2010 Rule 4 Draft Update

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Published July 17, 2010 at 1:59 a.m.
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With one month left until the deadline to sign players selected in last month's 2010 Rule 4 Draft, here are the draft picks and Non-Drafted Free-Agents (NDFA) who have been signed by the Cubs, and those who remain unsigned ... So far, the Cubs have signed 23 of their 50 draft picks, plus three NDFA. The Cubs typically sign about 30 of their 50 picks, so expect the Cubs to sign maybe another seven players before the deadline ... In some cases, the Cubs are scouting draft picks who are playing

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3 men shot in West Side neighborhood

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Published July 17, 2010 at 12:36 a.m.
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Three men were shot in the Austin neighborhood Friday evening, authorities said ... Police were called to the 1700 block of North Linder Avenue just after 8 p.m. and found three people shot, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala ... A 23-year-old man was shot in his groin and taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, according to police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines ... Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis said that victim was in serious-to-critical

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Cubs Minor League Wrap: July 16

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Published July 17, 2010 at 12:26 a.m.
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More photos » ... Morry Gash - AP ... Jeff Samardzija started and picked up the win for Iowa tonight ... Browse more photos » ... Yesterday, the Peoria Chiefs had the greatest minor league promotion ever: Monkeys riding dogs and herding sheep. This is yet another reason why minor league baseball is more fun than major league baseball ... I'm sorry, but all of this tonight seems small compared to sheep-herding monkeys on dogs ... Iowa Cubs ... The Iowa Cubs shut out the Oklahoma City RedHawks,

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Dodger Miscues Just Keep On Giving

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Published July 13, 2010 at 1:28 a.m.
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Xavier Batista rapped out three singles and an RBI double and scored four runs, and his teammates took advantage of six errors, as the AZL Cubs defeated the AZL Dodgers 11-5 in Arizona League action at HoHoKam Park in Mesa tonight ... box score ... RHP Hector Mayora got the start for the Cubs and had a strong outing, allowing just one unearned run on two hits and two walks over the course of four innings (63 pitches - 40 strikes) while striking out five. Mayora struggled during Extended

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Cubs Minor League Wrap: July 11

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Published July 11, 2010 at 11:53 p.m.
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More photos » ... Jeff Gross - Getty Images ... Hak-Ju Lee and Brett Jackson played in the Futures Game today ... Browse more photos » ... The US Team crushed the World team 9-1 in the annual Futures Game in Anaheim this afternoon. Brett Jackson started for the US team and was 0 for 1 with a strikeout and walk. He was picked off first base on a spectacular throw by Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario. Lee came as advertised. He was 1 for 2 with a slap opposite field single into the gap in left

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Race on Eisenhower kills 1, injures 2

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Published July 11, 2010 at 10:44 p.m.
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No one was wearing a seat belt in DUI crash early Sunday, police say ... Maurice Horton had spent most of his summer hanging out at Navy Pier or the shores of Lake Michigan to get away from his gang-ridden Austin neighborhood, family and friends say ...

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Family: Ike street race victim steered clear of gang life

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Published July 11, 2010 at 10:29 p.m.
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The scene this morning on the Eisenhower Expressway near Oakley Boulevard where a car crash left a man dead. (WGN) INSET: Maurice Horton ... Maurice Horton had spent most of his summer hanging out at Navy Pier or on the shores of Lake Michigan to get away from his gang-plagued Austin neighborhood, family and friends say ... But on the way home from the lakefront early Sunday morning, the driver of the car Horton was riding in got in a race with another car on the westbound Eisenhower Expressway

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At least 8 more injured in weekend of violence

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Published July 11, 2010 at 3:24 p.m.
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Two people are dead and eight others were wounded in street violence incidents late Saturday and early this morning around the city, police said ... At 9:03 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in his leg and buttocks in the 2400 block of North Lawndale Avenue, the release said. He was listed in "stable" condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center ... At 10:38 p.m., police found a man stabbed on the street in the 7800 block of South Essex  Avenue, according to a South Chicago  District

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7-year-old shot in foot in Austin

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Published July 10, 2010 at 7:37 p.m.
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A 7-year-old boy was recovering this evening after being shot in the Austin neighborhood, authorities said ... The boy was walking with his parents in the 400 block of South Laramie Avenue this afternoon when shots rang out and his father noticed the boy was bleeding from his foot, police said ... A stray bullet shot from an unknown location nearby apparently hit the boy, said Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala ... The boy was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, said Chicago Fire

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Cubs Minor League Wrap: July 9

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Published July 10, 2010 at 12:18 a.m.
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Your choice for the Cubs Number 18 prospect is Iowa Cubs catcher Welington Castillo ... The 23 year old Castillo has a good arm behind the plate and has shown some very good power over the past two seasons. He certainly could have at least a future as a solid major league backup catcher and if he could hit for a higher average, he could be a bit better than that ... So replacing him on the list is a native Chicagoan who has been impressive as the closer for Tennessee this season, David Cales

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