cubs Hometown: Santiago, Dominican Republic The Cubs signed Christopher Morel back in 2015 for $800,000. As a 20-year old last season, Morel played his first year of full-season ball. The first thing I noticed when researching him is his weight is…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Cory Abbott
Player: Cory Abbott Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’2 Weight: 220 Age: 24 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AA Tennessee MLB.com Rank: 11th in Cubs System Drafted: 2017 (2nd Round, 67th Overall by Cubs) Hometown: San Diego, CA College: Loyola Marymount The Cubs selected Abbott second round of the 2017 draft after an impressive junior year at Loyola Marymount. Not only did he set a school record for strikeouts per…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Brailyn Marquez
Player: Brailyn Marquez Position: Left-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’4 Weight: 185 Age: 21 Bats/Throws: L/L Current Level: A+ Myrtle Beach MLB.com Rank: 2nd in Cubs System Signed: August 23, 2015 by Cubs Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Marquez was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2015 with a signing bonus of $600,000 as just a 16-year old. He was already throwing in the low 90s and it looked…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Nico Hoerner
Player: Nico Hoerner Position: SS/2B Height: 6’1 Weight: 200 Age: 23 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: MLB MLB.com Rank: 1st in Cubs System Drafted: 2018 (1st Round, 24th Overall by Cubs) Hometown: Oakland, CA College: Stanford The Cubs took Hoerner with their first round pick in 2018 (24th overall) and signed him for $2,724,000. He was drafted for his quick hands and superior hand-eye coordination along with a disciplined…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Kohl Franklin
Player: Kohl Franklin Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’4 Weight: 190 Age: 20 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: A South Bend MLB.com Rank: 7th in Cubs System Drafted: 2018 (6th Round,188th Overall by Cubs) Hometown: Broken Arrow, OK Franklin fell to the sixth round in the 2018 draft, where the Cubs selected him 188th overall and signed…
Cubs-Down On The Farm: Brennen Davis
Player: Brennen Davis Position: Outfielder Height: 6’4 Weight: 175 Age: 20 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: A South Bend MLB.com Rank: 3rd in Cubs System Drafted: 2018 (2nd Round, 62nd Overall by Cubs) Hometown: Chandler, AZ Brennen Davis was one of the best athletes in the 2018 draft and was a member of a 6A State…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Cole Roederer
Player: Cole Roederer Position: Outfielder Height: 6’0 Weight: 175 Age: 20 Bats/Throws: L/L Current Level: A South Bend MLB.com Rank: 5th in Cubs System Drafted: 2018 (2nd Rd Comp, 77th Overall by Cubs) Hometown: Newhall, CA Roederer was a highly regarded high-school prospect and many thought he was going to play at UCLA in college.…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Adbert Alzolay
Player: Adbert Alzolay Position: Right-Handed Pitcher Height: 6’0 Weight: 179 Age: 25 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AAA Iowa MLB.com Rank: 6th in Cubs System Signed: November 28, 2012 Hometown: Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Alzolay signed for $10,000 as a 17-year old in 2012 and led the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League with a 1.07 ERA in his…
Cubs- Down On The Farm: Miguel Amaya
Player: Miguel Amaya Position: Catcher Height: 6’1 Weight: 185 Age: 21 Bats/Throws: R/R Current Level: AA Tennessee MLB.com Rank: 4th in Cubs System (95th in all of MLB) Signed: July 17, 2015 Hometown: Chitre, Panama Amaya signed for $1 million back in 2015 as just a 16-year old. He has played in the last two MLB…
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