Brett Elliott Jackson (twitter: @TheBJacks)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: August 2, 1988 in Berkeley, CA
School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 2009 amateur draft.
Signed June 26, 2009. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 5, 2012 (Age 24)   vs. LAD 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Cubs 2012
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$490k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.060, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 5/19 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 17, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – After battling back from an early 4-0 hole the Iowa Cubs found themselves leading heading...
• 5/18 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-17-13: Tucson Padres 9 @ Iowa Cubs 8 As I was typing this, it was 9-6. The Cubs had to score 2 runs in the bottom of the ninth to...
• 5/17 Obstructed View: Cubs Prospects on the Decline: Before this season, both dmick/Uncle Dave and I made our prospect lists. These aren't the only prospects in the Cubs system,...
• 5/16 Seedlings to Stars: Top-5 Check-In: Chicago Cubs: Now that we’re a month in to the 2013 minor league season, it’s a good time to check in on how the top prospects in...
• 5/14 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-13-13: Iowa Cubs 6 @ Reno Aces 4 Brett Jackson 2: The Second Part of the Tragedy went 0-4 with a walk. Logan Watkins had...
• 5/13 Obstructed View: Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 6 Prospect Watch: Sorry it's late, and sorry about Week 5. I'd say it won't happen again, but with Leah on the warpath, I'd probably...
• 5/13 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-12-13: Iowa Cubs 8 @ Reno Aces 9 Here are the I-Cubs pitchers today: Chris Rusin, Casey Coleman, Hisanori Takahashi, Rafael Dolis and...
• 5/13 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 12, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Tough one to swallow for the Cubs in this one as they blew a 6-1 lead that they had in the...
• 5/12 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 11, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – The Cubs left some runs out on the bases in this one but they found just enough offense to...
• 5/12 Obstructed View: JoT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-11-13: Iowa Cubs 4 @ Reno Aces 1 Logan Watkins had a very un-Watkins like day. He went 1-4 with no walks or strikeouts. He was also...
• 5/11 Obstructed View: JoT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-10-13: Iowa Cubs 1 @ Colorado Springs Sky Sox 11 Logan Watkins had an RBI double. It was the only run the Cubs scored. Brett Jackson...
• 5/10 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (13-21) at Washington Nationals (19-15): The Nats have had a bit of a streaky season so far. They've swept the Mets, White Sox, and Tigers and have been swept by the...
• 5/9 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 9, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate -  Not a lot went right for Iowa in this one as they only managed one run on seven hits en route...

• 4/30 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 29, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Wild game in Iowa today that saw a total of twenty-four hits and nineteen runs between the...
• 4/29 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 28, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – Offensive explosion from the Cubs in this one as they pounded out thirteen hits, four of those...
• 4/28 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 27, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – The Cubs had no chance in this one as the Storm Chasers scored more runs (6) in the first...
• 4/28 Obstructed View: Obstructed View Daily Facepalm 4.28.13 – The Matt Garza Trade Revisited: A look at the Matt Garza trade, Tony Campana doing Tony Campana things, Injury updates, Anthony Rizzo's Swing, and The Hawk is...
• 4/28 Obstructed View: Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 4 Prospect Watch: Each Saturday, I'm going to summarize the weekly performance top prospects at each level. Hopefully, this will give more of...
• 4/27 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-27-13: Iowa Cubs 2 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 12 This one was ugly. The Cubs walked twice and mustered only 5 hits. They were: Logan Watkins: 2-4,...
• 4/27 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-26-13: Iowa Cubs 4 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 5 Another day, another walk for Logan Watkins. He went 1-4 with a walk and a strikeout. Brett...
• 4/22 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (5-12) at Cincinnati Reds (11-8): The Reds are still the team to beat in the NL Central. They had a rough first road trip, losing two of three in St. Louis and...
• 4/21 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-20-13: Iowa Cubs 5 @ Memphis Redbirds 8 Logan Watkins had a Logan Watkins-type day, going 1-4 with a double and a walk. He also...
• 4/20 Obstructed View: Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 3 Prospect Watch: Each Saturday, I'm going to summarize the weekly performance top prospects at each level. Hopefully, this will give more of...
• 4/20 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-19-13: Nashville Sounds 0 @ Iowa Cubs 5 Logan Watkins had another good day. He was 2-5 with a run scored and a strikeout....
• 4/19 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Claim Julio Borbon From Rangers: Julio Borbon was designated for assignment by the Rangers last week, they were unable to work out a trade so he was placed on...
• 4/17 Justin Jabs: Trivia Tuesday Results: April 16th: This evening on Twitter (using the hashtag #TriviaTues) I put out a few trivia questions to my followers about the Milwaukee...
• 4/16 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 15, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – The Cubs built an early lead but once again had trouble holding it as they dropped to 3-9...
• 4/14 Obstructed View: JoT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-14-13: Alburquerque Isotops 1 @ Iowa Cubs 4 Chris Rusin made his 3rd start of the season for the I-Cubs on Sunday. He had his best start...
• 4/13 Obstructed View: Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 2 Prospect Watch: Each Saturday, I'm going to summarize the weekly performance top prospects at each level. Hopefully, this will give more of...
• 4/13 Obstructed View: Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-12-13: Albuquerque Isotopes 15 @ Iowa Cubs 5 This game was ugly. I'll start with the only bright spot: Logan Watkins went 0-2 with...
• 4/12 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 11, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – The I-Cubs were shut down tonight as they could only manage three hits in the 2-0 loss.  Brett...
• 4/9 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 9, 2013: Full Box Score At The Plate – The Iowa Cubs are scuffling, with the latest loss they fall to 0-6 on the season.  Brett...
• 4/9 Obstructed View: Cubs minor leaguers compared to league median age: Baseball America was nice enough to publish the median age for each league in the minor leagues. This is useful information. We...
• 4/9 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 8, 2013: Full Box Score At The Plate – Things have not gone well for the Iowa Cubs, that is reflected in their now 0-5 record.  Logan...
• 4/7 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 7, 2013: Full Box Score At The Plate – Not a whole lot going on for the Iowa Cubs in their fourth straight loss to start the season....
• 4/6 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 4.6.13: Cubs lose The Cubs dropped the first game of their series against the Braves. Scott Feldman gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings,...
• 4/2 Cubbies Crib: Cubs sign Sweeney to minor league deal: The Cubs have signed outfielder Ryan Sweeney to a minor league contract, shortly after he was released by the Boston Red Sox,...
• 4/1 Obstructed View: 2013 Cubs Prospects Ratings: A little over 2 weeks ago, I wrote an article with Uncle Dave's help about a different way to rate prospects. Dave got the...

• 3/29 Justin Jabs: A closer look at Cubs Opening Day starters: Earlier in Spring Training, we learned about Dale Sveum‘s desired Opening Day lineup. This setup of was obviously barring...
• 3/28 StoopSports.com: NL Impact Prospects: Jeff Israel- Yesterday I went through the potential impact rookies in the AL, and today I will dive into the potential impact...
• 3/27 Justin Jabs: Yahoo! suggests Cubs fantasy team names, bats .200: Here’s some fluffy fluff for your afternoon. The Chicago Cubs take on the David DeJesus‘ former team, the Kansas City...
• 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 Cubbies Crib: Cubs, Sappelt look for consistency in ’13: With the Opening Day roster beginning to fall into place, many players are learning where they will open the 2013 campaign. On...
• 3/19 Obstructed View: Cubs being Cubs (injury report): Scott Baker has retired 1 batter in spring training. Unfortunately, he faced 6 of them. After his Spring Training performance,...
• 3/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Struggle to Find Runs In Castro’s Return: The Cubs lost to the Rockies 2-0 yesterday, that’s alright, because the bigger news was that Starlin Castro returned to...
• 3/10 The Sports Critic: Javier Baez Looking Great in Cubs’ Camp: Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro is still sidelined with a tight left hamstring. This injury is definitely bad news for Castro...
• 3/5 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm – 3.5.13: MLBTR must be reading our comment section They posted a "Where are they now" of everyone involved in the Matt Garza trade...
• 3/4 Obstructed View: Better Know a Cub: Brett Jackson: How long does it take to change your swing? Is it even possible to change in your 20's? The answer to these 2 questions will...
• 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...
• 3/2 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Late Cubs Rally Falls Short: Full Box Score   Every time the Cubs fought back in this one the Giants would tack on a couple of insurance runs to keep the...
• 3/1 Obstructed View: Myles’ Top 15 Positional Prospects List: Now that I've done the AtP for all of the positional players, I've got my Top 15 prospects list ready. I did it all on...

• 2/23 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Throttle Angels Behind Hot Hitting, Solid Pitching: Full Box Score   Things didn’t exactly get going the right way for the Cubs and eventual winning pitcher Travis Wood.  Wood...
• 2/22 Justin Jabs: Playing Pepper over at Cardinal70.com: Every so often, I get an opportunity to write guest content on other wonderful baseball blogs, whether it be an entire post to...
• 2/22 Call to the Pen: The Chicago Cubs: Getting to the North Side of 70 Wins: Since the Chicago Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908 this may be a redundancy, but they have fallen on hard times....
• 2/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Is Alfonso Soriano Still A Player The Rays Could Acquire to Bolster Their Lineup?: The 2013 season is just over a month away, and it’s shaping up to be quite exciting for the Tampa Bay Rays. Pitching will...
• 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...
• 2/20 MLB Dirt: NL Central Players To Watch: Dan Marino continues his trek through each division in the major leagues and giving you one player he thinks is the: Rookie to...
• 2/19 Obstructed View: Baseball America Top 100 Prospects: Don't forget to check out the OV Bunt Tournament Contest if you haven't already entered. The Baseball America top 100...
• 2/18 Cubbies Crib: Climbing The Ivy Episode 4 – Baseball’s Eve: The guys from Climbing The Ivy were at it again with the 4th installment of the Cubbies Crib podcast titled “Baseball’s...
• 2/16 Cubbies Crib: Brett Jackson Using New Swing At Spring Training: We’ve heard all the jokes, criticisms and general riff-raff about Brett Jackson‘s contact issues during the 2012...
• 2/16 Obstructed View: Brett Jackson discusses his new swing: Brett Jackson discusses his new swing in this video from ESPN. Last season was his worst season as a professional and hpefully...
• 2/15 Obstructed View: Carrie Muskat: Prospect Jackson takes hitting session to heart: Best shape of his life? An intense week of hitting in November may help Brett Jackson become the hitter the Cubs think he can...
• 2/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: TheologyTheology: The field of study and analysis to build a world championship baseball team at Clark and Addison...
• 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...
• 2/6 Cubbies Crib: MLB.com Releases Updated Cubs’ Top 20 Prospect List: Prospecting season is upon us and as usual, baseball industry folk compose their lists that provide insight in to the world of...
• 2/5 Obstructed View: Four most likely to exceed expectations: I was working on an idea for a post using the 2013 Cubs projections. The idea was to calculate an approximation of the best case...
• 2/4 Motor City Bengals: MLB Farm System Rankings: #12 Chicago Cubs: It’s that time of year again. Time to give this prospect junkie his fix. Last year, I did farm system rankings for all of baseball,...

• 1/28 Obstructed View: Assume the Position: 2nd Base: I'm pretty excited about the lower levels of our second basemen, but that's not to say that everything is roses. There's...
• 1/28 Cubbies Crib: Climbing The Ivy – The Cubbies Crib Podcast Episode 1: Play Two, Bleed Blue: The first episode of Climbing The Ivy aired tonight featuring myself, Chris and Stan. We talk Alfonso Soriano‘s value, Darwin...
• 1/26 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Patch Up Out Fielding Issues, But Did They Create A New Problem?: The Cubs have been busy this off season, taking a refreshing stance on how to solve their obvious pitching and out fielding issues....
• 1/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Scott Hairston signing gives Chicago Cubs outfield options: The Chicago Cubs were active again in the free-agent market, signing Scott Hairston to a two-year deal. It was initially believed...
• 1/24 Obstructed View: A closer look at Josh Vitters: We've already taken a closer look at Brett Jackson so let's now take a closer look at Josh Vitters. He had about the worst...
• 1/24 Call to the Pen: Cubs to Sign Scott Hairston: The Chicago Cubs have reportedly reached an agreement on a two year deal with outfielder Scott Hairston, according to FOX Sports’...
• 1/23 Obstructed View: A closer look at Brett Jackson: A lot of things have been said and written about him over the last year so I thought a closer look at Brett Jackson was appropriate....
• 1/21 Cubbies Crib: Breaking Down Brett Jackson’s 2012 Struggles: Cubs’ manager Dale Sveum has made it very public despite the doubt: Brett Jackson is well on his way to living up to his...
• 1/21 Seedlings to Stars: 2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #71-80: We’ve been unveiling our top prospect rankings over the course of the day and it’s time for our next installment in the series....
• 1/20 Obstructed View: Dale Sveum on Brett Jackson: Dale Sveum on Brett Jackson and his issues with making contact. CHICAGO — Cubs manager Dale Sveum and hitting coach James...
• 1/11 Baseball News Source: Chicago Cubs: Top Prospects For 2013: Just as he did when he was general manager of the Boston Red Sox, Cubs president Theo Epstein is focusing on building a contender...
• 1/6 Obstructed View: Nick Cafardo on the Cubs and a Matt Garza non-rumor: MLBTR led to me this article by Nick Cafardo, which talks a bit about the Cubs. “We’re certainly farther along than we were...
• 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...

• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Brett Jackson shortens swing: Chicago Cubs OF Brett Jackson has continued to work on his swing during the offseason, shortening the swing while driving the...[+] ball with more authority.
• 12/25 Cubbies Crib: Trade Talks: Could DeJesus Be On The Move?: Happy Christmas Eve to all those out there celebrating tonight. Hope Santa doesn’t park his reindeer on your roof too loudly...
• 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...
• 12/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Why the Chicago Cubs should trade for Peter Bourjos: Call it wish-full thinking, but, in my opinion, the Cubs should trade for Los Angeles Angels back-up center fielder Peter Bourjos. Bourjos...
• 12/13 mlbreports.com : State Of The Union: What’s In Store For The 2013 Chicago Cubs?: Thursday December 13th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): Needless to say, it has been a dismal last few years for the...
• 12/7 Cubbies Crib: Nate Schierholtz: Worth Every Penny: There was a certain amount of urgency for the Cubs this offseason to address their very obvious holes in the outfield. With Alfonso...
• 12/5 Baseball News Source: Cubs Reach Agreement With Nate Schierholtz – One-Year Deal $2.25 Million: Schierholtz was drawing lots of  interest at the winter meetings ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick is reporting that the Chicago Cubs have...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Brett Jackson works on swing: Chicago Cubs OF Brett Jackson worked with manager Dale Sveum and the Cubs hitting coaches recently and reportedly made huge strides...[+] in overhauling his swing. Sveum said Jackson could be in the mix for 2013.
• 12/4 Call to the Pen: Michael Bourn Still Waiting for Someone to Meet His Price: When the off-season began there were a half dozen center fielders available as free agents. It would turn out that at least a...
• 12/1 Blog Red Machine: Departing for The Winter Meetings: Not literally. Only figuratively. With today being Friday and the Winter Meetings starting on Monday, I don’t look for a...

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Two prospects not considered ready: Chicago Cubs OFs Brett Jackson and Jorge Soler are not ready to make an impact on the team's roster, making the team buyers in...[+] the outfield market this offseason. 'We do have to address our outfield and we will look to do that,' general manager Jed Hoyer said Friday, Nov. 30. 'We like our prospects, but when they are as far away as some of those guys are you can't think about those guys. You have to think about your team now.'
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Have Interest In Michael Bourn: The Cubs have had conversations with Scott Boras about Michael Bourn, reports ESPN Chicago's Bruce Levine. Boras is expected...
• 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...
• 11/29 Baseball Jerks: Championshipless in Chicago: 2013 Cubs Roster Projections and Breakdown: Since the Cubs last World Series title in 1908 we have seen: 19 different US Presidents, 18 recessions, the conquering of human...
• 11/8 Cubbies Crib: Cubs’ Top 10 Prospects – As Seen By Baseball Prospectus: Since it’s the off-season, the count down is on until pitchers and catchers report in to camp. This countdown sits at 90+...

• 10/28 Cubbies Crib: Where Does Matt Szczur Stand With The Cubs?: The time in between the conclusion of the regular season and the conclusion of the World Series can often be a dry period for...
• 10/23 Cubbies Crib: Randy Bush Extended As Chicago Cubs Finalize Coaching Staff: Before the Chicago Cubs can make moves that have a direct impact on the playing roster, the team first had to finalize the vacant...
• 10/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs enter the 2012-13 offseason with multiple needs, but their pitching staff requires the most attention at this point. Guaranteed...
• 10/8 Cubbies Crib: Cody Ross May Figure Into The Cubs’ Plans: The traditional hot stove season has yet to begin for the Chicago Cubs, but the front office will likely take these next couple...
• 10/7 Cubbies Crib: Josh Vitters and Brett Jackson To Start 2013 In Iowa: 2012 was an important season for the Chicago Cubs. For as much grief as naive Cubs fans want to give the Cubs for their 100+ losses...
• 10/4 Seedlings to Stars: Reviewing Our 2012 Top-100: #61-70 (Grossman to Choice): Today we’re back with a look at the next group of ten from Nathaniel’s 2012 S2S Top-100 list. If you’d like to check out...

• 9/26 Cubbies Crib: Sveum To Meet With Cubs Brass To Discuss Direction: While Major League Baseball’s regular season is the focal point for anyone involved in the baseball industry, there is no...
• 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...
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Jackson, Valbuena, Stewart: Alfonso Soriano hit his 30th home run of the season last night, reaching the threshold for the sixth time in his career and for...
• 9/18 Cubbies Crib: Bryan LaHair Won’t Be Playing Here For Much Longer: For as much as Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein was willing to praise Bryan LaHair last winter, it is somewhat surprising that...
• 9/15 Cubbies Crib: Theo Epstein Endorses Dale Sveum: As mentioned on Cubbies Crib on Friday, Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein spoke to reporters at Wrigley...
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Brett Jackson may be back Tuesday: Chicago Cubs OF Brett Jackson (knee), who has been out since Friday, Sept. 7, after he bruised his right knee crashing into the...[+] outfield wall in Pittsburgh, could be back in the Cubs' lineup as early as Tuesday, Sept. 11. Manager Dale Sveum said the team would monitor how Jackson swung the bat before the team's Monday, Sept. 10, game.
• 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...
• 9/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Worst game of the year…and then some: The Pirates played an absolute joke/disgrace/mess/abomination of a game Friday night and were demolished by the Cubs, 12-2. The...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Brett Jackson nursing bruised right knee: Chicago Cubs OF Brett Jackson (knee) left the game Friday, Sept. 7, against the Pittsburgh Pirates due to a bruised right knee....[+] He had precautionary X-rays.
• 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...
• 9/2 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 Baseball Analytics: Brett Jackson: Whiff Machine: Gloves are optional when Cubs outfielder Brett Jackson steps to the plate. Jackson has been a Three True Outcomes hero...
• 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...

• 8/31 Cubbies Crib: What’s Next For Josh Vitters?: The Josh Vitters‘ project is over. At least, for the 2012 season. Before the Cubs electrifying 12 to 11 win over the Milwaukee...
• 8/30 Cubbies Crib: Cubs look to avoid sweep at Wrigley: Wednesday was a night of mixed emotions for Cubs fans. On one hand, Chicago dropped another game to Milwaukee, by a 3-1 final,...
• 8/28 Cubbies Crib: David DeJesus: Rock Solid Stud: He may not hit a whole lot of homruns…. And sure, he’s not exactly built like the Hulk. Hell, you may never even hear...
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Pirates Slide Continues in St. Louis: St. Louis 4 – Pittsburgh 3 -  Matt Holliday broke a tie ballgame with a home run and Kyle Lohse pitched  five innings...
• 8/26 RoxPile: Rockies at Cubs, August 26 2012: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview.: Rockies at Cubs 12.20 P.M. MT The Rockies (51-74), winners of 6 of their last 7 games and 13 of 19, look to continue their hot...
• 8/26 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Colorado Rockies: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs take the field today in an effort to try and win the weekend series against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field....
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Jason Heyward leads Braves over the Giants: Atlanta 7 – San Francisco 3 -  Jason Heyward in a three-run home run’s and Michael Bourn had two hits and two RBI...
• 8/25 RoxPile: Thanks, Manny Corpas: Rockies Beat Cubs: Rockies 4, Cubs 3 It’s always fun when the Rockies get to face a former teammate, especially one that left under the banner...
• 8/25 Cubbies Crib: Brooks Raley sharp again as Cubs fall at home, 4-3: After being recalled from Triple-A Iowa for a start against Colorado on Saturday at Wrigley Field, left-hander Brooks Raley continued...
• 8/25 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Rockies Return the Favor, Rally to Beat Cubs: One day after the Cubs rallied from a three run deficit to win the Rockies did the same thing.  The Cubs built a 3-0 lead in...
• 8/25 mlbreports.com : Top 5 Center Field Prospects in Baseball: Saturday August 25th, 2012 Codey Harrison: (Lead MiLB Prospect Analyst) - Today represents the final installment of the three-part series...
• 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 RoxPile: Rockies Fall To Cubs As Bullpen And Defense Falter Late: The Colorado Rockies jumped out to a 3-0 lead today in Chicago only to see the Chicago Cubs score 5 unanswered and steal the game...
• 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....
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: To Increase Mather’s Spirit: Joe Mather knocked in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning, and the Cubs go on to a 5-3 win over the Rockies. Chicago...
• 8/21 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Plan To Acquire Kane County Cougars: Entering the season, the prospect spotlight was shining on Anthony Rizzo and Brett Jackson. With Rizzo and Jackson currently playing...
• 8/20 Justin Jabs: Recap: My first game with Castrizzo Vitt**** #69: I’m back! Camp is done, I’m back home, most of my stuff is unpacked. And best of all, it’s back to baseball....
• 8/20 High Heat Stats: Game notes from Sunday action: Rays 8, @Angels 3: For the first time in their 52-year history, the Angels were swept in a 4-game series while allowing 7+ runs...
• 8/18 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Reds, Cubs Split Doubleheader: Chicago 9 – Cincinnati 7 – Rookie Brett Jackson hit his first career home run, Starlin Castro had three hits and two...
• 8/17 Baseball News Source: Cubs Looking to Extend Starlin Castro with Long Term Deal: Days after it was learned that expensive veteran outfielder Alfonso Soriano cleared waivers and can be dealt to any team willing...
• 8/16 Baseball News Source: Cubs Alfonso Soriano Clears Waivers – Can Now Be Traded: To the surprise of almost no one, Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano cleared waivers on Wednesday, and is now eligible to...
• 8/15 Cubbies Crib: No Doubter: Rizzo Tops Jackson as Cubs’ Top Prospect: Take it back to the winter of 2011: While baseball season was not in session and many of us were seeking satisfaction for the...
• 8/14 Seedlings to Stars: Contingency Cubs: If Vitters and Jackson Fail: As anti**** the Chicago Cubs underwent a significant facelift at the trade deadline.  The Theo Epstein rebuilding era has fully...
• 8/13 Cubbies Crib: Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer Hire A Familiar Face: When Theo Epstein took control of the Chicago Cubs baseball department as the President of Baseball Operations, there was an understanding...
• 8/13 mlbreports.com : Weekly 6-Pack MLB Prospects: Hot/Cold Sheet – Week of August 13TH: Monday August 13th, 2012 Codey Harrison:  This is the second installment of the weekly prospect hot/cold sheet. We will feature...
• 8/10 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: August 13-19: AMERICAN LEAGUEGot the CallManny MachadoI wrote Machado up yesterday/early this morning. The piece was more of a comparative...
• 8/10 Obstructed View: The Cubs probably won’t be taking many walks for some time: The Cubs 6.5% walk rate prior to last night's games was the lowest in baseball (league average 8.1%). The following Cubs with...
• 8/9 Cubbies Crib: Were The Critics Right About Bryan LaHair?: Chicago Cubs right fielder turned first baseman Bryan LaHair has had a roller coaster season for the Cubs during 2012. The ride...
• 8/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs perfectly awful this season in California with 0-10 record: Don’t look now, but the Chicago Cubs won as many games in San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco this year as you and...
• 8/7 Cubbies Crib: What Does Brett Jackson’s Arrival Mean For The Cubs’ Outfield: Sunday August 5 of 2012 is a day that most Cubs fan will remember. Granted the Cubs lost to the Dodgers, the fact should not be...
• 8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Brett Jackson singles twice in debut: Chicago Cubs OF Brett Jackson, the team's top 2009 draft pick who made his major league debut Sunday, Aug. 5, singled twice against...[+] the Los Angeles Dodgers.