Two Cubs in SI's/Bryan Smith's Top 75 Prospects

[Mephistopheles]

And they're not done releasing the list, but I would assume that no more Cubs will be found.

 

34. Felix Pie, 23, CF, Chicago Cubs

2006 Stats (AAA): .283/.341/.451, 17 SB in 559 AB

 

Baseball Prospectus' Nate Silver said it best when he noted that Pie "has gone from being an overrated prospect to an overlooked one." Pie, weeks from becoming the Cubs' center fielder in 2005, suffered a hamstring injury that cut his breakout season short. His stock went bearish in 2006 after a May and June when he combined to bat .226, successfully stealing just 1-for-8 on the basepaths. Pie rebounded at the start of July, and the BP projection system has chosen to believe his second-half performance. "PECOTA sees Pie developing into a .290/.350/.500 player within a couple of years, with plus defense in center field."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/01/19/prospects.partiii/1.html

 

47. Donald Veal, 22, LHP, Chicago Cubs

2006 Stats (A-/A+): 2.16 ERA, 91H/154.1IP, 174K/82BB

 

One of the most interesting statistics tracked at The Hardball Times is LOB percentage, a number that tracks the rate that pitchers strand baserunners. It has been found that a great deal of LOB percentage is luck, so a high figure usually means a pitcher is either very good or very lucky (or both) and a low number means the opposite. In the site's three years of data, just seven pitchers have logged seasons above 80 percent, including Jake Peavy, Roger Clemens and Johan Santana. Veal, in A-ball last season, had an 83.7 LOB percentage, which indicates his fantastic dominance but also hints toward some regression in the future. A flame-thrower, Veal could assuage all concerns about luck with an improved walk rate in 2007.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/01/18/prospects.partii/1.html

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Pie, weeks from becoming the Cubs' center fielder in 2005, suffered a hamstring injury that cut his breakout season short.

 

Come on people, do your research.

[Mephistopheles]

Ankle/hamstring. Pretty much the same bone! :D

[imb]

Quick, someone send this list to Sean Gallagher!