Weekend Catch-Up: Castro Heroics, Phillies Rumors, Draft Struggles, More

bn baseball featureThe Cubs managed another four-game series win this weekend thanks in large part to not one but two walk-offs courtesy of Starlin Castro’s bat.

Friday, June 12

  • We talked about the questions persisting at the back of the Cubs’ rotation.
  • The Phillies have reportedly been scouting the Cubs’ minor league system.
  • Michael looked at Rafael Soriano’s contract details, and how we can expect the next steps to play out.
  • Luis wrote about how the Cubs and Red Sox have been approaching the task of organization-building.
  • The Cubs couldn’t win it late, and the Reds beat ’em in 10.
  • Saturday, June 13

  • Starlin Castro’s homer cleared the bleachers.
  • The will to win? Yup, Joe Maddon says the Cubs have it.
  • Luis took a look at the Cubs’ track record in the first round of the draft, historically-speaking. As in … historically bad.
  • The Cubs endured a massive rain delay and won it in the 9th against the Reds.
  • Sunday, June 14

  • Starlin Castro’s walk-off hit against the Reds Saturday was a solid, line-drive single to center. Want more.
  • The Cardinals lost yet another player. And yet the Cubs are still way the heck behind them.
  • The Venezuelan Summer League has been underway for a bit, and Luke checked in on some of the youngest prospects in the Cubs’ system.
  • For depth, the Cubs swapped out Junior Lake for Brian Schlitter last night, and many fans were far too annoyed.
  • It looks like Ian Happ has signed, or is at least in the process of signing, with the Cubs, according to Ian Happ.
  • And then Starlin Castro did it again, walking the Cubs off against the Reds.
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    Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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