Category: Players of the Week
The Final Breakdown of 2023 – Smokies Clinch a Playoff Spot while Jared Young Puts Up Another Big Week Along with Alcantara, Kalmer, Powell, Ferris, and Martin
The big news of the week actually happened yesterday as the Tennessee Smokies clinched their...
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The Breakdown 8.28.23 – Catching Up with the Season Hitting Stat Leaders While Canario Rules the Week
There were some significant changes this week in the Cubs minor leagues when it comes to...
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The Breakdown 8.21.23 – Player of the Year Polls and Some Playoff Updates
Originally, I wanted to break down the stat leaders in each category for hitting, starting...
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DSL Recap 8.29.23 – Yearly Pitching Awards Came into Focus At Season’s End
In two days, the DSL season will be complete. It’s been an interesting year in the Dominican. I...
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The Breakdown – Draft Picks by the Numbers So Far, Playoff Chases, and Some Tough Calls
We have got a couple of things to break down today. First, we are going to take a look at how the...
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The Breakdown 8.7.23 – Thinking About Prospect Lists, Playoff Chases, and What Needs to Happen in August
It’s going to be an exciting week coming up as a MLB Pipeline will drop their latest Cubs top 30...
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The Breakdown 7.31.23 – Getting Ready for the Trade Deadline While Garriola, Horton, and Clarke Shine in the Awards of the Week
Tomorrow, the calendar turns to August. There are only three weeks left in the rookie leagues...
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The Breakdown – 3 Teams Looking Towards the Postseason As We Get Ready for the Dog Days of Summer
Over the next week to 10 days, there are going to be a lot of changes in the system. The draft...
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DSL Recap 7.16.23 – A Short Week Between the Rain Drops
Random News of the Week *Derniche Valdez, the Cubs pop 2023 IFA, did not play an inning this week...
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The Breakdown 7.10.23 – Day 2 of the Draft Coming Up; As for Kevin Alcantara, He Is Mr. Encindido
Kevin Alcantara – Picture by Todd Johnson The first two rounds of the draft were last...
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DSL Recap 7.9.23 – Getting Some Inside Info on Pitching in the DSL and Delgado Is Getting to Be a Thing
Out of all the posts, I write on a weekly basis, the Dominican Summer League Recap is the one I...
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The Breakdown 7.3.23 – Predictions for the July, a Great Trio of Pitching Performances This Week, and Roederer Has Himself a Weekend
This will be the last normal week of baseball in the minors for a couple of weeks. There are no...
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