A few stray Cubs prospect notes for you while you await tonight’s Cubs-Brewers tilt …
The #Cubs prospects to watch in 2019 – Nico Hoerner, Brailyn Marquez, Miguel Amaya – plus more updates on the farm system @TheAthleticCHI: https://t.co/EkTWb6KUFF
— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) April 3, 2019
After spending time in Arizona this spring, @EmilyCWaldon highlights two Cubs and White Sox prospects to watch: https://t.co/LWA3kyzGgR
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticCHI) April 2, 2019
How about this?
Miguel Amaya hit the third farthest fly ball to right field of his career yesterday, a RBI double.
Here you’ll find, via Statcast and @MinorGraphs, Amaya’s 2016-2018 spray chart, and his 2019 spray chart.
The power is blossoming. pic.twitter.com/9MZGvPitWv
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) April 5, 2019
Watching Thomas Hatch’s start from last night again today. Will tweet some thoughts within this thread.
While I do, here’s Mike’s grabs to get acquainted with the outing.
5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 68 pitches (48 strikes), 18 batters faced, 3 GO – 4 FO.https://t.co/pa5qG05ns7
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) April 5, 2019
#Cubs Minor League Opening Day Highlights Thread
1/ Jared Young kicked off the scoring in the Cubs system with a mammoth blast in his first AA plate appearance. pic.twitter.com/Natea5l3iZ
— Michael Ernst (@mj_ernst) April 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/IowaCubs/status/1114244153741926401
If my count is correct, and it may not be, the Cubs front office has drafted 150 pitchers between 2012-2018 and have a grand total of zero of them on the current big league roster. How do they not run into at least a long reliever? It's baffling.
— Brad Robinson (@bradrobinson8) April 5, 2019