Minor League Results

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I just wanted to say how excited I am about the Minor League forum for the upcoming season and extend my thanks to those of you who keep all of the box scores and projected starters up on those threads. It is greatly appreciated and makes this my first stop for news on the farm system. Cheers!

[Quakers]

I just wanted to say how excited I am about the Minor League forum for the upcoming season and extend my thanks to those of you who keep all of the box scores and projected starters up on those threads. It is greatly appreciated and makes this my first stop for news on the farm system. Cheers!

 

I want to second this!

[CubsWin]

I just wanted to say how excited I am about the Minor League forum for the upcoming season and extend my thanks to those of you who keep all of the box scores and projected starters up on those threads. It is greatly appreciated and makes this my first stop for news on the farm system. Cheers!

 

I want to second this!

Thirded.

 

I nominate Outshined as president of The Excited for the Minors Club.

[CubsWin]

I've been following the Cubs minor league system for over 20 years and I have never seen a deeper talent pool than the one the Cubs have right now. It's not top heavy, but with the addition of Rizzo and 2011 draftees Baez and Maples along with Jackson, the high ceiling prospects are growing as well. This year will be the most exciting year to follow the minors I can remember. There are so many intriguing story lines and questions.

 

- Will Anthony Rizzo put up similar AAA crushing numbers again this season?

- Can Travis Wood turn things around in Iowa?

- Will Dillon Maples be healthy enough to show what he can do?

- Is Javier Baez as good as everyone thinks he is?

- Will Ben Wells continue to develop at Peoria?

- How will Dan Vogelbach's weight-loss affect his performance?

- How will Jeimer Candelario perform now that he is stateside?

- Can Trey McNutt return to form?

- What will Gerardo Concepcion look like in A ball?

- Will they sign Jorge Soler?

- Will the "Cubs way" and approach to hitting rub off on Josh Vitters?

- Will it rub off on Junior Lake?

- How good will Ronnie Torreyes' bat be if/when he reaches AA?

- Can Matt Szczur maintain his IsoD from Peoria at the upper levels?

- Can Brett Jackson cut down on his swings and misses?

- Can Robert Whitenack return to his pre-injury form? (This one will likely have to wait until 2013 to be answered.)

- Will Dae-Eun Rhee pick up where he left off at the end of 2011 and carry it thru a full season at the upper levels?

- Will Rafael Dolis improve his control and make Carlos Marmol expendable?

- Will Welington Castillo convince the front office that Geovany Soto is expendable?

- Can Marco Hernandez put up a line like last year's (.333/.375/.486) with good defense as a 19-year-old in Peoria?

- How will A.J. Morris, the forgotten centerpiece from the Gorzelanny trade, perform after missing all of last year rehabbing from TJS?

- Is Reggie Golden a bust?

- Is Hayden Simpson a bust?

 

And there are more story lines yet to emerge. Like how will Luis Acosta and Mark Malave do in the DSL (or the AZL)? Who will the Cubs take with the first 4 picks (6th, 43rd, 56th & 67th) in the June draft? What kind of prospects will the Cubs be able to bring in if they trade Marlon Byrd? Ryan Dempster? Randy Wells? Marmol? Soto? Will the Cubs be blown away by another team's offer for Garza?

 

This year should be a lot of fun. Can't wait.