Cubs not ready to promote hot catching prospect Willson Contreras

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CHICAGO — The cries for the next Chicago Cubs phenom are starting to grow louder, but the team insists they’re in no rush to promote hot-hitting Triple-A catcher Willson Contreras.

Entering play Thursday, Contreras was batting .337 with a .427 on-base percentage while garnering rave reviews for his defensive prowess. But the Cubs are happy with their three-headed monster of David Ross, Miguel Montero and Tim Federowicz.

Senior vice president of player development and amateur scouting Jason McLeod said a call-up would depend on a specific need by the Cubs.

The defensive prowess of hot-hitting Cubs catching prospect Willson Contreras, shown here tagging out Mets baserunner Marc Krauss during spring training, has also not gone unnoticed. AP Photo/John Locher

“It’s a totally different ballgame when you get up here,” McLeod explained Thursday morning. “And now you’re trying to game plan for an opposing team, you’ve got this pitching staff that’s here. [There are] very high expectations of the guys sitting behind the plate. Willson is aware of that, and we’re doing everything we can to prepare him for that time. But right now, a lot depends on what the need might be up here.”

Presumably, we’d see Contreras if there was an injury to one of …

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