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  1. I've got bad news about a preponderance of American-born major leaguers.
  2. Overall, the Cubs’ farm is 2nd in 90th EV, 24th in Contact %, 14th in Chase % and 4th in Barrel %. BA combined and weighted all of those to rank the Cubs’ farm 11th overall. Detroit is 1st in the combined weighting.
  3. AFL Hot Sheet: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/arizona-fall-league-hot-sheet-cubs-breakout-prospect-headlines-week-5/
  4. Other notes from Pontes’ chat: Long is likely the Cubs #11 prospect Will Sanders and Erian Rodríguez are the next two pitching prospects on the list. Drew Gray and Brody McCullough have great FB shape but are lacking in velocity Cristian Hernández’ reports and data are trending up while the Fernando Cruz reports are trending down Added screenshots of questions and answers about Ty Southisene/Eli Lovich and Pedro Ramírez
  5. They did. The correct answer is probably Ed Howard but they did make note that Triantos’ defense improved tremendously this season, especially because of mechanics and footwork. I wouldn’t be shocked if it also helped that he’s another season removed from knee surgery and his SB numbers back up his athleticism. (Also the Cubs upgraded BA writers, going from Glaser who *hated* Triantos - to Geoff Pontes.)
  6. BA’s Cubs top 10 is out: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2005-chicago-cubs/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason 1. Matt Shaw 2. Moisés Ballesteros 3. Cade Horton 4. Owen Caissie 5. Kevin Alcántara 6, Cam Smith 7, James Triantos 8, Jefferson Rojas 9. Brandon Birdsell 10. Jaxon Wiggins
  7. https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/11/07/injury-rehab-shape-nico-hoerner-winter-return-clear-cubs-goal-dominate-injury-update-ben-brown-cade-horton-jordan-wicks
  8. You can watch Ballesteros on TV tonight:
  9. Cubs' BA top 10 comes out on Monday too.
  10. BA's Cubs Draft Report Card: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/chicago-cubs-2024-mlb-draft-report-card/ Best Pure Hitter: Cam Smith (1) Best Power Hitter: Smith Fastest Runner: Ty Southisene (4) Best Defensive Player: Southisene & Ariel Armas (5) Best Fastball: Brooks Caple (9) Best Secondary Pitch: Ryan Gallagher (6) Best Pro Debut: Smith Best Athlete: Eli Lovich (11) Most Intriguing Background: Cole Mathis (2) - because he was a 2-way player in college Closest to the Majors: Smith Best Day Three Pick (or NDFA): Lovich and Daniel Avitia (12)
  11. 105.6 mph EV, 407’
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