Welington Andres Castillo

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 24, 1987 in San Isidro, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 2010 (Age 23)   vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Cubs 2010-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$503k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.009, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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• 4/22 Blog Red Machine: Cubs V Reds – 4/22/13 : Starting Lineups and Pitchers: Tonight, the Good Guys welcome the Chicago Cubs into Great American Ball Park. Last season, Cincy posted a 12-4 record against...
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• 4/19 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Series Preview – Cubs @ Brewers; April 19 – April 21, 2013: No rain outs this weekend!  It seems as though the Brewers have found a groove since playing the Cubs as they are playing better...
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• 4/18 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Early Waiver Wire Surprises: Yes it's only about 15 games into the MLB season but there are some players who are making a lot of noise on the field and you...
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• 4/11 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Series Preview – Giants @ Cubs; April 11 – April 14, 2013: Ah, Spring in Chicago, either it’s great or horrible, usually no in between.  Hopefully the weather cooperates today, and...
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• 4/5 Obstructed View: 4/5 Game Thread – Cubs at Braves: Lineups (With ZiPS projected wOBA or FIP) Cubs CF Dave Sappelt (.304) SS Starlin Castro (.334) 1B Anthony Rizzo (.365) LF Alfonso...
• 4/4 fantasyteamadvice.com: Hot and cold fantasy catchers of week 1 – who to pick up and drop – waiver wired: If you are in an ultra-competitive fantasy league, every day of production matters when deciding who to add and drop when dealing...
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• 4/2 TheFantasyFix.com: Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: April 2, 2013: The First Pitch We have to start today’s Fix with this video of Anthony Rizzo absolutely raping the first pitch he saw this...
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• 4/1 Obstructed View: Opening Day postgame thread – Cubs 3, Pirates 1: Cubs win! The Cubs took an early lead on a first inning home run by Anthony Rizzo that still hasn't landed. Combine that with...
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• 4/1 numberFire: Chicago Cubs 2013 Statistical Preview: Hitting: The eye is towards the future, but will anyone outside of Castro and Rizzo produce?See More David DeJesus Starlin Castro Anthony...

• 3/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: 2013 NL Central Preview: Chicago Cubs with @BleacherNation: Just as quickly as the MLB season ended last year it is ready to kick back up again in 2013. Spring Training has been going on...
• 3/25 Obstructed View: Starlin Castro to bat 2nd: You know that news is rather light when you're writing about what you figured would happen all along: Starlin Castro will...
• 3/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Chicago Cubs preview: Expect the worst, hope for the best: Coming off their first 100-loss season since the 1960s, the Chicago Cubs could not afford to stand still in the offseason, and...
• 3/22 Justin Jabs: Sizing up the Cubs’ 25 man roster: The Chicago Cubs have 9 Spring Training games left to evaluate the talent they still have in camp as Dale Sveum & company...
• 3/18 Justin Jabs: The Cubs’ Opening Day lineup is set: Courtesy of Carrie Muskat, and first presented to me by the Born On Third blog, Dale Sveum has unveiled his Opening Day lineup...
• 3/12 fantasyteamadvice.com: Catcher sleepers for ’13 fantasybaseball – late round C draft picks: Catcher sleepers for ’13 fantasybaseball Our definition of a sleeper – A player who either goes late in the draft, or...
• 3/4 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Avoid Pre-Arbitration With All Eligible Players: In what was one of those “potentially a big deal but not really a big deal until something goes wrong” issues, the...
• 3/3 Justin Jabs: I-94 series kicks off (sort of): The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs kick off their 2013 season series today. Sort of. The first meaningful meeting of the...

• 2/25 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Let Big Early Lead Slip Away in Loss to Dodgers: Full Box Score   The Cubs used the long ball early and often against Chad Billingsley and the Dodgers staff to build a 6-2 lead...
• 2/20 Obstructed View: What’s wrong with the 2013 Cubs Oliver projections?: I noticed yesterday on Fangraphs that they had published the 2013 Cubs Oliver Projections. Actually, they'd posted all the...
• 2/18 Blog Red Machine: NLC Catcher Rankings: Molina and the Others: I think the headline says it all when it comes to the catchers in the NL Central.  If you honestly think about it, is there any...
• 2/16 Obstructed View: Cubs players who are out of options: There are 6 Cubs players who are out of options meaning they cannot be optioned to the minor leagues. They would have to be placed...
• 2/15 Obstructed View: Last year Joe Mather, this year Brent Lillibridge?: Last season Joe Mather was signed to a minor league contract and then made the team. Joe Mather was not any good. Not before he...
• 2/13 Obstructed View: 2013 PECOTA Projections: The 2013 PECOTA projections are out and I thought I'd post some of the Cubs below. Since you have to be a subscriber in order...
• 2/10 Obstructed View: 2013 Cubs projections: Anthony Rizzo: A little over a week ago, we started our 2013 Cubs projections series by looking at Welington Castillo. The plan is to just go...

• 1/30 Baseball Analytics: The Fantasy Baseball Diary: Cheap Power: There’s nothing I love more than getting IMs full of trash talk from my friends during the middle of drafts because of the...
• 1/28 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013 Chicago Cubs Hitting & Pitching Projections: Chicago Cubs — Predicted Finish: Fifth Place, NL Central Oh Theo, are you regretting the move to Chi-town yet?!? Your best…well…at...
• 1/26 Cubbies Crib: FanGraphs’ Bradley Woodrum Projects 75+ Wins Season For Cubs: Someone over at FanGraphs has some big love for the Cubs, and his name is Bradley Woodrum. Woodrum just recently wrote a piece...
• 1/25 Obstructed View: It’s time to get excited about the 2013 Cubs: Spring training is just around the corner and the 2013 Cubs are set to kick off their Cactus League schedule on February 23rd....
• 1/10 Baseball Jerks: Chicago Cubs 2013 PreviewThe Cubs were as bad as a team could be in 2012, losing 101 games and looking ugly doing it. As any team with 61......
• 1/4 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Still Have Moves To Make This Offseason: In what has been an exciting offseason where many new faces have been added to the Cubs’ roster, there are still moves left...
• 1/4 Obstructed View: How many games will the 2013 Cubs win?: Over at The Cub Contrarian, Kyle used an estimated WAR for players to get a team win total. I thought I'd do the same thing,...
• 1/2 Obstructed View: Muskat: Work in progress, but Cubs aim to be competitive: I saw the title of this article a couple days ago, but didn't bother reading it. I don't believe the Cubs have attempted...

• 12/27 Obstructed View: Copying what other sucky team’s bloggers do: I was trying to think of something to write about. I had an idea, looked into it, lost interest and left a brief comment summarizing...
• 12/21 Cubs Stats: Jackson, Villanueva Push Cubs Closer To 80 Wins: So, big news on Thursday: The Chicago Cubs added a pair of starting pitchers, Carlos Villanueva and Edwin Jackson. Like many...

• 11/29 Rally Caps: Rally Caps Offseason Outlook - Chicago Cubs: Pos Player Salary Total C Welington Castillo $500,000 2008 $118,345,833 1B Anthony Rizzo...
• 11/20 Cubbies Crib: Cubs 40-Man Roster Now Set For Rule 5 Draft: After a rather lack-luster day of activity from the Cubs today, the 40 man roster falls together like this:  MLB Service Time goes...
• 11/15 Cubs Stats: Cubs Sign Dioner Navarro; Nary A Cause For Celebration: News broke this afternoon that the Chicago Cubs had signed catcher Dioner Navarro. My buddies at Cubs Den said: ...Navarro...

• 10/3 Cubbies Crib: Smile! 100+ Losses Couldn’t Be Better For the Cubs: Yes, you read that correctly. And no, I haven’t lost my mind. I’m absolutely thrilled to see the Cubs drop over 100...
• 10/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs, Red Sox and Astros look forward to 2013 and beyond: With the postseason within arm’s reach, many anti**** great match-ups. For the teams that miss out, they will undoubtedly...

• 9/23 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs St Louis Cardinals: Pre-Game Notes, Starting Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs are not the only Chicago team playing a team from St Louis on Sunday. The Bears take to soldier field to play...
• 9/22 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs St Louis Cardinals: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Information: The Chicago Cubs have the St Louis Cardinals’ number at Wrigley Field. In the teams past 7 games against each other at Wrigley...
• 9/21 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 151: Matheny’d: A miserable day in Chicago (is there any other kind?) couldn’t dampen the electricity and excitement of legendary Cardinal Chris...
• 9/16 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Information: The Chicago Cubs take the field today in an attempt to add to the Pittsburgh Pirates woes. The Cubs failed on that opportunity...
• 9/11 Climbing Tal's Hill: Monday’s loss a microcosm of Astros 2012 season: I admit it. I was a little excited about the prospect of Monday’s series opener against the Cubs. Even bad teams get hot...
• 9/9 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs probably will not have a lot of viewership from the Chicago land area today for their game against the Pittsburgh...
• 9/8 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: On the same day that the starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija will be making his final start of the season for the Chicago Cubs, the...
• 9/7 Cubbies Crib: A Field Of Nine: The month of September is here. That means a multitude of things, but perhaps most important, it means that the Chicago Cubs are...
• 9/3 District On Deck: Game 134: Nationals 2, Cubs 1: In a season the Washington Nationals hope to fill with milestones, few in the regular season will match the significance of the...
• 9/3 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Washington Nationals: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs are celebrating the Labor Day holiday in the Nation’s Capitol as they begin another week of labor beginning...
• 9/2 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs San Francisco Giants: Pre-Game Notes, Lineups, and TV Info: Before we dive into too much detail about the Chicago Cubs attempt to win their weekend series against the San Francisco Giants...
• 9/1 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs San Francisco Giants: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs set their playoff roster today. Despite speculation among the fan base that the Cubs could trade left fielder...

• 8/25 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Colorado Rockies: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs kicked to the weekend off to a good start on Friday as the Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 5 to 3. The starting...
• 8/24 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Colorado Rockies: Pre-Game Notes, Lineups, and TV Info: The Chicago Bears play in their third pre-season game tonight in New York against the New York “Football” Giants....
• 8/8 Obstructed View: Worst Cubs offense ever?: I was checking out Starlin Castro's disappointing offensive season on Fangraphs and thought I'd check to see where the...
• 8/6 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of August 6: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid...

• 7/31 MLB Dirt: Rangers Upgrade Defense and Potentially Offense with Geovany Soto: The Texas Rangers have acquired former All-Star and Rookie of the Year catcher Geovany Soto in exchange for right-handed pitching...
• 7/31 Cubbies Crib: Hugs All Around As Maholm, Johnson, and Soto Are Traded: For much of the past two weeks, the Chicago Cubs have been criticized by their fan-base for the lack trade activity. The belief...
• 7/10 Obstructed View: Obstructed View’s Top 20 Cubs Prospects: 1. Brett Jackson OF AAA The Math —  The 23 year old, 2009 1st round pick has a slash line .261/.339/.494. Astronomical...
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• 6/25 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/24: Around the Cubs Minor League System: June 24,2012 – Minor League Recap FULL BOX SCORE Crazy night in Boise as the Hawks and the Emeralds combined for 25 runs...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/17: With Josh Beckett out for at least the next 15 days, the Boston Red Sox are going to need Jon Lester to pitch like we all know...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/17: With Josh Beckett out for at least the next 15 days, the Boston Red Sox are going to need Jon Lester to pitch like we all know...
• 6/16 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Rally Falls Just Short as Red Sox Even Series: Sure both of these teams aren’t near the top of the Major League’s but the last two days have been electric at the...
• 6/14 Obstructed View: Koyie Hill DFA’d, Ian Stewart to DL, Welington Castillo & Luis Valbuena re-called: The Cubs have made a few transactions and one of them might spell the end to his career. Koyie Hill was let go by the Cubs this...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Designate Koyie Hill For Assignment: The Cubs designated catcher Koyie Hill for assignment, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports (on Twitter). The Cubs activated Welington...
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• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo begins rehab: Chicago Cubs C Welington Castillo (knee) has started his rehab assignment with Double-A Knoxville, and he's scheduled to play...[+] through the weekend.

• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo to DL: The Chicago Cubs placed C Welington Castillo (knee) on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained medial collateral ligament in...[+] his right knee Tuesday, May 22, and recalled SP Travis Wood in a corresponding move. Castillo's DL stint is retroactive to May 19.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo to be re-examined TuesdayUpdating a previous report, Chicago Cubs C Welington Castillo (knee) will be re-examined Tuesday, May 22....[+] Updating a previous report, Chicago Cubs C Welington Castillo (knee) will be re-examined Tuesday, May 22.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo has sprained MCL: An MRI exam revealed that Chicago Cubs C Welington Castillo (knee) has a mild MCL sprain in his right knee. He is expected to...[+] be sidelined for four to seven days.
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo has good dayChicago Cubs C Welington Castillo homered and drove in four runs Thursday, May 17....[+] Chicago Cubs C Welington Castillo homered and drove in four runs Thursday, May 17.
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Make Or Break Year: Geovany Soto: In the aftermath of Geovany Soto's big 2010 season, the catcher was being looked at as extension candidate, in line for a healthy...

• 4/30 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log - April 30, 2012: Nyjer Morgan $13.  Other bids: $12, $10, $8, $8, $6, $3.Morgan is available in your league?  Why yes – I waived him. ...
• 4/28 Roto Think Tank: N.L. Gearing Up: April 30 - May 6: Rising UpRoss Detwiler (15% owned this week, 52% owned next week)Here is a quick reminder: you read about Detwiler here first...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | One up, one downThe Chicago Cubs recalled C Welington Castillo from Triple-A Iowa and optioned C Steve Clevenger to Iowa....[+] The Chicago Cubs recalled C Welington Castillo from Triple-A Iowa and optioned C Steve Clevenger to Iowa.
• 4/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Top 15 prospects for 2012: part two: In case you missed it, here is part one. Shelby Miller – Miller is widely regarded as the pitcher with the most potential...
• 4/5 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Recapping the Spring Training Battles.: Over the last several weeks, I took a look at four of the Cubs Spring Training Battles.  Now that the battles are over and...

• 3/20 Obstructed View: OV’s Projected Playing Time for the 2012 Cubs: On Saturday I published this year's playing time survey and more than 50 of you took the time to fill it out. Thanks for taking...
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Backup catcher still undecided: The Chicago Cubs' backup catcher competition between Welington Castillo and Steve Clevenger is expected to come down to the final...[+] days of spring training, according to manager Dale Sveum.
• 3/14 Obstructed View: Position Battles: Back-up Catcher: The Cubs roster is mostly set with a few exceptions. Welington Castillo and Steve Clevenger are battling it out for the back-up...
• 3/13 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.13.12: Practice game wrapup The Cubs knocked the eminently hittable Bronson Arroyo around in the first inning, capped off by an approximately...
• 3/6 Cubbies Crib: Jason Jaramillo Dealing With A Quad Injury: Oct 2, 2010; Miami FL, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jason Jaramillo (35) during batting practice before a game against the...
• 3/6 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.5.12 – Random state laws edition: This week in state laws Lots of discussion in the comments this morning about state liquor and marriage laws yesterday. Apparently...
• 3/6 Obstructed View: Spring Training Game 1: A’s @ Cubs: Rodrigo Lopez gets the first Cactus League start today at 2:05 pm. Starters generally pitch a couple innings their first start...

• 2/27 MLB Dirt: 2012 Chicago Cubs Outlook: Infield: In our third installment, we’ll take a look at what options the Cubs have an the infield while they work to build their...
• 2/26 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Roster Profiles: Steve Clevenger: As the 2012 season approaches, Cubbies Crib is profiling each and every member of the Cubs forty man roster. Today, we are talking...
• 2/25 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Roster Profiles: Welington Castillo: As the 2012 season approaches, Cubbies Crib is profiling each and every member of the Cubs forty man roster. Today, we are talking...
• 2/24 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Chicago Cubs: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/5 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : The Cubs 2012 Composite Top 10 Prospect List (version 2.0): With the Super Bowl now over, I thought it would be a good time to update the Cubs 2012 Composite Top 10 Prospect List. ...
• 2/5 Obstructed View: Projecting the 2012 Cubs: Catchers: The past few years I've done posts for each player, but this year I'm going to do it by position. It's a little more...

• 1/31 Obstructed View: Projecting the 2012 Cubs: Catchers: The past few years I've done posts for each player, but this year I'm going to do it by position. It's a little more...
• 1/30 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Are the Tampa Rays interested in the Cubs' Geovany Soto?: The Tampa Rays have pitching to deal, according to Marc Tompkin of the Tampa Bay Times, and they might use that pitching to bolster...
• 1/30 Cubbies Crib: Steve Clevenger Could Break Camp With The Cubs: Steve Clevenger At Bat, March 6, 2011. Photo by Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE The Cubs will have a great deal of competition in spring...
• 1/23 The "Mc" Effect: N.L. Central Top Prospects - Chicago Cubs: I'm going around the division looking at each team's top 20 prospects and giving a brief overview of their system. This is the...
• 1/18 Cubbies Crib: Cubs pick up former Pirate Jaramillo: With the departure of former backup catcher Koyie Hill during the offseason, the Cubs signed 29-year old backstop Jason Jaramillo....
• 1/18 The "Mc" Effect: Oliver Perez and Jason Jaramillo Find New Homes: Two formers Pirates have signed on with new teams today.Oliver Perez signed a minor-league deal with the Seattle Mariners that...
• 1/4 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Projecting the Cubs future lineups.: Around this time of year, when there is a lull in the Cubs Hot Stove season, I often find myself thinking of the Cubs future and...

• 12/14 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : The 2012 Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospect List (version 1.0): Its time once again to unveil the Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospect List. For those of you who were not around last year, this...
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• 12/2 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Oliver Projections, Part 1: The Hardball Times has released their Oliver projections for the 2012 season. Berselius will once again be writing the player...

• 11/29 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Oliver Projections, Part 1: The Hardball Times has released their Oliver projections for the 2012 season. Berselius will once again be writing the player...

• 10/29 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs ZiPS Projections, Part 1: Dan has already released the 2012 ZiPS for the Cubs so I thought I'd highlight several players and post them here. Player PA H HR BB K AVG OBP SLG wOBA Carlos...
• 10/27 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs CAIRO Projections, Part 1: We can thank the Yankees early exit from the playoffs for SG's CAIRO being released so early. For those of you who read ACB, the...
• 10/13 Obstructed View: Compensation for Theo Epstein: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe wrote that the compensation talks between the Red Sox and Cubs were set to begin soon. Apparently...

• 9/28 Obstructed View: What kids?: Every year the Cubs struggle the masses come out and say the Cubs should play the kids. It happens every single time. It happens...

• 8/22 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: September Roster Expansion--Who gets the call?: With September 1st just around the corner, I thought I would take a look at the potential callups for the Cubs to see if there...
• 8/10 Seedlings to Stars: Harvesting Opinion: Chicago Cubs–Neftali Rosario and Other Catchers: Harvesting Opinion is a regular feature on Seedlings to Stars which will appear every Monday. Each week, six of FanSided’s team...
• 8/2 Obstructed View: Checking up on the Cubs top prospects, part 1: A month ago I took a look at how the Cubs top prospects (ratings from John Sickels) were doing and the final part was a form for...
• 8/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: July minor league player and pitcher of the month: Well another month is in the books and just like the major league club, the minor league affiliates are struggling to string wins...

• 7/25 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Cubs mid-season minor league all-stars: As a follow-up to last week's Cubs mid-season top 10 prospect list, this week I decided to choose my mid-season minor league all-star...
• 7/17 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Cubs Mid-season Top 10 Prospects: With Baseball America releasing its Midseason Top 50 Prospects on July 7th (Brett Jackson was ranked 32nd and Matt Szczur was...
• 7/12 Obstructed View: Mid-Season Good and Bad: Position Players: Last year over at Aisle 424, I decided that grading players on a scale of objectivity was ultimately dumb and subjective. But...
• 7/12 Obstructed View: Midseason look at the Cubs top prospects, part 3: We've taken an extensive look at the top 20 Cubs prospects this season by Sickels so it's time to look at some others who weren't...
• 7/3 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Cubs' June Minor League Player and Pitcher of the month: Another month is in the books and its time once again to catch up on how the affiliates are doing and pick a minor league player...
• 7/2 Obstructed View: Midseason look at the Cubs top prospects, part 1: I figured now was a good time to post something about the Cubs top prospects since it's past the midway point in the full minor...
• 7/1 Cubbies Crib: Three More All-Stars: Three Iowa Cubs have been named to the Pacific Coast League All Star team, becoming the latest additions to a very lengthy list...

• 6/23 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Is Geovany Soto on the block?: With all the talk of the Cubs becoming sellers and trying to dump their bad contracts on some poor, unsuspecting GM. One player...
• 6/15 Obstructed View: Cubs compared to their projections: Back in April I compared the Cubs players to their projections and intended to do it once a month. Instead, you get once every...
• 6/13 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Who's next to get the call?: Due to injuries and other factors, the Cubs have employed 8 rookies so far this year:  Darwin Barney, Welington Castillo,...
• 6/1 Obstructed View: What the Cubs may soon look like: The Cubs are 8.5 games out of first place and it's just the first of June. Their pythagorean record is even worse than their actual...

• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo optionedThe Chicago Cubs have optioned C Welington Castillo to Triple-A Iowa....[+] The Chicago Cubs have optioned C Welington Castillo to Triple-A Iowa.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo draws a start: Chicago Cubs C Welington Castillo started behind the plate Wednesday, May 25, against the New York Mets. C Koyie Hill was rested....[+] Castillo was 0-for-2 with a strikeout.
• 5/13 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: N.L. Week 7, May 16-22: Welcome to another edition of Gearing Up for the upcoming National League week.News and Notes: Injury DivisionScott Rolen. ...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Geovany Soto lands on disabled list: The Chicago Cubs placed C Geovany Soto (groin) on the disabled list Wednesday, May 11. C Welington Castillo has been brought up...[+] to replace him on the roster. C Koyie Hill is starting behind the plate Wednesday, while Castillo could get the start Thursday, May 12.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Geovany Soto scheduled for MRI: Updating a previous report, Chicago Cubs C Geovany Soto (groin) is scheduled for an MRI Wednesday, May 11. C Welington Castillo...[+] might be recalled from Triple-A Iowa if Soto is forced to the 15-day disabled list.

• 4/11 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Where the Cubs Top Prospects are Playing: The minor league season (for full-season leagues) kicked off last week.  For those of you who like to follow the next generation...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo temporarily assigned to Class A: Chicago Cubs prospect C Welington Castillo (finger) will play at Triple-A Iowa this year, but he has been temporarily assigned...[+] to Class A Daytona so he can serve as the designated hitter, reports Paul Sullivan, of the Chicago Tribune. Castillo is dealing with a sore finger on his left hand.

• 3/30 Obstructed View: How bad is Koyie Hill?: Over the last two seasons Koyie Hill has posted a 51 wRC+ (weighted runs created, adjusted so that 100 is average like ERA+ and...
• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Send down Welington CastilloThe Chicago Cubs have sent C Welington Castillo to Triple-A Iowa, according to Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com....[+] The Chicago Cubs have sent C Welington Castillo to Triple-A Iowa, according to Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com.
• 3/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Two catchers to be demoted soon: The Chicago Cubs are expected to send Cs Welington Castillo and Max Ramirez to the minors before spring training camp ends, according...[+] to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. There are currently 27 players in camp.
• 3/7 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Prospects on the Cubs 40-man Roster: A couple weeks ago I looked at the Cubs' Non-Roster Invitees and their chances to make the team.  This week I'm going...

• 2/8 Call to the Pen: The Chicago Cubs System: Continuing my journey through the land of prospects, I bring you the twentieth system rundown: that of the Chicago Cubs. The Matt...
• 2/7 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Winter League Wrap-up: Although the Arizona Fall League gets most of the press, as a lot of teams send their top prospects there, there are a few other...

• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Avoid Arbitration With Koyie HillThe Cubs avoided arbitration with Koyie Hill, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat (on Twitter). ...
• 1/10 Obstructed View: Cubs Claim Max Ramirez Off Waivers: The Red Sox placed 26 year old catcher Max Ramirez on waivers and the Cubs claimed him.  Ramirez was rated the 84th best...
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Claim Max Ramirez: Max Ramirez has been claimed on waivers for the second time in six days. This time, the Cubs claimed him from the Red Sox, according...

• 12/20 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospect List: This week I am adding a new feature to the site, the Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospect List.  The idea is pretty simple, albeit...
• 12/8 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Winter Meetings rumors: Cubs step up pursuit of first baseman: After a relatively quiet first day of the Winter Meetings for the Cubs and GM Jim Hendry, things picked up today as Hendry stepped...
• 12/6 Obstructed View: Winter Meetings, Day 1 ***UPDATED***: There won't be a lot of Cubs news from these Winter Meetings.  We have not heard about the Cubs asking the state for money so...
• 12/2 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Jeff Baker signed and Koyie Hill tendered - Does this mean there is a trade looming?: Paul Sullivan of Chicago Breaking Sports is reporting that the Cubs have signed Jeff Baker to a 1 year $1.175 million contract. ...
• 12/1 Obstructed View: You can't help but laugh at this point: The winter meetings kick off Sunday in Orlando, but expect the Cubs to make some news Thursday when they likely will “tender”...
• 12/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Non-tender Candidates: Koyie Hill and Jeff Baker: For those of you who might not keep track of this stuff, tomorrow is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to players who...

• 11/23 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Revisiting the Cubs first base options: With the free agent signing period only a little over two weeks old, the Cubs first base options are already dwindling. ...
• 11/18 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs eyeing Rangers' Chris Davis?: Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago floated an interesting rumor today suggesting that the Cubs could match up with the Texas Rangers...
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Could be interested in Chris Davis: The Chicago Cubs could become interested in trading for Texas Rangers 1B Chris Davis this offseason, according to ESPNDallas.com's...[+] Richard Durrett. The Rangers are in need of a catcher, and the Cubs have both Cs Welington Castillo and Robinson Chirinos. The Cubs could make Davis their everyday first baseman. Davis is scheduled to play first and third base in winter ball this offseason.
• 11/18 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs Top 5 Prospects for 2011: For you fantasy players out there or those of you who just get excited about the next great propsect, I put together a list...
• 11/10 Obstructed View: Swing Rates: Tango took the information in this article and gave us a formula that estimated out of zone swing percentage (using the player's...

• 10/30 Obstructed View: Roster update: This is a Cubs blog so we have to talk about the Cubs on occasion.  Yesterday the Cubs added Robinson Chirinos to their 40-man...
• 10/21 Obstructed View: ACB's 2011 Top 20 Cubs Prospects: First of all, thanks to the 68 of you who took the time to fill out the survey.  As expected, there was a lot of agreement at...

• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Koyie Hill to start: Chicago Cubs C Koyie Hill will start the remainder of the team's games with C Geovany Soto (shoulder) out for the year, according...[+] to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. C Welington Castillo was expected to start when either SPs Casey Coleman or Jeff Samardzija pitch.
• 9/22 Obstructed View: Hoffpauir and Snyder are the opposite of young!: Some fan is all worried that the Cubs are making a horrible mistake by "making Quade interview" for the job at the expense of...
• 9/22 Baseball Musings: Colvin Heads for Home: Tyler Colvin is out of the hospital: Though his season was ended prematurely, Colvin has, by all accounts been in good spirits...
• 9/20 Wezen-Ball: Tyler Colvin & a Montage of Broken Bats: I was driving around all afternoon yesterday, so I was nowhere near a computer when Tyler Colvin, trying to score...
• 9/20 Wezen-Ball: Tyler Colvin & a Montage of Broken Bats: I was driving around all afternoon yesterday, so I was nowhere near a computer when Tyler Colvin, trying to score...
• 9/19 Baseball Musings: Must be a Werewolf: Tyler Colvin chest was pierced by a shattered bat, but he scored from third, proving once and for all that he wasn’t a vampire:...
• 9/19 Baseball Musings: Old and Inexperienced: The Cubs appear to have given a number of long-time minor leaguers a chance to play this afternoon, and they responded with a...
• 9/14 Obstructed View: Baseball America's Top 30 Cubs Prospects, Part 1: Since the minor league season is over with the exception of Southern League Finals, it seemed a good time to take a look at Baseball...
• 9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Wellington Castillo recalledThe Chicago Cubs recalled C Welington Castillo from Triple-A Iowa, according to the team's Twitter page. ...[+] The Chicago Cubs recalled C Welington Castillo from Triple-A Iowa, according to the team's Twitter page.
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo coming up FridayChicago Cubs C Welington Castillo will be recalled from the minors Friday, Sept. 3, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. ...[+] Chicago Cubs C Welington Castillo will be recalled from the minors Friday, Sept. 3, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat.

• 8/28 Obstructed View: Why Joe Girardi will not be managing the Cubs: Joe Girardi is in the third season of his three-year deal to manage the Yankees.  They failed to win the division for the first...
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo, Sam Fuld optioned: The Chicago Cubs optioned C Welington Castillo and OF Sam Fuld to Triple-A Iowa Sunday, Aug. 22, according to The Sports Network....[+]
• 8/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Welington Castillo to start Wednesday: Chicago Cubs C Welington Castillo will receive his second career start Wednesday, Aug. 18, when he catches SP Casey Coleman, according...[+] to the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan.