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FARM SYSTEM
2010 TOP DRAFT PICK

HAYDEN SIMPSON
The Cubs didnt get a chance to see their top
2010 pick in professional action this season.
Right-handed pitcher Simpson, the No. 16 overall pick in the draft,
had a bout of
mononucleosis
shortly after he
signed with the team,
and the organization
shut him down for
the season. The 6'0",
175-pounder out of
Division II Southern
Arkansas University
has an unorthodox
delivery, a la Giants star hurler Tim Lincecum.
Simpson was 352 in three seasons with
Southern Arkansas with a 2.39 ERA and 323
strikeouts in 271 innings. The Cubs arent planning to rush him. Before he developed mono,
they were concerned with his college workload
on the hill and were going to limit his innings in
2010 anyway. So they will get a good look at
him in 2011.

2009 TOP PICK

Brett Jackson, OF, California Tore up Florida

State League pitching (.316 average) and did

well at Double-A level (.276). Could be ready
for Triple-A this year.

2008 TOP PICK

Andrew Cashner, RHP, TCU Made 53 relief ap-

pearances for the Cubs in 2010 after dominating in Triple-A Iowa. Could be in the mix for a
starting spot this year.

2007 TOP PICK

CUBS ROSTER
General Manager: Jim Hendry Manager: Mike Quade Coaches: Ivan DeJesus (third base), Bob Dernier (first base),
Rudy Jaramillo (batting), Dave Keller (special assistant), Pat Listach (bench), Mark Riggins (pitching), Lester Strode (bullpen)
No. Pitchers
64 Justin Berg
Alberto Cabrera

2006 TOP PICK

Tyler Colvin, OF, Clemson Expected to unseat

Kosuke Fukudome as starting right fielder this

year. Bashed 20 home runs in 358 at-bats with
the Cubs last year.

R-R 6-4 210 10/25/88

33 Esmailin Caridad

R-R 5-10 193 10/28/83

48 Andrew Cashner

R-R 6-6 200

9/11/86

27 Casey Coleman

L-R 6-0 185

7/3/87

46 Ryan Dempster
20 Thomas Diamond

R-R 6-2 215

R-R 6-3 250

5/3/77
4/6/83

66 Rafael Dolis

R-R 6-4 215

1/10/88

48 John Gaub

R-L 6-2 210

4/28/85

22 Matt Garza
32 Tom Gorzelanny
43 John Grabow

R-R 6-4 215 11/26/83

L-L 6-2 210 7/12/82
L-L 6-2 205 11/4/78

57 Scott Maine

L-L 6-3 215

49 Carlos Marmol
45 Sean Marshall
62 Marcos Mateo

R-R 6-2 215 10/14/82

L-L 6-7 220 8/30/82
R-R 6-1 220 4/18/84

40 James Russell

L-L 6-4 200

1/8/86

29 Jeff Samardzija

R-R 6-5 225

1/23/85

51 Brian Schlitter

R-R 6-5 235 12/21/85

52 Carlos Silva

R-R 6-4 280

Josh Vitters, INF, Cypress (Calif.) HS A finger

injury cut short his season after promotion to

Double-A. Was hitting .223 in 206 at-bats with
Tennessee before injury.

B-T Ht. Wt. Birthdate

R-R 6-3 225
6/7/84

Kyle Smit

2/2/85

4/23/79

R-R 6-3 167 10/14/87

44 Jeff Stevens

R-R 6-2 205

9/5/83

36 Randy Wells
34 Kerry Wood

R-R 6-5 230

R-R 6-5 210

8/28/82
6/16/77

38 Carlos Zambrano

S-R 6-5 270

6/1/81

No. Catchers
72 Welington Castillo

B-T Ht. Wt.

R-R 5-10 210

Birthdate
4/24/87

55 Koyie Hill
18 Geovany Soto

S-R
R-R

6-1 210
6-1 220

3/9/79
1/20/83

No. Infielders
28 Jeff Baker
15 Darwin Barney

B-T Ht. Wt.

R-R 6-2 210
R-R 5-10 179

Birthdate
6/21/81
11/8/85

13 Starlin Castro

R-R

2005 TOP PICK

Mark Pawelek, LHP, Springville (Utah) HS Re-

leased by the Cubs in March 2009. Made three

appearances for Gateway Grizzlies in Frontier
League last season.

OTHER TOP PROSPECTS (AGE)

OF Tony Campana (24) Hit .319 and stole 48

bases in Double-A last year and will likely open

season at Triple-A Iowa.
1B Justin Bour (22) Led Class A Peoria with
87 RBIs but also struck out 100 times.
RHP Trey McNutt (21) Was 60 with 1.51 ERA
with Peoria and 40 with a 2.63 ERA in high
Class A Daytona before suffering a Double-A
loss late in the season.
RHP Jay Jackson (23) Rose quickly to Triple-A
in two years and had a solid season for Iowa
in 2010.
OF Ty Wright (26) After offseason hernia surgery, tore up Double-A pitching but struggled
after a promotion to Iowa, hitting .240 with
one home run in 175 at-bats.

6-0 190

3/24/90

L-R 5-11 195

8/20/85

22 Carlos Pea

L-L

6-2 225

5/17/78

16 Aramis Ramirez

R-R

6-1 205

6/25/78

No.
24
19
1

B-T
R-R
L-L
L-R
L-L

Ht.
6-0
6-3
6-0
6-3

Wt.
245
210
200
200

Birthdate
8/30/77
9/5/85
4/26/77
1/25/82

R-R

6-1 195

1/7/76

9 Blake DeWitt

Outfielders
Marlon Byrd
Tyler Colvin
Kosuke Fukudome
Brad Snyder

12 Alfonso Soriano

2010 Club
W-L
ERA
CHICAGO NL
0-1 5.18
Iowa (AAA)
4-1 3.64
Tennessee (AA)
0-4 6.33
Daytona (A)
7-5 3.28
CHICAGO NL
0-1 11.25
Iowa (AAA)
0-1 3.00
Tennessee (AA)
0-1 5.19
Mesa (R)
0-0 13.50
CHICAGO NL
2-6 4.80
Iowa (AAA)
3-0 0.86
Tennessee (AA)
3-1 2.75
CHICAGO NL
4-2 4.11
Iowa (AAA)
10-7 4.07
CHICAGO NL
15-12 3.85
CHICAGO NL
1-3 6.83
Iowa (AAA)
5-4 3.16
Tennessee (AA)
5-4 4.07
Daytona (A)
4-5 2.92
Iowa (AAA)
3-4 6.52
Mesa (R)
0-1 81.00
TAMPA BAY
15-10 3.91
CHICAGO NL
7-9 4.09
CHICAGO NL
1-3 7.36
Iowa (AAA)
0-0 6.75
CHICAGO NL
0-0 2.08
Iowa (AAA)
3-1 3.51
Tennessee (AA)
1-1 2.08
CHICAGO NL
2-3 2.55
CHICAGO NL
7-5 2.65
CHICAGO NL
0-1 5.82
Iowa (AAA)
0-1 4.97
Tennessee (AA)
0-0 2.18
Mesa (R)
0-0 0.00
CHICAGO NL
1-1 4.96
Iowa (AAA)
0-0 5.73
CHICAGO NL
2-2 8.38
Iowa (AAA)
11-3 4.37
CHICAGO NL
0-1 12.38
Iowa (AAA)
2-1 3.15
CHICAGO NL
10-6 4.22
Peoria (A)
0-1 6.14
Tennessee (AA)
5-1 1.96
Chattanooga (AA)
0-0 0.00
Inland Empire (A)
5-3 2.49
CHICAGO NL
0-0 6.11
Iowa (AAA)
0-2 3.16
CHICAGO NL
8-14 4.26
NEW YORK AL
2-0 0.69
CLEVELAND
1-4 6.30
Akron (AAA)
0-1 20.25
CHICAGO NL
11-6 3.33
Iowa (AAA)
0-0 6.75
Mesa (R)
0-0 0.00

G
41
21
10
18
8
2
7
1
53
5
6
12
20
34
16
21
12
14
30
1
33
29
28
4
13
33
13
77
80
21
8
17
1
57
5
7
35
7
37
21
2
12
3
31
18
36
32
24
23
3
36
3
1

GS
0
0
9
17
0
0
0
1
0
3
6
8
20
34
3
21
12
13
0
1
32
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
15
0
0
21
2
0
0
1
0
0
32
0
0
1
20
0
0

SV
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
5
5
38
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
1
0
6
0
10
0
0
8
0
0
0
0

IP
40.0
29.2
42.2
93.1
4.0
3.0
8.2
0.2
54.1
21.0
36.0
57.0
117.1
215.1
29.0
108.1
55.1
71.0
29.0
0.1
204.2
136.1
25.2
4.0
13.0
41.0
17.1
77.2
74.2
21.2
12.2
20.2
1.0
49.0
11.0
19.1
111.1
8.0
45.2
113.0
7.1
18.1
3.0
50.2
17.2
42.2
194.1
26.0
20.0
2.2
129.2
4.0
1.0

H
45
24
57
92
4
2
12
3
55
17
22
56
106
198
33
86
65
63
27
1
193
136
35
6
9
33
14
40
58
20
12
23
0
55
11
21
86
18
44
120
8
23
1
51
21
31
209
14
21
4
119
6
0

BB
20
12
24
26
5
1
3
0
30
2
13
25
35
86
18
46
27
30
25
2
63
68
13
1
5
21
5
52
25
9
4
3
0
11
4
20
67
5
21
24
2
4
0
10
10
26
63
18
11
3
69
1
0

SO
14
16
35
90
4
2
8
1
50
17
42
27
59
208
36
104
45
48
38
1
150
119
20
2
11
47
15
138
90
26
15
29
1
42
10
9
102
7
42
80
5
16
1
46
15
43
144
31
18
2
117
4
1

2010 Club
CHICAGO NL
Iowa (AAA)
CHICAGO NL
CHICAGO NL

AVG
.300
.255
.214
.280

G
7
69
77
105

AB
20
239
215
322

R
3
35
18
47

H
6
61
46
90

HR
1
13
1
17

RBI
5
59
17
53

BB
1
19
12
62

SO
7
58
61
83

SB
0
0
1
0

2010 Club
CHICAGO NL
CHICAGO NL
Iowa (AAA)
CHICAGO NL
Tennessee (AA)
CHICAGO NL
LOS ANGELES NL
TAMPA BAY
Charlotte (A)
CHICAGO NL
Peoria (A)

AVG
.272
.241
.299
.300
.376
.250
.270
.196
.667
.241
.167

G
79
30
114
125
26
53
82
144
1
124
2

AB
206
79
479
463
109
184
256
484
3
465
6

R
29
12
72
53
20
18
29
64
1
61
1

H
56
19
143
139
41
46
69
95
2
112
1

HR
4
0
2
3
1
4
1
28
0
25
0

RBI
21
2
49
41
20
22
30
84
1
83
1

BB SO
16 50
6 12
23 52
29 71
9 11
17 37
30 49
87 158
0
0
34 90
2
2

SB
1
0
11
10
4
1
2
5
0
0
0

2010 Club
CHICAGO NL
CHICAGO NL
CHICAGO NL
CHICAGO NL
Iowa (AAA)
CHICAGO NL

AVG
.293
.254
.263
.185
.308
.258

G
152
135
130
12
132
147

AB
580
358
358
27
543
496

R
84
60
45
1
39
67

H
170
91
94
5
66
128

HR
12
20
13
0
14
24

RBI
66
56
44
5
44
79

BB SO
31 98
30 100
64 67
1 12
20 68
45 123

SB
5
6
7
0
10
5

131