The Cubs are in accordance with Outfielder Forrest -wall About a contract from a minor League, reports Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register. He chose last week from a non-scheduled agreement with the Padres.
Wall had spent the entire season in Triple-A with San Diego. He hit .298/.384/.429 while he went 21-22 in stolen basic areas. Wall only hit four home runs, but reached the base with a strong clip behind a high stroke average and a solid running speed of 10.4%. That was not enough to get an MLB look out of the Padres. Wall received short main class -Stints with the Braves and Marlins last year and combined for 16 games. He had eight hits (all singles) with a trio of walks and eight strikeouts in 35 record performances.
A former additional first round Pick, Wall has played parts of six triple-a seasons. He has a .273/.360/.391 Slash in almost 1900 travel to the plate. Wall is a plus runner who has all played the Outfield positions, but his main class experience has usually entered the left field. He is a patient batter, but does not have much strength and only makes contact with an average percentage of the competition.
The Cubs have a busy outdoor field photo. Ian Happ” Pete Crow-Armstrong And Kyle Tucker Let the stains be safe. Seiya Suzuki Is on the designated Slagman but would play the corner field of the corner in the case of an injury. Kevin Alcantara and top perspective Owen Caission are on the 40-man schedule and on optional assignment. Wall’s best path to a main class track is probably as a September call-up that could serve as a pinch runner. He has more than 300 steals in nearly 1000 career Minor League games.
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