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Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman

Team: Chicago Cubs
Age / DOB:  (23) / 8/8/1989
Ht / Wt:  6'3' / 220
Bats / Throws: Left / Left
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Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored Saturday against the Mets.
Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt is quickly emerging as one of the game's best young first basemen, but Rizzo is nipping at his heels. The 23-year-old is hitting .390 (32-for-84) over his last 21 games and has 10 homers and 30 RBI on the year. May 18 - 4:07 PM

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Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Cubs signed 1B Anthony Rizzo to a seven-year, $41 million extension with club options for 2020 and 2021.

The pact was agreed upon Sunday and made official Monday before a press conference at Wrigley Field. It's a hefty commitment for a guy with a .253/.331/.434 career batting line, but there's a very good chance this deal winds up being team-friendly. Rizzo is a superb defender at first base and has begun to adjust to major league pitching this year, boasting an .891 OPS, nine home runs and 28 RBI in 37 games. The 23-year-old can be a star.
May 13 - 12:21 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that the Cubs have signed Anthony Rizzo to a seven-year, $41 million extension.

The deal includes two club options and has escalators that could bring the total value to $73 million. It's significantly more than the five-year extension the Diamondbacks gave Paul Goldschmidt and buys out all of Rizzo's arbitration years and at least his first year of free agency. Rizzo is now under contract through 2019. The Cubs are getting a team-friendly deal on Rizzo while he's still undervalued with just over a year of major-league service.
Source: FOXSports.com
May 12 - 10:19 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo finished 3-for-4 with a homer, a double and four RBI in the Cubs' 9-2 defeat of the Rangers on Monday.

Rizzo's average, which was down to .195 as recently as nine days ago, is all of the way up to .262 now. He's collected 15 hits in his last seven games.
May 6 - 11:51 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo collected three more hits on Friday, pushing his average up to .243.

Rizzo was hitting just .173 on April 25. He's since gone 13-for-30 with two homers and six RBI in eight games.
May 3 - 5:56 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-4 with a stolen base Tuesday, but the Cubs lost to the Padres.

All three of Rizzo's hits were doubles, a promising sign that his swing is starting to come around. The stolen base was a nice bonus as well, and the athletic first baseman now has three thefts on the year. Don't let the .224 batting average fool you -- Rizzo is going to hit and provide plenty of fantasy value in the process. Keep the faith.
May 1 - 12:29 AM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo swatted a pair of two-run homers on Friday, powering the Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Marlins.

He finished the night 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and four RBI, and also swiped his second base of the season. While he's displayed a tremendous amount of power in the early going, smashing eight homers and driving home 18, he's still hitting a meager .200/.277/.506. The talent is certainly there to become one of the league's premier power hitters, but he'll have to learn to make more consistent contact to bring that average up.
Apr 26 - 10:10 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo had another tough game Thursday, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts against the Marlins.

Rizzo is 1-for-19 with eight strikeouts in his last four games, dropping his average back down to .173. The Cubs may opt to send him down if he doesn't improve over the next week or so.
Apr 25 - 10:51 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo smacked a solo homer in a loss to the Brewers on Friday.

Five of Rizzo's 10 hits this season have been home runs. While the 23-year-old is striking out at a much higher clip than he did last season, he hasn't had much luck with his batting average on balls in play. Don't give up on him yet.
Apr 19 - 11:49 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo slugged a two-run homer in Monday's season-opening win over the Pirates.

It was Rizzo's only hit of the day, but it was a nice way to get the season started. The 25-year-old socked 15 homers in 87 games last season and has big-time power potential. He's already a top-12 option at first base in mixed leagues.
Apr 1 - 4:47 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo will make his final spring training appearance with the Cubs this weekend before leaving for the World Baseball Classic.

Unless Italy pulls off an upset and advances beyond the first-round, Rizzo should only miss a week of spring training. The 23-year-old will open 2013 as the Cubs' starting first baseman.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Feb 26 - 3:37 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-3 with a homer and two walks Thursday against the Rockies.

That's a nice way to break out of a couple of little 0-for-11 and 6-for-37 slumps. Rizzo has 15 homers and 47 RBI in 317 at-bats since his callup from Triple-A.
Thu, Sep 27, 2012 06:24:00 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo had a monster day on Sunday against the Pirates, going 3-for-5 with two home runs, six RBI, and three runs scored in the win.

Rizzo's long balls were his 13th and 14th of the season. The young slugger is hitting .300 with 43 runs driven in through 72 contests. Rizzo missed one game earlier in the week after suffering a shoulder injury.
Sun, Sep 16, 2012 06:53:00 PM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo is back in the Cubs' lineup Friday.

Rizzo missed just one game following a violent collision at first base with the Astros' Brett Wallace. The talented youngster is batting .293/.346/.464 with 12 homers over 69 games this season.
Source: Carrie Muskat on Twitter
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 10:09:00 AM
Anthony Rizzo - 1B - Cubs

Anthony Rizzo (shoulder) is not in Wednesday's lineup.

Not surprising after his collision with Brett Wallace at first base on Tuesday night. Rizzo is day-to-day with soreness in his right shoulder and could be back as soon as Friday.
Source: Chicago Cubs on Twitter
Wed, Sep 12, 2012 03:13:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Welington Castillo
2Dioner Navarro
3Steve Clevenger
1B1Anthony Rizzo
2B1Darwin Barney
SS1Starlin Castro
3B1Luis Valbuena
2Cody Ransom
LF1Alfonso Soriano
2Ryan Sweeney
CF1David DeJesus
RF1Nate Schierholtz
2Scott Hairston
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Matt Garza
2Jeff Samardzija
3Edwin Jackson
4Scott Baker
5Scott Feldman
6Travis Wood
7Carlos Villanueva
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Kevin Gregg
2Kyuji Fujikawa
3Carlos Marmol
4James Russell
5Shawn Camp
6Michael Bowden
7Hector Rondon
8Arodys Vizcaino