Hayden Colby Simpson

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 20, 1989 in Magnolia, Arkansas, US
High School: Magnolia HS (Magnolia, AR)
School: Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, AR)

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (16th) of the 2010 from Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, AR).

• 5/18 Obstructed View: 2013 MLB Draft: who do you take?: The first round of the 2013 MLB Draft is on June 6th and we haven't written much about it lately. A few days ago in the comments,...

• 4/26 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Likely To Draft Appel Or Gray: Major League Baseball's draft is still about six weeks away, but Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that the Cubs...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Lohse, Brewers, Wainwright, Willis: After recapping the Pirates' offseason, let's take a look at the rest of the NL Central.. The Collective Bargaining Agreement...

• 9/7 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Nightmare Inning Dooms Boise: FULL BOX SCORE For six innings it looked like the Boise Hawks were on their way to a dominating game one victory which would have...

• 8/30 Obstructed View: Cubs “shifting gears” because we have to: According to Paul Sullivan, the Cubs are going to shift gears with regards to what they're doing at 3rd base. You're not...
• 8/20 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 8/18: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Saturday’s trip through the minors.  The AZL Cubs and Daytona were both postponed on Saturday, August 18. FULL BOX SCORE...
• 8/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 8/13: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Here is a look at the Cubs minor league affiliates on Monday, August 13.  Daytona and Tennessee each had the night off. FULL...
• 8/4 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 8/3: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Minor league recap for August 3, 2012. FULL BOX SCORE The AZL Cubs continued their tear beating the AZL D-Backs for their fifth...

• 7/30 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/28: Around the Cubs Minor League System: The nightly minor league recaps. The AZL Cubs were postponed. **** FULL BOX SCORE Boise won in a pitchers dual 1-0.  Taylor Scott...
• 7/24 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/23: Around the Minor League System: Our nightly trip through the minors on July 23, 2012.  Tennessee had the night off and Daytona was postponed. FULL BOX SCORE...
• 7/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/13: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Recapping July 13th, 2012 in the Cubs minor league system, enjoy. FULL BOX SCORE The AZL Cubs have a way of punishing their opponents,...
• 7/8 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/7: Around the Cubs Minor League System: A look at the Cubs minor leagues on Saturday, July 7. FULL BOX SCORE Another day and another nice day for the AZL Cubs beating...
• 7/3 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/2: Around the Cubs Minor League System: July 2nd Minor League recaps. FULL BOX SCORE The AZL Cubs took a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth, but gave up two in the bottom...

• 6/27 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/26: Around the Cubs Minor Leagues: A look at the minor league system for Tuesday, June 26.  FULL BOX SCORE  The Cubs lost 9-4 to the Dodgers on Tuesday night. ...
• 6/22 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/21: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Around the minor leagues on Thursday, June 21. FULL BOX SCORE Boise won  a thriller walking off in the bottom of the ninth. ...
• 6/18 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/17: Around the Cubs Minor League System: A look at the minor leagues. FULL BOX SCORE   Boise had a 3-0 lead headed to the bottom of the eighth, however the bullpen...
• 6/4 Cubbies Crib: Wrap-Up: Chicago Cubs Vs. San Francisco Giants (6/4/2012): May 18, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein in attendance before the game against...

• 4/19 FanSided: Arizona Fall League Pitch F/X: Trey McNutt: The Chicago Cubs have a tough process ahead of them. Under the new leadership of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, the Cubs look to...
• 4/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Chicago Cubs farm report: Jackson, Rizzo start out hot: When Chicago Cubs top prospect Brett Jackson was informed he was going to begin the season at triple-A, even though he impressed...

• 3/23 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.23.12 – Too many DUIs edition: Practice game recap The Cubs pounded the rangers 11-4. Soriano, Mather, Jackson, and Ian Stewart all homered. Matt Garza threw...

• 2/18 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm – 2.18.12, Evening Edition: Neverending Story Remember when we were on the 5-yard line in the Theo compensation talks? Remember when Bud Selig said he'd...

• 10/23 Obstructed View: What about Yu Darvish? : Yu Darvish could be posted by his Japanese team this winter makng him available to all 30 MLB clubs. He turned 25 years old on...
• 10/18 Through The Fence Baseball: 15 Cubs prospects to watch for in 2012: The Cubs farm system currently ranks near the bottom in terms of prospects who are ready to contribute to the major-league club....
• 10/14 Cubbies Crib: Cubbies Crib Farm System All Stars: 2011 was a pretty good year for the Cubs farm system. While some of their high ceiling prospects such as Trey McNutt and Hayden...
• 10/3 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Review: AZL Cubs: With the Cubs season over (thankfully), its time to move on to the future. Starting today, I will do a regular feature looking...

• 8/3 Obstructed View: Checking up on the Cubs top prospects, part 2: Yesterday we looked at the Cubs prospects ranked 11-20 and today we'll look at the top 10. You can read about how they were doing...

• 7/12 Obstructed View: Midseason look at the Cubs top prospects, part 4: Over the last week we've looked at the top 20 Cubs prospects according to John Sickels and how they're performing this season....
• 7/5 Obstructed View: Midseason look at the Cubs top prospects, part 2: A few days ago we looked at Sickel's Cubs prospects ranked 11-20 entering the season and how they've done so far. This time we'll...

• 6/26 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Catching up with the Cubs top 10 prospects: With the minor league season at the halfway mark, its time to check in on how the Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospects are faring: Brett...
• 6/20 Cut Four: Scouting Report: Eric Jokisch: Eric Jokisch is a minor league pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He pitches for the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League,...
• 6/9 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Cubs Draft Preview: The 2011 First Year Player Draft is just two weeks away and Baseball America (premium article) is calling this one of the deepest...