Cubs Prospect Notes: Canario, Triantos, Alcántara, Shaw, Rojas, More

Brett Taylor

Oct 27, 2023

Chicago Cubs prospect goodness for your Friday afternoon …

Alexander Canario’s time in the Dominican Winter League is going as well as his 2023 bounce-back did:

Alexander Canario remolca con DOBLETE la primera de dos que marcaron las @aguilascibaenas en el Tetelo 🦅👏🏻#LIDOM #CopaBanreservas pic.twitter.com/M3Midnksiz
— LIDOM (@LIDOMRD) October 25, 2023

Canario, 23, is now hitting .350/.462/.500 over his first 26 PAs, with just 4 Ks, plus 3 BBs and 3 2Bs. It’s a competitive league – they are not about player development, they are about winning games – and Canario has been hitting 3rd and 4th in the Águilas Cibaeñas lineup. Clearly, his team thinks highly of his ability, and the results back it up so far. Ultimately, this is all you want to see for Canario this winter. Get those ABs, work on contact, and stay sharp for Spring Training.

Meanwhile, James Triantos’s post-season playing is going even better. Yes, still. He’s now getting that MVP talk:

Let’s wait and see if he actually wins it, but the only players to win AFL MVP as young as Triantos is are:

Royce Lewis
Ronald Acuña Jr
Gleyber Torres
Nolan Arenado
Chris Duncan

That’s awfully good company to keep. https://t.co/zYlxLEPfaM— Matthew Trueblood (@MATrueblood) October 27, 2023

Right now, Triantos sports a ridiculous 1.304 OPS in the AFL, which would be the highest in OVER A DECADE. He doesn’t quite have an explanation for why he’s exploding right now, other than just sticking with his approach (Cubs.com): “You know, it’s really just staying consistent with what I do best, being able to repeat it. I go up there and I execute my plan. It doesn’t really matter who’s out there on that mound.”

Bonus in that piece about Triantos, some praise for his farm-mates: “Our farm system is loaded right now with guys. Everybody can play, everybody is competing. It’s fun. You got to keep playing, keep getting better, keep working on your craft. I enjoy working with those guys because they’re so good, they take it seriously and they’re locked in all the time.”

Triantos also got an interview on Foul Territory, and I think we’d all be extremely happy if this is where his game ended up:

Our @PerfectGameUSA player of the week is @Cubs prospect @JamesTriantos

James says the hitter he admires most is Luis Arráez@SBCubs @smokiesbaseball

Catch the full interview with this top prospect here:
▶️ https://t.co/xLH01KdLAi pic.twitter.com/ypYkowcvuI— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) October 25, 2023

A mini profile here on Kevin Alcántara, whose childhood nickname – The Jaguar – has followed him to pro ball. Triantos is among the youngest players in the AFL at just 20 years old, but we can’t forget that Alcántara just turned 21 a few months ago.

Relief prospects Jose Romero and Adam Laskey continue to have success in the AFL, as they are in the bottom handful of pitcher ERAs among guys with at least six innings pitched.

Heavy praise for Matt Shaw:

What was it like to coach Chicago Cubs 2023 first rounder Matt Shaw?

Alabama Head Coach (and former Maryland Head Coach) discusses his experience coaching Matt Shaw on our latest episode of On The Clock.

Shaw has a championship mentality. Cubs fans should definitely be excited. pic.twitter.com/mvMLm3PZZl— Prospects Live (@ProspectsLive) October 27, 2023

A reminder just how good Cubs shortstop prospect Jefferson Rojas’s season was:

Have we really talked enough about the season Jefferson Rojas just had? Either way, here’s more words and numbers on the Cubs breakout prospect! ⬇️https://t.co/UEldC0Z5wr— North Side Bound (@NSideBound) October 25, 2023

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Brett Taylor

Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and @Brett_A_Taylor.

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