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Moises Ballesteros is one of the most precocious and gifted hitting prospects in the game, yet he also presents something of a development dilemma.
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SB Nation on MSNThe Moisés Ballesteros call-up by the numbersThe Cubs continue to set the pace in the NL Central, but a red hot Cardinals team is right on their heels, just one game back. The difference is pretty clear in both team’s last 10-game record. The Cubs went just 4-6 over their last 10 games while the Cardinals were 9-1 over the same stretch.
The parents of Moisés Ballesteros traveled from Venezuela thinking they were going to see their son play for the Chicago Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate in Iowa.
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