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Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/17/13

June 17, 2013 By Tom U. 8 Comments

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/17/13 All-Star season is upon us as Daytona went into their break on Thursday while Kane County will take off following Sunday’s game. Tennessee ended a losing streak as Kyle Hendricks continues to impress. In Iowa, Steve Clevenger looks to be ready for bigger and better things as [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Albert Almora, Alberto Cabrera, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Bijan Rademacher, Brad Nelson, Brad Zapenas, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brooks Raley, Carlos Penalver, Casey Coleman, Chadd Krist, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Corbin Hoffner, Danny Lockhart, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, David Bote, Dillon Maples, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Edwin Maysonet, Felix Pena, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Hunter Cervenka, Jacob rogers, James Pugliese, Jasvir Rakkar, Jeff Antigua, Jeffrey Lorick, Jeimer Candelario, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Juan Carlos Paniagua, Junior Lake, Justin Amlung, Kevin Encarnacion, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyle Hendricks, Kyler Burke, Lance Rymel, Larry Suarez, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Marcus Hatley, Matt Iannazzo, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Michael Bowden, Michael Hamann, Michael Heesch, Nathan Dorris, Nick Struck, Paul Blackburn, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Chieh Chen, PJ Francescon, Reggie Golden, Ronald Torreyes, Shawon Dunston Jr, Sheldon McDonald, Steve Clevenger, Steve Perakslis, Tayler Scott, Taylor Davis, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Trevor Gretzky, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Tyler Bremer, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yao-Lin Wang, Yasiel Balaguert, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zeke DeVoss

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/13/13

June 13, 2013 By Tom U. 12 Comments

All eyes seems to have turn to Daytona at the start of the week as Javier Baez looked to claim his spot as the top prospect in the system with a four home run night. The D-Cubs also showed off their speed by stealing ten straight bases in a doubleheader on Sunday. Kane County went [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: A.J. Morris, Albert Almora, Alex Burnett, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Ben Carhart, Bijan Rademacher, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Brooks Raley, Casey Coleman, Christian Villanueva, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, Dillon Maples, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Sanchez, Elliot Soto, Eric Jokisch, Felix Pena, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Guillermo Moscoso, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Stewart, Javier Baez, Jeimer Candelario, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Jose Rosario, Junior Lake, Justin Amlung, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyler Burke, Larry Suarez, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matthew Szczur, Michael Bowden, Michael Hamann, Nathan Dorris, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, PJ Francescon, Rafael Lopez, Reggie Golden, Rock Shoulders, Rubi Silva, Shawn Camp, Steve Clevenger, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Welington Castillo, Willson Contreras, Yao-Lin Wang, Yeiper Castillo, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zach Cates, Zeke DeVoss

Kris Bryant Named Baseball America’s College Player of the Year

June 12, 2013 By Neil 43 Comments

Kris Bryant made headlines once again on Wednesday when Baseball America named him their 2013 College Player of the Year. The Cubs’ first round pick in last week’s draft put together a very memorable junior year at the University of San Diego. Bryant hit 31 home runs, the most by a college player since 2003, [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Kris Bryant

Boise Hawks Release Preliminary 2013 Opening Day Roster

June 10, 2013 By Neil 4 Comments

The Boise Hawks released their preliminary 2013 Opening Day roster on Monday. The Hawks open their short-season on Friday in Eugene against the Emeralds, the Padres short-season affiliate. The Hawks kickoff their home schedule on June 17 against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Gary Van Tol, in his first year as the Hawks’ manager, will call the [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Carlos Martinez, Carlos Penalver, Corbin Hoffner, Danny Lockhart, David Bote, Duane Underwood, Ethan Elias, Jacob rogers, James Pugliese, Jasvir Rakkar, Jose Dore, Justin Marra, Kevin Encarnacion, Lance Rymel, Loiger Padron, Matt Iannazzo, Orbandy Rodriguez, Paul Blackburn, Rony Rodriguez, Shawon Dunston Jr, Trevor Gretzky, Tyler Bremer, Yasiel Balaguert

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/10/13

June 10, 2013 By Tom U. 18 Comments

From top to bottom, the Cubs’ affiliates experienced an interesting end to the week. Not only did Junior Lake make his Triple-A debut on Thursday but Iowa split their four games thanks to a three-home run game from Ian Stewart. Tennessee went into a tailspin and lost four straight. Daytona was limited to one game [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Albert Almora, Alberto Cabrera, Alex Burnett, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Bijan Rademacher, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Carlos Escobar, Casey Coleman, Chad Noble, Chadd Krist, Chris Rusin, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, Dillon Maples, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Orozco, Eduardo Sanchez, Eric Jokisch, Felix Pena, Gioskar Amaya, Guillermo Moscoso, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Dickson, Ian Stewart, Javier Baez, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Jeffrey Lorick, Jeimer Candelario, Jonathan Mota, Jose Rosario, Junior Lake, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyle Hendricks, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Michael Bowden, Michael Heesch, Nick Struck, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, Rafael Lopez, Reggie Golden, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Steve Clevenger, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Zac Rosscup, Zeke DeVoss

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/06/13

June 6, 2013 By Tom U. 33 Comments

As the minor league seasons approach the midway point the All-Star squads for the Midwest and Florida State Leagues have been set with several Cubs’ prospects named to their respective rosters. Kane County continues to battle to reach the .500 mark while Daytona rides great pitching from Austin Kirk, Ben Wells, and Frank Del Valle [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: AJ Morris, Albert Almora, Alex Burnett, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Schlitter, Brooks Raley, Casey Coleman, Chad Noble, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, David Bote, Dillon Maples, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Orozco, Eduardo Sanchez, Elliot Soto, Felix Pena, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Stewart, Javier Baez, Jeff Antigua, Jeimer Candelario, John Andreoli, Jorge Soler, Justin Amlung, Kyle Hendricks, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Marcus Hatley, Matthew Szczur, Michael Bowden, Michael Heesch, Nathan Dorris, Rafael Lopez, Reggie Golden, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Steve Clevenger, Steve Perakslis, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Ty Wright, Yaniel Cabezas, Yao-Lin Wang, Yeiper Castillo, Zach Cates

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/03/13

June 3, 2013 By Tom U. 40 Comments

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/03/13 It wasn’t a good end to the week as both Kane County and Iowa are on losing streaks while Tennessee had all sorts of problems in Birmingham. Daytona flexed their offensive muscles thanks to Javier Baez, Ben Carhart, Dustin Geiger, Chadd Krist, and Jorge Soler. Now, if [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: A.J. Morris, Albert Almora, Alberto Cabrera, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Reed, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brooks Raley, Carlos Escobar, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Coleman, Chad Noble, Chadd Krist, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, David Bote, Dillon Maples, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Sanchez, Eric Jokisch, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Guillermo Moscoso, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Dickson, Ian Stewart, Javier Baez, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Jeffrey Lorick, Jeimer Candelario, John Andreoli, Jorge Soler, Justin Amlung, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyler Burke, Lance Rymel, Larry Suarez, Logan Watkins, Luis Liria, Marcus Hatley, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Nathan Dorris, Nick Struck, Pierce Johnson, PJ Francescon, Rafael Lopez, Reggie Golden, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Sheldon McDonald, Taiwan Easterling, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Yao-Lin Wang, Yeiper Castillo, Yoanner Negrin, Zach Cates, Zeke DeVoss

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/30/13

May 30, 2013 By Tom U. 28 Comments

The longball was the center of attention at the start of the week, as Iowa ended up getting them from unexpected sources in Edwin Maysonet and Donnie Murphy. Arismendy Alcantara continues to amaze in Tennessee as he hit his seventh longball of the season. Meanwhile, Kane County’s Dan Vogelbach got himself back on track by [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Albert Almora, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Arnaldo Calero, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Ben Carhart, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Chad Noble, Chadd Krist, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, David Bote, Dillon Maples, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Orozco, Eduardo Sanchez, Edwin Maysonet, Eric Jokisch, Esmailin Caridad, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Guillermo Moscoso, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Javier Baez, Jeff Antigua, Jeffrey Lorick, Jeimer Candelario, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Josh Vitters, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyle Hendricks, Larry Suarez, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Michael Heesch, Oliver Zapata, Pin-Chieh Chen, PJ Francescon, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Steve Perakslis, Taiwan Easterling, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Tim Torres, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yao-Lin Wang, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss

Albert Almora Named Midwest League Player of the Week

May 28, 2013 By Neil 1 Comment

Albert Almora made his Kane County Cougars debut and hit the ground running in his first action in Low-A ball. Almora followed his 3-for-4 performance that included a double, a RBI and a run scored in his first game on May 22 with a 4-for-7 effort the next day that included two doubles and a [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Albert Almora, Dustin Geiger, Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Rock Shoulders, Ryan Searle

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/28/13

May 28, 2013 By Tom U. 25 Comments

Special Assignment – Kane County Cougars v. Dayton Dragons Recently, I had the pleasure of being able to cover the series between Kane County and the Dayton Dragons. I’d like to thank Shawn Touney, Director of Public Relations and the Kane County Cougars. I’d also like to mention reporter Mike Knapp of the Beacon News, [...]