Those of you who’ve been following us for tips on which Cubs prospects to follow probably recognize some of the following names: Brandon Hughes, Ben Leeper, Pablo Aliendo Cam Sanders, DJ Herz, Manuel Espinoza, Chris Clarke, Chris Morel, Kohl Franklin, Riley Thompson, Yohendrick Pinango, and Sam Thoresen. A few of those — Hughes, Leeper, and Aliendo — made our preseason Stock Watch column look pretty smart by putting up outstanding months in May.
The one player we did not see coming at all in terms of breaking out in May, at least not in the way that he did, was Cayne Ueckert (eck-ert).