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Jeff Samardzija Recalled to Join Cubs

The Cubs continue to make minor tweaks to their roster as they cling to relevancy in the NL Central race. After recalling Kevin Hart and Sam Fuld in the past few days, relief pitcher Jeff Samardzija was brought back to the big leagues Tuesday. He'll replace Jose Ascanio in the bullpen. Samardzija, the highly popular...

Jake Peavy Still Tied to Cubs in Talks

As baseball's offseason slogs along at a molasses-like pace, the Jake Peavy-to-Cubs rumors just won't die. Whether it's actual reality or just pure conjecture at this point is hard to tell. For now, Peavy and each front office remain pretty quiet. And all we're left doing is speculating.Yet we do know a few things that...

Ryne Sandberg Will Return to Wrigley As Coach

So here's a nifty idea: the Cubs, beholders of the precious night game inside their stadium -- are ceding their July 29 evening to let their Class A affiliate Peoria squad take on the Kane County Cougars. (Sidenote: The only foul ball I've ever caught at a baseball game was at a Kane County Cougars game.)The reasoning? To...

Meet the NL Central First Round Picks

Here are the first round picks by the NL Central teams in today's MLB Amateur draft and a few words about them:Chicago Cubs (3)- Josh Vitters, 3B, HS. The Cubs got their guy here. Just about everyone had him and Mike Moutsakas (selected directly above by the Royals) as the 1-2 high school hitters in the draft, with neither...

Josh Vitters News From the Web

05/23/12 Cubs Come Up Short in Loss to Tacoma Source: Minor League Baseball The Cubs fell to the Rainiers 8-3 in the second straight day game at Principal Park Wednesday.
05/11/12 Fresno Allows 10 Unanswered Runs In Loss Source: Minor League Baseball The Fresno Grizzlies could only muster one run in the first inning before the Iowa Cubs took the game into control and won 10-1 on Thursday night at Chukchansi Park. The loss means the Grizzlies will not win their first series of the season, but they do have the opportunity to salvage the series as a tie by winning in the finale on Friday evening.
05/11/12 Iowa Scores 10 Unanswered Runs In Win Source: Minor League Baseball The Fresno Grizzlies could only muster one run in the first inning before the Iowa Cubs took the game into control and won 10-1 on Thursday night at Chukchansi Park. The loss means the Grizzlies will not win their first series of the season, but they do have the opportunity to salvage the series as a tie by winning in the finale on Friday evening.
05/09/12 Iowa Powers Past Fresno In Series Opener Source: Minor League Baseball The Fresno Grizzlies returned home on Tuesday night with a thud as they lost to the Iowa Cubs 13-2 at Chukchansi Park. It was the first Fresno loss in a series opener this season.
05/07/12 'Fantasy Baseball Outsider' Mailbag: Cubs' Future at... Source: MLB Depth Charts In today's 'Fantasy Baseball Outsider' Mailbag, I discuss which direction the Cubs' future at 3B, where Ian Stewart isn't doing much to prove he's the answer.

Background on Josh Vitters

Josh Vitters (born August 27, 1989 in Anaheim, California) is a third base prospect who was drafted by the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball 3rd overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

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