Opening Day down on the farm is Thursday for the top four teams in the Cubs system. The Daytona Cubs were the first of the Cubs farm teams to release their Opening Day roster and the other three teams followed suit Monday. The I-Cubs Opening Day roster features nine players currently on the Cubs 40-man [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 01/17/11
The Cubs reliever’s continue to strut their stuff, while a shortstop heats up the playoffs. But which shortstop is it? Find out in this week’s Down on the Farm Report …
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 01/03/11
The Cubs’ shortstops come into a new year hot while two young right-handers have impressive starts. All this and more in this week’s Down on the Farm report …
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/16/10
After the Smokies and Suns both clinched their respective semifinal series on Sunday, the stage was set for the Southern League Championship Series. The two teams battled it out each of the last two nights at Smokies Park in a rematch of the ’09 finals. The “Player of the Year” and “Pitcher of the Year” [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/13/10
The Tennessee Smokies won their playoff series against the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx! They are set to begin the Southern League Finals! Two members of the Tennessee press box receive awards for their fine work. Two Cubs farmhands are named to the roster of Team USA for the Pan American Games. Four guys are added [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/19/10
Four Cubs pitchers are signed just before Monday’s deadline to ink 2010 draftees. Twenty-two Cubs selections remain unsigned and return to school for one more year before going back into the draft next June. A couple of Jeffs, Samardzija and Antigua, had great outings this week. Three new pitchers are acquired by the organization in [...]
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