Tony Blanco Jr. stands 6-foot-7, wears No. 99 and seems capable of the old axiom of “hitting the cover off the ball” every time he coils up and gets ready to unleash a hack.
Cubs prospect Brayden Spears wanted to be a cowboy when he grew up, but when he realized the rodeo life was probably not in the cards for him, he turned to baseball. "I took the long route," he said.
