The month of May highlighted the success of several young Cubs prospects, many of whom could become staple names in the farm system. In particular, these six guys below caught my attention.
1. Javier Assad – The athletic righty from Tijuana had a 23-inning scoreless streak to begin the month in A-ball. Assad, now 20 years old, finished May with an impressive 2.05 ERA because he consistently induced whiffs. Batters had trouble against his low-to-mid 90’s mph fastball, which suggests Assad could be successful as soon as he is inevitably called up to Double-A.
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