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- Updated: July 28, 2016
CHICAGO — Catcher Willson Contreras replaced shortstop Gleyber Torres as the Cubs’ No. 1 prospect in the latest Top 30 list, determined by MLB.com. Torres was dealt Monday to the Yankees in the Aroldis Chapman deal, and is now their No. 1 prospect.
Contreras, 24, was promoted to the Cubs on June 17 and made a splash by hitting a home run on the first pitch he saw two days later. He began the season No. 50 on MLB.com’s Top 100 list. In the latest rankings, he is No. 23.
According to the Top 100 list, the Cubs’ top three prospects are Contreras, Ian Happ and Eloy Jimenez. Happ was No. 76 on the preseason Top 100 list and now is No. 31, while Jimenez, who was not included on the preseason rankings, is now No. 33.
To be eligible for the list, a player must have rookie eligibility. To qualify for rookie status, a player must not have exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues, or accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the 25-player limit period, excluding time on the disabled list or in military service. Contreras currently has 117 at-bats with the Cubs, and was hitting .282.
Happ, 21, was the Cubs’ first-round pick in the 2015 Draft, and is batting .293 in 30 games at Double-A Tennessee. He began the season at Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach, where he hit …
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