Dan Vogelbach

Chicago Cubs – No. 74

First baseman

Born: December 17, 1992
North Fort Myers, Florida

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

Daniel Vogelbach (born December 17, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Career

Vogelbach attended Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida. As a senior he hit .551 with nine home runs and was the The News-Press All-Area Baseball Player of the Year.^[1]

Vogelbach was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.^[2]^[3] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Cubs. In six games he hit .292/.370/.542 with a home run in 24 at-bats. He started the 2012 season with the Arizona League Cubs and was promoted to the Boise Hawks during the season. He finished the season hitting .322/410/.641 with 17 home runs and 62 runs batted in over 245 at-bats in 61 games. He started the 2013 season with the Kane County Cougars and was promoted to the Daytona Cubs near the end of the season.^[4] He finished the year hitting .284/.375/.449 with 19 home runs over 483 at-bats in 131 games.^[5] Prior to the 2014 season, he lost over 30 pounds to help improve his defense.^[6]^[7] The Cubs added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.^[8]

References

↑ "Baseball Player of the Year: Dan Vogelbach". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
↑ "Cubs take big, powerful 1st baseman Dan Vogelbach with 2nd pick". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
↑ "Power-hungry Cubs draft their very own Prince Fielder". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
↑ Baseball: Dan Vogelbach promoted to Daytona after Cougars defeat Cedar Rapids 4-3
↑ Slugging Cubs prospect Dan Vogelbach thinking big
↑ "Vogelbach loses weight to increase opportunities". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
↑ "Cub prospect Dan Vogelbach’s amazing disappearing act". Voices. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
↑ Cubs protect 4 prospects from Rule 5 Draft

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
The Foundation: Vogelbach ascending

Chicago Cubs current roster

Active roster	2 Tommy La Stella 3 David Ross 6 Carl Edwards, Jr. 7 Arismendy Alcántara 8 Chris Coghlan 9 Javier Báez 12 Kyle Schwarber 17 Kris Bryant 18 Ben Zobrist 20 Matt Szczur 22 Jason Heyward 27 Addison Russell 28 Kyle Hendricks 32 Dallas Beeler 33 Clayton Richard 34 Jon Lester 37 Travis Wood 39 Jason Hammel 40 Spencer Patton 41 John Lackey 43 Adam Warren 44 Anthony Rizzo 45 Eric Jokisch 46 Pedro Strop 47 Miguel Montero 49 Jake Arrieta 50 Rex Brothers 52 Justin Grimm 53 Trevor Cahill 54 Neil Ramirez 56 Héctor Rondón 59 Zac Rosscup 61 Christian Villanueva 68 Jorge Soler 74 Dan Vogelbach 75 Jeimer Candelario 76 Willson Contreras 79 Andury Acevedo 80 Pierce Johnson -- C. J. Riefenhauser

Coaching staff	Manager 70 Joe Maddon Bench 4 Dave Martinez First base 16 Brandon Hyde Third base 1 Gary Jones Hitting 11 John Mallee Pitching 25 Chris Bosio Assistant hitting 77 Eric Hinske Bullpen 35 Lester Strode Catching 58 Mike Borzello Bullpen catcher 95 Chad Noble Quality control 64 Henry Blanco

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