Baseball America recently unveiled their top ten Cubs prospect list today. No major surprises here with Felix Pie coming out on top. It looks like where Pie ends up will depend on whether the Cubs can sign Jacque Jones. If Jones gets dealt, the centerfield spot will probably be Pie’s. If not, then he might start in Triple A until the Cubs can clear some room for him.
Lefty Donald Veal comes in at two and he’s a solid arm who tore through both Low A and High A as a 22 year old. This guy is a potential stud and you could see him in the rotation late in 2007. The only concenr with him is the walks. In fact he almost gave up as many walks (82) in 2006 then he did hits (91 with a batting average against that was .175).
Notre Dame star Jeff Samardzija comes in at number three. The football star recently made a multi-year committment to the Cubs and he’ll test his mettle at High A in 2007.
2006 first round pick Tyler Colvin comes in at number four. He’s still a couple of years away but he had a very good season in the Northwest league. Rouding out the top five is Sean Gallagher and he could find himself getting a cup of coffee at the end of the year.
Some quality players though. When you combine it with the money the Cubs threw around in the offseason, you’d hope that a run isn’t out of the realm of possibility in 2007.
