Garrett Lloyd and Erick Castillo are returning as Chicago’s bullpen catchers. The Cubs also made some changes to their strength and conditioning staff, promoting Kevin Poppe (head Major League strength coach) and Mark Weisman (assistant Major League strength coach) from the Minor League side to ...
It is more likely now that Angels backup Matt Thaiss (out of Minor League options) is made available. The Cubs have a top catching prospect in Moises Ballesteros (Pipeline’s No. 4 Cubs prospect and No. 44 overall), but while the bat has real Major League potential, the jury is out ...
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“From my position I can see it: the sacrifice the scouts make when they drive the extra miles to get that last look at a player, the minor league coaches putting in extra hours, the big league coaches crushing video, the players working on their weaknesses, picking their teammates up—th...
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Ask any of the pitchers who tried to pick Lou Brock off first base or any of the catchers whose throws failed to prevent one of his 938 stolen bases. They will agree that Brock added "elusive" to the baseball dictionary in the 1960s and 1970s.It all began June 16, 1964, the day ...
A big-league debut followed in June 2016, and only a few months later he was the starting catcher in five World Series games. In seven seasons, he’s started three All-Star Games and hit 116 home runs, third in Cubs history among catchers. ...
makes his major league debut on June 18, going 0-for-4 while hitting leadoff. He's more than a little overmatched in his debut season, hitting .120 in 75 at-bats. But the eight Cubs catchers fare worse: None receives more than 115 at-bats; they combine to hit .212 with three hom...
The 32-year-old was out of minor league options, meaning he would have to clear waivers to be sent to the minor leagues. The Phils can either trade Bellatti, release him, or place him on outright waivers. If he were to clear outright waivers, Philadelphia could then assign him to one...
TRAINER'S ROOM Cubs: LHP Justin Steele (left hamstring strain) will meet the team in Chicago this weekend and see the medical staff before it's determined whether he's ready to rejoin the rotation without another minor league rehab outing. Steele, on the injured list since getting hurt openi...