NEWSLETTER
With Spring Training in its meatiest part, and organizational prospects all now in Arizona, there are a number of fun bits to share and discuss on the prospect side of things.
#Cubs prospect Nico Hoerner put his skills on display yesterday against the Rockies.
The 2018 first-round pick went 3/3 with a Triple. pic.twitter.com/MIrR8nkMtH
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) March 8, 2019
@nico_hoerner @Cubs @BleacherNation Kid if you hit a home run you don't go pick up your bat #yourkillingit #longball #rbi #nextstoptheshow #SpringTraining2019 #Cubs pic.twitter.com/ryrtVVZneJ
— ODPhotography (@ODPhotography1) March 11, 2019
“If he catches the ball as well as everybody says he does and is able to work at-bats like we’ve seen, he’s not far off.”#Cubs' No. 2 prospect Nico Hoerner went 3-for-3 at the plate and impressed Joe Maddon with his adjustments: https://t.co/THarOiZhOA pic.twitter.com/SiphihHZ5i
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/BKingSports/status/1104528883838263297
Stanford head coach David Esquer on Nico Hoerner: “He has the most insane work ethic of anybody I’ve ever been around”
— Cooper (@RushingBaseball) June 5, 2018
I know ppl are protective of a prospect as good as Nico, and many I’ve come across are opposed to starting him in AA in fear of being rushed.
But given how he looked last summer, how he did in AFL, what he’s doing the past few days, I’m telling you: Tennessee is the right fit.
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) March 10, 2019
Here's a story about top #Cubs prospect Miguel Amaya. if you can read Spanish, you'll find out he started catching at the age of 4. https://t.co/fnMhmjj0pV via @LasMayores
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) March 9, 2019
Dartmouth guy Duncan Robinson explains what Joe Maddon keeps hearing in exit interviews with young Cubs pitchers getting sent to minor-league camp: Kyle Hendricks is the perfect pitcher to try to emulate. https://t.co/zqD6toaNZd
— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) March 11, 2019
Cubs prospect Trent Giambrone got his first real taste of the business last summer. He recalls the story with @GDubCub: https://t.co/uAKYcBNGed
— Sun-Times Sports (@suntimes_sports) March 7, 2019
The combined Cactus League numbers for Nico Hoerner, Jared Young, Mark Zagunis and Trent Giambrone: 386 AVG / 449 OBP / 829 SLG.
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) March 11, 2019
