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Please vote for the Cubs #35 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Monday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #35, #36 and #37. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn #26: Hector Rondon #27: Tony Zych #28: Jae-Hoon Ha #29: Trey McNutt #30: Steve Bruno #31: Michael Jensen #32: Trey Martin #33/#34: Jose Arias/Tayler Scott

This is a tie-breaking run-off vote between Jose Arias and Tayler Scott for the Cubs #33 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. The loser of the run-off vote will be the #34 prospect. Also, please let me know if you want to keep going. If someone convinces you that the other player should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Monday. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn #26: Hector Rondon #27: Tony Zych #28: Jae-Hoon Ha #29: Trey McNutt #30: Steve Bruno #31: Michael Jensen #32: Trey Martin

Please vote for the Cubs #33 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Tuesday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #33, #34 and #35. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn #26: Hector Rondon #27: Tony Zych #28: Jae-Hoon Ha #29: Trey McNutt #30: Steve Bruno #31: Michael Jensen #32: Trey Martin

The season starts next week! Here is BA's top 25: 1. North Carolina 2. Vanderbilt 3. Arkansas 4. Louisville 5. Mississippi State 6. Oregon State 7. South Carolina 8. North Carolina State 9. Stanford 10. Louisiana State 11. Kentucky 12. UCLA 13. Mississippi 14. Texas Christian 15. Oregon 16. Georgia Tech 17. Florida 18. Rice 19. Oklahoma 20. Florida State 21. New Mexico 22. Cal State Fullerton 23. Southern Mississippi 24. Arizona 25. San Diego And Perfect Game's: 1. North Carolina 2. Arkansas 3. Vanderbilt 4. Stanford 5. Louisiana State 6. UCLA 7. Florida 8. Oregon State 9. N.C. State 10. Oregon 11. South Carolina 12. Georgia Tech 13. Kentucky 14. Texas Christian 15. Louisville 16. Mississippi State 17. Florida State 18. San Diego 19. Mississippi 20. Oklahoma 21. Rice 22. Arizona 23. Cal State Fullerton 24. Texas 25. Arizona State

There is a run-off for #30 and #31 between Michael Jensen and Steve Bruno. Please vote for the Cubs #32 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Wednesday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #32, #33 and #34. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn #26: Hector Rondon #27: Tony Zych #28: Jae-Hoon Ha #29: Trey McNutt #30/#31: Michael Jensen & Steve Bruno

This is a tie-breaking run-off vote between Michael Jensen and Steve Bruno for the Cubs #30 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. The loser of the run-off vote will be the #31 prospect. Also, please let me know if you want to keep going. If someone convinces you that the other player should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Tuesday. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn #26: Hector Rondon #27: Tony Zych #28: Jae-Hoon Ha #29: Trey McNutt

Please vote for the Cubs #30 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Thursday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #30, #31 and #32. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn #26: Hector Rondon #27: Tony Zych #28: Jae-Hoon Ha #29: Trey McNutt

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Please vote for the Cubs #28 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Thursday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #28, #29 and #30. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn #26: Hector Rondon #27: Tony Zych

Please vote for the Cubs #27 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Monday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #27, #28 and #29. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn #26: Hector Rondon

The second annual MLB Prospect League international showcase starts tomorrow in the Dominican Republic. Jesse Sanchez' story ---------------- Top Prospects: Dominican Republic: SS Obispo Aybar - being investigated by MLB due to age questions 3B Rafael Devers - connected to the Boston RF Micker Zapata - linked to the Seattle, Minnesota and leveland OF Eloy Jimenez - linked to Houston RHP Mayky Perez RHP Marcos Diplan SS Franly Mallen Taiwan: RHP Tseng Jen-Ho - age 18 Venezuela: SS Gleyber Torres - linked to the Cubs SS Yeltsin Gudino - linked to Oakland and Seattle Official Signings: Cubs International Pool Breakdown: Standard 5% Over --------------------------------------------------- Initial bonus pool $4,557,000 $4,784,850 From Astros +$ 784,000 +$ 823,200 From Orioles +$ 388,000 +$ 407,400 To Dodgers -$ 209,000 -$ 219,450 =================================================== Cubs bonus pool $5,520,000 $5,796,000 =================================================== Signings: Gleyber Torres $1,700,000 $1,700,000 Jen-Ho Tseng $1,625,000 $1,625,000 Jefferson Mejia $ 850,000 $ 850,000 Erling Moreno $ 650,000 $ 650,000 Johan Matos $ 270,000 $ 270,000 Eloy Jimenez $2,800,000 $2,800,000 Remaining IFA Budget: -$2,375,000 -$2,099,000 OF Eloy Jimenez, Dominican Republic - age 16 - $2.8 millino + $250,000 for college SS Gleyber Torres, Venezuela - age 16 - $1.7 million bonus RHP Jen-Ho Tseng, Taiwan - age 18 - $1.625 million bonus RHP Jefferson Mejia, Dominican Republic - age 18 - $850,000 bonus RHP Erling Moreno, Colombia - age 16 - $800,000 bonus C Johan Matos, Dominican Republic - age 16 - $270,000 bonus RHP Armando Rivero, Cuba, age 25 - $3.1 million - will not count towards 2012-13 international pool Mariners: RHP Jose Santiago, Dominican Republic, age 19 - $205,000 bonus - counts towards 2012-13 international pool Rangers: OF Todd McDonald, Australia, age 17 - $475,000 bonus - counts towards 2012-13 international pool Reds: LHP Jacob Constante, Dominican Republic - age 19 - $730,000 bonus - counts towards 2012-13 international pool

Please vote for the Cubs #26 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Monday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #26, #27 and #28. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23: Barrett Loux #24: Ben Wells #25: Paul Blackburn

There is a run-off for #23 and #24 between Barrett Loux and Ben Wells. Please vote for the Cubs #25 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Wednesday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #25, #26 and #27. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack #23/#24: Barrett Loux/Ben Wells

This is a tie-breaking run-off vote between Barrett Loux and Ben Wells for the Cubs #23 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. The loser of the run-off vote will be the #24 prospect. If someone convinces you that the other player should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Sunday. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21: Logan Watkins #22: Rob Whitenack

There is a run-off for #21 and #22 between Logan Watkins and Rob Whitenack. Please vote for the Cubs #21 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Wednesday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #23, #24 and #25. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera #21/#22: Logan Watkins/Rob Whitenack

This is a tie-breaking run-off vote between Logan Watkins and Rob Whitenack for the Cubs #21 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. The loser of the run-off vote will be the #22 prospect. If someone convinces you that the other player should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Wednesday. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera

Please vote for the Cubs #21 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Monday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #21, #22 and #23. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18: Marco Hernandez #19: Gioskar Amaya #20: Alberto Cabrera

Please vote for the Cubs #20 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Friday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #20, #21 and #22. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes #18/#19: Gioskar Amaya/Marco Hernandez

This is a tie-breaking run-off vote between Gioskar Amaya and Marco Hernandez for the Cubs #18 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. The loser of the run-off vote will be the #19 prospect. If someone convinces you that the other player should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Friday. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara #17: Ronald Torreyes

Please vote for the Cubs #17 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Wednesday (giving an extra day due to NYE/NYD). For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #17, #18 and #19. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14: Duane Underwood #15: Matt Szczur #16: Arismendy Alcantara

Lovie better be fired.

There is a run-off for #14 and #15 between Duane Underwood and Matt Szczur. So, please vote for the Cubs #16 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Saturday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #16, #17 and #18. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario #14/#15: Duane Underwood/Matt Szczur

This is a tie-breaking run-off vote between Duane Underwood and Matt Szczur for the Cubs #14 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. The loser of the run-off vote will be the #15 prospect. If someone convinces you that the other player should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Friday. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario

Wow.

Please vote for the Cubs #14 prospect (serious votes only, please!). Please post your rationale below. If someone convinces you that someone else should be higher, please feel free to change your vote anytime between now and Monday. For this vote, you should select the players you feel should be #14, #15 and #16. If we end up with multiple players having similar vote totals at the end of the voting period, there will be a run-off with just those players. Results so far: #1: Javier Baez #2: Jorge Soler #3: Albert Almora #4: Arodys Vizcaino #5: Dan Vogelbach #6: Brett Jackson #7: Juan Paniagua #8: Christian Villanueva #9: Dillon Maples #10: Josh Vitters #11: Pierce Johnson #12: Junior Lake #13: Jeimer Candelario